Les 
For the first time ever I have taken the time to store items in cardboard boxes with labels. It’s almost hard to believe how much that has helped. When I need something, BOOM.
In my music studio I went and applied tape to the vast array of wall- warts I have collected. If you don’t know what a wart is it’s those stupid black little boxes that plug into the wall with a cable that comes out. A phone charger for example. If you get enough of them they all gel together into a mass of confusion. Sometimes the company that made them thinks its funny to not put their name on it. I solved that problem with some silver gaff tape and a sharpie. Now I know.
By all estimation we are being destroyed as a civilisation slowly by electric cords. Beyond living in shack by a lake with no electricity I haven’t solved the naked hatred I have for cables. It is most definitely a conspiracy by the companies that make wire. Wireless tech now! That should be our clarion call as we burn down a General electric or a Wal-mart! Well maybe not burn down. Maybe we can just throw our warts over the fences. Just don’t throw one you need.
My truck is turning 18 soon and I’m not sure what to do. I think they might be offering 30 year loans now so there’s that. It’s a hard decision because I love my truck. She still runs pretty good but I can’t get her registered until I solve the check engine light problem. There isn’t actually anything wrong with the engine, its a problem with the board that controls the check engine light. Stupid. The transmission is getting problematic. You know how that works its either something really simple or completely catastrophic. Either way it costs more than 2000 dollars. There is no in between. I would fix it myself but that’s only a solution if you never want to drive the vehicle again. I hate working on cars.
I have almost entirely stopped getting my news from Television! Now I get most of my major stories from either Tic-Toc or the calibration guy at work. Every now and then, here he comes with that stupid little cart with the squeaky wheels. Whenever he has some actual important news he dangles it like a carrot, but then so did TV news so, no problems there. Is it just me or did the news just give up on trying to predict the weather? I feel like I can do better than them. When they used markers and dry erase boards they were much more accurate. They cant even predict the weather accurately after the storm!
Is it just me or does it feel like the modern business model really doesn’t care to impress its customers at all? It’s almost like they don’t really care if they have a product that even functions. If you don’t like it, oh well, have fun with the competitors, oh wait, there are none! We bought a new washer/dryer single unit that literally does both! You don’t even have to vent the dryer outside, its a modern clothes washing miracle! Except you might open the door and the clothes will still be wet. Before you say anything, it even says that in the manual.
My wife bought one of those rechargeable vacuum cleaners. She literally stood by the window for 3 days straight waiting for its arrival. I have never in my life ever seen anyone vacuum so fast in my entire life. You have to go really quick because the battery only lasts like 4 minutes tops. It is nice it doesn’t have a cord though. You know how I feel about those.
Anyway, that’s the view from here. I have a little black book, you know one of those mole skin jobbers and sometimes I jot things down if they sound even remotely witty. So let’s add a section at the end for those. Getting sage advice from a moron is generally not a good idea so keep that in mind.
This weeks tales from the little black book: Take pictures of things you care about but only when they are well lit.
And: We are all dysmorphic to a certain extent. What we see in the mirror is just for us.
Its Sunday! Eat something good! Les
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