squier sonic stratocaster acquired, i'm home again
Out with the Squier Affinity Telecaster, in with the Squier Sonic Stratocaster. Yep. You can see me play and talk about it if you like.
This is one of those "why didn't I do this sooner" maneuvers, or so I thought.
The reality is that right now was the right time to get this guitar. It was time to go home again, so to speak.
running a garmin drive 53 with traffic reporting
I've been using Garmin GPS automotive receivers for over two decades, own a pile of Garmins spanning from 2005 all the way to current models, know how to make my own maps from OpenStreetMap data, and so on. I know a lot about these things.
Something I do wonder is how a flat earth believer thinks GPS works. Do they believe orbiting GPS satellites just circle around the top of the dome? Probably.
My daily driver is currently a 53. For a few weeks or maybe a month by this point I've been using traffic reporting via the GTM36 charger+traffic cable.
google has started to delete accounts
Google said if a Google account is inactive for two years, it will be deleted...
...back in 2023. Now it's 2026, and it's finally happening.
i am so jaded when it comes to guitars now
So I tried out a brand new Fender Player II Stratocaster limited edition in British Racing Green.
I've said before I do not like Strats in green and that if you're going to go green with a guitar, get a Gretsch. See Gretsch's Cadillac Green and you'll understand why I say that. When Fender does green, it's always awful. However, this is one of those rare greens from Fender that actually works on a Strat. It's dark with a small amount of metallic flake, so they get a pass on this one. You can watch me pluck around on it if you like.
Even though I actually liked the color, that wasn't enough to win me over.
angelfire and tripod, gone
This is on the front of Lycos today:
To our users of Angelfire and Tripod. We apologize for the service interruptions. Unfortunately we will be shutting down in the next 30 days. Please move your hosting to another host as soon as possible.
...and probably won't be there next week since Angelfire and Tripod will be closed down on April 5, 2026. Or at least that's what the internet tells me.
It's funny how I found out about this.
