I was going to sell our old, not-yet-beater, but not-great-mileage Honda Fit to buy a used Nissan Leaf. But then our older kid needs a car for summer work (unusual for them), so despite them being a better driver than me, I didn’t want to give them a new-ish car, particularly because it will involve driving to a mountaineering camp (if they get the job)!

So I’m about to go test ride a new electric bike instead! WA state offers a rebate lottery, and I got picked—$300 credit!

RE: https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey/116419507226747300

I’ll say I have been very happy with Premera, which approved without a delay every single procedure I needed last year leading up to and including my heart valve replacement. This is certainly in part due to our active and assertive insurance commissioner’s office in Washington State.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri/116279770480591703

I cannot tell you how much I love this game, which can result in absurdly high scores due to rainbow squares.

In today’s historical breaking news, the Wright Brothers were apparently printers—building their own press from scratch—before becoming flyers. I guess they also printed flyers, along with running a newspaper briefly. Fortunately for us, the newspaper folded. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/wright-before-aviators

It’s these kinds of news and “jokes” you’ll find in my upcoming book, the production of which was fully funded on Kickstarter, “Flong Time, No See.” You can pre-order here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glennf/flong-time-no-see