Today’s been a little more emotional than expected, but…
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A Cabaret and the East Village 
The Faint at Wooly's 
Moab Redo! 
Bock Fest 2025 
Sedona with Panther 
Mesa Dog Sitting 
Banff Escape 
The End of Dry January 
Walnut Speaker Stands 
NYE 2024 
Christmas 2024 
Lower Leg Bio Tattoo 
Thanksgiving 2024 
Camping at Ledges with a Slumber Party in Nevada 
Halloween on the Hill 
Judson and Katie’s Halloween Party in the District 
Melty thigh pieces 
Just Camping at High Bluff 
Schell's Oktoberfest 2024 
Kari's Birthday Sunday Fun Day
January Reset. No Gluten. No Alcohol.
I've been dealing with some minor, intermittent skin issues for years. It's been treatable, but last year the eczema came hard, spread further and was a little gnarlier... so I started seeing a dermatologist and allergist. They tested for chemical allergies, environmental allergies, had me change everything that I put on my skin or clothes and none of it helped. I suspected a food allergy or something, but the allergist disagreed, and wanted me to come in weekly to get shots. Yeah right.
Despite everything else they suggested, things got worse toward the end of the year... peak gluttony season.
In December, we did an "advent calendar of beer" from Confluence, so I was having at least half of a craft beer every day for nearly a month - …
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yeah the labeling and spam features do come in handy but i bet you are probably using the labeling in ways i havent even thought of lol
I’m unsure. Thought about using iCloud with my custom domain… but they’re missing a couple Gmail features I like, like labeling.
where will you center your webmail and such?
Yep. I stopped buying Google phones and all of their other products long ago because of this… and I’m looking to get off of Google hosted email and calendars as well.
It’s a bummer how much the Nest acquisition fucked up such a good product.
It’s a bummer how much the Nest acquisition fucked up such a good product.
This has been their way for a how long though. We are lucky that gmail is still around