Grahame

You mean one of these exciting territories?

Happy Birthday, Kerry! They have Bacon in Chicago! https://foursquare.com/top-places/chicago/best-places-bacon https://chicago.eater.com/maps/best-bacon-breakfast-items-chicago

There were 3 post acquiring citizenship action items (in no particular order) https://risccmke.org/en/after-naturalization/ * Inform the SSA of your new citizenship status. Done. Surprised that USCIS and SSA don't do this automatically, joined up government and all that, but was done in under 5 minutes once my check in number was called. Maybe it's another check and balance? * Register to Vote. Done. Can be done online here in CA. Straightforward. No overt signs of voter suppression. Found the idea of having to chose a political party strange. https://my.lwv.org/california/article/how-choose-political-party-when-registering-vote Given that voting is supposed to be a secret ballot, And that the "Father of the country", George Washington foresaw problems with them. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-first-president/political-parties/ Time to read his farewell address. Maybe I could take the approach of an ex-work-colleague, who, while being a gay San Francisco liberal democrat, registered as a Republican, so he could see what they ("the enemy") were up to. Thus he could vote for the most unelectable candidate in the primaries, and would share the contents of their talking points , or campaign contribution begging letters that they mailed to him, with us. That was enlightening. * Apply for a passport. One of the unintended consequences of becoming a citizen is that we are "trapped" in the country, until we have a Passport in our hands. With a green card we could re-enter the country, but we had to hand that back in. So no Passport, no legal re-entry. We have to apply in person at a Post Office for a new passport, and then wait 8-11 weeks (or 5-7 weeks if expedited) based on the current State Department processing times. No immediate passport appointments locally because: reasons (COVID?) But we did manage to find an appointment next week in Sonoma (Boyes Hot Springs!) as the earliest accessible appointment - so a day in wine country, shame! In the meantime I guess we are "stuck" with Hawaii as our deferred travel vacation choice for now.

Stop me if you've heard this before ... Boat Bridge City But this time I came home with a hybrid American wife! What a country!

Parklet Brunch in North Beach

via: https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/15/floppotron/

Given, as an American Citizen, by choice (rather than by accident of birth), I took an Oath, to "support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic" . So, not in this timeline.

Fuck Yeah!

Almost.

Don't make me choose between the personal Messages from Joey B and Tommy C.

Indeed: https://www.engadget.com/sony-3700-walkman-mp3-players-200619566.html

I was on a Boat Past the Golden Gate Bridge To San Francisco Where I had a virtual interview, Aced a test (6/6) and answered some questions, which meant I was approved to take an oath later on. Before: Took an oath, which included obeying laws, something which other particular oath takers and keepers seem not to have been doing . ( Sorry ' Liz) Got a personal Message from Joey B But that's just between him and me. 😉 After: And then with my new cultural sensibilities, I felt the need, The need for speed . And then came home. Q: Fellow citizens, how long do I have to wait for the desire for an F150 with a rack of AR-15's to manifest itself, as it doesn't seem to be happening yet? Should I be concerned? Joanne is scheduled for similar ( minus Tom Cruise) on Friday.

Bolinas Picnic Bolinas for the uninitiated

An IKEA turntable ? https://about.ikea.com/en/newsroom/2022/06/09/ikea-swedish-house-mafia-obegransad-record-player https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engadget.com/amp/ikea-swedish-house-mafia-record-player-music-desk-144427425.html I didn't see it mentioned here https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-turntables-record-players.html (I don't think they understand HC budgets, or their target is Brent adjacent)

Kids today: TIKTOKERS ARE BAFFLED BY A VIDEO SHOWING HOW VINYL RECORDS WORK https://www.intheknow.com/post/how-does-vinyl-actually-work-tiktok/

What about Sandblast(ed)?

No M2 Orders from the HC crew? https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/6/23148515/apple-new-macbook-air-m2-features-specs-price-release-date We must be in a reccesion!

Meanwhile WWDC ... https://www.theverge.com/23155997/wwdc-2022-keynote-live-blog-announcements-ios-ipad

Garden Party Afternoon Tea, To Celebrate The Queens Platinum Jubilee There were savourys And later, Sweets Which I availed myself of.

Congat Shelly. The Basement looks way too finished for a Brent Dungeon.

Sausage Rolls (for a Platinum Jubilee Garden Party)

https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/top-gun-maverick-lego-trailer/

https://www.bugatti.com/lifestyle/tidal/ https://www.tidal-audio.com/bugatti/ Bestest review: https://gizmodo.com/these-bugatti-speakers-will-whet-your-appetite-to-eat-t-1845893911/amp

Morning walk corporate bacon