Top Ten Plus Six Equals Top Sixteen The Garbage Collector Picks Up

The garbage collector is a metaphor. A good or service yesterday was useful. A good or service today is useless. It's garbage. Toss the garbage out. The garbage is the old. Clear the garbage. Make space for the new. Bring the replacements. Many people underestimate the power of goodbye. Everything and everyone become garbage eventually; for example, professional computer programmers say "all code is garbage" because new code is written. There are exceptions.

Here are the top ten plus six equals top sixteen the garbage collector picks up.

16. Brita Water Pitcher. I'm allergic to the retail grocery store water filtration products. I was sick in May-Jun 2014. I stopped drinking water from Brita. Instant recovery.

15. Former Family Dentist. The family changed dentists in 2019. The previous dentist was part of the family between 1998 and 2018. The practice went downhill for years. Prices increased. Outdated technology.

14. My Second Boss Was Fired. My second boss at my second company in the commercial real estate industry was fired. Management gave her advance notice to find another job. The termination reason was incompetence. I continue to remember the lesson: have nothing, do nothing, get nothing, be nothing, and people treat you like nothing. Never be a nobody.

13. Unfollow Twitter Accounts. Self explanatory. People change. I change for which I lose interest. They change their tweets for which I lose interest.

12. Old Technology. Self explanatory. Never stop learning new technology. Use the latest and greatest to be relevant. Use the latest and greatest to be productive.

11. My Bookshelf. My bookshelf is full of books. I purge my own library. The least desirable books are donated or placed inside free neighborhood libraries. Some books may be desirable today. Give it time. Some books may not be needed tomorrow. Free shelf space. Less clutter.

10. eBay Auctions. My junk is another person's treasure. Some examples of my auctions include board games, DVDs, anime, and toys.

9. Clothes. No more polo shirts. No more plain white t-shirts. Dress appropriately for the occasion.

8. Items blocking the walkways are removed.

7. Friends. People come and go in our lives. It's natural partings. It's life. In particular, say goodbye to the people dragging you down. Don't let people hold you back. If you can't find good friends, then take a chance going alone. Mismatches. There are opportunities to meet new people. There is time to find matching friends.

6. Incorrect Gym Workouts. It took me 10 years from 1998 to 2008 to find out my gym workouts were wrong. A friend told me about bodybuilding.com. I threw away bad workout plans. I follow good workout plans.

5. People don't pay their debts. People who don't respect themselves. Tenants not paying rent are stealing. These people are examples of garbage.

4. Role Playing Games (RPG). Many of my past friends and current RPGs disagree with number four. Playing RPGs was a waste of my time. RPGs was a poor escape from life. RPGs was a poor leisure activity. It should not have been a match for my hobbies. I continue catching up what I missed today.

3. Family Guy. I donated all my Family Guy DVDs. My intelligence improved afterwards. I can't explain it.

2. Liquids. No drinking eight glasses of water a day. No drinking milk. No drinking green tea. No drinking processed orange juice when I'm sick.

I'm in the minority regarding the health benefits of green tea. Drinking green tea daily negatively affects my body. I stopped drinking eight glasses of water after my two surgeries at O'Connor Hospital in Mar 2017. I drink water when I'm thirsty. I'm the healthiest I've ever been.

1. Junk Food Or Processed Food. No eating processed food in moderation. I minimize eating processed foods. No candy for breakfast. Fast food restaurants are included in the processed foods. The only day I eat processed foods all day is Super Bowl Sunday.

Update On A Past Blog

My Washington Canada 2008 vacation from Nov 15, 2008 to Nov 20, 2008 summed up a human nature lesson. Every human is the same. We want to be with people. We work. We attend school. We spend our leisure with our favorite hobbies. We want to be happy. I want to add every human wants to succeed. Click link to read my Washington Canada 2008: Epilogue written on Jan 27, 2009.

Highlight and Favorite 2024 Tweets On X

Here are my 15+5=20 highlight Tweets on X and 4 favorite Favorites Tweets on X in 2024. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 26: Just RT: Commentator Dave Ross shared his only collaboration with the late Charles Osgood on Apr 1992. The topic was Earth Day. They sang a song as world leaders. "There's a hole in the ozone . . . Link.

Jan 29: We work, when we come home, we work some more.

Feb 26: A life wisdom is never give up. A person is one away from success. . . Pic.

Feb 26: . . . On the other hand, sometimes giving up is the correct choice. Quit while ahead. Quit before crap happens. Pic.

Mar 23: You can bring a horse to the river. You can't make the horse drink.

Mar 30: @fermatslibrary, Newton's Laws 1st: An object at rest stays at rest an object in motion stays in motion. 2nd: Force = Mass×Acceleration. The more you push the faster you'll go. 3rd: For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. A rocket can lift off by expelling gas downward. Pic.

Apr 15: YouTube video brief explanation of black holes. Earth is the size of a grape. Sun is the size of an elephant. Distance between grape and elephant is four soccer fields. Black holes are stars at their end of life exploding as supernovas. Link.

Apr 15: Many black holes are smaller than a grain of sand. A singularity is something in the middle. A singularity is the mass. The black sphere around the singularity is the event horizon. Anything inside the event horizon turns into spaghetti noodles.

Apr 24: A woman happily in love, she burns the souffle. A woman unhappily in love, she forgets to turn on the oven. --Baron St. Fontanel, Sabrina (1954)

May 23: @espn, The NCAA and its leagues are moving forward with a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement that will allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in the history of college sports. Link.

Jun 20: Weaponized incompetence. Weaponized ignorance. The Office Of Strategic Service (OSS) was the US intelligence agency during WW2. The OSS published a sabotage manual in Jan 1944. Declassified in Feb 1963. Download the .pdf file Link.

Jun 20: Examples of office sabotage: 1 Insist on doing everything through "channels." Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions. 2 In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first. See that the import jobs are assigned to inefficient

Jun 20: workers . . . . 3 Hold conferences when there is more, critical work to be done. 4 Spread disturbing rumors that sound like inside dope. 5 Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible, without getting yourself into trouble.

Aug 10: @NBCSports, SPLASH AFTER SPLASH AFTER SPLASH AFTER SPLASH! Steph Curry couldn't miss in the final minutes! #ParisOlympics Link.

Sep 19: @Dodgers, HISTORY! SHOHEI OHTANI IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE 50/50 CLUB. Link.

Sep 28: A Freakonomics podcast talked about multitasking. Almost all of us don't multitask. We prioritize. We switch attention between tasks. An air traffic controller is an example of a multitasker. Link.

Sep 30: @NBCSGiants, BREAKING: The Giants have parted ways with president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi after six years and replaced him with franchise icon Buster Posey (via @PavlovicNBCS) Link.

Oct 08: I live near a laundromat. I exchanged two $1 bills for eight quarters. It took me decades to realize I could get quarters at a laundromat instead of buying something at a retail store.

Dec 04: A good lie is say "grandma's homemade secret recipe" or "grandpa's hearty secret recipe."

Dec 30: The excuses are justified.

Favorite Favorites

Feb 20: @SexWithEmily, Fun fact about condoms, they slip more frequently than they break! Use lube: counterintuitive though it may seem, it helps prevent the condom from "catching" on skin and coming off. Happy #NationalCondomWeek!

Apr 16: @Variety, #SNL star Heidi Gardner will "never be able to shake looking over my shoulder and seeing what I saw" during the "Beavis and Butt-Head” sketch that made her break. "I left the stage a little bit in shock. Then the anxiety set in and I was like, 'Oh my God, was that okay?' I had some friends in my dressing room, and they were like, 'Of course, it was okay.' So many other writers and cast members came up and said, 'Good job.' I’m like, 'What? I actually didn’t do my job' . . . It's really hard for me to give myself any sort of credit because I didn't do the job." Read more here: Link.

Aug 10: @NBCSAuthentic, Steph took his iconic celebration to the global stage after his dagger three against France Link.

Sep 23: @abc7newsbayarea, With the A's down to just three games left to play in Oakland, team owner John Fisher finally addressed and apologized on Monday for the team's departure from Oakland. Sports Director @LarryBeilABC7 gives his passionate reaction to the letter. Link.

Twenty Random Blogs Aug 2025

Blogger's note: I increase the number of random blogs from ten to twenty.

Here are twenty random blogs in order of randomly chosen. Duplicate blogs are allowed from past random blogs. There are no duplicates today. The previous random blogs are Ten Random Blogs Jul 2020 on Jul 31, 2020, Ten Random Blogs Aug 2021 on Aug 13, 2021, and Ten Random Blogs Apr 2023 on Apr 16, 2023. Update remarks are included.

1. Watch Wall Street (Sep 26, 2005). I shared my activities before and on Sep 26, 2005.

Update remark: Wall Street is one of my all time favorite movies.

2. Never Stop Learning Lesson Emphasized Because One Of The Shermans Past Away (May 05, 2017). The Shermans was a couple who lived in the neighborhood for decades. They moved to the eastern USA to be closer to their families. The husband past away. The wife passed away in Jul 2017.

The lessons I learned continue today. Never stop learning. Find new experiences to experience. Don't waste life watching television eight hours a day. Some seniors choose the sedentary life watching too much television.

Update remark: Rest in peace Bob and Alice.

3. Three Hours Of Me Time Weekdays (Feb 08, 2013). I wrote my life working Mon to Fri from 9am to 6pm. Wake up, go to work, work at the company building, go home, and sleep eight hours. Three hours of personal time remain. Repeat.

Update remark: No full time worker sleeps eight hours a night on weeknights. More workers lose concentration, act grumpy, feel weaker, and make more mistakes. No full time worker spares three hours of personal time. There are too many responsibilities in today's Information Age. A worker must complete an hour's work in 30 minutes.

A balanced life doesn't exist. The successful people don't live a balanced life to become successful.

4. Throwback Blog: I'm No Longer Nice (Aug 27, 2016). I reuploaded a previous blog be a good person. Don't be a nice person.

Update remark: I posted an I'm No Longer Nice blog update on Aug 21, 2025 Keep Going In Life. I added, "Being extra nice doesn't result in extra rewards. It's not aloofness does pay. It's niceness doesn't pay."

5. It's Okay To Live At Home (Jun 18, 2013). I wrote valid reasons sons and daughters live at home with their parents. Sons and daughters must not take for granted living at home. Sons and daughters must continue living their lives to the best of their abilities.

Update remark: The blog is 100% true today.

6. Shelter In-Place COVID-19 Blog February 2023 (Mar 05, 2023). California ended the pandemic state of emergency on Feb 28, 2023. It was the start of loosening restrictions and mask mandates.

Update remark: None.

7. Highlight and Favorite 2019 Tweets (Dec 30, 2020). My favorite Tweets in 2019. I share my top favorites:

Tweets

Jan 21: A conversation starter. Ask the question, "What keeps you busy?"

Jul 28: I'm not dumbing down. Never dumb down your life. Don't be an asshole for yourself. Don't let people drag you down. Nobody holds your back.

Jul 28: These people must leave your life. People come and go for good or for bad. Some people leave your life. New people enter your life.

Sep 22: I just finished watching The Shawshank Redemption. My high school and college friend watched the movie when it was released in theaters. It was the most boring movie he watched. He didn't understand the point. I avoided the movie.

Sep 22: I choose to watch the movie decades later. Good movie. Recommended. The movie is slow. I put the pieces together watching the movie without success.

Sep 22: My friend is correct up to the climax of the movie. It's the best full circle movie I have ever watched. Stick around. Don't give up. Have hope. The pieces are together. Good things can happen.

Sep 25: The female middle school student was wise beyond her years. RT @BoyYeetsWorld: one time in middle school i dated a girl for 4 days and when she broke up with me she posted on facebook sometimes your knight in shining armor is really just a loser in tinfoil and to this day that the sickest burn I've ever gotten.

Favorites

Apr 23: @NBCSSharks, BARCLAY GOODROW!!! Watch the Sharks winger's game-winning overtime goal to give San Jose an epic Game 7 victory. Pic Video.

May 12: @SportsCenter, KAWHI. GAME 7. FOR THE WIN. Pic Video.

May 12: @espn, Another look at Kawhi's Game 7 winner. Pic Video.

May 18: @SJEarthquakes, CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI. KING. #WondoWatched Pic Video.

Jun 13: @SportsCenter, Klay turning around in the tunnel and coming back out to shoot free throws had Oracle going nuts. Pic Video.

Jun 13: @BayAreaSportsHQ, This moment is an all-timer. Pic Video.

Jul 14: @SportsCenter, GAME. SET. MATCH. Novak Djokovic outlasts Roger Federer in an epic five-set #WimbledonFinal Pic Video.

Jul 14: @espn, Longest final in #Wimbledon history: 4 hours 55 minutes, 422 points, 68 games, 35 aces. Pic.

Aug 12: @SexWithEmily, As much as we like to beat around the bush, dropping hints to your partner is not the best way of communicating -- your chances of being understood are much higher when you are direct about what needs fixing. #sexwithemily #communicationisalubrication

Sep 14: @HistoryInPics, The Beatle's last live concerts—at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966 and then on a London rooftop three years later—have gone down as some of the most significant events in pop music history. Collector Finds Rare Footage of The Beatles's Top of the Pops Performance in His Attic.

Nov 19: @WakeOfWeek, I will always root for this man because of the way he has handled himself in hard times -- from bad coaches to having a different offensive coordinator every year to losing his job to Kaep to... this. #AlexSmith @lizbsmith11. Alex Smith's wife celebrates ex-49er's recovery from ghastly leg injury in emotional Instagram post.

Dec 11: @espn, Bill Belichick has his players focused on the 53 players in their locker room, not on social media. Pic.

Dec 16: @NBCSGiants, So many memories. @PavlovicNBCS takes you back through all of the best -- and funniest -- moments from MadBum's legendary Giants career. Pic Article.

Update remark: The Shawshank Redemption is my all time favorite movie. The Shawshank Redemption is not a slow movie after many rewatches.

8. Quad 3 Of 4: My Favorite Shape (Oct 24, 2006). The circle is my favorite shape. "My anything, anytime, and anywhere are going to come full circle good or bad. I make sure I create good circles and I innovate the circles."

Update remark: None.

9. Intelligence May Change Your Daily Life Intelligently (Sep 09, 2015). Use intelligence as an adverb. Think intelligently, communicate intelligently, work intelligently, and make mistakes intelligently are some examples.

Update remark: None.

10. Top 2018 Pics (Dec 17, 2019). My favorite pics posted in 2018. I share my top favorites:

Update remark: None.

11. Thought Provoking Information (Sep 03, 2017). A pics blog. The pic which inspired the title is below.

Update remark: None

12. My First Pop Tart (Sep 12, 2007). I ate a pop tart for the first time in my life. It was strawberry and strawberry with icing.

Update remark: No more pop tarts in my diet. I rarely drink milk. I stopped eating oatmeal in 2018.

13. De Anza Week Nov 15, 2010 (Nov 18, 2010). I went back to school to earn an AA degree in Accounting. I blogged one week during Winter Quarter 2010 at De Anza College. The week consisted of students and instructors with too much on their minds and too fatigued.

Update remark: They were the same yesterday. They are the same today.

14. First Time I Saw A Restaurant Close On Tuesdays (Dec 09, 2018). I said it best. "2018 is over. I wanted to try a restaurant in another city for the first time. I was in the area on Tue Dec 4. The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays. Are you serious? The event summed my recent life. Bad luck. Bad timing." The blog continued expressing my frustration 2018 was the year everything went wrong.

Update remark: I have not experienced another 2018. I have not let life take control of me.

15. I Own 15 Pairs Of Shoes (Jan 28, 2021). I posted pics of my 15 pair of shoes. They include exercise, boots, formal, and casual outdoors.

Update remark: None

16. A Procedure To Stop Insanity (Sep 09, 2021). A life wisdom. Everyone is different. Everything is different. Birds of a feather flock together. Different folks for different strokes. There are matches. There are mismatches. A circle can't fit in a square peg.

Update remark: Live your life who, what, where, how, and I match who you are.

17. Lonely And Cheerful (Jul 24, 2007). I felt lonely and depressed in Jul 2007. I didn't feel cheerful. False optimism.

Update remark: The 2007 Summer Sabbatical failed. I did everything wrong. I admit I made a mistake. 2007 should have been one of the best years of my life. 2007 was one of the worst years of my life.

18. Throwback Blog: SOMT: Kodak Declares Bankruptcy (Sep 30, 2017). Toys R Us declared bankruptcy on Sep 19, 2017 which inspired the throwback blog on Kodak declared bankruptcy. The throwback blog was a brief explanation of the Kodak bankruptcy and my experiences using a film camera and a digital camera.

Update remark: Mismanagement, Amazon and Wal-Mart, and poor customer service are not the top reasons Toys R Us declared bankruptcy.

19. Work Mar 8, 2014 (Mar 08, 2014). I blogged the highlights when I worked in a retail start up. Dermatitis on my hands. Refusing a shipment. Both store locations short-handed. Purchased my first bottle of wine Raymond Cabernet Sauvignon "Generations" 2009. Wi-Fi problems.

Update remark: The dermatitis on my hands turned out to be a dirty workstation. I cleaned my workstation. No more dermatitis. I still own my Raymond wine bottle.

No smart person works in retail. Desperate smart people do work in retail.

20. Go To Sleep With A Smile (Oct 21, 2011). I was called for jury duty. I didn't get selected. The prospective jurors answering personal questions during the selection process convinced me my life is good. I sleep with a smile.

Update remark: Domestic violence can be a lifelong trauma. Some people you see when shopping are victims of crimes.

Highlight and Favorite 2023 Tweets

Here are my 13+1=14 highlight Tweets and 2 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2023. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 4: @LiveDoppler7, Today is a stormy day with a Level 5 extreme storm on the exclusive ABC7 Storm Impact Scale. (The first level 5 storm since the inception of the scale 7 years ago). Watch LIVE ABC7 Team Coverage with @DrewTumaABC7 and the #ABC7Mornings team: https://t.co/n3QBk9fCxc https://t.co/IEGq9Eliqj https://abc7ne.ws/2YUq6x7 Pic.

Feb 2: palpable: 1 capable of being touched or felt. 2 easily perceptible. Readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived; obvious. #mynewwordoftheday

Apr 16: A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? $0.10 is the incorrect answer. . . . The correct answer is $0.05. ball+bat=1.10 bat=1.00+ball ball+(1.00+ball)=1.10 2ball+1.00=1.10 2ball=0.10 ball=0.05

Apr 23: Apology is policy.

May 11: The Verge posted a TikTok video summarizing the 2023 Google I/O event promoting their latest and greatest on May 10. Here is CEO Sundar PichAI Link.

May 15: It's not a secret. It's confidential.

May 28: The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck. It makes hormones which control the way the body uses metabolism. These hormones affect nearly every organ and control functions including breathing, digestion, nervous systems, and body temp. #mytriviaoftheday

Jun 3: Ask a person to share a boring fact instead of an interesting fact. There is too much pressure to share an interesting fact. One is I don't like mayonnaise on sandwiches. Another boring fact is I take pictures of police cars.

Jul 19: These people didn't commit a crime because they're corrupt. These people committed a crime because they're stupid.

Aug 25: 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan lost the bet drafting Trey Lance. It was a series of unfortunate events. Finger injury, ankle injury, and COVID-19.
Mar 26, 2021: Call it YOLO. Call it all-in. Bet the ranch. The present is now. The San Francisco 49ers traded their 2021 first round pick (12th overall), 2022 first rounder, 2022 third rounder, and 2023 first rounder to the Miami Dolphins for their 2021 first round pick (3rd overall).

Aug 31: Willful blindness is a person avoiding civil liability or criminal charges by ignoring facts for which the person could be found liable or guilty.

Aug 31: Ignorance of law, conscious avoidance, and intentional ignorance are other terms. People commit willful blindness everyday. Link.

Sep 23: @espn, Oregon head coach Dan Lanning didn't hold back in his pregame speech against Colorado. "They're fighting for clicks, we're fighting for wins."

Nov 17: Don't make it a big deal fellow family members. Grandma's secret cake recipe is the Pillsbury Doughboy.

Favorite Favorites

Apr 26: @HistoryInPics, Founded in 2002 @SpaceX @elonmusk turned a vision into reality. Pic.

Sep 23: @espn, Oregon head coach Dan Lanning didn't hold back in his pregame speech against Colorado. "They're fighting for clicks, we're fighting for wins."

Highlight and Favorite 2022 Tweets

Here are my 11 highlight Tweets and 2 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2022. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 3: @HistoryInPics, The last photograph of the Beatles together. August 22, 1969 at John Lennon's countryside estate Pic Link

Mar 3: I paid over $5 a gallon for gas at $5.27 earlier today. It was a first in #raymondshistorybook.

Apr 18: condone: to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like); accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue. #mynewwordoftheday

May 5: Job candidates can get hired by ignorance. Pic Link

May 13: It's brought to my attention the word "analysis" can't be spelled without the letters a-n-a-l.

Jun 27: There were 48 stars in the American flag during World War II. Alaska was admitted to the Union on Jan 5, 1959. Hawaii was admitted to the Union on Aug 21, 1959. #mytriviaoftheday

Sep 7: 109 degrees was a record high temperature in San Jose yesterday. My personal record high was 120 in Las Vegas during my Summer 1997 vacation. #raymondshistorybook

Sep 15: YouTube safety video a car crashes into an electrical pole. Stay in the car. Exit the car only if in danger. Exit jumping down feet together because of electrical touch potential. Walk short shuffling because of electrical step potential Video Link

Sep 29: superficial: existing or occurring at or on the surface. Appearing to be the true or real only until examined more closely. #mynewwordoftheday

Sep 30: Customer: We take the deal with no money down. Salesperson: No, money down.

Oct 13: The three major market indices reached new 52 week lows. The Consumer Price Index is +8.2% year over year. Dow Jones new 52 week low 28,660.94 and closed 30,038.72, NASDAQ new 52 week low 10,088.83 and closed 10,649.15, and S&P 500 new 52 week low 3,491.58 and closed 3,669.91.

Favorite Favorites

Jun 16: @BleacherReport, Warriors 21-0 run Pic Link

Jun 30: @LarryBeilABC7, As you watch the madness unfold with KD, Kyrie, Harden, Simmons, Ayton etc, understand the value of @StephenCurry30. The rare superstar who thinks TEAM before himself. Impossible to quantity how much his attitude & leadership are worth to the Warriors

Excel Tips I Tweeted

Here are my Excel tips from my Twitter @ININ61.

*Aug 11, 2023: Use EDATE() to return a date a number of months away. =EDATE("6/11/2023",1) returns 7/11/2023 +30 days. =EDATE("8/11/2023",-1) returns 7/11/2023 -31 days. =EDATE("2/29/2024",12) returns 2/28/2025 +365 days. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1690037846034563072)

*Jul 25, 2023: Left click the plus sign New Sheet on the worksheet tabs along the bottom inserts a new worksheet. Double left click New Sheet inserts a new worksheet and user renames the worksheet. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1683930698934280192)

*Jun 8, 2023: Press Alt, O, D to open the Conditional Formatting Rules Manager window. Press Alt, D, S to open the Sort window. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1666924039124963329)

*May 29, 2023: Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open Format Cells window Font tab active. It can be faster than Ctrl+1, F which also opens Format Cells window select Font tab. One less key stroke. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1663339001967939585)

*Apr 25, 2023: Excel table opened. Column filters on. Press Alt+Shift+Down on a column cell or press Alt+Down on a column header to open the filter drop down menu. Immediately press E to begin typing the search filter. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1650989145823793152)

*Mar 14, 2023: Display a decimal number as a whole number and fraction. Cell A1 is 333.33. Cell B1 is =TEXT(A1,"# ?/?") returns 333 1/3; =TEXT(A1,"# ??/??") returns 333 32/97. Cell A1 351.67. Cell B1 =TEXT(A1,"# ?/?") returns 351 2/3. 314.25 returns 314 1/4. 4.34 returns 4 1/3. #exceltip RM: Initial draft is Display a decimal number as a whole number and a fraction using the TEXT function. Cell A1 is 333.33. Cell B1 is =TEXT(A1,"# ?/?") returns 333 1/3; =TEXT(A1,"# ??/??") returns 333 32/97. Cell A1 is 351.67. Cell B1 is =TEXT(A1,"# ?/?") returns 351 2/3. Cell A1 314.25. Cell B1 i=TEXT(A1,"# ?/?") returns 314 1/4. 4.34 returns 4 1/3. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1635779231727886336)

*Dec 19, 2022: Press Ctrl+F to open Find and Replace window. Press Find Next search downwards. Hold Shift when pressing Find Next search upwards. (Tweet ID-1604903555747311617)

*Nov 23, 2022: Double click an option in a dialog box or pop-up window instead of pressing OK to execute. For example, press Ctrl+Shift+= *equal sign* to insert a row. Double click Entire row instead of selecting Entire row and pressing OK. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1595497363715420161)

*Sep 28, 2022: Extract unique values or extract duplicate values. Cells A1:A7 is a fruit table. Cell A1 is the column header. Cell C1 is =UNIQUE(A2:A7,0,0) returns unique values. Cell E1 is =UNIQUE(A2:A7,0,1) returns duplicate values only [--Apple and Orange are duplicates, formula returns Apple and Orange.] #exceltip (Tweet ID-1575184416179003392)

*Sep 16, 2022: Excel worksheet with multiple blank rows unconnected to be deleted. Select the entire cells. Press Ctrl+G. Press Special. Select Blanks. Press OK. Right mouse click a selected cell. Select Entire row. Press OK. Multiple blank rows deleted. #exceltip RM: Okay to select the leftmost column of data instead of the entire cells. (Tweet ID-1570830416139157505)

*Aug 29, 2022: Select all cells in an Excel table except the column headers. Press Ctrl+Spacebar, Shift+Spacebar. Or point cursor to the upper left of the Excel table. Cursor turns into an arrow pointing down and right or southeast. Single mouse click. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1564344389182185472)

*Jun 14, 2022: Left mouse click a calculation on the status bar to copy to clipboard. Paste anywhere. Highlight cells A1:A10. Left mouse click Sum: 55. Paste the sum 55 on cell B1. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1536811675348652032)

*Jun 7, 2022: Copy a cell or a text in Excel or another program. Press Alt+Ctrl+V to open the Paste Special window. There must be something to be pasted for Alt+Ctrl+V to work. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1534256145094782978)

*Apr 15, 2022: Press Alt+*number* to use the tools in the Quick Access Toolbar. My three tools are Format Painter, Speak Cells, and Select Objects from left to right in Excel. Alt+1 activates Format Painter. Alt+2 activates Speak Cells. Alt+3 activates Select Objects. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1515084816261152769)

*Jan 7, 2022: Scroll left and right on a worksheet without using the horizontal scroll bar. Hold Ctrl+Shift, scroll up and scroll down on your mouse wheel scroll the worksheet left and right. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1479586187027222529)

*Dec 29, 2021: Use TEXTJOIN to combine text from multiple cells. Cells A1 is Apple, A2 is Orange, A3 is Banana. Cell A5 is =TEXTJOIN(", ",TRUE,A1:A3) returns Apple, Orange, Banana for which TRUE ignores blank cells. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1476318390008442887)

*Dec 17, 2021: Press Shift+F2 to insert a New Note in a cell. Press Esc, Esc to save note and exit. Edit an existing note press Shift+F2. Save edit and exit press Esc, Esc. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1471999977983340547)

*Nov 1, 2021: Excel press Alt+Ctrl++ (plus sign) to zoom in. Excel press Alt+Ctrl+- (minus sign) to zoom out. Excel press Alt, W, G to zoom in at selected cell. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1455324557909192709)

*Sep 3, 2021: Use Excel to print the file names in a folder. Click Data-->Get Data--From File-->From Folder. Click the folder in Browse window. Click Open. Click Load. A pivot table is created with the file name, dates, extensions, and path. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1433949522053328896)

*Aug 20, 2021: Cell A1 is 1. Cell A2 is 2. Cell A3 is 3. Cell A4 is 4. Cell A5 is 5. Cell A10 is =SUM(A1:A5). Press Ctrl+' on cell A10 highlights cells A1:A5 used in formula. Press ESC to exit. Also, press Ctrl+[ selects cells A1:A5 used in formula. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1428835342447112193)

*Jun 24, 2021: A faster way to switch Excel windows is View-->Switch Windows-->select Excel window or Alt, W, W, number for which the number references an open Excel file. It may be faster than Ctrl+F6. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1408182043725352962)

*Jun 10, 2021: Use LEN and SUBSTITUTE to count specific characters in an Excel cell. Cell A1 is mississippi. Count the i's =LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"i","")) returns 4. LEN of mississippi is 11. LEN and SUBSTITUTE replaces the letter i with nothing returns 7. 11-7=4. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1403165898676998144)

*May 25, 2021: A quicker way to copy and paste one time use. Copy the cell or cells to copy Ctrl+C. Go to the cell to paste and press Enter which is a little quicker than Ctrl+V. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1397294669780766723)

*May 25, 2021: Use F4 to paste multiple times. Cell A1 is Today is Tuesday. Press Ctrl+C to copy. Go to cell C5. Press Alt, E, S, Enter to paste using Paste Special. Go to cell G5. Press F4 to paste. Go to cell G8. Paste F4 to paste. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1397293933739143168)

*May 12, 2021: Use Excel TRUNC function to return a number without its decimal number. =TRUNC(7999.51,0) returns 7999. =TRUNC(7999.49,0) returns 7999. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1392612685137678343)

*May 12, 2021: Use Excel INT function to round down nearest integer. =INT(7.9) returns 7. =INT(7.1) returns 7. =INT(-7.9) returns -8. =INT(-7.1) returns -8. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1392611926908096512)

*Mar 25, 2021: Press Alt+Enter in an Excel cell to insert a new line or insert a line break. Alt+Enter also enables Wrap Text. To wrap text without line break, Alt+Enter, Ctrl+Enter, F2, Backspace, Enter. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1375245314588696577)

*Jan 16, 2021: Excel table shortcut keys. Ctrl+Spacebar selects a column, Shift+Spacebar selects a row. Access the filter drop down menu press Alt+Down Arrow if cursor on the column header; otherwise Alt+Shift+Down Arrow. Access drop down menu Alt+Down Arrow. #exceltips (Tweet ID-1350646794649104385)

*Sep 21, 2020: The CONVERT function takes a measurement and converts to another measurement. Cell A1 is 50. Cell B1 is =CONVERT(A1,"sec","hr") converts 50 seconds to 0.013889 hours. Cell C1 is =CONVERT(A1,"in","ft") converts 50 inches to 4.166667 feet. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1308290224846327808)

*Sep 18, 2020: Display the number zero as n/a or as a blank cell in Excel using Format Cells. Numbers are between 0 and 99,999. \n Cell A1 is 0. Cell B1 displays n/a custom format cell #,###;;"n/a". Cell C1 displays blank cell custom format cell #,###;; #exceltip (Tweet ID-1307048633209171973)

*Aug 14, 2020: Excel Microsoft 365 view the same worksheet in multiple windows View-->New Window or Alt,W,N. Likewise for Excel 2016 View-->New Window. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1294340056790966272)

*Jun 18, 2020: Excel format cells tip. Cell A1 is My number is *number*. Press Ctrl+A1-->Number-->Category-->Custom-->Type. Under Type, type "My number is "#. Press OK. User types a number in Cell A1 instead of typing My number is *number*. Cell A1 displays My number is *number*. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1273699206100746240)

*Jun 2, 2020: Shortcut keys to insert an Excel new worksheet and name the new worksheet. Shift+F11, Alt, H, O, R, type worksheet name. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1267943510088380417)

*May 19, 2020: Excel users press F1 opening the Help pane instead of ESC. \n The shortcut keys to close are Ctrl, Space, C when the Help pane is focused. It can work with other task panes. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1262812478276161536)

*Apr 23, 2020: AutoFit column size hover the mouse between column identification letters and double-click. The double-click resizes to greatest length. If you want to AutoFit column size at shorter length, select the cell with shorter length text on column, press Alt, H, O, I. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1253405685947088896)

*Jan 3, 2020: Press Ctrl+G to open the Go To window. Cursor is at cell G100. User wants to go to cell J5. Press Ctrl+G, type J5 at Reference, press OK. Cursor is at cell J5. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1213233121530826752)

*Jan 3, 2020: Press Ctrl+' to copy the exact Excel formula above a cell. Press Ctrl+Shift+' to copy the value from the Excel formula above a cell. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1213232369559228416)

*Nov 9, 2019: Audit Excel formulas for consistency. Highlight a column of formulas. Press Ctrl+Shift+\\ (Backspace). Highlighted cells afterwards are the inconsistent formulas. Press Ctrl+\\ (Backspace) for a row of formulas. #exceltip https://t.co/PvZNH0vxvv (Tweet ID-1193279270426050560)

*Oct 26, 2019: Hold the Ctrl key when clicking cells in a formula. The comma separators are automatically inserted. e.g. SUM function hold Ctrl clicking cells A1, B5, C9, D10. Result is =SUM(A1,B5,C9,D10) with commas automatically inserted. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1188157535238230016)

*Sep 13, 2019: #exceltip Cells A1:A20 contain integers. Need to add 100 to each integer. Type 100 at cell C1. Copy cell C1. Highlight cells A1:A20. Home-->Paste-->Paste Special or Alt, H, V, S. (Tweet ID-1172579024549240832)

*Aug 10, 2019: View two worksheets in two windows in the same Excel file. View-->New Window or Alt+W+N, click on another worksheet on new Excel window. See the two worksheets. Can arrange the Excel windows View-->Arrange All such as Tiled or Horizontal. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1160280578081427456)

*Jul 13, 2019: An efficient way to format cells consistently is save the cell formatting. Home-->Styles-->Cell Styles-->New Cell Style. Complete the attributes including the style name and formatting. Keyboard shortcut Alt+H+J opens Cell Styles. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1150135338360119296)

*Jul 13, 2019: Ctrl + F1 to collapse the ribbon or pin the ribbon. Another method to collapse the ribbon or pin the ribbon is double click a menu object such as Home, Insert, or Data. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1150134239985192960)

*Jul 3, 2019: Highlight an Excel table without the headers. Hover cursor to the top left of the table to see a diagonal arrow pointing down and right or southeast. Single click. Table is highlighted except the headers. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1146612561208467456)

*May 21, 2019: Slicers and a total row are available for a table itself. Right mouse click anywhere on the table-->Table-->Totals Row to insert a total row. Table Tools-->Design-->Tools-->Insert Slicer to insert a slicer. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1131022721372917760)

*Apr 25, 2019: The Excel AVERAGE() functions include cells containing zeros calculating the average and excludes blank cells. If you must include zeros for display and not in average calculation, then type ">0" in the criteria; e.g. =AVERAGEIF(A1:A30,">0"). #exceltip (Tweet ID-1121525498733944832)

*Apr 1, 2019: Excel short cut key to insert today's date in a cell is Ctrl+;. Excel short cut key to insert current time in a cell is Ctrl+Shift+;. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1112790426795171840)

*Mar 19, 2019: Type CHAR(13) in an Excel formula for a carriage return. A good use for CHAR(13) is a formula label for a chart. e.g. ="B4label = "&B4&CHAR(13)&"B5label = "&B5&CHAR(10)&"b6label = "&B6 #exceltip (Tweet ID-1108126732781932544)

*Feb 19, 2019: One way to print selected cells in an Excel worksheet is File-->Print--> under Settings first drop down box select Print Selection. A quicker way is Ctrl+P, under Settings first drop down box select Print Selection. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1098063153655513089)

*Feb 18, 2019: Use DOLLAR(number,decimal places) to add the dollar sign in an Excel cell. =DOLLAR(5,0) is $5. ="I won "&DOLLAR(5,0) is I won $5. ="I won "&DOLLAR(5,2) is I won $5.00. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1097715959853240320)

*Jan 18, 2019: Select an entire column. Select column B type B:B. =COUNTIF(B:B,A1). Select multiple contiguous columns. Select columns E to G type E:G. =VLOOKUP(A1,E:G,3,0). #exceltip (Tweet ID-1086449171849142272)

*Jan 18, 2019: Split a column or separate a column with a common character Data-->Text To Columns. Can save time instead of writing formulas. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1086448132123049985)

*Jan 18, 2019: A quick way to open the Excel Page Setup window is Page Layout-->under Page Setup group click bottom right arrow. Short cut keys Atl+P+S+P is another way. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1086447268968853505)

*Jan 18, 2019: A quick way to add text to a header or footer is Insert-->Text-->Header/Footer. View-->Page Layout double click Add header works, too. #exceltip (Tweet ID-1086445724911337472)

*Jan 18, 2019: A quick way to rotate an Excel file orientation from portrait to landscape and vice versa is Page Layout-->Orientation-->Portrait or Landscape #exceltip (Tweet ID-1086444720065105923)

*Jul 30, 2018: #exceltip A table with named columns. Create a helper column to filter the table. OR criteria =OR([column1]="Hat",[column2]="Fred",[column3]>25). AND criteria =AND([column1]="Cat",[column2]="Ratbag",[column3]>=63). (Tweet ID-1024066197233397760)

*May 21, 2018: Excel tip. Logical formula equal sign = is case insensitive. Cell A1 is rad. Cell A2 is Rad. =A1=A2 returns TRUE. ="rad"="Rad" returns TRUE. #exceltip (Tweet ID-998668958629687296)

*May 9, 2018: Excel tip. Cells A1:E10 have numbers. Highlight cells A1:F11. Press Alt + =. Excel adds =SUM() to F1:F11 and A11:F11 adding the rows and columns. #exceltip (Tweet ID-994300830109990912)

*Apr 11, 2018: In Excel, Alt, I, R inserts new row above. e.g. Cursor on cell A5. Press Alt, I, R. New row inserted at row 5. #exceltip (Tweet ID-984157390948843520)

*Feb 2, 2018: Excel tip. Highlight or select multiple cells. Pressing tab moves active cell only to highlighted or selected cells. e.g. highlight A1:E5. Press tab active cell cycles highlighted A1:E5 cells only. (Tweet ID-959575640021151744)

*Dec 20, 2017: Excel tip. Alt, E, A, F clears cell formatting. Alt, E, A, A deletes entire cell. (Tweet ID-943688412753666049)

*Nov 27, 2017: Excel tip. Ctrl+Left click the left arrow at the worksheet bar scrolls to the first sheet. Ctrl+Right click the right arrow at the worksheet bar scrolls to the last sheet. (Tweet ID-935247792712249344)

*Nov 7, 2017: Excel tip. Ctrl + Shift + L inserts the Filter on a row of column headers. (Tweet ID-928092804617707520)

*Nov 7, 2017: Excel tip. Ctrl+X to cut a formula in a cell. Paste the formula in another worksheet same file. The pasted formula in the new worksheet contains the cell references referencing the originating formula. (Tweet ID-928092562694402048)

*Oct 3, 2017: Excel tip. Right mouse click sheet scroll arrows a list of all the sheets in the Excel file appears. Select the sheet to view. (Tweet ID-915325707617673216)

*Sep 18, 2017: Excel tip. Deactivate GETPIVOTDATA cell referencing in pivot table. File->Options->Formulas->uncheck Use GetPivotData functions for Pivot... (Tweet ID-909952106169171968)

*Sep 7, 2017: Excel tip. Use integer INT() function to remove decimals. =INT(16.98748754) returns 16. Likewise for INT(16.11245478) and INT(16.45487897). (Tweet ID-905873049810984960)

*Aug 15, 2017: Excel tip. Ctrl + Shift + ~ converts a cell to General format. General format useful to see what's really in the cell. No format deception. (Tweet ID-897542826581426176)

*May 3, 2016: EOMONTH(A1,1) returns 6/30/14. EOMONTH(A1,-1) returns 4/30/14. EOMONTH(A1,-1)+1 returns 5/1/14. #exceltip (Tweet ID-727711932099264512)

*May 3, 2016: Use EOMONTH() to find the last day of a month. Cell A1 is 5/3/14. EOMONTH(A1,0) returns 5/31/14. EOMONTH(A1,0)+1 returns 6/1/14 #exceltip (Tweet ID-727711362898612226)

*Mar 2, 2016: Under Data tab, there's a Get External Data Excel wizard importing data from various database. No need open database. #exceltip (Tweet ID-705175893849714689)

*Jan 7, 2016: TRIM function removes excess spaces before and after a text string including excess spaces between words #exceltip (Tweet ID-685233340509626368)

*Nov 18, 2015: The AVERAGE function ignores cells with text when calculating the average. #exceltip (Tweet ID-667071715919327232)

*Nov 17, 2015: 3-D cell reference steps: 1 Click on first sheet. 2 Highlight range. 3 Hold Shift key. 4 Click on last sheet. Source ExcelIsFun #exceltips (Tweet ID-666759708796059648)

*Nov 15, 2015: Use Alt, E, A, A shortcut key combination to clear cells content in Excel #exceltip (Tweet ID-665840573140496384)

*Jun 10, 2015: Excel tip: Press Ctrl+Enter after typing a formula in a cell to keep the cell with formula active. (Tweet ID-608731198718758913)

*May 13, 2015: #exceltip =RANDBETWEEN(x,y) generates a random number between x and y. x and y are numbers. (Tweet ID-598642900793044000)

*May 11, 2015: #exceltip Sometimes an Excel formula converts number into text. To convert text back to number, add zero, multiply by one, double negative, (Tweet ID-597696951363112000)

*May 11, 2015: #exceltip Press Ctrl + Shift + ` or ~ button to convert a cell to General format. (Tweet ID-597688670691328000)

*May 6, 2015: #exceltip Column A has numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Sum is 15. On Cell A6, press Alt + = (Alt and Equal). Excel adds formula =SUM(A1:A5) (Tweet ID-596149904935784000)

*Jul 26, 2012: Excel tip. The Format Painter copies a cell's format settings including font, color, and format. (Tweet ID-228568175074213000)

Keep In Touch On Social Media

Everyone knows social media. Even people who live under a rock know social media. Facebook, Twitter or X, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and Yelp are popular social media websites. Give it time for the people who don't have social media. They participate in time. Social media is present. People use social media to communicate. People use social media to search.

A negative social media common knowledge is some people become depressed. A common knowledge solution is take a break from social media or deactivate their social media accounts. I'm in the minority. Never take a break from social media. Never deactivate social media accounts. It's okay to reduce time on social media. You never know when you need to contact a friend, family member, or co-worker from a past job. Do your best to keep in touch.

Don't feel jealous when someone gets married, finds a new job, travels on a dream vacation, gets promoted, or purchases a new car. Jealously is poor self-esteem. Poor self-esteem becomes depression. The person earns their happy moment thru hard work, destiny, life, karma, or luck. Like or comment. On the other hand, if you got married, found a new job, traveled on your dream vacation, got promoted, or purchased a new car, then you want likes and comments. You earned your happy moment thru hard work, destiny, life, karma, or luck. It goes both ways.

Update On A Past Blog

I add another sports lesson to the Top Ten Life Lessons I Learned Watching Sports written on Nov 5, 2016. Winning solves problems. A professional sports team wins a championship. The problems are solved. The problems are forgotten. The problems are forgiven. Likewise in life. Winning is a factor to forgive. Forgiving is easier when the person or the party forgiving is winning. Forgiving is easier when the person or the party forgiving is successful.

Highlight and Favorite 2021 Tweets

Here are my 21 highlight Tweets and 10 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2021. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 28: A GameStop story from a sports point of view. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and a finance tycoon bail out a hedge fund totaling $2.75B. The fund is down 30% which betted against GameStop. URL Link

Jan 29: transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding; exceeding usual limits #mynewwordoftheday

Feb 03: hyperbole: a deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect; e.g., "I could eat a million of these." #mynewwordoftheday

Mar 04: @rensationaI, friendly reminder to cut or rip the strings on your disposable masks! since this pandemic doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, disposable masks go into landfills & the strings can get caught on animals and hurt them, especially birds. don't forget to cut the strings!! Pic Link 1, Pic Link 2

Mar 06: Florence Nightingale used charts and graphs to convince Parliament hospitals increase the chances the sick and wounded survives with clean water, adequate sanitation, fresh air, and proper nutrition.

Mar 06: Nightingale's famous chart is the rose diagram. The right rose is deaths before hospital changes. The left rose is deaths after hospital changes. Deaths decreased significantly. Pic Link

Mar 11: Jesus, you can't make a buck in this market. The country's going to hell faster than when that son-of-a-bitch Roosevelt was in charge.

Mar 11: Too much cheap money sloushing around the world. Worst mistake we ever made was letting Nixon get off the gold standard. --Lou Mannheim, Wall Street, 1987

Mar 26: Call it YOLO. Call it all-in. Bet the ranch. The present is now. The San Francisco 49ers traded their 2021 first round pick (12th overall), 2022 first rounder, 2022 third rounder, and 2023 first rounder to the Miami Dolphins for their 2021 first round pick (3rd overall).

May 19: If you are attacked by a dog, push your forearm into the bite. Pushing into pries the jaws apart which prevents them from clamping down. Likewise for cats and humans.

May 19: A woman alone who needs assistance is actually far better off choosing someone and asking for help, as opposed to waiting for an unsolicited approach.

May 19: The person you choose is nowhere near as likely to bring you hazard as is the person who chooses you. --The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Jun 06: Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey in Ferris Bueller's Day Off police station scene. Drug junkie Sheen gives Grey life wisdom URL Link

Jun 11: Thank you Dave Ross for being honest luck is part of success URL Link

Jul 14: Seinfeld fans know The Stranded episode where Elaine says "Maybe the dingo ate your baby." In Aug 1980, a dingo dragged a baby from a family's tent in Australia. A dingo is a wild dog. URL Link

Jul 28: irascible: having or showing a tendency to be easily angered #mynewwordoftheday

Jul 29: Once bitten twice shy is an idiom which means the first time was a bad experience or failure the second time is with caution, fear, or avoidance. #mytriviaoftheday

Aug 28: People remember McDonald's Dollar Value Menu back in time. Inflation is not transitory. Pic Link

Oct 06: MLB history is made on Fri Oct 8, 2021. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants play in the postseason for the first time. Dodgers 106 wins vs Giants 107 wins. #sfgiants #postseason #mlb

Dec 10: The Dow Jones closed 35,970.99 up 216.30 (+0.60%), NASDAQ closed 15,630.60 up 113.23 (+0.73%), and S&P500 record closed 4,712.02 up 44.57 (+0.95%). The Nov 2021 Consumer Price Index or inflation is 6.8% from Nov 2020. It was 6.2% in Oct. Last time 6.8% was June 1982.

Dec 30: The Beatles officially broke up in Sep 1969.

Favorite Favorites

Mar 03: @rensationaI, friendly reminder to cut or rip the strings on your disposable masks! since this pandemic doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, disposable masks go into landfills & the strings can get caught on animals and hurt them, especially birds. don't forget to cut the strings!! Pic Link 1, Pic Link 2

Apr 29: @arstechnica, Verizon tries to sell Yahoo and AOL after spending $9 billion on fallen giants URL Link

Oct 01: @ESPNStatsInfo, The Dodgers are 48-21 (.696) since the All-Star break, their best in a 2nd half since 1953. They've gained 0 games on the Giants over that span (49-22 since the break). Pic Link

Oct 03: @ESPNStatsInfo, The Dodgers tied their franchise record with 106 wins and finished in 2nd in the NL West. No team in MLB history has ever won more games and NOT finished in 1st place in its division or league. Pic Link

Oct 05: @SexWithEmily, If you want to try something new in the bedroom, bring it up! Our partners aren't mind readers.

Oct 27: @wizardingworld, Who'd have thought a mountain troll would be the pivotal moment for the Golden Trio's friendship Pic Link

Nov 04: @NBCSGiants, Forever Giant. Thank you for the memories and Buster hugs Pic Link

Nov 07: @SJEarthquakes, The hometown kid didn't want to do it in a press conference. He wanted to announce it in front of the San Jose faithful. Legend. #WondoForever URL Link

Dec 14: @957thegame, Steph Curry: "I never wanted to call myself the greatest shooter until I got this record. Now, I feel comfortable saying that."

Dec 15: @WarriorNationCP, Mark Jackson already knew that Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were gonna be this great Pic Link

Four Million Reasons From Twitter

Today's blog is an update on a past blog.

Update On A Past Blog

Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44B which closed on Fri Oct 28, 2022. All shareholders receive $54.20 per share. Twitter becomes a private company. Musk's first business move was firing CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Sagal, chief legal affairs Vijaya Gadde, and head general counsel Sean Edgett. Musk played the Steve Jobs card. Jobs fired 25% of the executives and senior managers in his bozo list when he returned to Apple in 1997.

Musk tweeted on Nov 4, 2022 Twitter loses $4M a day. The screenshot above is timestamped today at 3:50pm. Layoffs began on Nov 4, 2022. The recent Twitter events reminds me when I worked at a retail start-up from Nov 2013 to Sep 2014. I blogged Another Start-Up Business Is Out Of Business written on Aug 14, 2021 and Three Years Later Scanners For Bar Codes written on Oct 22, 2020. I mentioned bad management or bad ownership in the first blog. "There are no such thing as bad companies; it's bad management makes companies bad" is a common business knowledge. The business sold high-end wine, beer, and sake at discount prices. Great business idea. Poor business ownership. One example of poor business ownership was the second blog. It took three years for ownership to invest in a barcode system for inventory and sales. Barcodes existed for decades. I mentioned make changes when problems are clear and present. Fix the problems now.

Twitter is a great business idea. Twitter is a social media service for people micro blogging. Musk is doing his best to turnaround Twitter with good ownership and good management solving problems now.

Highlight and Favorite 2020 Tweets

Here are my 16 highlight Tweets and 8 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2020. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 26: @espn, Kobe Bryant was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash, as first reported by TMZ and confirmed by @wojespn.\n\nHe was 41. Link

Feb 20: Movie Spy Game (2001). Robert Redford teaches Brad Pitt to be a CIA agent. All you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife, and a smile. . . . Always carry cigarettes and a lighter, too. Great ice breaker. Link

Feb 22: magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury, especially toward a rival or less powerful person #mynewwordoftheday

Feb 24: non sequitur: a conclusion or reply which doesn't follow logically from the previous statement; a reply which has no relevance. #mynewwordoftheday

Mar 12: A different perspective why there's not enough housing and not enough apartments. Single people. For example, 44% of all residences in Manhattan are inhabited by single people.

Jun 18: Excel format cells tip. Cell A1 is My number is *number*. Press Ctrl+A1-->Number-->Category-->Custom-->Type. Under Type, type "My number is "#. Press OK. User types a number in Cell A1 instead of typing My number is *number*. Cell A1 displays My number is *number*. #exceltip

Sep 18: Display the number zero as n/a or as a blank cell in Excel using Format Cells. Numbers are between 0 and 99,999. \n Cell A1 is 0. Cell B1 displays n/a custom format cell #,###;;"n/a". Cell C1 displays blank cell custom format cell #,###;; #exceltip

Nov 02: Human reproduction is the same from the dawn of the human being to today. These four old educational videos on the male reproduction and the female reproduction are relevant today they stand the test of time. No need to change how reproduction is taught.

Nov 02: Teenage physical changes during puberty Link

Nov 02: Parents talk about sex to their children Link

Nov 02: The female menstruation cycle Link

Nov 02: The male wet dream Link

Nov 04: Most driving experts say increase speed when hitting a deer is inevitable instead of breaking hard or swerving. The front of the car rises increasing the chances of going over the deer at impact.

Nov 04: Increase speed is better than breaking for which the front of the car drops increasing the chances the deer goes through the windshield.

Nov 04: Drive with high beams and slow down in deer areas. Article Link

Dec 19: #24 San Jose State Spartans are the 2020 Mountain West champions. #sjsu #gospartans #ncaacfp

Favorite Favorites

Jan 09: @SexWithEmily, The whole notion of vagina's being "loose" or "stretched" is a myth - the vagina has pelvic floor muscles that can become weak, but we can do kegels to build those muscles back up and make them strong again.

Apr 27: @SexWithEmily, Vaginismus The body's automatic reaction to the fear of some or all types of vaginal penetration. Whenever penetration is attempted, your vaginal pelvic floor muscles tighten up on their own. It can be painful and distressing, but it can be treated.

May 05: @NBCSWarriors, The night Headband Klay was born. NBA record 14 threes in a game. Watch it tonight at 8 pm on NBC Sports Bay Area Link

Sep 05: @SFGiants, The legend of Madison Bumgarner will live forever in San Francisco. Thanks, MadBum. Link

Sep 10: @espn, Today is the first day EVER that the NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, MLS and NHL will all play on the same day (h/t @EliasSports) Link

Dec 03: @arstechnica, Feds say Facebook broke US law offering permanent jobs to H-1B workers by @binarybits Link

Dec 19: @SanJoseStateFB, Climbed the mountain. The Spartans are the 2020 Mountain West CHAMPIONS! #SpartanUp | #AtThePeak Link

Dec 20: @SanJoseStateFB, Making moves The Mountain West champs are ranked #19 in the nation. @AP_Top25 | #SpartanUp Link

Highlight and Favorite 2019 Tweets

Here are my 16 highlight Tweets or 23 highlight Tweets in total and 15 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2019. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 21: A conversation starter. Ask the question, "What keeps you busy?"

Jan 30: Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills. It may be the piano song your heard in the past and never knew the title. #mysongoftheday Video

Mar 25: NCAA reports one person predicted all 16 men's basketball teams in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time. The teams includes #12 seeded Oregon. Also, the person predicted #13 UC Irvine defeated #4 Kansas State in the first round. Article

Apr 1: jewel: a person unique, beautiful, pure, sweet like an angel; a precious possession; a person or thing treasured. #mynewwordoftheday

Apr 8: Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins #mysongoftheday Video

Jun 1: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass

Jun 17: Dear Abby Sun Jun 16 advice on practicing getting up after falling down without using hands for the elderly. Roll onto your knees and lift yourself up one leg at at a time Article

Jun 17: I use another technique. I roll on my back. Perform one sit-up without going down. I use my legs to stand up. If a person can do one sit-up, he or she can stand up without using hands and arms.

Jul 28: I'm not dumbing down. Never dumb down your life. Don't be an asshole for yourself. Don't let people drag you down. Nobody holds your back.

Jul 28: These people must leave your life. People come and go for good or for bad. Some people leave your life. New people enter your life.

Aug 18: Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre asked backup quarterback Ty Detmer a basic football concept in Favre's second year in the NFL. What's a nickel defense? Football fans laugh at Favre's answer response. Video

Aug 24: GetResponse published an article on the most hated business words. These words were valuable, inspiring, and full of strength once upon a time. Not anymore. Clique can be an understatement. Article

Aug 24: Samples. Most common jargon for "better results": "best practices" and "raise the bar." Most passive aggressive email lines: "as per my last email" and "just a friendly reminder."

Aug 24: Top five out of 30 least favorite business jargon terms: synergy, teamwork, touch base, raising the bar, and think outside the box. My personal worst term on the list is "it is what it is...". Intelligent people never say it is what it is.

Sep 6: Winter Games by David Foster the theme song for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada #mysongoftheday Video

Sep 8: perverse: willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary; disobedient #mynewwordoftheday

Sep 19: Congratulations to Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool winning two awards in the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control.

Sep 19: The Carpool Karaoke primetime special is the complete The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke with James Corden and Paul McCartney.

Sep 22: I just finished watching The Shawshank Redemption. My high school and college friend watched the movie when it was released in theaters. It was the most boring movie he watched. He didn't understand the point. I avoided the movie.

Sep 22: I choose to watch the movie decades later. Good movie. Recommended. The movie is slow. I put the pieces together watching the movie without success.

Sep 22: My friend is correct up to the climax of the movie. It's the best full circle movie I have ever watched. Stick around. Don't give up. Have hope. The pieces are together. Good things can happen.

Sep 25: The female middle school student was wise beyond her years. RT @BoyYeetsWorld: one time in middle school i dated a girl for 4 days and when she broke up with me she posted on facebook sometimes your knight in shining armor is really just a loser in tinfoil and to this day that the sickest burn I've ever gotten.

Dec 5: The first procedure buying gas with a credit card is check the pump's credit card reader for a skimmer. Pic 1, Pic 2

Favorite Favorites

Mar 19: @dakanya, co-worker: how did you learn to code. me: mash until it works.

Apr 11: @arstechnica, Another Slack Overflow developer survey, another year of Visual Basic being as unpopular as ever Developers love Python and TypeScript, get paid for Clojure, and aren’t using blockchain.

Apr 23: @NBCSSharks, BARCLAY GOODROW!!! Watch the Sharks winger's game-winning overtime goal to give San Jose an epic Game 7 victory. Pic Video.

May 12: @SportsCenter, KAWHI. GAME 7. FOR THE WIN. Pic Video.

May 12: @espn, Another look at Kawhi's Game 7 winner. Pic Video.

May 18: @SJEarthquakes, CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI. KING. #WondoWatched Pic Video.

Jun 13: @SportsCenter, Klay turning around in the tunnel and coming back out to shoot free throws had Oracle going nuts. Pic Video.

Jun 13: @BayAreaSportsHQ, This moment is an all-timer. Pic Video.

Jul 14: @SportsCenter, GAME. SET. MATCH. Novak Djokovic outlasts Roger Federer in an epic five-set #WimbledonFinal Pic Video.

Jul 14: @espn, Longest final in #Wimbledon history: 4 hours 55 minutes, 422 points, 68 games, 35 aces. Pic.

Aug 12: @SexWithEmily, As much as we like to beat around the bush, dropping hints to your partner is not the best way of communicating -- your chances of being understood are much higher when you are direct about what needs fixing. #sexwithemily #communicationisalubrication

Sep 14: @HistoryInPics, The Beatle's last live concerts—at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966 and then on a London rooftop three years later—have gone down as some of the most significant events in pop music history. Collector Finds Rare Footage of The Beatles's Top of the Pops Performance in His Attic.

Nov 19: @WakeOfWeek, I will always root for this man because of the way he has handled himself in hard times -- from bad coaches to having a different offensive coordinator every year to losing his job to Kaep to... this. #AlexSmith @lizbsmith11. Alex Smith’s wife celebrates ex-49er’s recovery from ghastly leg injury in emotional Instagram post.

Dec 11: @espn, Bill Belichick has his players focused on the 53 players in their locker room, not on social media. Pic.

Dec 16: @NBCSGiants, So many memories. @PavlovicNBCS takes you back through all of the best -- and funniest -- moments from MadBum's legendary Giants career. Pic Tweet Article.

Highlight and Favorite 2018 Tweets

Here are my 18 highlight Tweets and 9 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2018. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 06: Time heals all wounds. Oakland Raiders bring back Jon Gruden. Gruden coached the Raiders 1998-2001. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he last coached 2002-2008 with a Super Bowl championship in 2002 season.

Jan 06: Gruden does have relevant coaching experience. Gruden doesn't have recent coaching experience.

Feb 03: A lucky moment in a post office. I purchased one sheet of stamps from the Automated Postal Center. I received two sheets.

Feb 17: @Seijanokiseki Yes. My brother finished the first book. He's hooked. Harry Potter is my next book. I plan to read all seven books. Update Sep 2019: I started reading the Harry Potter books.

Mar 08: Today I introduce to Microsoft Power BI Desktop or Business Intelligence Desktop. BI Desktop is like Tableau. I learn more BI Desktop watching the demo videos for two hours than I learn Tableau. BI Desktop interface is more user friendly.

Mar 17: For the first time in NCAA history a 16 seed defeated a 1 seed. Sports history is made today. @SportsCenter: No words.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYdeCpaUMAABD1h.jpg

Mar 17: RT @SportsCenter: Less than two months ago, UMBC lost to Albany 83-39. Tonight, it pulled the biggest upset in college basketball history

Mar 25: 11th seeded Loyola Chicago Ramblers is going to the Final Four. The last time the Ramblers went was in 1963 when it won the National Championship. The Ramblers is the fourth 11th seed to reach the Final Four.

Mar 25: This year's Cinderella is Final Four bound! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZF-eoyWsAAtMFw.jpg

May 06: forbear: to refrain or abstain from; withhold. To hold back, to be patient. #mynewwordoftheday

Jun 09: Spurs + Pelicans + Rockets + Cavaliers = NBA Finals #dubnation #gswarriors #nbafinals

Jun 09: 2015 + 2017 + 2018 = Dynasty #dubnation #gswarriors #nbafinals

Jun 27: Keep an eye on the check engine light when starting the car. One reason is to confirm the light bulb works. The bulb is not burned out.

Aug 10: Raise both arms high above your face to signal SOS to a plane flying over you. A one arm raise signals everything is okay.

Sep 14: Never stop meeting people. Here's an idea when I'm older. I set up a booth at an outdoor event. Article inspired old people giving free advice https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028728/old-coots-booth-at-farmers-market-offers-probably-bad-advice.html, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DnE5Qp8U8AA6pyg.jpg

Nov 15: "People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole." --Theodore Levitt, professor Harvard Business School (1925-2006)

Dec 27: The Dow Jones closed up 1,086 points or 4.98% today to 22,878. 1,086 is the largest one-day point gain in history. S&P 500 up 4.96% to 2,468. NASDAQ up 5.84% to 6,554. These three percentages are the largest since March 2009.

Favorite Favorites

Feb 21: @SportsCenter, REDEMPTION. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/966574472353452032/photo/1

Mar 1: @HistoryInPics, "An empty stomach, an empty wallet and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons of life." ~ Robin Williams https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/969305098768863233/photo/1

Mar 2: @SexwithEmily, One of the best feelings in the world. https://twitter.com/SexWithEmily/status/969751736461258752/photo/1

Apr 9: @HistoryInPics, A young Paul McCartney's mirror selfie. Possibly the first selfie taken by a celebrity. https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/983420615951618049/photo/1

Jun 4: @arstechnica, Microsoft snaps up GitHub for $7.5 billion http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/06/microsoft-snaps-up-github-for-7-5-billion/

Jul 13: @arstechnica, Open offices are as bad as they seem—they reduce face-to-face time by 70%. http://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/in-open-offices-workers-chat-70-less-are-less-productive-and-email-more/

Sep 29: @arstechnica, This arcade is really vintage: Visiting San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/09/this-arcade-is-really-vintage-visiting-san-franciscos-musee-mecanique/

Oct 27: @Buster_ESPN, Alex Cora called a team meeting right after Game 3 ended, and talked about the epic effort, and how proud he was of his players -- singling out Nathan Eovaldi, who got a standing ovation from teammates. David Price stayed with Eovaldi postgame, on the bus.

Nov 16: @GoodVibesToys, Happy Friday! Who else has had this happen to them? https://twitter.com/GoodVibesToys/status/1063588980736745472/photo/1

The Green Steno Notebook 4

The picture above is the notebook I acquired on the first day of my new white collar job. I wrote notes during my job training. I wrote other notes, reminders, and knowledge thereafter. I share many of them. Here is the fourth blog.

*Apr 26, 2014. A gag gift idea. A rubber stamps which says "WHATEVER" in caps.

*Apr 26, 2014. Sometimes children make their parents angry to do something. Otherwise nothing gets done. Good choice? Bad choice? Time is the ultimate judge.

*Jun 30, 2014. Shop Amazon for cheaper prices on auto parts such as air filters, headlights, and cabin air filters.

*Jul 6, 2014. Going to a person's house for the first time such as a party or a formal event. Bring a food or a drink. Bring a house plant. For instance, a co-worker brought a cheese cake for a Fourth Of July party.

*Sep 22, 2014. The song "I Only Have Eyes For You" is sung by The Flamingos. One lyric is, "Are the stars out tonight."

*Sep 30, 2014. Denzel Washington's first movie break is Carbon Copy released in 1981.

*Oct 12, 2014. How We Got To Know author Steve Johnson wrote six innovations made the modern world. The six innovations are glass, cold, sound, clean, time, and light.

*Oct 20, 2014. Land Sea Air is an arcade game I played when I was in sixth grade. I played the video game in a bowling alley. The bowling alley was torn down for an outdoor retail strip mall.

*Oct 26, 2014. Finished playing Wargames video game app.

*Oct 27, 2014. I played Rampart arcade game. I reached a harder level. I shot a boat multiple times. The boat survived which was messed up.

*Nov 10, 2014. Apply deodorant on top of a waste basket when the deodorant stick is running low. The reason is if the stick breaks, then it falls into the waste basket.

*Jan 10, 2015. I brought doughnuts for my parents. My mom said doughnuts are bad for your health. I realized my mom usually says something bad every time I do something good.

*Jan 16, 2015. I began trimming off excess fat off meats before cooking. Also, I began removing surface moisture with paper towels. I heard some cooking experts says wax paper is preferred.

*Jan 25, 2015. Stop overthinking. Use intuition.

*Feb 1, 2015. I repeat stop overthinking. Use intuition. The Seattle Seahawks could have won Super Bowl XLIX defeating the New England Patriots if Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll didn't run the slant play. Carroll experienced analysis paralysis.

*Mar 21, 2015. If I'm going to mess up, then I mess up my way. I take responsibility. I learn from my mistakes. It's okay to be foolish.

*Mar 28, 2015. The best way to overcome fatigue is old school rest and old school eat good meals.

*Apr 18, 2015. Tips when I clean the house. Spread the cleaning two days or three days. No more cleaning the entire house in one day. Also, carry a white towel to wipe my sweat. And hang the vacuum cord on the stair rail when I vacuum the stairs.

*Apr 18, 2015. BNYN stands for Both None Yes No.

*May 21, 2015. I go back to drink Crystal Geyser bottle water.

*Jun 12, 2015. I turn on the water to rinse my razor only on shaving days. I save water.

*Jul 10, 2015. My old Sansa Fuze mp3 didn't play sound from my headphones. My initial guess was I needed new headphones. I was incorrect. The headphones worked on another media player. The mp3 sound output was the correct fault. Lesson learned. Do my research. Do my failure analysis. Do my testing.

*Jul 23, 2015. Removed Blink Feed on my cell phone.

*Dec 7, 2015. Mahjong tip. Make connections with your tiles. A friend made one of the cheapest 1,000 point hand in Japanese Mahjong or Riichi.

*Jan 23, 2016. Arrived at the gym at 6pm for a weekend workout. More people arrived at 7pm before the gym closed at 8pm.

*Feb 8, 2016. Played Set card game solo. Looking for set different patterns works. It was harder because my natural thinking is looking for set same patterns.

*Mar 22, 2016. First Amazon order arrived at the last date in date range expected delivery Mar 17-22. Expected delivery date was Mar 20. Actual delivery was Mar 22.

*Apr 1, 2016. Arcade game at Safeway grocery store next to Moon Patrol was M.A.C.H 3 when I was in third grade.

*Apr 25, 2016. Lift objects intelligently; in particular, mornings when I woke up because my muscles were tight. I lifted a plumber snake incorrectly. Minor lower back pain lasted for five days. I might have strained a muscle or pinched a nerve. I should have used a cart. I should have lifted the plumber snake with two hands and holding two of the three handles.

*May 12, 2016. I walked inside my gym's classroom for the first time since I became a member.

*Jun 8, 2016. I worked out at the gym after a haircut. Weight room was half full. There were more people at night time.

*Jun 20, 2016. It was the longest day of the calendar year. I realized it after I finished watching Dallas Buyers Club. There was sunlight after 9pm.

*Nov 27, 2016. 4.1 volts for the long batteries.

*Dec 14, 2016. I added back my name for my Twitter handle @inin61.

*Feb 11, 2017. America (My Country Tis Of Thee) is the complete song name for America.

*Mar 29, 2017. Blow air compressed air to remove the water from my Camelbak tube.

*Apr 30, 2017. Won 4 first place on Tenhou Japanese Mahjong online games in a row.

*May 7, 2017. Boil tap water instead of bottle water when I make Jell-O.

Update On A Past Blog

I dreamed last night a homeless cat in my neighborhood needed help. The dream is another example there are too many pets. The Price Is Right host Bob Baker ends the show saying control the pet population have your pets spay or neuter. The dream reminded me a bullet point from Instant Bullets Blog Aug 11, 2018 Pet Overpopulation. Too many pets is a foreshadow what may happen when there are too many humans.

Highlight And Favorite 2017 Tweets

Here are my 41 highlight Tweets and 8 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2017. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61 Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 07: http://Askmen.com published an article on men truths given from men like you and me from Askmen subreddit http://www.askmen.com/news/power_money/men-reveal-harsh-truths-that-every-man-should-accept.html

Jan 09: RT @normfeuti: RETAIL 1/8 "Returns" Read RETAIL every day at http://www.retailcomic.com https://twitter.com/normfeuti/status/818186881397641219/photo/1

Jan 21: superfluous: Being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. Unnecessary or needless. #mynewwordoftheday

Jan 25: The Dow Jones closes above 20000 first time in history closing at 20068.51. Intraday high 20075.73. S&P closes 2298.37. NASDAQ 5656.34.

Feb 09: Parents, teach your young children eye contact with other people by asking them what's the color of the other person's eyes.

Feb 27: I crave intelligence again.

Mar 04: The simple answer to Excel's pivot tables is calculations with criteria. It creates reports which contain calculations with criteria.

Mar 10: Person A: Say something intelligent.
Person B: I believe you're cute. "

Mar 19: Tonight's 60 Minutes' segment takes place in San Francisco. USF [outsources] workers to cut costs. The displaced workers trained replacements

Apr 13: Check your vehicle for recalls. NHTSA's free website https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls Enter your vehicle's VIN.

Apr 16: Headliner from Mercury News. Wettest winter rain on record water conservation habits continue. I continue my habits such as shorter showers. https://twitter.com/inin61/status/853697971464028160/photo/1

Apr 20: fibromyalgia is chronic muscle pain, fatigue, sleep problems, and widespread tenderness #mynewwordoftheday

Apr 23: I can't explain why it took me decades to watch the movie A Few Good Men in its entirety. Good movie with an all-star cast.

Apr 23: I had watch parts of A Few Good Men staying in hotels for decades. I watched the beginning. Now I understand the ending #raymondshistorybook

May 16: I finished reading The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz book by L. Frank Baum. Good fairytale book any age. There are differences between book & movie

May 16: Dorothy wore ruby slippers in The Wizard Of Oz movie. The book version she wore silver shoes. #mytriviaoftheday

Jun 06: An example of bad luck. Nikki Nelson's opponent had four queens with two pocket Q's. Nelson had a royal flush at the flop. https://twitter.com/inin61/status/871990813202448384/photo/1

Jun 06: The Car Connection published an article self driving cars is a $7T industry by 2050 http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1110824_study-self-driving-cars-will-be-a-7-trillion-industry-by-2050

Jul 01: Write all your handwriting in cursive for July. Bring back cursive. No print. Do you remember your cursive handwriting?

Jul 02: The Simpsons episode Bart's Comet, Flanders sang the song Que Sera, Sera or Whatever will be, will be by Doris Day #mytriviaoftheday

Jul 07: TIL a government security clearance costs a minimum $50,000.

Jul 15: Checklist. Do you have the following: shelter, food, and support? Also, do you have a bed, a refrigerator, and a toilet?

Jul 15: Are you in good health? Do you have a brain or no mental illness? Is access to retail stores close by? If all answers are yes, then

Jul 15: you should be happy. Otherwise, no complaining about life.

Jul 23: Purple Rain by Prince on a Technics SL-1200 M3D Turntable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOBx9JoIncc #mysongoftheday

Jul 23: Prince said Purple Rain means the end of the world being with your lover letting faith guide you through purple rain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_(song)

Jul 25: Zero is an even number. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_of_zero #mytriviaoftheday

Jul 25: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE was found in 90% of brains donated deceased players studied for concussions http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20153831/cte-found-nearly-90-percent-brains-donated-deceased-football-players

Aug 07: Nothing cannot last forever.

Aug 11: Husbands and boyfriends better complete the honey to-do list. Wives and girlfriends must not abuse your honey to-do list.

Aug 15: Excel tip. Ctrl + Shift + ~ converts a cell to General format. General format useful to see what's really in the cell. No format deception.

Aug 17: I never had a flying dream.

Aug 20: I dreamed I flew for the first time. Flew locally from my house to De Anza college. Low altitude. Song I Want To Break Free by Queen played.

Aug 22: RT @RogerCude: This is what the #SolarEclipse2017 looked like from a plane! https://twitter.com/ryanleejohnson/status/899720757584031745/video/1

Sep 07: Excel tip. Use integer INT() function to remove decimals. =INT(16.98748754) returns 16. Likewise for INT(16.11245478) and INT(16.45487897).

Sep 19: Excel tip. Deactivate GETPIVOTDATA cell referencing in pivot table. File>Options>Formulas>uncheck Use GetPivotData functions for Pivot...

Sep 19: Board gamer spent $16k+ on Kickstarter board games http://mashable.com/2017/09/14/kickstarter-board-games/#IgkWbCJNwkqV. Original Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/700jrz/an_epiphany_after_25_years_backing_board_games_on/

Oct 05: Project Euler has a 46k text file containing 5,000+ first names https://projecteuler.net/project/resources/p022_names.txt Source: https://projecteuler.net/problem=22

Nov 01: A baby monitor alerts the caregiver taking care of a person with Alzheimer's disease anywhere in the house http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/2017/10/26/1/helpful-tip-gives-caregivers-peace-of

Dec 06: Mercury News 12/3 today's homes burn faster because open floor plans and synthetic materials. Up to 3 min escape. 30 years ago up to 17 min. https://twitter.com/inin61/status/938205932449697792/photo/1

Dec 15: TIL Color Hex website http://color-hex.com. Find a color's RGB, HEX, CMYK. Get the color codes for Facebook, Google, and popular color palettes.

Favorite Favorites

Jan 17: @HistoryInPics, Very excited to wish a Happy 95th Birthday to the fabulous @BettyMWhite. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2Zxnl8VIAEScaf.jpg, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2ZxntBUoAAnGsR.jpg, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2ZxnoMUAAAjT4L.jpg, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2ZxnsaUsAAtJ2D.jpg

Feb 5: @NickiJhabvala, Just another game ... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C39b1H4WcAAMl8X.jpg

Apr 18: @arstechnica, Trump will sign executive order to begin revamp of H-1B visa program https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/trump-will-sign-executive-order-to-begin-revamp-of-h-1b-visa-program/

Apr 18: @arstechnica, "Think of how the average police car wastes as it idles for hours every day—with this, that's a thing of the past." https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/04/fords-police-responder-hybrid-sedan-twice-as-efficient-as-the-average-cop-car/

Jun 12: @warriors, For the second time in three seasons, the Warriors are your NBA Champions! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCLA2PQV0AEUviM.jpg

Jul 19: @SexWithEmily, Having sex regularly makes you healthier, but aspects of your sex life can tell you ABOUT your health. @bustle https://www.bustle.com/p/what-your-sex-life-can-tell-you-about-your-health-70620

Sep 28: @hughhefner, "In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life." - Hugh M. Hefner 1926 - 2017 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DK2lK9cX0AAoRlE.jpg

Nov 3: @SexWithEmily, No better way to break in the rooms in your house than to have sex in them all. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/positions/a13134108/sex-around-the-house/

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