Patrick Rhone

@patrickrhone.bsky.social

Master Generalist. Check occasionally, post infrequently, blog near daily at patrickrhone.net.

For those who have not followed Donny Dictator's exploits for years, a key thing to understand is that he loves bankruptcy. Sees it as a way of running up debt (someone else's money) and then walking away from most if not all of it. He sees it as a stiff and he loves to stiff.

This is your regular reminder that almost every crazy thing Donny Dictator says or does is meant to distract the media and therefore public from the fact that his name appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files.

What a wonderful story. "What started as a desperate plea could so easily have gone sideways if we’d dismissed the neighbor’s concerns. But it turned out she simply needed to be heard, and isn’t that what we all all want and need, especially now?"

Pam Schmid@pamschmid.bsky.social · 3w ago

It started with a half dozen handwritten notes taped to car windows, each worded slightly differently. The gist was the same: Get lost! What came next shows what can happen when folks at cross purposes actually take the time to listen. pamschmid.substack.com/p/bridging-t...

Surprised how absolutely crushed I am by the passing of Dolly Parton. A true legend and beautiful soul. What a gift she gave us all, not just in music but how to handle fame with grace, humor, and humility.

So, I broke down and bought an M5 MacBook Air today. Here's the deal: Costco has the 10CPU/10GPU 16GB/1TB model for $1149 (price good until 7/12). They will be selling at that price until out of stock. I bought the last one at my location. From Apple that model is $1599. Seemed a no brainer.

How to make a lifetime customer: Pressure warning went off on car I just bought in January, took it to Discount Tire, they diagnosed (nail), repaired the leak, and rotated the still good tires... FOR FREE. Did not get these tires there. Just pure good customer service. What we believe in.