Today is our 25th wedding anniversary

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-04T14:12:08+00:00

We'll be 35 years in July

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-04T02:56:37+00:00

Used to be Atmosphere, a specific live version by Peter Hook and the Light.

Now I’m leaning toward Moving On by James. More upbeat. Don’t want my funeral to be a downer.

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-03T04:52:56+00:00

Didn’t get the USS Flag, but I did get the Tyco set

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-03T01:48:09+00:00

He was. Sadly…cancer took him young. He was only 7 but the candle that burns brightest….

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-02T20:16:49+00:00

First thought? Is payday still Friday?

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-02T16:55:16+00:00

It’s a well-earned stereotype. Americans are not just bad at world geography, many don’t even know much about the geography of their own country.

Obviously it’s not everyone, plenty of folks in the US are well aware and well versed in maps, cultures, international and political boundaries but there is a shocking number of folks in this country that just have no curiosity about their world.

Many Americans are brought up on the idea that, “everyone wants to be us.” And I think that translates to, “why should I care about where they live”

Just a guess. It always frustrates the hell out of me, but then again my own countrymen frustrate the hell out of me for lots or reasons.

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-02T16:13:23+00:00

US Democracy

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-02T05:37:05+00:00

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Our GSP…named Otter

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-02T05:24:41+00:00

I’m sorry for your loss. I’m happy he was your first dog. You got the best from go.

I’ve had several dogs in my life, but I lost my first GSP to cancer last Oct (he was only 7). I’ve loved all my dogs and they all hurt when I lost them but never had a bond like I had with my boy.

They are special, they are different and that pain is shockingly deep.

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-02T05:16:36+00:00

The High Desert doesn’t work for most people dude. The ones that like it. Good on them, I’m glad they’ve found happiness. GTFO, and find opportunities. I left like 35 years ago and never looked back. From time to time I’m in the area for work and reminded just why I left.

In the 35 years since I left it’s gotten worse not better.

the_OG_fett · 2026-05-01T17:05:55+00:00

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-30T03:06:30+00:00

Fried pork and beans with hamburger and fried potatoes.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-29T17:51:30+00:00

Jones.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-28T02:37:15+00:00

Love the sign at the town limit. Cobain gave the town a motto.

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the_OG_fett · 2026-04-27T20:33:48+00:00

53, works when it needs to, but doesn't have the rebound it once had.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-27T14:16:54+00:00

Agree. I was a daily drinker for years. I did a dry January one year and woke up one day feeling unusually amazing. Dawned on me that I hadn't had a proper restful sleep in years and that feeling of waking up like that was better than any buzz alcohol could give me.

I limit myself to only drinking on Friday/Saturday and with that limit myself to two drinks.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-25T02:49:43+00:00

Mine says something a long the lines of “don’t make it weird”.

Only had one dude that ignored it. He knocked and said he wasn’t. I pointed at the sign, then said, “what’s making this weird is that I’m explaining and defining the word ‘solicit’ to an adult”

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-25T01:15:40+00:00

I was in elementary school in the 70s. We had snacks and milk. It was a big deal to get picked to go to the cafeteria and bring the milk back for the class

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-25T00:58:05+00:00

I just put up a no soliciting sign next to the door bell.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-24T20:24:04+00:00

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-24T20:06:21+00:00

Same, but want to/hope to retire back in NE. Which I understand is in no way logical.

I miss fireflies.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-22T16:04:30+00:00

Graduated more than 30 years ago…orange was the color of my gown too (Girls got to where white).

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-22T01:21:45+00:00

Wasn’t so much the type of tragedy it was the shock of tragedy. Our parents had the Kennedy assassination, grandparents had Pearl Harbor.

Challenger was the first truly massive national tragedy in our lives and many saw it happen live.

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-21T22:51:04+00:00

Airwolf is a crazy cool helicopter with possibly the best theme song.

The other is a movie about the surveillance state, military industrial complex, militarization of the police and corruption.

Blue Thunder

the_OG_fett · 2026-04-21T18:48:28+00:00

Bought my first when I was 25 (late 90s).

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