Don Dental Demented Demon

Don Dental Demented Demon

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How is it that the menus on Apple Reminders for the IPad are different than the menus on MacOS version. The MacOS version of the information menu popup doesn’t have section or subtask choices. WTF!

New Years Eve comfort meal…. Rotini with mushroom arrabbiata sauce and sautéed dandelion greens with a glass of red wine… Bluesky on my iPad in the background helping keep my blood pressure elevated…🤪

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I just got rained on inside at Charles de Gaulle, ok, the rumors about this airport being Bad are true (Weirdly enough, despite a lifetime of international travel, I have somehow never connected through CDG before)

I was walking aimlessly down bleeker street as one does on a lovely fall evening in NY. There was a sandwich board that said $1.50 oysters until we run out…. So there was purpose to my walk after all.

I live in near this intersection. The city crews are under pressure to do this or risk losing needed state funds. This is extortion by the state. DeSantis and his goons in the state legislature should be ashamed of themselves and if they won’t then we should shame them every day.

Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com

Florida road crews in St. Pete were out at 3 a.m. just to do this

Just watched Marvel Thunderbolts. This did not need to be a movie. It could have been a 30 minute What if... episode with Yelena and Bob working out their issues. Setting the climatic scene in NY at the Avengers Tower was just sad. Valentina had so many better secret sites.

I've posted several replies to posts about Cracker Barrel. I have nothing against Cracker Barrel. I've eaten there a few times in the past couple of years and the food is decent and the service is good. My responses have been to dispel the nonsense that Cracker Barrel has some unique iconic position

in the restaurant world. They are a reasonable casual dining and shopping chain situated near interstate exits. Their marketing was designed to evoke nostalgia for a time none of the founders really experienced themselves but imagined their grand parents experienced. Logos evolve.

The new logo for Cracker Barrel is an attempt to make a more functional logo in the era of online discovery and ordering. It is a better fit on the phone screen. They also are attempting to freshen their image because their original customer base is dying off.. and they have yet to attract a new one

The roof of Tropicana Stadium is being replaced while a hurricane scout cloud is watching. No doubt waiting for the right moment to call in a CAT5 to wipe away all the work. Also the Rays are being sold and the team will move away by the time repairs are complete.

Back home after a week in NY visiting friends and hanging out. I either walk or take the subway to get most everywhere in NY. AirTrain from and to the airport. F, M, N, 4, 5, 1 trains. More than a dozen rides for the week and the only incident of note was an argument on a late night F.

A person was smoking, stinking up the entire car. Most people moved to the next car and the remainder like myself just ignored him. One person decided they needed to argue. It got a bit heated but no one panicked. My stop came before I could see the conclusion. That was it for the week. Not afraid.

I’ve been in NYC this week and the worst crime I have seen is this bullshit called the Hudson yards. What an abomination of hack architecture and unnecessary office space. Apparently really important architects were involved to make the least creative unneeded buildings.

Inside you(me) there are two cowards. One afraid to speak their mind. Two lashes out and then claims to only be joking. I expect there is a yet undiscovered third coward inside all of us that will reveal itself in these coming months.

I lived in NYC for >20 years and was a frequent visitor before and continue to be. Mamdani as mayor seems like a reasonable outcome for the city. He's got some new ideas. He represents a large and growing demographic (recent immigrants with family from around the world). Seems like the future.

I woke up this morning without any idea what to do. I am at once angry and saddened at what is happening. At the same time there seem to be a lot of people living their best lives. Then I remembered that people adapt. Especially people on the edges. They find a way to survive and even thrive. Peace.