[{"title":"Yesh! So, they move into the area, put the local pharmacies out of business, close their pharmacies, and then pay a ton of money to make sure that nobody can open a new pharmacy there.  That doesn't sound great.\"Several Walgreens sites in Milwaukee — including closed stores — are under rental agreements that prohibit other pharmacies or certain other businesses from opening in those locations without the company’s permission.\"https://www.wuwm.com/walgreens-leases-some-milwaukee-properties-for-decades-even-when-a-store-closes","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116720914241838166","pubDate":"Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:43:29 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"The local library is doing its annual antiques appraisal event, and I am tempted to bring something in to see if it is worth anything.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116720812799749300","pubDate":"Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:17:41 +0000","image":"https://cdn.masto.host/tootworks/media_attachments/files/116/720/806/024/891/643/original/ecb5ec95a90b0ae3.png","type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I'm taking my nephew down to Chicago next week for a thing. He asked me why we are taking the train instead of driving.1. I don't want to drive2. I don't want to pay for parking in Chicago3. It takes just as long to drive as it takes to take the train","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116720799350355923","pubDate":"Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:14:16 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I was just reminded of https://youtu.be/pPWcX-16A9Y and now I feel very old. 😅","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116712144544453946","pubDate":"Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:33:14 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I can never remember when the Criterium is.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116710074515052842","pubDate":"Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:46:48 +0000","image":"https://cdn.masto.host/tootworks/media_attachments/files/116/710/067/236/776/459/original/bbeb3fafbf3d4f60.jpg","type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I woke up to barking.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116709415550421544","pubDate":"Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:59:13 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I'm glad the I don't need to water anything this morning.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116697639924191515","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:04:31 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"Personally, I want to see a 100% free to use bus system and a guaranteed funding stream from the county to cover their expenses. I would be happy to just see them able to reliably maintain bus services, though. “While the progress we’ve realized is encouraging, we still face a serious structural funding challenge next year, as MCTS is one of the only major transit systems in the country without a dedicated source of funding,”https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2026/06/04/mcts-financial-state-budget-gap-surplus-2027","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116697618261544621","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:59:01 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"After reading ...\"Chancellor Katherine Frank says the name change was long overdue. She adds the ABCs of Polytechnic are applied learning, business and industry partnership and career-focused.\"... I am still not completely sure what the difference is between a university and a polytechnic  university.In a world were high schoolers aren't sure if college is right for them, I dig experimentation, though.https://www.weau.com/2026/06/04/board-regents-approves-new-name-uw-stout/","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116697569357170907","pubDate":"Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:46:34 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"Building a full web form using Vue and Web Awesome","link":"https://jws.news/2026/building-a-full-web-form-using-vue-and-web-awesome/","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000","image":null,"type":"blog"},{"title":"RE: https://orctavern.pub/@digiyote/116686358305130111I have one of those! 😏","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116688996004923421","pubDate":"Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:26:15 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I don't want Meta or Google or Microsoft smart glasses because there isn't a reason to trust any of them and plenty of reasons to not trust them. I might be interested in something from Samsung, though.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116688072298705485","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:31:21 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"How the heck is Angular already up to v22?https://blog.angular.dev/announcing-angular-v22-c52bb83a4664","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116687642323779980","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:42:00 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"That is an absolutely nuts short.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9J7UtEI_Y","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116687259775260754","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:04:43 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"is still looking for a good deal on a robot lawn mower. (I'm not willing to pay full price, and I hate doing lawn maintenance.)","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116686805570720674","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:09:12 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I watched In The Grey last night. I really wanted to see it in the theater, but it never came to the theater where I live. That was a very good movie. I like everything that Guy Richie does, though.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116686477128451849","pubDate":"Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:45:40 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"I need to be asleep.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116679667010263571","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:53:46 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"Fuck!","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116679665767591049","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:53:27 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"is trying to figure out if it's worth taking a layover in Bogota, Colombia to fly business class or if it's a better idea to fly economy from Barcelona to Chicago.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116678219213414551","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:45:35 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"is trying to figure out how to watch Spider-Noir without paying Amazon money.","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116677748983127667","pubDate":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:46:00 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"is thinking about trying to get new  boots, this year. Anyone have Forma ADV boots, out there?https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/forma-adventure-boots","link":"https://toot.works/@joe/116676147587023830","pubDate":"Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:58:44 +0000","image":null,"type":"mastodon"},{"title":"How to use wa-combobox with Vue","link":"https://jws.news/2026/how-to-use-wa-combobox-with-vue/","pubDate":"Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000","image":null,"type":"blog"}]