We still have one in Illinois but I’m not sure how it’s still holding on. Used to love going in there. Loads of specialized parts and equipment as well as staff that were super knowledgeable and helpful. But at least we have Microcenter now… Which is like if you took a Fry’s and scaled it down and made it work more like a car dealership 😭😭😭

The whole chart is rather fascinating and eye opening: Vehicle visibility

First sentence: wow I absolutely agree. It’s such a shame that mothers have to go back to work so soon after giving birth. We should work toward guaranteeing parental time off for all parents.

Second sentence: yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah… Um… Nevermind.

You ever drink Bailey’s from a shoe?

JD Vance puts mustard on his pizza pass it on

Do I look like I know what a JPEG is? I just want a picture of a got-dang hotdog!

JD Vance puts his cast iron in the dishwasher pass it on

Based on the movies I’ve seen, I thought the title was implying that they were actually the same person. I should watch less movies…

DAAAAAMN DANIEL WITH THE WHITE VANS

You’re probably right, but I was tired last night when I posted this.

JD Vance puts his cast iron in the dishwasher pass it on

Not yet. They are trying to merge with Albertsons which owns lots of local stores like Jewel Osco and Safeway. But they need the merger to be approved by the FDA before it can go through. Their case is supposed to be heard early next year. Let’s hope it doesn’t go through.

This is a beautiful diagram. You should hang it on the fridge. The one with the beer

My company is making people come back to the office. Then they started laying loads of people off. Now one of our key initiatives for the year is to improve employee retention. Hmmmmmmmmm…

At my previous job, I had a coworker who was hired on after the office decided work from home would be permanent. Everyone in the office was originally from northern Illinois since that’s where the office was, but she lived in rural Iowa in a farm with her husband. She mentioned how she really wasn’t able to get a job like this previously as she would have to commute long distance to the city. And of course she and her husband can’t just pack up the farm and move it closer to her work. So you’re absolutely right! Work from home could very well be the thing that saves small communities that have been largely going off.

I went on a Grand Canyon rafting trip for 6 days this time last year. And yes it regularly gets up to those temps daily. It was an amazing trip, but you had to be on top of hydration as your life literally depended on it. I had a 32oz bottle and my husband had a half gallon bottle and we refilled them constantly throughout the day. Honestly most of the day was quite pleasant assuming you wore appropriate clothing and made sure to get wet in the river regularly. But in the evening, it was so hot from the rocks radiating heat that any breeze just felt like an oven. That was the worst part of the day by far, but that’s also when we would make camp and have fun swimming while waiting for the sun to go down. 12/10 experience if you can keep up with drinking water.

Look at this guy. He doesn’t know about the 3 seashells!!!

I love Lemmy’s love for Technology Connections. It just feels so right!

Hmmm chicken and waffles reimagined? Or OR… Fish and waffles opposed to fish and chips! Ok now we’re talkin!