The biggest change I see in post Covid restaurant is the high cost of labor is forcing places to go with less staff forcing managers to do more of the work. Early on it was lack is staff, now that people are coming back to work, the higher pay we had to offer is coming back to bite.


When asked Siri to beam me up


My desk set up 10 years ago. I was still building websites back then. That MacBook Pro was just decommissioned due to swelling battery.


Lots of news on “Quiet quitting” That’s now new, people have been doing that for years. There’s also quiet firing or managing them out the door.


My much better half is almost home. She’s been traveling for 13 hours so far. 90 min to go


Nice, but they shove a number of matches over to USA network, cable account required. worldsoccertalk.com

Peacock’s major new features enhance Premier League experience


Good day sports wise. #Arsenal took the 3 points - top of the table #Inter also took the points - top of the table #Dodgers on the good side of 7-nil - first place by a lot

Work is going well too


When I read or hear the term MagSafe I still think of the plug on the side of older Macs, not the back of my iPhone.


I’m not a podcaster, but I got one last year for those annual family FaceTime calls on birthdays and holidays. It makes a difference. The new stage manager will make it even better www.cultofmac.com

Hey podcasters, get a monstrous deal on a Blue Yeti Nano USB mic


Staying put

As to climate change. We live on a rather big island (that’s kind of why they call it “The Big Island”)There is plenty of room inland to live to account for ocean rise. We have a sizable aquifer under the island for water. This aquifer is fed from rain anywhere on the island. We have a strong and growing agricultural community. Excluding maybe the newer arrivals, we have rather independent population that looks out for our neighbors. Just need to be ready for bigger hurricanes and other storms and the occasional earthquake, which would have with or without climate change.



Extracted from the last of our 4 dead Apple laptops dating back as far as 10 years


Apple screws


Every year on August 16 it doesn’t catch up with me until later in the day, it’s the anniversary of my first marriage - 1980. The second one has been more successful, though we do have a smart and beautiful daughter from the first one.


Go my Steam Deck today. All set up and downloaded a few games from my library. Then got lost for a couple of hours trying out the play. I’ll like it. Will play more now that I can play anywhere


First sunset at my new job. Had a week off, got a lot done around the house. First real time off since the original COVID lockdown


10 years ago last month, we were in Ireland. Can’t wait to go back


Nice day. #Arsenal ++ #Inter ++ Met my team the the restaurant I’ll be managing starting next week. Having tacos for lunch.

All set for an afternoon nap. #FTW


It lost its role as the driver of our home network a few years ago, but looking to repurpose it as the Time Machine capsule for my Mac Mini.


This time of year the sun shines right in our lanai, so the shade comes down while in enjoy a Kona Longboard Island Lager Listening to Clientele