On My 2023, Almost Academic Stint On Facebook, Thus Far (We'll Call It "Adventures In Baby-Sitting"), And YouTube Suggestions For All:

When an entire side of the family is missing, half of the other is, your original nuclear one is...You have accurate reflection of everything already detailed here. When it takes 4 months--Not even--to realize, "I never liked, or needed, this before, nor has any form of Social Media ever produced anything positive and material for me, other than maybe WOM, hopefully positive and clarifying, in some long overdue cases," and you pull off, and that first day turns into the peace you forgot you normally live with everyday, an ungodly amount of time to actually be productive elsewhere, and movement on finally finding a job (you might actually like and be better suited for you!) back, you might consider getting off a platform whose lack of Community Standards--Bullying, Harrassment, Fraudulence, and Sexual Harrassment, and let's not forget Racism & Stalking!, just this mo., alone, all condoned--make it LOOK like they're the ones dumbing this country down and somehow wanting it to turn into Martial Law. And most of the people, period, much less of significance, to me in over the last half of my adult life, are also missing on facebook, one way or another. Let's be frank. Shady characters aren't Friends, but maybe Social Media's giving people the option to be that, instead of solid. I haven't been on it, so I wouldn't know.

It has often been a GORGEOUS Spring, here in Dubuque--I can't remember the last time I've been able to report that (Sun's still too hot, though!). I went for a great run across town. :) I had actually gotten a lot done during the week, so I had time to catch up on months, if not longer, of YouTube pieces I'd intended to "Watch Later." I actually cruised through quite a few of those. Here are some suggestions for those in my spheres in 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbhJalwmGq4
-I'm not gonna lie. This is the coolest thing I've watched in years, TV, Film, online streaming, Music Video, or whatever form of Mass Media.
-Looks like the North Korean Armed Forces got cool, better uniforms. ? That's good.
-(Shaking my head) Some of the older (Senior Officials) look like they've seen some stuff...
-They allowed the South to film this? Were they invited? That's interesting.
-Only CC in Korean???...That's good, actually.
-75 years...Yeah, 75 years, all right. Ladies and gentlemen of Korean descent, there's the other half of the dating pool NO ONE's going to have access to his/her entire life.
-Everyone Korean should watch this.

...Hmmmm. It seems like the latter needs to orient themselves completely around the former, on these two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TqhcZsxrPA&t=600s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAAzmQuLnpw
-Hard to believe I'm now an adult in full bloom, and this is our current Congress. It's horrifying. As is what it implies.
-I have always thought Nancy Pelosi was an amazing woman, Leader, and citizen. I don't know her, though, and wouldn't know how my critique might change, if I actually worked in San Francisco--or D.C.

As some of you know, I have inevitably named my vehicles since DePaul University, and when I decided to add a cell phone back to my life, several years ago, those, too. I have been brand loyal to LG and give a loving shoutout over the waters to them for years of generally flawless experience, on their part. Due to their segue out of the market, however, :(, I have gotten a Big Girl phone from the larger Chaebol--Thank you, SAMSUNG--and given it, for the 1st time, a Korean name, pronounced "Nae Wanbyeoghan Jeonhwa..." until I found there's actually a word for "cell phone," so now it's "Nae Wanbyeoghan Haendeupon."

Someone needs to do something about the problem in Ukraine.