ThorntonWriter
@ThorntonWriter
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male Cape Coral, FL, United States
Skydiving: Thorntons sky dive
ThorntonWriter
4 years ago 1
Guy walks into a software development shop looking for a job. Personnel director: "What have you done?" "I worked on the roll out of the Get 2020 health coverage. Health Insurance Marketpla... site." "Well, that didn't turn out well. What else have you done?" "I was the lead project manager for the Iowa Democratic caucus reporting app." "Next!"
ThorntonWriter
4 years ago 10
went to the SW Florida Clam Jam today. http://clamjamswfl.com/.... I ordered Manhattan clam chowder, crab cakes and clam hush puppies. Here's the menu from the place I ordered from
ThorntonWriter
4 years ago 3
Life in Florida is hard. Two days after Christmas and I had to mow the lawn.
ThorntonWriter
4 years ago 11
Remember my previous plurk about the Miracle being rebranded as the Mighty Mussels and the hike in season ticket prices from $375 to $700 accompanied by removal of free parking and other benefits (which benefits you could buy back at $50 a month/$250 for the season ... such a deal)? Well, I just got an email from my season ticket rep.
ThorntonWriter
4 years ago 14
The Fort Myers Miracle ownership have now decided to quote "rebrand" unquote the team. They are now the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. Oh yeah, and if the new website is to be believed, the price of season tickets has almost doubled from $375 to $700.
ThorntonWriter
4 years ago 14
So, I was reading a review of Google's new Pixel 4 smartphone and perked up on mention of the Pixel's "Live Captions" feature. Unfortunately, "Live Captions" does not work on phone calls. It does work on things like podcasts and uncaptioned videos. Unfortunately, the inability to caption phone calls makes it a deal killer for me. (Also dealkillers: the
ThorntonWriter
5 years ago 5
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that today is National Taco Day. I'll be going to Taco Bell for their $5 "gift pack" and free burrito.
ThorntonWriter
5 years ago 9
Well, this sucks: From the Miracle Twitter feed: "Due to the hurricane approaching Florida, tonight will be our finale game of the 2019 season. This weekend’s series against Clearwater and the entire FSL playoffs have been cancelled. Stay safe, everybody! Thank you for another incredible season!"
ThorntonWriter
5 years ago 5
We're rich. Mrs. Writer got a refund check from Aetna for 44 cents. Which might cover the gas for the trip to the bank to deposit it.