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Cake day: October 12th, 2023

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  • I worked at an elementary school (public) in a very red state.

    I had been overhauling the library computers (I was IT) all day and had been chatting with the librarian. Cool chick, probably 10 years older than me, so late 30s. I was dating my wife at the time, so I wasn’t looking to date, but got invited out for drinks with other librarians from the district.

    After a few rounds, the topic turned to censorship, book bans, etc.

    Every single one of them, from the churchy prim and proper lady, to the more alternative types, we against banning books and discussed how to get the kids access and and encourage them to read them, without losing their jobs.

    I had to shutdown their plan to distribute cheap flash drives with banned material on them a la guerilla distribution - ie, leave it where kids would find them.

    And that is why next week Mr. Case’s cyber security BS thing was about how we don’t plug random shit we find in to computers.




  • I’ve done a little volunteer work, and in the past I’ve donated financially to various charities.

    At the moment, my last paycheck was for two days, and it took 5 months to get this job.

    So, currently, no. I’m trying to get back in the saddle, pay off some shit, and start saving for emergencies again.

    Also, you know, eating at least once a day can be nice, even if it seems like a luxury some days.