You gotta 'baptize' that sucker at some point!
The handegg team from my city won! I don't watch much football, but it actually was a decent, nailbiter of a game. Watched it with my friends online, so that was fun.
On Friday, I was a little peeved with my HR/Payroll person. They switched some tax withholding stuff around for some of us, which isn't a huge deal, but only because I and affected coworkers noticed it now. Like it was working fine as it was. There really was no reason to change things, especially like this. Oh well, I think I got it fixed. Should be good going forward.
Related, but separate, I reached out to my contacts at a place where I've been tentatively hired. The processing is taking forever. Partly because of my laziness, but mostly because I need a security clearance and that takes forever; several months now. I've been getting a little antsy since I hadn't heard anything in over a month. Was my stuff still being processed? Did I not get my clearance and they just didn't tell me? Was the offer still valid? One contact didn't respond at all which didn't help. But the other did and he said everything has been submitted to the proper department for review, and that he hoped to hear something back this week. Even though it was just a status update and technically nothing has changed, it was still a relief to hear that.
Later this week I'm going to go visit my parents and help them move. Then after that it's my birthday. For that, my brother and I are going on a trip to San Diego for like 3-4 days. Haven't been there since I was a kid, so excited to see what it's like as an adult. Should be a good time.
And because of that .tk ccTLD is completely disreputable now. Everyone and their mother had one back in the day, which included all the spammers/phishers and their mothers. Now no one trusts .tk domains. Or at least they shouldn't!
Maybe you're a Demisexual. For me, I can experience initial sexual attraction to people, but I never act on it. But my actual relationships have been similar to you: I knew them first as acquaintances/friends, we'd hang out, then I'd develop an attraction. My longest relationship was that way. We were simply friends for some months. Well, she liked me as I found out later, but I didn't pick up on it (typical guy). Wasn't until one evening we were hanging out a restaurant just chitchatting, enjoying each other's company, that I also noticed how attractive she was and started letting my mind wander to the possibilities. And I had a GF at the time! And that relationship developed a similar way, too.
We'll never get rid of these bigots. They've always existed. But at least they stayed away from library and school boards and other governance positions back then. Let's hope they keep doing that going forward.
What is going on with Honda? Seems like once a month for the last several months, I'm hearing about a new recall with their cars. Or am I just seeing the same news being reported over and over?
I like Honda, I have a newish Honda, and it's my second or third. "Luckily" only one of these recent recalls applies to my car. But damn, seems like quality is slipping.
If you're curious if a recall applies to your vehicles, and you're in the US, visit https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Just need a VIN and it'll tell you what recalls are in effect.
There are some instances still up, but I think the assumption is that eventually all of them will shutdown with time. I don't know the exact reason for it (you can read more here), but something was changed on Twitter's side that will end all of these.
Next you're gonna tell me their hit album was called "Tabthamping" instead of "Tubthumping!" Where does it end?!
Honestly though, I thought the same!
Yeah, I never understood that either. He was the president of South Africa from 1994-1999. Yes, he kept a lower profile in the 2000s, but I remember even as a kid/teen seeing articles and photos of him in the news. Bizarre.
Now the Berenstain Bears one, I understand. At the same time, I just chalk that up to spelling. For what reason would I need to know how to spell "Berenstain?"
I could see SCOTUS, as shit as they are, outright agreeing with the appeals court or just choosing not to hear the case and letting the decision stand (which I suppose is just "soft agreeing"). SCOTUS has crossed a lot of lines, but I feel like this is one line they're not willing to cross and rightfully so.
Does this current decision cover the whole country? Or is this one of those things where Trump not having immunity only currently applies in this district, but it's possible another district could (perplexingly) come to another conclusion?
My first name is already uncommon, or even rare. At least in the US; it might be more common in Europe, though still probably uncommon there.
But I always liked the name "Hiram." Not just uncommon, old-timey as well.
That's what I'm betting it is. Which is still shitty.
Kansas City is like a top-5 or top-10 city in the nation for violent crimes, but most people don't know that. Maybe now people will see it and do something about it.
But it's Missouri, so doubt it.