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There are times when I think my GPS is working against me. Let's say I'm going to an appointment a few cities from me. I'll input the address and the GPS will calculate the distance, route, travel time and expected arrival time. That sounds good so far... This is what a GPS is supposed to do.
Usually, if there is an accident or delaying conditions, my GPS will notify me and usually sometimes offer a detour or 2nd route around the trouble.
Most times, I can guess the travel time to any new appointments and leave earlier than what the GPS has calculated, because it's important to arrive before a meeting, rather than late to one.
I don't do the speed limit. I'm not excessive, but 5 miles per hour over the posted limit is my normal. Unless, I'm in a zone that's a speed trap, 5mph more seems to be what most of the traffic around me will do.
What I don't understand about my GPS is when I'm in the express lane of the highway doing more than 20 miles per hour over the posted limit and I'm 'cranking it' for nearly half the way to my destination, with no delays or slow traffic holding me up... do I show up several minutes past the time it told me at the beginning of the trip.


It defaults to fastest route and there are times my GPS recommends a back road that takes me into a 30mph area and also a 20mph school zone. No, no, no, I'm taking the highway.

The GPS app is resident to my Android phone and I'm told Google updates on a regular basis which is different to the GPS in my car, so I use the cellphone GPS and the car GPS only for map functions and to alert me of posted speed zones.

Wouldn't you expect the GPS... any GPS to calculate duration based on posted speed limits and not what chatillion thinks he can get away with? Yeah, I didn't think so!

I hope you had a safe and fun New Years party. Here, nothing major happened. I stayed home, playing video games until 2 am, where I got ready for bed. Laid down at 3 am, fell asleep quickly thereafter.

2024 is going to be a good year. I can feel it. From development at work to more holidays abroad. More concerts. More self-restraint. What do I mean by that?

Well... 2023 was my fattiest year ever, meaning I ate a bunch of fatty foods, which I can feel on myself. So this year, I will try to eat healthier. More salads, less pizzas. I also want to kick the soda habit. At least, I want to cut back massively on my intake of soda. It's definitely not healthy for me. I also want to get my doctor to perform a check on my overall health. That means I have to spend one of my days off to get fully examined, from head to toe. The last time I did that, I was told that my cholesterol was too high, so I am now curious if things have improved or have gotten worse. I also want to figure out why I am so tired all the time, even thought I get 7 hours of sleep every night.

But that's for later this month. Now I just want to enjoy being back at work. Its been a while since I have been working, so it was nice to get back into the grove again. Tomorrow's Wednesday, so we're close to the weekend.

Oh also, on New Years Eve our beloved Queen, much to the shock of everyone, told us that she would intend to step down on the 14th of January, 2024. In other words: Abdicate. Now it's time for Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary to show us what they are made of. I am guessing it'll be a great thing, because they are both loved by a majority of the Danes. Naturally, there are people who would want to abolish the monarchy, but I like it. It's a great tourist magnet for Denmark, plus it's pretty neat to say that I live in an actual kingdom.

I got a New Years text from an old friend I haven't seen in a few years. He asked what I was up to and I responded that I'm back into flying model aircraft. We met as a group who used to talk on 2-way radio, starting with CB and later getting ham radio licenses. Now, his hobby/sport is guns. Lots of guns. I asked if he was into buying and selling as a collector and his response was shooting. I guess that's his final answer.
He did say he's going through life with the 'check engine' light on and I understand that statement.
I'll have to stop by to see him on my next trip to Miami.

There have been some claims in the past year about who took what territory, who ran away, what kind of vehicle was that on the airport tarmac, etc. Many rely only on what various media claim. Reality is sometimes those media lie.
Don't be fooled. Look for yourself. Here is a video introduction to 4 totally free satellite services any person can use from their home computer. Most here already know of Google Earth, but not many knew it has different versions. This video shows you the best one. It also shows you 3 more not owned or affiliated with Google you can use. See for yourself what is real and what is not. If the video doesn't load for your location here, the title of the video on YT is
"OSINT At Home #9 – Top 4 Free Satellite Imagery Sources"
A manual search on YT should bring it up for you if the link here doesn't work.

More than a decade ago, when I wanted an English muffin, I would split it, lather on some real butter, toast it so the butter drips off the edges and then drop a slice of Provolone cheese on top. I could eat a few a week.
Times have changed and I'm consuming less than one English muffin a month, toasted first then adding butter substitute made from Canola oil and lightly sprinkling Parmesan cheese on top.
Options would be a slice of tomato or a few pieces of Hass avocado.
Dinner tonight included sauteed Chinese eggplant (we call them purple airplanes due to their long skinny shape) with celery and it's been a while so I topped them to the English muffin.
A healthier way to butter my bread.

I'm the one on the right

He passed on Dec 30th. John was very well known for his journalism over many decades - in Vietnam as a young reporter, up to the conflicts (and threat of conflicts) we currently face. One could sense that John cared deeply about peace, and never shirked from aiming criticism at whomever he felt was deserving of it (no matter how powerful that person or government may be).

John's final published essay can be read below:

This is really well done. For the first time, a true timeline of the events and the various mitigating factors on the day of January 6th 2021 has been put together in video documentary form.

Highly recommended. Free to watch, on:

I've been an active member of CS for a number of years and enjoyed blogging. This place has been my playground. Some of my blogs were informative, some were funny, some sad, some political and I often followed current events. But the time has come to say goodbye as good times often have to end.
So with this blog, I'm announcing it will be my last.

Well, for 2023 it will be my last blog.
Goodbye 2023, it's been real... and I'll see you in 2024, when I start blogging again!

Repent of your sins and improve and keep good: This will lead you to be saved.
God is love and good, therefore love God with all heart..., and love your neighbours as yourself (love
all people).
There are so many people going to hell to suffer terribly..., because they don,t repent of their sins...!
All those who hear this,repent and improve and keep good.
So believe in God and you will be saved.
seek truth and be true and truth will make you free.
God bless.