A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary.
This is one that has bothered me much of my life because in context I rarely know if someone is referring to a fortnight or not.
Biweekly and bimonthly can mean the same thing because of the prefix bi-, which here can mean “occurring every two” or “occurring twice in.” Therefore, biweekly can be “twice in a week” or “every other week.” Bimonthly can also mean “every other week” if it’s twice in a month, or it can mean “every other month.”
This popped up in Reddit today. It is legal for women to be topless where men are allowed to be topless in 34 states and territories in the United States. Surprisingly, it is illegal in the Virgin Islands. A little less surprisingly it is illegal in Puerto Rico. Not surprising at all…Tennessee…the most backwards state in the Union. What’s up with Indiana?
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topfreedom_in_the_United_States and https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/13qaanr/til_that_in_34_us_states_women_are_legally/
Something they never tell you when you become a parent or take on a pet is that you will regularly play the mystery game called “Is it poop?”
Be the first room to be mopped, not the last.
As I reflect back on my life, I realize sleeping was a mistake.
KNOXVILLE: If you have a graduating senior who was a Rocky Hill Elementary Student, RHES is having a senior walk on Monday. The classes will line up in the halls while the seniors walk their old haunts. They are encouraged to wear their graduation robes.
We have selected a date for the RH Senior Walk. It will be Monday, May 22 at 1:00.
We are asking that seniors arrive at 1:00 and gather out front. We are also requesting that they carpool and park at the Rocky Hill Ballfields . Our parking will be limited at school due to other events and dismissal with bus and car lines.
Feel free to spread the word! We look forward to seeing our grads!!
Everyone can do better than you until they have to do what you are doing.
As one of your constituents, I beg you, I plead with you, vote George Santos out of Congress. We do not need criminals sullying our great institution. George Santos brings shame to Congress and is not worthy of serving the people.
Do the right thing. Vote George Santos out!
At 1:43pm on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Mr. Burchett Tweeted:
“Steve Bannon asked me if I thought East Tennesseans would support cutting funding for some of these alphabet agencies that aren’t doing their jobs. I told him absolutely, because they’ve told me so.”
1) Nobody cares one iota about Steve Bannon. Why do you surround yourself with criminals?
2) Please be professional and speak with less ambiguity. Part of your job is to inform your constituents. I am a constituent. I do not want dog whistles and sensationalism from you. I want details and clear explanations. Do your job.
3) Please tell me which agencies you propose cutting funding.
4) You say they are not doing their job (funny coming from someone who does not do his job). Please cite specific examples for each of the agencies you mentioned in #3. I will be posting this email and your reply to several social media cites so please fact check and be thorough.
5) I am a constituent and kindly ask that Mr. Burchett stop misrepresenting me. You claim we have told you to cut funding (to what?) I have suggested we build one less aircraft carrier and fewer bombs to fund education and health care. Our country drastically overspends on defense while neglecting important services such as education and the health of its citizens. For example, give the Department of Education more funding and watch this country become great again. Support a universal single payer health system and watch our GDP rise as healthy people will be more productive members of society longer.
I look forward to your well thought out reply.
Probably not doing that in the correct order.
Sometimes the voice in my head chuckled and says, “No. Don’t do that.”
I like OmniFocus. However, I have been using it more like a giant task list instead of a GTD system. Today I’m making an effort to change that and actually ingrain OmniFocus as part of my workflow. Feels good to be back into it. Now let’s get things done.
I’ve been meaning to look this up since the 1980s. Now I know.
“C beams (cesium beams) are used in space combat. Reaching speed near the speed of light, they are fired towards the enemy ship to disrupt and destroy its shields and hull. They glitter on impact. Our Roy was in space close combat and remembers those moments with longing.”
My transition to grumpy old man is almost complete. God I hope the Republicans don’t make me reverse it. This therapy has taken decades.
