Notices by Syn-ACK, Pentagenerian :facepalm: (synack@corteximplant.com)

Took 2.5 boxes of papers to be shredded at the UPS Store (secure shredding is a service they offer in conjunction with Iron Mountain). One pays per pound.

Inflation and Cost of Living in action:

2 copier-paper boxes full of papers to be shredded in Bristol, Indiana: ~$46

2 copier-paper boxes and 1 shoebox full of papers to be shredded in Austin, TX: ~$100

Either my papers were a lot heavier or something's rotten in the state of Denmark. :spongebobbruh:

@aral Textbook case of the fox watching the hen house, I think.

Why is it that we shorten "fediverse" to "fedi" instead of "the 'verse"? I know it's awfully close to crossing into Firefly lingo, but I just think that referring to the #fediverse as #TheVerse rather than #fedi sounds somehow cooler.

Day 2 of #F1 #USGP 2023 in the books. My first live sprint race, and also the first sprint race held at #CircuitOfTheAmericas. I enjoyed it quite thoroughly, as it seemed to kind of be a preview for the full race on Sunday. It was exciting and the fans around us are pretty cool to hang with.

Finished off the day with Queen + Adam Lambert, which was a great show! Although I do wonder how long Adam has to perform with Queen before he becomes an official member - it's been more than 10 years now!

But I'm coming to the realization that this might be my last year for attending a live #F1 race. I'm wrecked, y'all. Got some sunburn, my whole body aches, my feet and legs are killing me, and I'm probably more than a bit dehydrated. All that walking (somewhere between 5-10 miles/day) and sun are taking a toll on me this year, and I think I'm about to go Danny Glover. I really enjoy the races and the pageantry, but the actual mundane stuff is really hard for me to handle this year.

Getting old sucks, fam.

My father finally succumbed to his battle with pancreatic cancer and a massive stroke and passed away today. He went peacefully in his rest, surrounded by friends. Unfortunately there was no way that I could be with him, but I was able to talk to him one last time early this morning and say my goodbyes. Death is never happy, but my father was granted the best possible one that we could have asked for. I am very grateful that I got to spend an extended time with him before his stroke, and the last words that I spoke to him that he would have remembered were "I love you". No more suffering, no more cancer, no more being made to drink protein drinks or eat protein bars that "taste like dirt" (he could be so dramatic!)

Both my father and I believe that we will see each other again in the afterlife, but that doesn't mean that I won't miss him in the here and now. But I would rather miss him for a while than to have him be here and in constant pain and struggle.

I'm headed back there on Monday to help with arrangements and such, so I may not be around much here for a while. Then again, this place is my "digital home" so I may be around more than I think for the distraction. I'm doing okay, and I'm feeling fine at the moment other than the effects of grief.

Rest in peace, Dad! :pixelheart:

@elduvelle @feditips Toot! for iOS also does this

@chris This sounds great! I'm happy to be a #MastoHelper as well if anybody needs some help getting their bearings! It's not super-easy to navigate this place when you're first starting out, and everybody needs help sometime!

@textasfeelings heya! The first place to start is to follow @feditips if you haven't already! They've got a lot of resources to help you find your way around.

The first thing I would do is make an #introduction post (and make sure to use that hash tag). Tell people a little bit about who you are, and use hashtags when you talk about your interests. That will help other people who are interested in those things find you more easily. Also, as you post about things, use hashtags to help others find your toots by search.

You can also follow hashtags to get more content in your home timeline. I did the following things when I first started here:

• get to know the people on your local instance and follow them. The more people you follow, the more content you'll see in your home timeline, and the more topics and people you'll discover to interact with.

• follow hashtags (e.g. #boardgames, #martialarts, and #cyberpunk are some of the ones I follow)

• interact with other people's toots; comment on them, like them, and boost them if you really like it! Interacting with people is the best way to find others.

• cruise the federated timeline to see a bunch more posts from everywhere (the "firehose") to maybe give you more people to follow and interact with

Hope this helps!