Because Normal Is Overrated
Article: Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of “quietly replacing” ingredients
I’ve been telling my wife for awhile now that I swear Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups don’t taste as good as they once did. This confirms it. Makes me sad too because it is my favorite candy, but I haven’t been enjoying it as much as I used to.
The world is a crazy place. Make sure to take time for yourself.
My wife went to bed, and I’m still working on my computer. I find something amusing and send it to her phone figuring she would see it in the morning since I can hear her softly snoring. After about 30 minutes, I hear the snoring stop, I hear her say “that’s funny,” then I receive a notification that she liked the message. Almost immediately after, I hear her soft snores again coming from the bedroom. Guess she had the sudden urge to check her phone while sleeping. 🤣
Earlier this year, I started purchasing physical copies of movies again. I was big on streaming when it started becoming a thing, and I own quite a few digital movies, but I started wondering what would happen should I lose access to my digital movie collection. One of the providers I used for many years was Vudu. They were purchased by Walmart about 8 years ago and then Walmart sold Vudu off to Fandango a few years ago. I think it was earlier this year or late last year when I had to go through the process of merging my Vudu and Fandango accounts together.
I think that was the moment when I realized that I’ve been lucky so far, but I really don’t have a guarantee that my digital movie collection will be there 10 years from now. It made me rethink the idea of digital ownership. That was when I decided it was time to go back to buying something physical. The best part is, every movie I have purchased so far has a digital code that I can also use allowing me to enjoy having an actual copy and still being able to enjoy the convenience of streaming.
I realize that in 10 years time, the format I am buying my movies in may change. I think that was one of the reasons I started liking digital copies because I didn’t have to worry about some physical media format being killed off. However, I’m not as worried as I used to be. I have DVDs that I purchased 20 years ago that I can still watch. I guess it is just nice to know that I can actually hold what I purchased.
I just discovered the city I live in offers free WiFi at all the city parks. I never would have thought to look for a WiFi connection at a park, but I noticed it today when my phone indicated there was a good WiFi connection. This fascinates me. I am now curious how common this is.