Ark_keeper in 2019

World of Starcraft ReDs Relief

2019-09-29T07:30:00.000-07:00

Taking advantage of the internet here to give my home usage some extra headroom. They keep changing the bandwidth caps, probably due to the ever-increasing traffic from games like World of Starcraft. Any way they can make some extra money I guess. Speaking of WoS, my guild decided to join up with many of the other guilds in supporting the ReDs relief. We're trying to raise money in game for medicine, respirator systems, and other supplies for ReDs victims. We're also trying to get Blizzard to match our donations, or give a percentage of the daily auction traffic to ReDs relief. With the strength of the WoS dollar, it would be a huge step to help all of those struggling to breath while we play games in comfort.

Ruminating on the past

2019-09-28T15:09:00.000-07:00

Thinking about back in the day when $4 gas was one of the biggest problems we faced. Now my natural gas Honda runs much cheaper, but the geniuses at GM continue to plug their biofuels, making my recent grocery trip total almost 3x more than what my grocery bill used to be. Not that I didn't see it coming, but no one ever thinks their basic daily sustenance costs would skyrocket after staying somewhat stable for so long. I'd kill for $4 gasoline if I knew this was where we'd be now. I'm ready to just start blending my lunch together with a multivitamin and drinking the lovely paste every day. At least then I can keep the ingredients cheaper since taste won't matter anymore. Maybe I should start stockpiling salt...