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https://www.parents.com/thmb/RgYGlsEF-Kqz4rDMg6rQasXAFv8=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/shutterstock_1181843914-05f12562128a4fb59f8d0d9d77175a60.jpg Happy Labor Day, folks.

Happy Labor Day. Enjoying the holiday, going to do a bit of grilling this afternoon and be lazy and sit in the hot tub again tonight. I'm on PTO this week, going to go to a couple beaches and take some sightseeing trips up the North Coast this week, as well as unpacking more around the house..

Ive had that kind of thought from one of the very first times I saw Shark Week (on Discovery channel) way back when. How adorable I thought. As long as your fingers stay intact I presume, would be the correct answer in longevity of said career choice. But I quickly learned the one thing about myself that I knew I couldnt be one of the lucky ones to have such a job. And it aint the fear of those teeth either. I saw the Tyson/Holyfield fight live... I have teeth of my own. I could always bite back. Imma not so much a religious guy, but an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth comes in handy in this line of work. Its this:

Yes it does and they are very proud of the feature. See how Google Pixel’s voice-to-text is better than the iPhone’s - Android Community

Went out to Oberlin, Ohio to tour a neat Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house, parked in the driveway was this neat Citroen 2CV Dolly...80s vintage I think.

Major F body collection...

My real random thought for the day: Lately, I've been wondering how people get a job tagging great white sharks. And what the length of employment at such a job would be.

yes decent phone, tech folks tend to like it as it allows personal customization very easily. ymmv

Are Google Pixels good phones? I was at this juncture before and got some nods on the Google Pixel. Instead, I bought a Kyocera DuraForce. It's a Korean brand and it's really rugged since it's mostly aimed at the construction sector. It is starting to do some weird things every now and then. Other than that, it has been a phone I've really liked. My phone use is basic and doesn't need to be cutting edge. Any thoughts on Google Pixel (Android) phones? I'm not an early adopter and I don't want to spend a lot, so please keep that in mind if you have suggestions and comments.

There was a window that was even open up to about 15 years ago where the Miami area was still relatively affordable. Maybe not Coral Gables and Coconut Grove, and certainly not Miami Beach, but many still safe enough parts of Miami proper. You might be sort of a token non-Hispanic white, but you could befriend your many Cuban neighbors. They'd love to feed you. That same window was sort of available in decent enough parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties right above Miami-Dade. Maybe even east of I-95 in some cases (that means closer to the water). That window has also closed. Money leaving SoCal, NorCal, New England, and New York has shifted to other places and South Florida should have been no surprise. I knew some people growing up who were (still are) Cuban who moved to Miami shortly after finishing college. If they wanted a sizable Cuban community, the pocket sized ones on the West Coast would not have worked for them. Not only that, and I hate to say this, the chemistry between my Mexican-American friends, California's dominant Hispanic demographic, and my Cuban friends was non-existent. I'm not stating anything that's not already well known. It's not a hostile situation, but an uncomfortable aloof one. It was pointless to have them at a restaurant or at a party together. I think they locked in on the palatable South Florida prices prior to the big jump. I didn't ask them how much they paid for their dwellings, but they seem to have happily settled in!

Very cool, looks like the USA will become a major Lithium producer. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-battery-technology-company-confirms-presence-of-lithium-at-depths-greater-than-1-400-feet-at-tonopah-flats-lithium-project-301912498.html

Seems there is a limited edition Cadillac V watches. Pretty sweet looking. https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/08/check-out-the-limited-edition-cadillac-v-series-classic-chrono-watch/

Vehicles Thieves Crave Most — and Least https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2023/08/vehicles-thieves-crave-most-and-least/

I wanna know who's generation likes and WANTS this kind of shyte and gets entertained by it???!!! It cant be the phoquing boomers??? Is it MY gen. The Gen Xers???!!! Its cant be the millennials or the Z gen. These things are waaaaaaaaay too expensive for them... At least this what the popular word on the street is. This is what we are led to believe that most of them whine that there are no jobs and its tough for them to buy shyte. Shyte like houses... It might as well BE them that ask for this idiocy as I also heard these phoquers dont want to drive...they like their phoquing phones better!!!! Let me explain: I went to the Ford dealership a couple of days ago to set yet another appointment for yet *SIGH* another recall on the Fusion... double *SIGH* This is when I jumped into a Bronco that was in the showroom floor. To my horror...and reaction: When I saw what greeted me when I sat down...where the SPEEDOMETER IS SUPPOSED TO BE!!! Is this what has become of our society? That we need phoquing pictures and photograghs on little screens? Who the phoque decided that a picture where the speedometer is supposed to be is such a great idea that will entertain us when we...drive? Are we phoquing little children that we need this shyte? As a welcome when we get into our car? The Fusion has this Ford start up thing going on. I guess expensive cars greet you by name. If memory serves me right, Tesla does it... I repeat...are we children???!!! I HATE IT!!!! I dont want ANY pictures of wild horses on the big screen and I dont want pictures of rivers where the phoquing speedometer is supposed to be. I just want a phoquing speedometer, a tach at the most. Little idiot lights could be on a TV screen. Any of that could be on a TV screen. I want REAL phoquing buttons to change the temp and radio station in my car. I dont want all the other little shyte that we have today. I just want to DRIVE the phoquing thing. I dont want anything else... Is THIS the reason why cars go up in price? For unnecessary bullshyte like that???!!! Please make it go away?