I like self checkout because i can generally get finished and out of the store sooner than if I go through the cashier. But some grocery checkouts do seem to often have hypersensitive scales and the worst nagging if you’re 2 ms slow to get your item into your bag, or God forbid you take a moment to rearrange things and mess up the calibration. I imagine they have a terrible urge to prevent people from stealing a grape.

Alas I’m just a poor slob in the former colony called the United States, presently run by an idiot wannabe dictator.

Damn cool. Which bank, if you don’t mind me asking?

PR statements always make me think of the sample sentence “I never said you did that,” which can have different implications depending on which word is emphasized.

Lol same, my watch has congratulated me many times for reaching an hourly or daily step goal while I’m driving.

I have an Omron step counter, which is pretty accurate. Later on I got a smart watch (Pixel watch 3) which always counts far more steps than the Omron, like as much as 20% more. I assume it’s because it’s on my wrist, which moves a lot more than my hip, where the Omron is. And if it factors steps into calculating calories burned, it absolutely is going to be wrong.

I follow the Serious Eats recipe for ramen egg marinade but think their instruction for 6 minutes is way too soft. I put 6 refrigerator-cold eggs in boiling water for 7-1/2 to 8 minutes and immediately into the ice bath. I do turn the heat down, but not to simmering. Whites will be solid, yolks slightly firm on the outside and thick liquidy in the middle.