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  • No. I want the sauteed string beans.

    Called a Chinese restaurant near my office after work to order food to pickup on my way home. The experience turned out to be extremely odd. “Hello. I’d like to place an order for pickup.” “Ok, what would you like?” “I want the sauteed string beans.” “You want the sauteed string beans with shrimp?” “No.…

  • Went out for a ride today for the first time in quite a while

    It was nice to get out and ride around in the city a bit. I actually prefer it to the greenways sometimes because it’s more engaging and there’s more to look at. Sadly, I paused my workout while taking photos and forgot to restart it when I was down by Pier 36, but that just…

  • Getting a little work done

    Now I have to be careful. The last time I had brake pads and rotors replaced on a car, it was totaled while parked a few weeks later. I’d also just had a major service performed, so I was out of a car and out of the money for the service. Luckily, the insurance payout…

  • Pretty standard for New York City

    Spotted on a street light post near the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, New York City

  • Another Star Trek series off the bucket list

    Kind of surprised that this scene from “Star Trek: Deep Space 9” made it onto regular broadcast television back in 1999. I could have sworn the only thing this risque on TV back then was “Real Sex” on late night HBO. But maybe I just wasn’t paying attention. Or don’t remember it too well. I…

  • Subaru Justy & 90s cars

    I’m at the Subaru dealership in Englewood for regular servicing on our 2019 Forrester. Every time I come here, I love to look at this old Justy. It’s a subcompact car that hasn’t been manufactured since 1994 and the aesthetic reminds me of the first car I ever drove, a 1986 Toyota Corolla. When I…

  • Smoking mushrooms

    Literally smoking mushrooms. Although it’s more likely to be spores. Spotted in The Ramble in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City on June 21, 2024.

  • Social media sites are temporary, but WordPress is forever

    I was thinking about my old Twitter account today and how most of what I posted there is lost to time. That’s probably a great thing considering most of what I posted on Twitter was shitposting garbage, but it just made me think that things like Twitter will come and go but my WordPress blog…

  • NY Fire Department responds to fire on Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn

    A car on Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, NYC erupted into flames this afternoon around 3:00 PM near the garrison headquarters building. NYFD was very quick to respond. The exact cause of the fire is unknown to me, though I imagine he had to have left something flammable in the car. It wasn’t that hot at…

  • A note about making payments as co-owners on Apple Cards

    This is some feedback I sent to Apple today: In the Wallet app, when I tap into “Pay” and it shows the wheel with “Choose Amount”, there should be a way to quickly choose “Pay the amount for purchases that I made with my card” (as opposed to purchases my co-owner made with her card)…