G Allen @vollink@wandering.shop

#reintroduction : I use this site wrong. I mostly use Twidere on Android, which hides CW pretty deep, so I sometimes forget. I generally read everything in my feed, in order, but am often up-to three days behind. I may inexplicably boost or reply to something you've forgotten about, and I'm sorry.

As an #introduction, I live in the Bronx, and I manage some programmers in the financial data space. I'm married to a YA librarian with NY Public Libraries. I read a lot of books, some of them are not out yet. I have wide interests and lots of hobbies. If I'm following you, I probably noticed you talk about something I thought was interesting.

@aflightybroad Steely Dan randomly comes up on my playlist, and I think of you as one of the few people I know who actually knows that music. Have a great day.

So this billionaire Democrat, former Republican, has started ramping up media buys, including paid social media spots and I'm watching everyone mistake the noise he is producing for actual support. I've muted his at-bird, and have started muting the accounts that Stan for him. I wish others on birdsite would do the same.

USA: Happy presidents day, the buses may be on reduced schedule in your area.

They are in mine. ...Running late.

Left my umbrella on the subway. Because that's what I do on a rainy day I guess.

Is the bus somewhere in pieces? Or is it just particu-late?

That feeling when near a random stranger that I know them full somewhere. Drives me slowly insane.

The disadvantage of being old is that I remember shit that got swept under the rug 16 years ago. The news has nothing but good things to say about the now deceased Kobe. I worry about what his victim has to put up with today hearing all these good things.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_sexual_assault_case

How is it that only today I found out that Jonathon Coulton created a mashup of 25 or 6 To 4 (Chicago) and When I'm 64 (Beatles). It's...awesome.

Just found out that Terry Jones of Monty Python died.

I need to acknowledge this... My wife had the day off and decided to take the 1h40m committee to bring me my belt this morning.

How about leaving for work but forgetting my belt? That would be a Monday thing to do.

Somehow, I never listened to the Coulton-Roderick Christmas album this season.

Just noticed that I made coffee about 90 minutes ago. How's YOUR day going?

I generally hate stretch clothing, it doesn't last as long, and doesn't fit as well, but most stores ONLY carry stretch. If it isn't underwear, it shouldn't be stretchy. But also, so much of men's clothing now comes in "slim fit". These two features, together, means that every guy who isn't actually slim is walking around in terribly ill-fitting clothes unless they go through the online gauntlet of finding non-slim and non-stretch, which is hard without a fitting-room.

Though I started on Monday, I don't feel like I've started working yet. So far it's been training which has important, but it doesn't give me a feel for what the work will look like.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎆 From New York City