Author Archives: Paulie [eatl/ga]

NBC Universal did me two favors this weekend. On Saturday they plastered the screen of the soccer match I was watching with ads (apparently something they are entirely comfortable doing since they did it again during Sunday’s match) frustrating me … Continue reading →

Wordle: three, my starter was ALTER

Wordle: four, my starter was USAGE

New Year’s Eve is the second-worst night to be single, and since that’s been my situation for all but a couple of my adult New Year’s Eves I’ve learned to stay home and go to bed early. BRAG 2025: Falls … Continue reading →

The end of another year… 2024 was an interesting, sometimes fun, but overall year of frustration for me. (see also: the decline of WordPress functionality on an iPhone forcing back into a word processor in order to type this) If … Continue reading →

On Saturday I succumbed to Duolingo’s “Super Duolingo for 60% off”. I knew an end of year offer would be made, and $60/year was something I felt I could afford. Yesterday I (finally) registered for Big BRAG. Compared to this … Continue reading →

While rooting through a bookcase yesterday I found a book I meant to read earlier in the month. The book, “Christmas in Plains: Memories” written by Jimmy Carter, turned out to be a signed copy as well. A quick search … Continue reading →

I wanted to watch Christmas Day NFL, but of course those games were on a subscription service (Netflix). So now I say “Fuck the NFL. You can’t keep your commercial-laden broadcasts!”. Bah! Humbug! Wordle: four, my starter was GRUMP Connections: … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas, friends. I don’t know how widespread this blog spreads messages these days, but if you are reading this, and celebrate the holiday, I sincerely hope you have a great day. Wordle: six, my starter was ASTER Connections: perfect, … Continue reading →

One of the nice things to learn when pretending to be a farmer is what plants can survive freezing temperatures. The other night I picked some Chinese cabbage and baby bok choy to add to the meal of frozen dumplings … Continue reading →