My partner’s company starts some standup meetings with optional ice breaker questions. Partner will frequently will say “pass” when the ice breaker comes to him. Since he goes early in the rotation, it helps emphasize to newer employees that they don’t have to answer, either.

Anyways, I’m proud of him for helping destigmatize non-participation in silly stuff.

My brother ended up lost in a major city, 3 hours away from home and our parents. He didn’t know where he parked his car, just that it was “at a hotel”. Drugs were almost certainly involved.

His strategy was to wander around asking to borrow strangers’ cell phones until he ended up in a gas station run by an immigrant couple who were OMG lovely. They let him use their phone and they fed him until my parents could drive over and pick him up.

My parents found his car by posting “lost car” ad on Craigslist with a reward.

Anyways, my strategy’s probably to find a local library or equivalent and email my partner and friends a “please help” message. Hopefully someone lends/gives me clothes along the way.

Edit: oops, I said 3 miles. It was 3 hours. Updated.

Congrats! My household did the same back in December and we’re happy with it.

Or the nub mouse! The pictured Thinkpad has a nub mouse and they’re adorable.

I’m debating a tattoo of a cute critter on my wrist. I have a tendency to bite my wrist when I’m over-stressed and I figure I might think twice about hurting Cute Critter.

It wasn’t that uncommon at the time. Take a look at this 2005 study the US GAO did on the issue: Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain Also, this news article on the trend.

I vote for Usan, pronounced YOO-sn.

My queer FB friends have been moving to Bluesky, which is frustrating because I’ve been on Mastodon for a year. But, whatever. I can deal with two accounts.

My college ID used to be my social security number, so maybe it was something like that? Iirc that’s no longer allowed in the US.