OldBoss
OldBoss's JournalSharing Kindness ...
I posted on the Cancer Support board that I am cancer free as of today - just got my surgical pathology. My cancer journey started a year ago with my first diagnosis. The journey is not over but I’m hopeful. And I’ve learned a ton!
I don’t recall how I found A Peace of Werk but I absolutely love her art. I just placed my fifth order in a year with her because her greeting cards are beautiful and thoughtful and unique - she speaks to me. Everyone I’ve sent them to cherishes them. They’re great for folks in our lives who are struggling with depression, anxiety, cancer, and much more.
Yep we can support our clans with texts and memes and other modern stuff, but I gotta say these cards with hand-written notes are much more powerful. I hope you take a peek.
https://shop.apeaceofwerk.com/
P.S. I don’t know the artist tho she’s sent me thank yous for repeat orders,
Amazing Quote!! ...
I was at Mayo last week for prostatectomy and saw this quote in the subway between buildings. It has been rattling around my brain since then. I think it’s insanely powerful and spot on. Too bad our country can’t figure out how to put health ahead of profit.
My surgery went very well and I am recovering ahead of expectations. Pathology confirmed it did not spread anywhere beyond my prostate, thank dog! Will likely have some continence and ED issues but today I am cancer free!!!
Trump's acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT ...
Woopsie! If you’re not aware, Gottumukkala (Noem toady) is widely regarded as a clown by most cyber experts both public and private sector. We are at much greater cyber risk today than we were 16 months ago due to voluntary attrition and brain drain. But, we need Iceland! /s
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/cisa-madhu-gottumukkala-chatgpt-00749361
"Why The Trump Administration Is Taking Over Washington D.C.'s Public Golf Courses"
Interesting article with details about the golf course invasion.
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The Trump administration says it terminated its lease with NLT because 1) NLT failed to make capital improvements on time, 2) NLT did not provide a “reasonable and credible” cure proposal after receiving the initial default notice, and 3) NLT owes as much as $8.8 million in unpaid rent to the National Park Service from 2020 to 2025.
But after reviewing the lease agreement, none of these allegations contains substance.
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Shame there seems to be little resistance to this. If this happens the course should be called Bone Saw Ridge.
https://huddleup.substack.com/p/why-the-trump-administration-is-taking]
"Get between your kids and drugs any way you can if you want to save their lives" - Carrol O'Connor
I refuse to post or comment on anything Voldemort.
The image in my head is Carol embracing Rob and Michele, with both laughter and tears.
Carrol was such a huge influence on me, not as Archie Bunker but as a vulnerable father trying to protect his children and family. I lost a dear friend in 1993 to drug abuse and suicide, and the way Carrol fought for his son inspired me to try to help my family and friends since then.
Carrol’s son Hugh was often on the set of All In The Family so Rob knew him and of his struggles. And here we are 30-years later. Crazy.
Sorry my keyboard is a lil wet. I feel sooooo sorry for the surviving Reiner family gosh it hurts. The only thing that lifts me up a little is Carrol and Rob together again. Wow.
The Minnesotan - store in WBL
My mom and sister are visiting for the holiday weekend and they insisted on going to White Bear Lake for Black Friday 😠 While they were shopping I walked around by myself and stumbled into a store called The Minnesotan in downtown WBL. They have a bunch of ‘vintage’ and other over-priced apparel with young smiley folks asking to help. As soon as I saw their ‘patriotic’ stuff I quickly left the store without making a scene. But maybe I should have?!? But honestly, anyone who likes this store is so stupid and brazen, I’m confident no public reaction would’ve helped me or anyone else.
I recall hearing some grumblings about them last year somewhere, but I’m literally not on any social media and can’t find much. I know WBL had multiple strong showings for No Kings protests so kinda shocked this shithole survives today.
They have very few Yelp or other public reviews and they seem evenly split between lovers and haters.
https://theminnesotan.com/collections/patriotic
Ok after some more digging I only found a single article about this shithole and it’s from a shitty source.
Removing toxic people from your life ...
"Removing toxic people from your life does not mean that you hate them, it means that you respect yourself” Quote I found somewhere about a year ago and have embraced enthusiastically. A good buddy just called me and I begrudgingly answered. He asked why I’ve been so absent it’s been almost a year since we’ve talked. I told him straight up I cannot tolerate your lifestyle or viewpoints and want nothing to do with you. He said wow you’re gonna let your TDS ruin a 30-year friendship brother?!? Dude you goto Tucker/Flynn rallies, and Kirk and Candace rallies, and you pay to get in. It’s not my TDS that’s ruined our friendship it’s your MFP! WTF is MFP? Mass Formation Psychosis, go look it up. Click. Follow-up text from him “I’m shocked I can’t believe that just happened!” Block caller.
IMHO if anyone proclaims or accuses me or anyone of TDS, they cannot be reasoned with. Uttering TDS is the most intellectually and emotionally lazy thing you can say to me or anyone with a brain and a heart. But I also embrace my acute TDS, if someone pokes at me I just smile and nod - but it’s really not worth engaging anyone who mutters it.
Rick Perry's Fermi cashes in on AI frenzy, valued at $15 billion in Nasdaq debut - 10/1/25
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Fermi's (FRMI.O), opens new tab shares opened 19% above the offer price in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, valuing the data center real estate investment trust at $14.8 billion amid surging investor enthusiasm for AI infrastructure stocks.
The Amarillo, Texas-based company's stock opened at $25, compared with the offer price of $21.
While development-stage firms have gone public before, it's unusual for a company under a year old with no revenue to pursue an IPO at a $10 billion-plus valuation.
Co-founded by former Texas Governor and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Fermi has bold ambitions. The company is aiming to build the world's largest energy and data complex, powered by nuclear, natural gas and solar.
https://www.reuters.com/business/rick-perrys-data-center-reit-set-nasdaq-debut-after-683-million-ipo-2025-10-01/
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No revenues. No customers. No assets other than a lease agreement. Structured as a REIT paying dividends with no cash flow in site for years.
Yay capitalism!
Good News Network ...
I’d be very surprised if this site hasn’t been mentioned before, but I can’t easily find it in our search results. It’s 4am and my dogs woke me up to go outside and I can’t get back to sleep. Rather than doom scroll here or other sites, one of my goto’s for such circumstances is the Good News Network. It’s a smile inducing site that is a nice safe harbor from the nightmare that is 2025.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
If you have some favorite bookmarks that inspire or distract you, can you please share?
Opinion: Trump Press Secretary Hit With Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fraud Claim
Musk posted repeatedly and Fox viewers (like my 81yo dad) embraced and clinged to the headlines that DOGE uncovered $4T+ SSA fraud and that we’re paying more ‘benefits’ (not entitlements) to dead people than living people. Totally false!!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-press-secretary-hit-embarrassing-191941730.html
And they want us to prove that their lies are untrue, friggin’ crazy people. I told my dad I was really disappointed with him. That went well.
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