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26
Jun
2020

A stopped clock is right twice a day, right?

categories: personal; word count: 180 words

It may have taken our state governor forever to authorize this, but… now SNAP recipients are allowed to use SNAP for curbside pickup with certain retailers, and now they can even order online with two large retailers if they get SNAP anywhere in the state. And it may have been authorized as a direct result of the pandemic, but I am still appreciative of the fact that it was even done. Up until recently, this was never even an option, and only select (mainly Democratic-led) states permitted one, maybe both, things to be done with SNAP funds. But at the end of the day, barring the whole “a stopped clock is still right twice a day” clause, I still have absolutely no respect for my state governor — or the President that we still sadly have, for that matter.

Respect is earned, not given. I don’t have to respect people who have not earned it. I will not be “made” to.

In other news, I may utilize this and begin ordering at least some of our groceries online. That would help…

25
Jun
2020

Another bumpable song from this trilogy.

categories: RPGs; word count: 58 words

I don’t think Final Fantasy has ever made a song, or an inherently bad game, although I have… things to say about Lightning Returns — the game itself isn’t bad, I do like the storyline, I just hate the doomsday clock…

This is another one of my favorite songs from Final Fantasy XIII-2. I just love this game’s soundtrack.

24
Jun
2020

Some more things that I forgot to add…

categories: personal; word count: 254 words

In the whole debate about cops, I’ve noticed that comparisons between members of the military and members of the police force have been made. Given that I live where I do, I wanted to draw comparisons.

· getting a domestic violence/similar conviction ends your military career
(this also means that you can not claim veteran status if you were otherwise eligible)
· this is not the same for members of the police force… you can still work as a cop
(it is up to the mercy of your superiors whether or not you are actually fired for this offense)
· as a result, 40% of policemen are documented to have committed acts of abuse against family members
· simply being arrested for an act of abuse can mess up a military man (or woman)’s career
(at this point it doesn’t kick them out of the military, but it can affect re-enlistment/still end their career)
· already having a domestic violence arrest/conviction prior to enlistment bars you from joining the military
(there is no such bar if you want to join the police force, as it’s up “to discretion” if you can still join)

Basically, it’s a lot more difficult to join the military, and stay in it, than it is to become and stay a cop.

I feel like if we make it more difficult to become, and stay, a cop, we might affect some positive change in this country that doesn’t continue to culminate in the murders of black men we’ve horrifyingly continued to have.

23
Jun
2020

It figures that I would like this song, y’all.

categories: blog maintenance, personal; word count: 67 words

Well, I had given a SEO plugin a try for a little while, but since it didn’t deliver the results that I had hoped for, I figured that there was no harm in getting rid of it. After all, I’m about saving space when and where I can.

But at any rate, it figures that I would like this song for multiple reasons, so here it is.

22
Jun
2020

Something that I want to do at some point.

categories: personal; word count: 217 words

Since I have a copy of all major Bibles here in the house (and various… study guides, and supplementary materials, that go along with them), I want to actually take the time to read all of them cover to cover. Whenever the time does come that I actually commit to that and start it, I want to post about it here — I’m not sure when I’ll schedule the posts, as I’ve begun to get back into the habit of scheduling some posts to go out in advance, although it would be ironic if I scheduled some of these posts to go out on Sunday mornings.

Although it is said, and is generally true, that non-believers have read more of and know the Bible(s) more than their believing and worshiping counterparts, I want to go one(, two, or three…) further. I can see this actually causing migraines, having to read and stomach the contents of these — with the exception of LaVey’s The Satanic Bible and counterparts — although I already know in advance that it’s not going to convert me anywhere else other than to more fortified Satanism. I’ll post more about it here when I’ve committed to a starting date to this and have begun to plan out in what order I will read what “holy” text.

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