Things I Learned in 2020
The toilets in a 747 have a remarkably strong suction.
Never flush a toilet on a 747 before standing up.
That ride on a 747 may be the last flight I ever do on a Jumbo due to the drastic change in international long haul travel that is due to occur a few months from now (oooo, foreshadowing.)
I have been privileged enough to travel all over the world and try to experience as many different types of food and drinks as I can, but I still hold strong to the fact that the coffee I brew at home in my little cargo coffee mug is the best coffee in the world.
My favorite way to consume caffeine however... espresso in Italy with people who appreciate it.
Pompeii was a lot bigger and more interesting than I thought it was going to be!
Iceland is fricken awesome.
Hanging out with Cosmin and Amanda on the continent was even more fricken awesome.
As a Wrangler driver, the worst type of drivers are the ones that wiz past me on the highway at 100 mph.
Second worst type of driver, but those I despise the most are those who merge onto the highway at 15 mph below the speed limit.
Onesafe let me down. Hello Keeper!
I always thought the word “burly” was a compliment due to the connotation of being strong and capable.
My neighbor instead focused on the part of the word meaning “big and fat” and did not appreciate my attempt at a compliment.
It takes 6 gallons to paint the exterior of our house.
It would have been 30+ gallons had I not found the pressure regulator on the paint sprayer.
Solving a Rubix Cube is now on my list of things I can successfully do. 2:04.91 is my record.
Solving the cube in less than two minutes is still elusive.
Stock splits may quadruple the amount of shares you have, but the price per share drops by 25%.
Merry will be home a lot more often now!
All good things must come to an end, to make room for even better things!
It’s been a long time since Merry and I stayed up past midnight playing video games.
It’s been even longer since we stayed up playing multiple times a week! I guess she must like Don’t Starve Together!
Walking into a bank wearing a mask is... odd.
The fire panel room’s door handle had been disabled to prevent contractors from accessing the hangar bay while there was a hole punched in the drywall.
That last one was learned while sitting in the room where there is no longer a hole punched in the drywall and the handle has not yet been reactivated.
The last two have given me ample time to work on catching up on this list while waiting to be rescued.
You cannot use the Lav until the IRU’s have powered up.
Mask wearing is, like many things in life, something you get used to very quickly.
Renting the right drill for the job can turn a 3 minute per hole project into a few seconds, with much less effort and much more dust.
Patio railings aren’t that hard to do.
Just because DeWalt markets their hammer drill as being capable of drilling through concrete, doesn’t mean that it enjoys it.
Muscle strain is not fun.
Some hand sanitizers smell nice.
Some smell like tequila.
And some just smell like butt.
There could be a full list of just COVID related items... but fuck COVID, so they will not be included.
Zagg’s Invisible Shield says they are the #1 selling screen protection… probably because they ship the most warranty claims of any screen protector.
In a certain, weird way, I am jealous of Trump. Being able to live your life completely free of any restraints of reality must be an interesting way to exist.
Merry caramelized her rice...
Our neighbor (who has a heart of gold) (and who is also burly) cleaned our kitchen.
When he found merry’s caramelized rice, he felt bad that he was throwing out our “concrete caramel desert thing”
That was the funniest thing I heard all year.
Banks no longer have coin sorters!
$943.30 + $3.79 Canadian + $0.50 Euro + $0.10 GBP + a 1901 liberty head nickel + a coin so worn I cannot figure out where it’s from.
All of the Hannibal Lecture movies are pretty good!
So are mimosas after a very early morning of flying.
We are going to have a baby!
There is an app that you and your lovely wifey can download that will suggest baby names to you. If you both like the name, it will alert you!
Baby monitors are expensive...
Car seats are expensive...
High chairs are expensive...
Diapers are expensive...
Sorry Chuck, but this one cannot be published due to non-disclosure reasons.
OWLS CAN SIT CRISS CROSS APPLESAUCE!
After watching the Hannibal movies, you have Hannibal dreams. Don’t worry though, I trapped him in the sump pump crock and sent him back to the 1930’s along with his lightsaber.
A glass of wine and a single beer equals the worst hangover ever.
Brits don’t know how to make brownies.
Those black vinyl FlightSafety bags - worth their weight in gold.
Apple Pencil - worth it’s weight in copper.
Wexford Pocket notebooks - worth their weight in unobtainium.
Wexford office supplies has absolutely no web presence.
About 25% of the Wexford 3x5 notebooks with a red cover were made with a slightly thicker spiral wire, which makes their useful life at least 3x longer.
Merry is very patient with me as we stop at every Walgreens we pass.
Wexford notebooks can be put inside the Midori Travelers Notebook - passport edition. Now that is a great pair.
Front Porch Coffee is not open on sundays!?
Accessing the “Network Selection” page on the iPhone during a phone call doesn’t end well.
Pretzel Bites.
I really hope we know who won the election by the end of this year.
The stock markets seem to love the fact that we don’t know who has won.
Morning sickness is really all day sickness. Looks miserable.
Wow.. Fox News is too liberal for Trump.
We will never run out of coffee again!
Blah blah blah Great British Baking Show season 8 blah blah.
While preparing to go to bed in front of the fireplace (due to being under the weather) Merry comments “Don’t burn the comforter, it’s a really nice comforter.” We now know where her priorities lie!
Shit. I burned the comforter.
How did I not know about “An Island to Oneself”?
How do I not know the correct placement for a question mark when the end of the question (even if it is rhetorical) ends in quotation?
If the quoted words are a question, put the question mark inside the quotation marks. If the entire sentence is a question, put the question mark outside the quotation marks.
Hallelujah, Bye Don.
One of these is definitely a lie.
You no longer need to push the gas button on Mario Kart.
Because of a stupid thermostat, I sold the Jeep.
Nest Pro is a marketing term.
Mr. Nest Pro is not certified to work on an HVAC system.
A common wire is used to provide 24v power to a thermostat.
Costco’s carpet program rocks!
The 31071 miles with the Jeep were the most fun miles of my vehicular career.
Hopefully the next 31071 miles with the Exploder are comparable...
Gas mileage sure is.
I felt guilty for all the convenience and comfort feature the Exploder has for about 3 days. Now there is no going back.
Youtube may be an addiction.
Mitch McConnell can *** ***** **** a ********** while ******* *** ************** with a ******* snake.
“Samwise” means “Halfwitted”.
Zoom call Christmas went smoother than I expected it to.
Pick n save offers Covid antibody testing for $25 bucks.
Their reservations are so far out that we won’t get the results until next years list.
Fantasy football champion two years in a row. How about that.
Nintendo is amazingly bad at making multiplayer games… especially online.
The Exploder can fit in the garage!!
Dear 2020, don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.