menga

i don't like the taste of straight water

Tue 2025 Jan 14

I do drink water, but in order for me to get past the taste, I have to "put my mind aside" for a moment, then chug it. The only time I don't have to do that is on really hot days where getting water in my system is more important than the taste of it.

The rest of the time, I've had to come up with inventive ways to add flavor. This is what I've tried:

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it's no wonder why people hate new cars

Thu 2025 Jan 9

If you want to know why so many people hate new cars so much, just look at the steering wheel.

Yeah, I am middle aged. Yeah, that means I have a bias towards older things because that's what I know best. But when it comes to cars, there's absolutely no question that the older stuff was much easier to deal with.

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i wish i knew about neti pots years ago

Tue 2025 Jan 7

The older I get, the more I learn about stuff.

It didn't take long after 2025 began before I got my first cold of the year, and I have a standard list of things I do to make dealing with that easier. This is stuff I wish I knew when I was younger, but better late than never.

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my ups and downs with usb

Thu 2025 Jan 2

When I first started using PCs as a kid, there were only two portable storage formats. Tape (as in microcassette) and floppies (as in floppy diskettes). That was it. Tape was way too slow, so I used floppies, and I always hated them.

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2024 was about acceptance

Tue 2024 Dec 31

Today, 2024-Dec-31, is the last day of 2024. This year in particular involved emotional things that I've accepted.

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