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Mike Lawton

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#dotnet & #powershell developer, runner, ex-pat Hoosier now living in the mountains of VA, supporter of #LFC ⚽️ #IUBB 🏀#USMNT ⚽️ #USWNT ⚽️ Hashtag […] [bridged from https://mstdn.social/@mlawton on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@Woodsie111 @mike confirmed the Democrats are always to be blamed, as reason and logic are nonfactors.

That being said, quite obviously none of us understand US politics. I'm still horrified that my country has chosen/continues to choose this path.

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Helen @miffyhelen.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 2d

[Positive reflection on how far I've come with mental health and my job]

2 years ago I was desperately unhealthy. When I wasn't at work I was dreading having to go back. When I set off for work I'd consider driving to the sea instead. My evenings were filled with dread, my mornings were filled […]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

I just got admonished for briefly disconnecting.

Them: "I am currently working on your request. Please stay connected."

Me: "I'm trying to, but this has taken so long that the session warned that it had to be refreshed or it would time out."

Them: "No worries! I will be here."

Me: :blobdoubt:

Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@BillSaysThis i just want to tell the support rep to skip all the nonsense. I'm only loyal because I lack choice. We are not friends.

But I don't want to be mean to this person, who is just following a script.

They always win in the end.

Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

I am thinking about this while languishing on a support chat asking why service that we agreed to terminate last week hasn't, in fact, been terminated, and the billing continues.

First we have to thank me for being a loyal customer, which is really quite a thing when I'm literally trying to not […]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Do you ever stop to think how many companies you despise, but they have your business anyway because they are a monopoly?

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Bill Reese @reesecommabill.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

If you're #newhere on Mastodon and you're a soccer/football fan, I recommend following a number of hashtags, most notably, #fedifc and #mastodonfc

Following hashtags is a great way to meet like-minded people. If you follow a particular hashtag, anyone who uses it will show up in your home feed […]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

One thing that's bothered me about the aftermath of the loss at Stamford Bridge is the punditry acting like Cucurella's comment that they targeted the space behind Salah shows some sort of tactical brilliance by Maresca.

Literally EVERY team flings diagonal balls into space on that flank, a […]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Really hard landings on both flights today, but this last one was shockingly hard. 😳

if they hadn’t flared before touchdown, I’d have thought they’d miscalibrated the altimeter.

We were delayed for maintenance on this flight and now I’ve a pretty good guess as to why.

Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#silentsunday

A serene cemetery scene featuring gravestones amidst green grass and trees, under a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.

Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@LillyHerself they’d definitely faded. Even the adhesive backing holding the photos in place had faltered. We still ride on anyway.

Thanks so much! 🙏

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LillyLyle/Count Melancholia @lillyherself.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@mlawton Cute! Here, I corrected the colour a bit for you - all the photos from that period have gone so weird. Must be the dyes they were using at the time.

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

And while flipping through old picture albums, I found this one of yours truly. My hardships were more of a fashion disaster.

A young child with curly hair is riding a bigwheel on a quiet city street. The child is smiling and wearing a red and blue jacket, plaid pants, and red boots. In the background, there is a house with green awnings and a small evergreen tree.

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Was in Indianapolis for the weekend for my stepdad’s 90th(!) birthday party. He told us the story of being 6 years old, his family listening to organ music (out of Chicago! 🤷‍♂️) on the radio on a Sunday, when the news of Pearl Harbor broke. Remembers the day electricity came to their farm and […]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

@ReCyclist me too. There were still wild passes and possession conceded too easily, but I thought it was not so dire.

Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

When the commentators said Anthony Taylor has done more LFC games than any other team, it honestly hurt my heart.

I don’t think Taylor is biased. I just don’t think he’s competent. But why more LFC games than others? So I researched.

PGMOL has a board that makes the selection each week. The […]

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Mike Lawton @mlawton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Hurts. Robbo doesn’t have the quickness of an 18 year old and a blind prayer of a pass did us in.

The narrative will be that Chelsea were deserving winners, but while they had lots of possession in the final third, #LFC were more dangerous.

Slot needs to be […]

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