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posts from may 2026



casio w738h, the awful repackaged w736h
2026 May 1

I just mentioned the W221H, which again I may get, but in all honesty is probably something I'll give a miss to. But then there's the new W738H, which is supposedly going to be released in the US this month May 2026. Casio Singapore already has a product page up for it. This is another […]

4-figure rolling car payments
2026 May 6

Lately, I've been watching a bunch of videos showing people who have ridiculous car payments due to negative equity, a.k.a. being "upside down". Buyer finances a car. Later on the car breaks and/or buyer can't afford the payments anymore (usually the latter). Buyer goes to dealership to get a less expensive car to lower car […]

incredibly stupid customer survey email
2026 May 7

Remember how I said that Google and banks do dumb stuff with email? Other companies do this crap too, and oh wow, did I receive a doozy of one. I go to an office to do a thing, and get the thing done. No problems. Three days later, an email comes in that went straight […]

3 weeks in with the squier sonic stratocaster
2026 May 11

Some people think I keep all the guitars I've ever bought. Not true. The personal rule I've been using for years is for any new guitar that comes in, one must go out. If I didn't do that, I'd have a big pile of guitars that would never get played. So it's been 3 weeks […]

dental adventures so far this year
2026 May 15

As I write this, I just came back from the dentist. A second abscess formed that needed to be removed, this time on the upper gum. It was a small one, but needed to be done. The first abscess was on the lower gum, and that one was large. I had that taken care of […]

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