I have a very important question... How do you take off your pants?

Please boost, for very important sciencing.

I think the biggest complaint I have with java is that in my experience it is common to have exceptions and warnings be treated as expected and normal.

I know this isn't inherent to the language, and a disciplined team can avoid it, but in practice it seems like a common trap.

I hate that. I treat every warning as fatal in my code, because ignoring any warnings leads to missing important warnings.

I just took my girls (Theo and Nelly, the Great Danes) on a walk and explored a few streets we haven't walked down before.

I absolutely love walking in #PDX because there always so many interesting things to see! So many cool old houses, and interesting people!

Today we found a house with goats in their front yard! It was nice to meet some new friends. We'll have to go that way more often!

Or am I a horrible person for different reasons?

Am I a horrible person for trying to hide from all the scary things by distracting myself with house projects?

How do I get delivery people to stop trying to deliver to the alley?!?!!!???!!!!!!!?!!?3*$&$?#!3?*!3+#));$8#!??!

The paint turned out SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!!!!!!

The painters are here. They are nice and friendly. They jumped right in, and already have the room mostly taped off.

I am excited about having this room painted.

I am also, anxious as fuck about people being in my house, and I am really struggling to focus because of it. I wish I wasn't like this.

Painters are coming today. Our bedroom walls and ceiling are going to be black, with the trim and doors being left white. The walls and ceiling of the stairway up to the bedroom will be too.

I am rather excited about this.

I've had enough of today. Time for some gummies and relaxation. Who's with me?

I find it fucking hilarious that they are denying using a.i. to write this bullshit health report.

So, you wrote this yourselves? You think that's less embarrassing?!?

Are you having a problem? Don't know how to resolve it?

Have you tried having a coffee?

I mean, it probably won't solve your problem, but it is pretty nice anyway. Enjoy.

The other day, I was wearing a tshirt that said "fuck transphobia" (it still says that, but the point is it said it the other day) while in the checkout line at a grocery store.

The woman working the register appeared to be having a bad day, but was trying to be cheerful.

When I got to the front, she saw my shirt and she smiled and her eyes lit up. It looked like she was holding back tears.

A lot of people are scared right now, and need to know we are on their side.

I'm on your side.

I have too many projects to do.

The neighborhood is busy tonight. 4 different people told me that my dogs are big on the walk we just took.

One stopped their car a bit behind us, then slowly matched our speed for half a block until I crossed then finally leaned the window and said in a jolly booming voice "Those are big dogs! Big dogs right here!"

Yes. You are correct, sir. How are you supposed to respond to that?

Did you remember to take your meds this morning?

Does anyone happen to know a good mobile dog groomer in Portland who will do a bath and desheding for two Great Danes?

I'm getting tired of going through forms only to be told they don't do "giant" dogs or that they do but charge a ridiculous fee, or that they aren't available for 2 months...

Good morning. I hope today finds...

Oh. Wait... Sorry, you're it.

I hope you find today well.

If you are in your mid 40s and have been working in the software industry since you were a teenager, like me... Then you may enjoy this guy's videos.

https://youtu.be/PKPVI-qFjLU?si=gcBkRZrY591Y2XDP

I had an internship at Novell when I was 16, and worked in their Super Lab which was a massive test lab with thousands of desktop class PCs, hundreds of servers, and a ton of networking gear for all of it.

So, seeing late 90s servers and networking gear makes me feel very nostalgic. It is nice.

It is shocking the number of times since moving here that people have interacted with me, in a positive way, who would have ignored me or raised their nose at me back in Utah.

I didn't fit in there because I don't conform, and that was not acceptable to them.

I do fit in here because I don't conform, and it is celebrated.