Despite my recent raises 1 fact remain painfully true, my total income is decreasing. Ever since the company I work for returned to the Twin Cities my yearly net income has been going down year to year. This year is proving not only no different but worse. We haven't worked a single Saturday yet and a number of us haven't gotten a full week (aka ( Read more... )

The following entry is the long form reply to the following Twitter thread.

I was unable to respond properly to it at the time because I was out of town working an emergency repair job for BNSF. You can see what we were working on here:
https://t.co/xtlxPKupOISo, why did I say it? To make fun of a number of false narratives and lies that are ( Read more... )

I had an idea during the middle of the night (aka the period when you're least able to actually transcribe anything) for a con panel. One that I've never seen at a con before. A panel for how introverts might be able to have a better time. What follows is an off the top of my head first draft of what such a panel would be like ( Read more... )

You know how to tell another way you're getting older? You get excited about socks ( Read more... )

Apparently pizza comps (same store sales) are flat lined and some people are wondering why. A restaurant industry magazine sighted these numbers:

3Q pizza comps:
Pizza Hut US: 0%
Papa John's: 1%
Domino's: 8.4%It's my analysis that the major reason Domino's sales are up so much over competitors is because they've made a large national ( Read more... )

There was a movie that's only in theaters today for 1 showing. If I went to my regular church there was a 50/50 chance I'd make it on time and there'd be NO time to get lunch meaning I'd be stuck with really expensive, really awful theater food. So instead I decided to go to a (Catholic) church that's near the theater. First thing I notice as I' ( Read more... )

Things are rough in our nation right now. The 24-7 news cycle works to amplify the smallest things into major issues while social media has allowed for echo chambers not seen outside the old Soviet Union and North Korea. The extreme voices of both sides are being fanned into fever pitches. We see this hate crossing from words to acts and even ( Read more... )

Got rained out again today so one of the things I did was head to the state fair. While walking by the GOP pavilion I saw that they had a big banner that said "Growth and Opportunity Party". Thanks guys, I needed a laugh. Decided to stop in and see what they were doing when I saw that a local radio personality was having a Q&A with some US House ( Read more... )

Did it. Finally got rid of the last of the 5k+ debt I racked up making it until work started again. Everything from this point is the start of winter savings.

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I called up the place I have my truck loan from to try and work with them this morning. Turns out the payment had processed before the credit card stuff so thankfully that's off my back for another month ( Read more... )