- Random store thought: CompUSA
- It’s going to be a busy weekend for me, and that rarely happens. I’ve been a member of my church for something like 15-years, but have never taken part in the annual men’s retreat. This year, the retreat is close. As a matter of fact, it’s at Camp Copass in Denton, a camped I worked at for two summers. However, I will not be able to fully immerse myself because BoyGeeding has a birthday party planned at an escape room in Grapevine Mills Mall on Saturday afternoon. All of this travel from Lewisville to Denton, to Grapevine, and back to Denton is going to be challenging for my short range electric car. If I’m lucky, a full charge will get me 72 miles. Basically, I divide that number in half, and that tells me how far I can go and return without a charge. I can recharge fully in four hours, or eight hours, using a regular wall outlet. I love my car. It was perfect for when I was married and had another vehicle, but it’s tough as a single father. Rent and child support takes up 58% of my income, so it would be hard to fit in a car payment. So, for now, I just try to make do. I just hope the battery doesn’t degrade too much. I’d like to keep the car long enough to give it to one of the kids when they turn of driving age. Even if the max range is only 25-35 miles by that time, that’s plenty to get them to school and back.
- Regarding the last bullet point, I had to look up the correct usage of “make do.” I initially went with “make due.”
- My landlord came over yesterday for a mandatory bi-annual inspection. I was told I’m the modal tannate.
- I get a real kick out of celebrities telling Elvis stories. This clip includes Liza Minnelli telling a story about the time she was in the same room as Alice Cooper, Chubby Checker, and Linda Lovelace when Elvis entered the room doing karate.
- Illinois Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
- The difference between 2023 and 1970 is the same as 1970 and 1917.
- World first study shows how EVs cut pollution levels and reduce costly health problems – A new study from the University of Southern California that uses real-world data has provided proof that even at low penetration rates, electric vehicle uptake results in better air quality and better health.
- A supervisor at work complimented me on my writing. I should have shown her some comments the grammar Nazis have left me.
- Graceland got its name after Civil War publisher and owner of the Memphis Daily Appeal S.C. Toof named it after his daughter, Grace. Elvis named one of his airplanes the Lisa Marie. I wonder if he got the idea from how his estate got its name.
- Squirrels Mike and Colby are enjoying the treats BoyGeeding and I lay out for them. He named them after our old neighbors when there was a GeedingManor.
- A hospital chaplain shares a story on Twitter.
- There’s a Civil War museum in Fort Worth that sometimes makes the news for their perception of the war. One of my kids will go there on a field trip sponsored by their conservative charter school.
- It’s interesting when a divorced mother who never grants the father any extra time with the kids suddenly grants him an opportunity to host them for a night. I’m told that means the mother must have plans, plans that require privacy.
- It’s touching that Bruce Willis’ current wife and ex-wife are banding together to care for him. I’ll admit, I’m a bit jealous that he’s able to maintain such a relationship.
- Denver Councilman Forced to Crawl Onto Debate Stage With No Wheelchair Access
- A Denver city councilperson who uses a wheelchair said he was humiliated and dismayed after an election debate on Monday evening was held in a venue without wheelchair access, forcing him to crawl onto the stage while in full view of the crowd.
- He said he had had no choice but to participate in the debate. Had he refused, according to The Denver Post, he would have had to forfeit roughly $125,000 in campaign financing.
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— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) February 16, 2023
- Acceptance and surrender.