2024 should auld acquaintance be forgot?

2024 is ending, and 2025 is upon us. This is the year we saw Cheetos-Face get convicted of 34 felonies and still get elected again. Numerous celebrities went to The Beer Volcano and Stripper Factory, along with Aunt Linda. In no particular order or importance, here’s what happened:

• I bought no new shoes.
• I bought no new internal components for my computer (I’ve taken a pledge of no new upgrades).
• I rediscovered Formula 1 racing. And my DVR.
• I replaced both my cable boxes and my cable modem.
• Saved a shitload on my Target runs by skipping delivery and having my sister drive. And the cost of lunch with her is still cheaper than the delivery fee and the generous tip to the driver (I always tip at least 20% for deliveries).
• Ordered from Uber Eats only once.
• Only had to take one Uber.
• Joined Bluesky. I still Twitter/X, but that is now read-only. I will no longer post there.
• Realized that I only need to brew a half pot of coffee with the carafe on my coffeemaker. That’ll get me two goo cups, and it’s still cheaper than the k-pod side of it. Though the convenience of the k-pods do still have their place in my kitchen.
• I’ve realized that Virat Kohli needs to retire.
• We lost Jimmy Carter.
• I tried Usenet again. For about 20 minutes. The reason got a hold of me again.
• Added 2 new keyboards to my computer. One wasn’t really new. I got for my old HP tower when I was going to use it as a home theater streaming box because it was wireless and the size of a remote. And then it occurred to me it’ll still work on my regular tower. And then there was the chat keyboard I got for my Xbox controller. I’ve just taken it off as it gets in the way.
• My mouse died. replacement has been order. Should be here soon. I hope… Noy like I have at least for of the exact same model lying around….
• Ran into one of my old managers. All I’m going to say is that I wish him nothing but success, and to that end I will avoid him like the plague….
• A couple of times, I was able to go more than two weeks without wiping and rebuilding everything on my computer. Sometimes, you just want to stop reinstalling everything, and actually use it….

I’m not going to go to deep into New Years Resolutions. It is said that the first Friday of the new year is called quitting Friday for a reason. But I will attempt to keep myself healthy and non-partisan.

Happy New Year. Or as I call it, Tuesday/Wednesday….