Social Media Posts I Didn’t Share Today, March 21, 2025 Edition

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I decided to take a break from social media and need someplace to put my posts. Here they are.

Yesterday, I realized that because of filtering on my preferred social media account (Mastodon), I was only seeing about 5% of the posts being shared by the people I follow. I’ve been using filters extensively to block out posts that mention most political and controversial topics, and those filters work pretty well. Every once in a while, I need to add a new name or phrase or hashtag, but, for the most part, I’m simply not seeing the “doomscrolling” crap that’s out there. And that’s fine with me.

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My Chain Link Connector Ordeal

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Okay, so maybe “ordeal” is a strong word here. “Debacle” might be better.

There’s an old adage that says “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” I’m not a huge fan of television, but if I’m not mistaken, there was some sort of came show called Weakest Link that was based on this adage. (Ah, yes. Internet search to the rescue. The Brits did the show first and, as unsurprisingly, the Americans made their own version when it proved successful. I haven’t seen either one.)

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Opinions and Theories are Not the Same as Facts

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Please understand the differences in what you’re finding online.

It’s March 2025 and eggs — the kind that come out of chickens and are a staple in American breakfasts — are not only in short supply, but more expensive than ever. This is a fact that you can confirm for yourself by visiting any supermarket or grocery store that sells them.

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Microsoft Shoving AI Features Down My Throat is the Last Straw

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Enshittification forces me to sever my 30+ year relationship with Microsoft Office products.

Warning: This post contains strong language. (I’m pissed.) If you can’t deal with a good sprinkling of f-bombs, it’s best to click away now.

I cancelled my Office 365 subscription today.

I didn’t think I’d ever drop Word and Excel. After all, I know these two applications better than any other on my computer.

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Stop Making Excuses. Make a Plan.

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In which I attempt to encourage you to follow your dreams and try to tell you how.

Personal Philosophy

Lately, it seems like I’m on a personal philosophy kick — I keep writing blog posts that reflect the philosophies that drive my life. This isn’t new in this blog, but it does seem concentrated these days and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I’m trying to avoid thinking about what’s going on in the world around me? And I’m doing that by looking inside myself?

The reason doesn’t matter, though. What matters is that these things are important to me. I feel a real need to share my thoughts on these matters, hopefully to help others who are lost or without focus.

Remember this: there’s only one person in your entire life that you can always count on to take care of you: yourself. Make yourself the best you can be and you’ll have a great person you can rely on for the rest of your life.

Like most people these days, I spend time socializing on social media. In my case, it’s Mastodon, a system remarkably like Twitter in the early days, where you can post short “toots” with text, images, links, and/or polls and then discuss them with the other folks who have seen them. There are lots of differences between Mastodon and other social media, and because that’s not really what this post is about, I’ll skip a deeper discussion. Let’s just say that because there’s no algorithm determining what you see, you see all of the toots posted by all of the people you follow, as well as the conversations between the people you follow, even if you’re not involved in that conversation.

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