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Canada Post (2)
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Another week, another 5 undelivered parcels. I've posted a screenshot of 2 of my undelivered parcels, with order date and "estimated delivery". They were all ordered at the same time. Read that. The daughter's returned to Qatar, the boy off to college, and the trifles I'd intended to give to them, despite being ordered well in time, have not yet arrived.
You guys. Really, you fucking guys...
Vacation (2) - South
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And a few pictures from the trip down south with the daughter, sadly a bust, she wore only hotpants, I brought no sweater or pot to cook dinner in ("When I was a kid we never ate when we were camping..." I tell her, she wasn't reassured... "Consider it a Vision Quest..."). And I overestimated, all in all, the amount of prospecting I could do with her along, overall, she bore it, but there were meltdowns and in future I think I'll have to confine my interests to hers, she's amply indulged mine, if the weather clears I can do this on my own...
Twin Forks. Free, empty campground, much abused by the local quadding contingent...
Beautiful sunset...
And a peculiar infestation of iridescent blue beetles, at first thought they were some rare twilight flower, upon closer inspection (see meltdown & hotpants...)
Targeted Ads
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And every once in a while I'm accosted with ads that show how my online existence has been tracked, the "Targeted Ads". Cookies, crumbs, are swept from my browser's history, used to assemble a profile of who I am, what I'm after...ads for gems, (am I to be married? They're misunderstanding my research...), self-publishing (where do they get this?), ads to correct wrinkles and grey hair (hmm. Apparently my tastes are age specific), ads to sell me on Senior women or Russian Mail Order brides, (Ooops), but the best one, he crops up on YouTube, I think it's a targeted ad, but I'm not sure.
Some asshole, in his garage, showing me his new Masarati...no, he's not really about the money, he's got lots, he's really about the books and he's just bought 2000 books for his personal library, he can afford this because...
I've never made it further than this. Time, perhaps, to clear my cookies and start again...
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