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Scenes From Yesterday’s Bike Tour
Roof decorations on the northern most outskirts of Cologne. Cool. -Rant on T
Pseudo-Review #6: R&M Charger GX At 5000km And Humming Brakes From Hell
Surpassed 5000km the other day on my beloved e-bike. As of May this year, it's also just over a year old. Although I've met some who ride their bikes a lot more than worst-moi, I'm kinda tickled that I've been able to ride all these kilometres. With that in mind, perhaps it's time to complain … Continue reading Pseudo-Review #6: R&M Charger GX At 5000km And Humming Brakes From Hell
May Screen-Agers Live Long And Prosper And Walk On The Corpse Of Old Scape-Goaters
Email from an old friend: Hi Tom, Search: "SCREEN-AGERS Today’s Adolescent: Why Kindness is Missing" on ... and watch the 1 hour 40 min video. Its a good summary that explains much of what is going on now in many aspects of US culture (and I emphasize US cause it's the outlier nation in almost every … Continue reading May Screen-Agers Live Long And Prosper And Walk On The Corpse Of Old Scape-Goaters
The End Is Nigh Or Tech World Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Own EVERYTHING
It's finally over, dear worst-reader? Indeed. Not only have I been paying AWS something like $4 a month for the past year for services I had no idear if or how I was utilising, but I've even gotten rid of all those domains I wasn't using that I bought so many years ago thinking I … Continue reading The End Is Nigh Or Tech World Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Own EVERYTHING
Something Little More Than Site Maintenance Or How AWS Might Be Comparable To GM Of Yore
Freeing myself of the juggernaut of scavenger capitalism that's finally, utterly, taken over tech industry? Indeed. Dear worst-reader. I've been worst-saying it for years. Or at least been worst-saying it since that short stint in the advertisement industry--so many years ago--where I had to explain the #interwebnets to a whole host of numb-nut corporate college … Continue reading Something Little More Than Site Maintenance Or How AWS Might Be Comparable To GM Of Yore
Worst-Recipe: Ravioli With Ricotta Mint Lemon Zest, Slightly Burnt
Subtitle of this post: Or How To Fix, Make Delish, Your Kitchen Screw-Up. There are many recipes like this on the interwebnets. Good luck finding one with slightly burned butter, though. Ingredients (approximate): Flat pasta, preferably fresh made the night before 200g Ricotta Mint leaves Lemon Olive oil Butter Parmesan How To: While I rolled … Continue reading Worst-Recipe: Ravioli With Ricotta Mint Lemon Zest, Slightly Burnt
Trying The Mirror This Evening But How Many Directions Can One Turn Away Away And Again Away?
Had about enough with #MAGA again again today. That means I spent a few hours reading the newz of my beloved & missed #Americant. I'm not sure if my interest in newz has peaked on account of #Trump or if I'm just having one of those feel-sorry for myself evenings on account I can't find … Continue reading Trying The Mirror This Evening But How Many Directions Can One Turn Away Away And Again Away?
How You Know You’re A Conservative, Especially If You Think You’re Not
There is a reason in my beloved & missed #Americant there are so many shows on brain-dead TV that make fun of conservatives. You know, The Daily Show, Samantha Bee, pretty much everything on Comedy Central and, of course, Stephen Colbert. The most obvious thing to keep in mind, though, is that conservatives, especially … Continue reading How You Know You’re A Conservative, Especially If You Think You’re Not
Blut Und Boden Or If You’re A Good Boy You Can Have All The Pu$$y You Want
Well, dear worst-reader. I got five years. It's been a long time since my expat host country offered me five. For the past ten or twelve years (about half my total stay so far), it's always been a two year visa. "Two years and let's see how things go," some automaton sitting behind an ugly … Continue reading Blut Und Boden Or If You’re A Good Boy You Can Have All The Pu$$y You Want
The Great Reconciliation Undo Or How Bubbha Missed The Blue Dress On His Second Go Round
Disclaimer 1: This post NSFW (for slight reference to certain sex stuff). Disclaimer 2: "Bubbha" is nickname given Bill Clinton. There was a moment while listening to Bill Clinton bat an eye when the interviewer asked (out of the blue) about his grand past where I didn't know whether to LMAO or LOL. But then, … Continue reading The Great Reconciliation Undo Or How Bubbha Missed The Blue Dress On His Second Go Round
Apple v Pi Or How I Slowly Got My Computing Future On
I tried to become a watch-nut once. Not a real watch-nut, mind you. Of course not. A real watch-nut spends lots of money on watches. Heck, I don't even like money. Anywho. A watch-nut knows what a complication is. In fact, that's the only thing that made watches interesting to me. The simpler the complications, … Continue reading Apple v Pi Or How I Slowly Got My Computing Future On
The Collusion Illusion Mudpie And Other Ingredients Of The Land Of Free To Be Stupid Cake
Subtitle: Thoughts on recent email exchange with an old friend. I do not think Trump’s collusion with Russia was about his wanting to be president. It was, though, about the next level of dirty-pool conservatives are willing to play and/or tolerate in order to maintain the(ir) greed $hit show. The greed $hit show, by-the-buy, is … Continue reading The Collusion Illusion Mudpie And Other Ingredients Of The Land Of Free To Be Stupid Cake
Mini Clubman Über Fun And Electric Bike Cheat Galore Or How I Learned To Love A Car Hitch
Subtitle: This Is Not A Review Of A 2017 Mini Clubman. Sometimes when I'm riding around on my e-bike I hear these voices. At first I didn't make much of the voices. But then they grew, they increased, and although they never got louder, they became part of life. After having lived among #Eurowastelanders for … Continue reading Mini Clubman Über Fun And Electric Bike Cheat Galore Or How I Learned To Love A Car Hitch
When Your Tickle Goes Bling Bling And Your Ears Say Ahhh
It took me a while. And it also took one of my micro-SD cards along with various installs, network wiring configs, a new fancy case and fun, fun, pure listening/audio fun. But before any of that, first things first. I'm finally NAS ready and my R-PI with Hifiberry Amp2 is the bomb! The initial install … Continue reading When Your Tickle Goes Bling Bling And Your Ears Say Ahhh
Does History Repeat Slowly, Panickly Or Trumply? Predicting Your Great Depression v2.0
What is it that makes #Americant? I mean, what is the thing or things that enable and facilitate the race to the bottom empire that is my beloved and missed United Mistakes? Probably at the top of the list is war mongering. And not just any war mongering. The fact that perpetual war is being … Continue reading Does History Repeat Slowly, Panickly Or Trumply? Predicting Your Great Depression v2.0
The Wrong Of Success In The Land Of Free To Be Stupid Because Rest Of World Is Even Stupider
Here's the latest greed-mongering-magazine's list of top corporations in the world ranked by whatever-$$$ (I guess). I came across this list because, as an Apple pseudo-fan-boy, my favourite company-to-hate was recently downgraded. How can that be--especially after I just took advantage of a battery replacement program for my ageing phone that was probably the best … Continue reading The Wrong Of Success In The Land Of Free To Be Stupid Because Rest Of World Is Even Stupider
Pseudo-Review: Pennies From Heaven Where Cents Make Great Audio
First. The newest Raspberry Pi was kinda hard to get till I happened across it. I'm worst-guessing this is due to limited supply, heavy demand. Some online shops were taking orders of the Pi but then not indicating delivery dates. Second. I bow humbly to #Hifiberry and their new Amp2 and the fact that I … Continue reading Pseudo-Review: Pennies From Heaven Where Cents Make Great Audio
Pseudo-Review: The Film Collossal Or That Thing In My Substance Abuse That Is Serious Childhood Drama
Warning: spoiler alert! This movie is totally worst-explained. Things I wish I could have written? Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Thornton Wilder's The Ides of March. The movie Collossal. Etc., etc. And by-the-buy, I watched Colossal last night via some stupid streaming service and I was pleasantly surprised. On that note, streaming itself isn't stupid but the … Continue reading Pseudo-Review: The Film Collossal Or That Thing In My Substance Abuse That Is Serious Childhood Drama
1984 Or 2018? Uncreative Theatre-Makers Will Always Be Too Late
Just received an email from an old friend who went to the theatre the other night back home. Specifically, he went to the theatre in Wash DC, my old stomping ground. And what did he see? 1984 as play, eh? Done by a bunch of iPhone totting liberals, I bet. Oh well. Obviously, as worstwriter and … Continue reading 1984 Or 2018? Uncreative Theatre-Makers Will Always Be Too Late
Sunny Place In Germania, 5KM Long Luxury Beach Front Property, A Deep Diver
The Prora complex is both fascinating and scary. "Kraft durch Freude." Strength through enjoyment? Something like that. This building was first built at the end of the 1930s and when Germany started to lose the war all work was shut down. It was supposed to be play land and funville for up to 20k national … Continue reading Sunny Place In Germania, 5KM Long Luxury Beach Front Property, A Deep Diver
Baltic Sea Bike Trek Gone Right
Riding or being ridden around the island of Rügen, Germany. Other than battling some horrendous winds (thank the Gods I'm on an e-bike), this is a great place to ride a bike, check out scenery, take a boat tour and study German. OYG. Rant on. -T
Giving Marx A Try Or How I Found Solace In Failing Upwards And Enjoying Pseudo-Communist Poetry
Subtitle: The Body Of An Email Never Sent? Exchanges with an old friend about the system we all must live in is getting brighter and brighter, dear worst-reader. Or maybe not. After attempting to part a few worst-words about Marx to my old friend who believes with all his heart that capitalism is alive and … Continue reading Giving Marx A Try Or How I Found Solace In Failing Upwards And Enjoying Pseudo-Communist Poetry
For Believers And Conventionalists: May Capitalist Ideology Choke Grandmas, Puppies And Butter Your Nuts
The will to survive driven by convention. The lack of intellect culled by fear. The rearing of nation states reached its nadir. Welcome to your Dollar Dictatorship. Ok. I've been having some correspondence problems of late. A dear old friend of mine--who is an advocate of the lie that is capitalism--and I have a general … Continue reading For Believers And Conventionalists: May Capitalist Ideology Choke Grandmas, Puppies And Butter Your Nuts
Pseudo-Review #5: R&M Charger GX 4000km
Pseudo-Reviews begin here. It's been a long cold wet winter, dear worst-rider. No. Seriously. The weather has been so dismal the past few months here in the Germania tribe of #eurowasteland that I've barely ridden the R&M. Although I've been living in the old country for well over twenty-five years now, this past winter season has … Continue reading Pseudo-Review #5: R&M Charger GX 4000km