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the cat knocked my minifigs off of my shelf so my son built a diorama for them
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mike susz
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Another year and holiday that I couldn't travel and see my family again. Disappointed that so many people take it as an affront to their freedom (pride) to protect others through modest sacrifices.
I value my freedom highly. but i do not value my freedom more than your freedom.
I value my freedom highly. but i do not value my freedom more than your freedom.
mike susz
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i wonder if any retailers are having a sale today?š¤
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i am furniture. apparently comfortable.
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the preview image for The National Dog Show in the Hulu app may or may not be a huge spoiler.
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tonight if you see someone washing dishes, you grab a towel and you dry.
you donāt ask.
you grab a towel and you dry.
you donāt ask.
you grab a towel and you dry.
mike susz
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i donāt really want to know if you get an award for quintupling your Move goal
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i feel like i beat myself up on projects all day Saturday except (checks calendar) i have four more days of this
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iām so tired. i managed to slip back into āwork like heck all weekend on house projects because thereās work on mondayā even though thereās technically not work on monday
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put wire mesh on both ends of the shed. tired of the critters living under it.
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dear designers: tiny light gray text on a white background is exceptionally hard to read.
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the smooth collie folds up into a compact bundle.
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snerflerks
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i finally got everything onto my desk (PC was on a cabinet before) and all cords tucked up! laptop shelf is awaiting future employerās macbook pro (probably)
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spent today doing a lot of work around the house, now iām trying to finish up all the household tech debt projects i was āableā to do while i hadāfree timeā
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this tastes like Bed Bath & Beyond.
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morning yāall
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itās been a long week
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New Hampshireā¦ these numbers are going in the wrong direction really quickly yāall. approaching our highest case counts ever.
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also this means that i jinxed us. if it snows soon - my fault. if it does not snow for a while - my fault.
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snow tires on, could have been done faster but i spent 1/2 the time looking for tools and filling the compressor.
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and the rest. next project: replacing the carpet in the rooms on either side, probably with wood.
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the first course always takes 7x longer than any subsequent course.
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yesterday at 1:19pm my weather station measured a wind gust of 45.2mph, then 5 minutes later at 1:24 we received rainfall at a rate of 4.96in/hr
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š® #PokemonGo
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this has been a heck of a day, yāall
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find somebody that makes you as happy as this illustration of a cat getting medicine applied inside their ear
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kids had today off from school. all day long my brain thought it was sunday.
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one of these companies still exists, while the other one put rubber dome switches in their keyboards.
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iām rounding out my skills by doing a complete react dev course but itās from 2017 and iām learning a lot about whatās changed in webpack since then and M1 macs didnāt exist then and i feel like the best option maybe is to kobayashi maru
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Overall stats from not commuting, from my last day in the office to my last day working remotely for IBM:
* 73 weeks, assuming 71 weeks working
* 3 days/wk commuting, 110 mi r/t
* 23,430 mi @ 34mpg average
* 680 gallons of gas
* almost $2,400 in fuel costs
* approx. 550 hours
* 73 weeks, assuming 71 weeks working
* 3 days/wk commuting, 110 mi r/t
* 23,430 mi @ 34mpg average
* 680 gallons of gas
* almost $2,400 in fuel costs
* approx. 550 hours
mike susz
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why would you do this Vimeo?
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what this teaches me is all that talk is horse apples and i should move on and not waste my time caring about your people or your problems.
mike susz
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itās been interesting to talk to companies who interview me as a leader and who talk about growth and finding people who will foster talent & support the team & build a culture ā¦
and then get a rejection email from a no-reply@ email address telling me iām not technical enough.
and then get a rejection email from a no-reply@ email address telling me iām not technical enough.
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āif you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?ā š¤
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it might be sacrilegious to use these lovely Mustang wheels i had in my shed for snow tires, but the Flex needs more traction and sidewall for the winter than the stock 20ās provide
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oh look itās almost dark at 5 oāclock apparently some people like this
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thank you, @Coburnicus, this is where my brilliance peaked for the day.
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one thing iāve really accelerated on between jobs is at-home IT tech debt. itās like letting the engineers plan the sprints all by themselves!
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hit me baby standard time
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my dog did not recognize our schedule for daylight savings, but i am going to adjust to his schedule of taking naps all the time
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todayās quick but useful project - cutting a base to attach to my new chop saw and a block to hold longer material level. allows me to store the saw standing up (eventually iāll put eyelets on the edge and literally hang it on the wall)
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me: iām finally caught up with that long weekly tech podcast i listen to! yay!
(checks twitter)
long weekly tech podcast: new ep yo
(checks twitter)
long weekly tech podcast: new ep yo
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do you remember when companies were trying to use foosball tables to get us to work for them? lol
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that thing where you reply to a tweet with a dumb joke and then you think āoh no what if someone else already made that jokeā so you check all their replies and you SEE YOUR JOKE and you panic for a sec and then you realize that was your own reply
ā¦
(i should prob still delete)
ā¦
(i should prob still delete)
mike susz
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I think itās time I sat my boys down and have THE TALK
about
why you never take dadās tape measure and leave it somewhere else in the house
about
why you never take dadās tape measure and leave it somewhere else in the house
mike susz
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the sun dropped below the clouds and i had about 45 seconds to get this shot tonight
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first perfect month ever
(in the month i turned 48)
(in the month i turned 48)
mike susz
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shout out to all the other dads in garages handing out candy. itās awkward but weāll get through this and maybe clean things up too!