"Two birds with one stone"...

I am saddened by your loss.

I am of similar ages and anniversary years, and your post resonates strongly with me.

I pray you find whatever you need to deal with this. I am so sorry.

The sugar and high fructose corn syrup in food. I am currently back in the states visiting and the food is almost sickening sweet.

It's a good place to be.

me...

For why this is happening to me, I've narrowed this down to the following: snoring (I start snoring as soon as my eyes close), dreams (I have "imaginative" dreams, a lot of nightmares) and the last reason being lack of sleep to which I think I've actually heard the explosion but it was a dream.

I feel like that's most of my problems, not "showing up" and being present. Just showing up is like the hardest part, and once done, I find my tasks and responsibilities are half done!

Just Show Up!

I was working 60+ hours a week chasing promotions, pay raises, and bonuses. Then I'd have to read and study a couple of hours at night to stay current.

Burned myself out. So not worth it.

Our two cats are named Peter and Paul. We intend on getting a female tabby and naming her Mary.

Your cute puppy looks like a Marissa. I love popular human names for pets!

Lol

What about his background do you find concerning?

Lol. Do you know how many companies, even cyber security companies, that don't use a VPN for remote workers? A lot sadly...

https://www.turnkeylinux.org/ check them out for a lot of your business, self-hosted needs. Odoo, like others have said, is on there. I once used moodle for new employee onboarding and training.

When I lived in the u.s. and bought my first home, I had similar concerns as you as we were about to buy a lot of high end products to furnish our new home (a new car, dishwasher, vacuum, etc..).

We bought a subscription to "consumer reports" (https://www.consumerreports.org/). They test all types of products and give detailed reports on each product. They also listed some products as "do not buy" for whatever flaws a product may have - this convinced me further as there didn't seem to be any partiality. We ended up making many purchases, all price ranges up to the price of a new car, based on their recommendations and don't remember having any post purchase issues.

I don't know if this can be accessed from your region nor if it covers any brands local to Australia, but it did cover a lot of imported products to the u.s. from Europe and Asia - hopefully this may help you as well.

That is cute! I need to send this to my sister!

Thanks for the review. Added to 'to Read's list.

Thank you for your comments. I was getting caught up in the hate rhetoric for "boomers" in general, forgetting who perpetuated these issues we face today.

Thinking back, I know I said some shitty things to older friends and family, who were just trying to get along in life like everyone else.

What's the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?

You can't make an enzyme!

I have a fondness for Mint. I was able to build a desktop and a laptop with Mint for my parents. They've been using them for years now, at least over 5. It just works for them.

Yeah, Atomic is looking to be my next spin with a thinkpad lappy i have.