Three weeks since my husband passed. I took this week off in a number of ways, I went back to work, I needed to get some normal back in my life.
Bit of a rough week, little work for me Wednesday and Thursday, so I worked yesterday, and still fell short of goal. Wednesday wasn't a surprise, my main #gig RXD doesn't have much on Wednesday, and most of what they have is garbage, but Thursday was a surprise, I couldn't get a route for the life of me. Also I wasn't available Monday as I was taking care of things at his office.
This week I've got a Better Trucks shift lined up for Wednesday, and depending on how the week goes, I might start signing up for more shifts. Pay wise its better than RXD, however I actually have to work, so... Might go back to my old zone if'n I do, my husband was a good part of why I dropped it, at least until winter, that zone has an 1140 load time and takes 6 to 8 hours, so I'd be getting home after him by an hour or two, no more dinner together. Now though? Yeah, my night vision sucks, so when it starts getting dark at 1700, I'll have to drop it again if'n they don't shift the load time earlier by then.
Any how, as I said, going for a normal week, not dealing with his passing in any way this week, being a little lazy, I do have some proofread work that I should've been doing, I'll just have to make time this coming week to get that done.
Friday brought an interesting phone call from the crematorium, I had been wondering what the delay is. Apparently they're having problems getting his death certificate signed, for some reason his GP was listed, and he refused to sign it for obvious reasons, he works out of SSM DePaul, Vik died at SSM SLU, so no real surprise that he's refusing to sign when he wasn't there. Not sure if'n that was a mistake, or its standard practice out here for his GP to sign off on a nature cause death. I've emailed them about the mistake, and I think they were contacting the city Medical Examiner for some help, so hopefully this'll be sorted soon, and things can get moving, I kinda need the death certificate to close accounts, collect life insurance, and so on. Might also need to grab a few copies of my marriage license as well, might be necessary to prove our marriage.
Got his car cleaned out today, though the interior will definitely need cleaning. Also have a link for sorting out the title as he didn't put down a TOD for whatever reason. Trying to avoid probate court if all possible, I mean my relationship with his family is fine, they expect that I inherit everything, so there's no real reason to get the courts involved, the only thing is on Apple, but if'n I'm reading that right, that'll just get me access to his iCloud, and I'm not sure I need anything there.
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This is the first article I've seen about this, though I did see a YouTube short about it a few months ago. Can't say I'm against some of them, increasing truck parking is necessary, this is why you see trucks parked on the side of the road, along ramps, and in random parking lots. English proficiency is prolly a good thing too, I mean do you really want someone driving 80,000 lbs of vehicle and cargo being unable to read signs on the road? Dunno about the other stuff since I'm not in trucking.
Loni Anderson (August 5, 1945 β August 3, 2025) was an American actress. She played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978β1982), which earned her nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Night at the Roxbury, among others #rip #tv #wkrpInCincinnati
I was like 7 years old watching that episode during first run in the late 1970s and my grandmother who raised me was like, "Oh lord, surely..." and just put her face in her hands and it was the first time I can remember hearing my grandfather snort and belly laugh.π
Yeah, doesn't look like much, does it? This is the test button on the package of a neon look LED sign that I got. The thing that's so neat about it is that is what's not there, the sign is powered by a USB cord, unlike the decorative signs I've gotten in the past that are powered by batteries. This becomes important, because those would come with batteries installed, and a switch like this that connected to two bins on the sign. This sign however has no batteries, so how does it work?
The give away is the thickness, I haven't tried opening it yet, but I'm willing to bet that there's a button battery in there. Kinda amazing how cheap this stuff has become, the sign is $9.99, and for testing you get a free button battery, cheap switch, and a USB female socket, how are they even doing that?
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US: so you're telling us you're really really against child sexual assault. MAGA: yes definitely US: π ok cool here's a button that will lock up all child sex offenders. MAGA: awesome I'm going to push it US: π ok go ahead MAGA: well I can't do it while you're holding it US: π ok go ahead and take it from us then MAGA: π great I'm gonna press it US: go ahead MAGA: π it's gonna happen soon US: do it MAGA: π you're gonna be sorry because some of them might be Democrats US: don't care press the button MAGA: π look over there a distraction! US: there's nothing over there MAGA: huh weird must've been the wind US: so you're gonna press the button now right? MAGA: what button US: the button we gave you MAGA: there has never been a button US: we literally just handed it to you MAGA: π oh this button? this button is a hoax. US: no it's not. just press it. MAGA: we will! and you'll be sorry when we do you'll see. US: where'd the button go? MAGA: what button US: the button you just had. the button that locks up all child sex offenders. MAGA: are you still talking about that button? fucking liberals. I bet you have TDS. US: what the fuck's TDS MAGA: Trump Derangement Syndrome duh US: literally nobody mentioned Trump. we just want to lock up child sex offenders. MAGA: β ohhhh you mean this button. yep here it is. we totally pressed it. US: that's not even the same button. MAGA: β yes it is US: it's literally missing a bit in the middle MAGA: β well obviously. you could hurt people with that bit. US: but I thought those people were child sex offenders. that's what the button does. it magically locks up child sex offenders. MAGA: ββ« oh my gawwwwd fine here's the whole thing. US: what's that blacked out part MAGA: ββ«that's where we redacted Trump's name US: from... the button that locks up child sex offenders? MAGA: ββ« well that's what YOU say. US: no that's literally what you said. that's what the button does. the button that locks up child sex offenders. the button we gave you. the button you said you were going to push. that button. you're saying that button had Trump's name on it? MAGA: what button. US: oh for fucks sake MAGA: anyway let's talk about that wind distraction.
This cartoon is by me and Kevin Moore. Inspired by the Bible (2 Kings 2, specifically): He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city aβ¦
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL DELAY Why You're Not Feeling the Bill - Yet H.R.1 (The "Big Beautiful Bill') was designed to delay the damage until after the 2026 midterms.
Here's what's coming... but not just yet: CUTS COMING AFTER THE ELECTION: X Medicaid work rules Dec. 2026 X Food aid restrictions Late 2026 X Clean energy credits end Mid to late 2026 X Student loan changes Gradually by 2026 X Affordable housing cuts Phased in post-2025 X Rural hospital funding declines Starts 2026
WHY IT'S DELAYED: β’ Politicians want your vote before you feel the impact β’ The harshest parts are hidden until after ballots are cast β’ By then, it's harder to stop.
STAY ALERT. SPREAD THE WORD, KNOW WHAT'S COMING. Watch what's delayed - not just what's announced.
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I've been following this, I think it's so cool that we might see new Commodore stuff after all this time. I know they're working on mostly new stuff right now, but I'd love to see some of the old stuff get production time too. :)
@Xoa Gray Actually its not, look at any U-Haul, and the gas powered Transit is offered in cab and chassis, they just don't offer it in the electric version
Okay, I don't know then. I've never seen a cab and chassis transit offered before. Most of the things I've seen done that way were trucks. Usually fleet trucks.
@Xoa Gray Yeah, they're rare, I've seen only a handful, but knowing that they've always offered them, to me its just sorta a given. Oddly when I've seen them, they've been one of those utility bodies (KUV) rather than a box truck.
"... One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society. Another is that it is in the most literal sense not news β there are tides of hatred and violence against other groups that ebb and flow, but violence against women is global and enduring, a constant rather than an event. Another is that law enforcement and the legal system have often been more interested in protecting perpetrators and society has often normalized and even celebrated violence against women ..." theguardian.com/commentisfree/β¦
A year in the making, I finally finished my post on extremist dog whistles, explaining the origins behind white-supremacist and anti-woke numerical codes, hand signs, code phrases and the like. ALSO, it's got duck pics for emotional support. Enjoy!
Dog whistles are more than just subtle political jabsβtheyβre coded signals used to spread hate while maintaining plausible deniability. This post breaks down how certain numbers, phrases, and evenβ¦
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The first comment, from a user named "snommelp," dated May 31, 2020, questions the logic behind giving children multiple chances to learn, suggesting that failure should be seen as an opportunity for growth.
The second comment, from a user named "cyborg-alchemist," dated June 12, 2020, shares a personal experience from trade school, where tests are used to identify areas of improvement rather than to judge. The user explains that in their field, mistakes are corrected, and the process is iterative, emphasizing the importance of learning from failures.
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I honestly wish I didnβt know as much as I do about data collection and the misuse of our personal data. Iβm far from knowing it all and even that is horrible enough that I wish I didnβt know it.
Iβm convinced the only way we function as a society right now is because the vast majority of people donβt have a clue whatβs going on, and if I could go back to that at this point it might be the only thing to give me peace.
We live in a world where data collection and electronic surveillance are a plague, weβre all infected, and itβs only going to get worse. Whereβs J with a neurolizer when I need him.
Blink it all away, I donβt want it anymore. I want the sweet ignorance of not knowing.
@Xoa Gray I'd like to see us go back to the old web before all of this crap. Why not? Just start building web sites the old way, start our own protocol like Gemini, Gopher, etc if need be.
@Xoa Gray My only issue with those are they're all basically text based, right? I'd like to go back to the old web with its images and all, but still small lightweight and simple. Hmm, maybe a protocol based on BB Code? That'd be interesting especially considering what BB Code is.
@vextaur You can have images, but not like what's on the web now. One of the places I hang out is actually a forum that has photos. I'm kind of okay with it being really simple, It's not flashy or attention grabbing. This keeps shitty companies from wanting to come in and smear themselves all over it.
That isn't to say this is a very important thing that needs fixed. But I've been doing this for around 10 years, and honestly for my mental health I need to step away.
yeah it's absolutely overwhelming sometimes. i used to be more privacy conscious like using different throwaway emails for different accounts and such. it used to make me so anxious, but i've laxed on that quite a bit over the last few years.
@athousandcateaus The thing is most of this stuff should be patently illegal. And a lot of it is in places like the EU. But it will never be in the US.
I have a Bip 3 Pro, which is a fairly cheap smart watch, but cheap means the fitness features don't work great, but that's fine, I mostly bought it to check time and alerts without having to pull my phone out of my pocket.
Thing is I've had a few posts go viral or near viral (what is viral on the Fediverse?), and the alerts are killing my watch's battery, so I had to turn off alerts from @Fedilab Apps . Besides, those have gotten distracting at this point.
After lurking since late β22, Iβm finally posting an #intro and getting a bit more involved here: not exactly a βnew yearβs resolutionβ to reach out and connect more broadly, but also not exactly not thatβ¦.
Soβ¦. Hi! Iβm a tea / book / meditation / pkm / game geek coming to terms with late-diagnosis adhd, looking forward to being a little more active connecting on those and other topics. Also a learning/aspiring feminist, anti-racist, and LGBTQ+ ally intending to keep listening.
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