August 3, 2021

Yesteryear
One year ago today: August 3, 2020, flying contraptions.
Five years ago today: August 3, 2016, yakking abour code.
Nine years ago today: August 3, 2012, it leaves out a lot.
Random years ago today: August 3, 2019, a busy day.

           This morning nothing happened. I went shopping. Here is what I bought. Get what you can from it. One pint of used shed paint. One box of heavy duty garbage bags. One package of 2-1/4” exterior screws. Two boxes of tissue. One box aluminum wrap. One bag long grain rice. Two 18” wood clamps. One 16oz claw hammer. Three shelf brackets. One package deck screwss. Two packs of doggie chews. One bag of limes. Eight bottles of tonic water. One box of K-cup coffee. One brick of cheese. One package of chicken thights. Six shed hooks. Two packs of energy bars. This cost me $114.40. Welcome to Biden inflation.

           As I left the Thrift, the clerk asks if I want to “round up” to assist needy military families. Huh? Since when did anything military need even more money than they get out of me in taxes? Yep, Biden again, now we have the military begging for spare change. Unless things really pick up, this is not going to be a day to remember. More shed work for today, this photo shows my support staff.

           Later, we went phone hunting. It’s the latest craze in some circles. You see, smart phones are designed to fall out of pockets. So you know the drill. Find somebody else to keep calling your number while you retrace your steps. Today the phone was in a grassy field a quarter mile south of here. I’ve walked that field probably fity times, but only once did it tire me out like this. The Reb says it is the unseasonable cool weather. Who knows, but like m any, I sleep more deeply when it’s cold outside.
           We walked the dogs along that corridor where the tornado went though a while back. It flattened a bunch of churches and they’ve just now cleared away all the rubble. Also more pronounced is the number of stock-outs in the stores. Remind me to review the accounting formula for that. I recall the example they gave with newspaper boxes. In 1990 there were always one or two papers left at the end of the day. Then America went third world and now the last one or two customers find the box empty. This is why the third world sucks so bad.

Picture of the day.
The Wildcat Cafe.
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           Be fair, who has always warned the world against MicroSoft. I stress over and over, these so called new versions are just Windows XP at the core. These people are slimy and insidious and I said so since 1981. While these practices were always present in America, they were also subdued. Then came MicroSoft, who took full advantage of a new industry that had no such ethical standards. Today, I remind you I warned against Win 11 in whatever form it finally takes. It will not be an improvement, it will scramble the commands around forcing users to retrain their staff, and it will be infused with spyware. MicroSoft claims of improving productivity and security are wildly baseless, they have never, ever done any such thing.

           Trust me, Win 11 hardware restrictions are the least of your worries. They are there to distract you from the problems coming your way with that product. Remember, the primary change in the last few versions has not been progress, but anexcuse to discontiue support for earlier working versions, their true underlying motive. The Win 11 videos and ads keep pushing the “security” and “trust” talking points, but before you swallow any of that, look how Redmond handled the thousands of angry and dissatisfied users: they deleted and disabled all comments.

           I ran a spreadsheet on the lower priced properties in the Nashville area (that meet certain safety criteria, neighborhood-wise). And only townhomes are still under $200,000. I had guarded hopes the recent non-renewal of eviction moratoriums might trigger a drop in prices, but something even more sinister has happened. The politicians called a recess just before the deadline to avoid having to deal with the issue, a tactic now popularized by the Biden camp. But worse, the CDC stepped into extend the deadlines. Hooray, bellered the people who think they are getting a free ride. Uh-oh say the people who spot the danger of the CDC getting their noses into the housing market.
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