Notices by Matthew Haughey (mathowie@xoxo.zone), page 3

never forget what Ronald Reagan did to this country

I watched a BMX jam on YouTube that featured former pros from the 1980s and 1990s and one guy was breaking my brain because he was doing modern, difficult balance tricks on his bike while looking like a retired bank manager in his late 50s and I kept worrying about him crashing and getting hurt.

My uncle offhandedly said "you know your dad had a scrambled brain like we all do in this family" and it was news to me. No one has ever mentioned ADHD.

Then I looked at my morning:
– greeted an electrician fixing something at our house
- got our backup generator onto wifi
- scheduled DMV visit to sort out a car title change
- scheduled install of a new exhaust system for other car
- ordered new tires for our farm truck
- called a lawyer about my dad's will

I've only been awake for 2hrs!

@courtney it’s like how a medieval marriage between Spanish and French royalty wasn’t about love but solidified brand synergy

This is a bridge too far

@taoish nobody. We might get a MLB team in 2030.

There’s a fun local single A team called the Portland Pickles though.

Today is September 12, 2024. Guantanamo Bay *still* has 30 detainees being held in its human rights violating prison.

How is this still a thing 22 years after it opened?

I bought a fitted ball cap in the same size of the last one I owned and it showed up very slightly too tight so I searched and found tips I should boil water in a pot with the hat on top of the pot, soaking up the steam for 5-10min to stretch its fibers slightly, then wear it after it cools down and goddamn it *really* worked.

Feels perfectly molded to my head now. Thanks, weird internet advice.

missed the debate so I watched an hour of clips from late night and political shows and realized I had to watch the actual debate in full.

Trump floods the zone with much disinformation even MSNBC and The Daily Show can’t capture most of it.

Rewatching it, I was amazed at the unhinged things he said that no one even quoted last night because there were so many bigger absurd things he did.

She played him like a fiddle. It was great to see a lawyer draw a witness into self-incrimination.

@AccordionGuy I saw them on that tour! I even ran into Ice-T in the bathroom.

huh, the embiggenification of phones continues:

iPhone 16 Pro (non Max) screen size: 6.3 inches

iPhone 11 Pro Max screen size: 6.5 inches

There's a big airshow this weekend at my local Cessna airport and they have the Air Force Thunderbirds buzzing my house to practice their moves and it's really amazing what those little puppets can still do.

I grew up in the 80s in bmx/skate/moto culture and it was so toxic for women that there was only 1 woman BMXer sponsored by a major company. Now there are hundreds. My favorite rider, silver medalist Perris Benegas just posted photos of her proposal to her longtime girlfriend and her sponsors and other top riders all congratulated her because it's wonderful when you see true joy.

Anyway, I can't believe how far bmx culture has come in the past 30 years, it feels night and day better now.

I barely ever drink but when Trump loses a nationwide popular vote for the third consecutive time in his career, I will have a toast to him truly being the biggest loser in america.

Searched for my name in the SSN hacker dump and I got about 20 results for every address I’ve ever lived at. Thankfully, I’ve had my credit locked for the last two years but damn.

McDonalds brought back meal deals that include a collectors glass. Loving the 1970s vibes of it all. https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/collectors-meal-with-big-mac.html

the entire GOP platform

“Can you make dinner some time?”

“Sure, how about 1957?”

‼️ 1 in 37 Americans currently have covid

I have questions about a custom license plate that says:

IM2020

- an eye surgeon that restores perfect vision?

- a hot mess of a person akin to the year 2020?

- a gift for turning 40?