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December 17, 2021

Does anyone else's

Comcast Xfinity internet experience an outage every day from about 4:30 pm to 4:45 pm central time? It seems as if it drops out around that time every day. I'm sure I'm exaggerating, but it does happen a lot. There's finally a new internet service provider putting in lines in my area and I couldn't be happier. Xfinity blows.

September 25, 2021

Serious question:

Why is everything 11% off at Menard's? There isn't a Menard's near me and I keep seeing their commercials on my DVR'd episodes of Seinfeld i record on Sling. The episodes record mostly from a Milwaukee television station. I live in Houston.

September 18, 2021

Anyone else

hate that damn Applebee's commercial where people are dancing to that awful song about being fancy at Applebee's on a date night? I've seen the commercial like 10 times between yesterday and today. It has completely turned me against ever eating at that restaurant ever again. I'm getting nauseous just thinking about that commercial.

I'm going to throw up now.

August 19, 2021

Regarding Afghanistan,

I'm sorry, but I can't care about what happened. We fucked up going in 20 years ago. What? Did we not pay attention to Russia's fucked up experience? Being the USA, our arrogant asses actually thought we would succeed there. We were stupid.

I have no problem with us finally understanding the shit wasn't working and just leaving. Sorry, citizens of Afghanistan. We fucked up and your military blows apparently. We can't spend trillions of our dollars trying to help you (or whatever the fuck we were doing there), and you guys not help yourselves.

In my opinion, we've got much more pressing issues at home dealing with our own taliban.

Full disclosure: I hate the military industrial complex and I feel we spend an obscene amount of money on "defense".

August 3, 2021

I use Sling

as my main source of TV viewing. I have it set to DVR all episodes of Seinfeld since Hulu f'd me over and will only let you watch Seinfeld if you pay $60 a month.

Anyway, the channel it records from is FOX 6 out of Milwaukee (I think) so I get to see all these commercials for Menard's, Gruber Law Firm and Todd and Tod! I love hearing the accents! If it's not Wisconsin, it's some accent similar to it. Being in Houston, TX i don't hear it that often.

Well, I'm heading back to finish my episode of Seinfeld. Looking forward to the commercials!

July 5, 2021

I live a few miles down the road

from Intercontinental Airport Houston, so literally hundreds of planes fly over my house daily. It's not as bad as it sounds, I don't really notice them usually.

Some days, like this morning, my 2 year old and I will hang out on the swing outside and he will point out every plane he sees flying over with his funny way of saying, "See one!" It's a fun and relaxing activity he and I share.

With all the anxiety and anger I am prone to feeling in this day and age, I sometimes have to stop and let it go in order to remind myself there are moments to take in and just "see one".

Corny i know, but it's real.

June 21, 2021

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but

there's currently a petition on Change.org to not allow Jeff Bezos to return to earth after he's taken his short trip into space.

I signed it. It's almost at 50,000 signatures.

https://www.change.org/p/the-proletariat-do-not-allow-jeff-bezos-to-return-to-earth

February 4, 2021

Help!

Our central AC unit in our house needs replacing. I've seen estimates online ranging from $5,000 - $13,000. We have had 2 different companies give us estimates, and both companies said $24,000! Doesn't this sound unreasonable?! Does anyone have any knowledge on the subject, or any advice? Even if I could easily afford the $24,000, I wouldn't pay that much. By the way, our house is 2400 sq.ft. and 2 story if that makes a difference.

January 20, 2021

Jeez.

Not only do 5 of my neighbors still have up their t**** flags, but now one of them has a flag that says F@#$ Biden. Surely HOA wouldn't allow that. I'm about to report it. We'll see what happens.

January 20, 2021

I hope for at least the next 4 years

to open up DU and read posts like, "Boy, my bran flakes were good this morning." Or, "Ugh! I'm struggling with which brand of printer paper to purchase!" How about, "Paper clips. Are they still the greatest invention?"

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About rownesheck

old. Boring. Too complacent to realize my full potential.
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