Steve Johnson @SteveJohnson@octodon.social

@starbreaker Valid thoughts. But do social movements begin with the masses? Seems like they always begin with a group that has a lot of money to spend on marketing, be it commercial, political, theological.

Is the "body-acceptance" movement just a marketing strategy for junk food companies?

Why is taking an Uber to the emergency room faster and cheaper than an ambulance?

Seems like safe sex is a misconception.

@Doppio LOL, I had a doctor tell me that sugar free Jello and Egg Beaters help expedite growth of keratin .

"You do you" is now the socially responsible way of saying, "Go fuck yourself".

I'm addicted to playing Clash of Clans. I'm on a clan populated by two other Americans and 47 Chinese. The Chinese players are not very good attackers, but they are consistent and always participate. I can't understand anything they type in clan chat (it's all Chinese characters). I wonder if China is like a "quantity versus quality" thing, where your culture can sustain itself if you do one of those two things really well.

@PermaLolly I've been a craft beer drinker for about a decade now. There are a lot of bourbon barrel aged beers on the market that are absolutely amazing if you're a bourbon guy.

@PermaLolly I have a plan to get a couple of deep cycle 6 volt batteries. I need a dual battery box too.

@sonicbooming I feel ya. So much anger in political talk, and news media loves to bait people with political shock headlines, and people share that stuff on social media. It's cyclical.

@PermaLolly A good beer!

@PermaLolly The battery is another issue, I have only a single 12 volt. I'm gonna need a couple 6 volt deep cycles, maybe four. I'm figuring at least two 150 watt panels, maybe three. I'm seeing other boondockers around here with 6 to 10 panels.

I feel like such a noob because the other RVers in this BLM area all have solar panels, some as many as 10 panels. And me? I have none. Instead I'm running a gas generator about 6-8 hours a day just to keep my laptop and hotspot device going.

No doubt. She's now sleeping off her expended energy. I hope her dreams are filled with raspberry jelly and custard.

I left home with 3 donuts left in the box. I came back home to find the an empty box on the floor and my dog too tired to get up...

@brook Albuquerque has some good craft breweries, check out Marble Brewing in downtown.

Chase Bank's fraud service is actually pretty tough. However, it's made it challenging for me to buy a new laptop. First I had to order a new laptop from Dell, then call Chase Bank to approve the purchase. But, Chase keeps the existing order denied, and instead requires me to place a second order through Dell. I have only 24 hours to place that order. Then, the Dell will automatically delete the first order they figure out they can't get paid for it.

Its the reason for the season! https://octodon.social/media/Ypb_GiK9gymYoSpTca8

@JosephHatfield Marry a chinese woman?

@pzmyers Technically, nothing is "non-GMO" because everything we grow/raise today has already been modified from what it was 100 years ago.