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Purim is my favourite holiday. Can't beat getting drunk in costumes and howing at bad gus al with rabbi's blessing. I guess Halloween comes close but candy from strangers is still weird especially here in NZ where it's spring and it doesn't get dark until 9pm.

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This sounds pretty awesome actually

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Happy T-day, Eric! Sorry about your Lions. It was nice of them to give the Pack something to feel good about, though.

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I sense a smirk lingering behind that sorry..

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Happy Turkey and Pie Day to you and yours my friend! I, too, am thankful for pretty much everything on your list INCLUDING John Hogman the person! Enjoy! Sloth mode--ENGAGED!!

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A belated the same to you!

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I'm thankful for the Internet allowing me to connect with people I never would have met in real life, like you.

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I totally agree!

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It was so nice of the Same Old Lions to show up yesterday...

Completely agree on Apple products and work from home. I actually just pulled the trigger on a new MacBook. I've used Chromebooks the last 5ish years after being an Apple guy my whole life. I figured for what I use a laptop for, it was tough to justify the cost. I didn't factor in the planned obsolescence in the Chromebook. My current one is slower than my 9 year old Mac Mini.

And after being full time WFH for almost 9 years, I don't think I could ever go back to an office. "Wait, you want to me wear real clothes, and I have to talk to...people??"

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If there's one thing I've learned to count on, it's the Lions losing on Thanksgiving. The only difference this year is I actually had hope they'd still pull it out somehow.

What kind of MacBook did you get?

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MacBook Air with the M2 chip. I was hoping the M3 chip would make it to the Airs this year, since I can't justify the cost of a MacBook Pro. Hell, I can barely justify the cost of this one. But it sure is nicer than my Chromebook.

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The M chips are really great. I keep thinking about getting a Mac Mini even though I don't really need one.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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The same to you, Robin!

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I am sorely tempted to write a short story about you - I mean an entirely unrelated protagonist - going postal on a leaf blowing neighbour.

As you know, I think the internet is more a net negative, but that doesn't mean I'm not thankful for it from time to time. :)

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