The Blog of Michael Lee Mitchell

 Hello everyone,  I just wanted to let you know besides Twitter I am on Mastodon in two places. I am on Mastodon Pixelfed that is supposed to be an Instagram replacement. I haven't started to use that yet as I am still trying to figure that out. My main account is on mitchelltribe.social. I watched a YouTube video on how to create your own server.  I made my own server as the main mastodon.social was not accepting any new accounts. Pixelfed doesn't do text yet so I decided to make my own so it aligns with the family website. It is not open to everyone. It is mainly for my family if they should chose to get on Mastodon and I may open it up to a few friends or extended family if any show interest.  I have to keep it small because I am paying for it but at least I own it. So with that in mind I am at  @michael@mitchelltribe.social @mlm361@pixelfed.social (Instagram replacement) @mlm361 on Twitter Of course my website is is at https://www.mitchelltribe.com (but it o...

 I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Remember this is the season we celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus.  I hope everyone has a great Christmas and has a great time.

 Christmas 2023 is fast approaching and so is the end of 2022. 2022 has been a mixed bag for me. This year for some reason has just felt weird. I am not sure why and really can't put my finger on it. Some of the year felt like it was moving a glacier speed and some felt like it was moving at warp speed.  I am still debating whether to send out Christmas Cards. I need to decide very soon. I have received a few this year. I am leaning to skipping this year and see how next year goes and may resume next year. I will definitely have to decide this week.  In any event I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and remember the reason for the Season, JESUS!

 Happy Thanksgiving 2022 everyone. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving on Thursday and gets like the bird stuffed. I am looking forward to the next few days as I relax and have some time away from work.  Speaking of taking time from work. I am using it to get caught up on car maintenance. I spent 319 dollars today getting an oil change and rear brakes. I also got a recalled fixed. I was expecting them to tell me my tires need replacing. I received some good news and was told my tires are only 50% worn so I am good to go for a little more. The dealer I go to has treated me great so I stick with them. However, I may not be able to with the tires. They were asking way more than I can get them at Costco. So sometime in the first few months of 2023 I will probably get them from Costco.  Take care everyone and have a great Thanksgiving week.

Hurricane Ian has come and gone. Being born and raised in Florida this is the worst Hurricane I have experienced and we did not take a direct hit. We lost power for almost 48 hours. This hurricane had the highest winds I have ever experienced and the rain when it fell was immense and intense as the bands rotated around.  I can only imagine what Fort Myers went through. I lived there for a couple of years and can't believe what they endured. Thank you Lord for turning this thing before it got here. If it did it might be years before things would have return to semi-normal. 

 Hurricane Ian is upon us. It is a dreary day today with occasional bursts of wind. Work told us we would be closed for the next 2 days. So I had to use my own Paid Time Off but that is ok I have plenty. I expect the weather will get worse later on today once the storm finally either goes north or makes landfall south of us. Luckily, we will not take a direct hit but will still get the effects except the storm surge. We still have power and internet for now. Hope all will come out ok with this storm.  This is the latest:

 Well it seems that we have our first hurricane threat of the season. Hopefully we will dodge a bullet but we will have to wait and see.  As far as me, I got my Covid-19 Bivalent booster shot and thought it would explode my heart. I went into A-Fib the first time that has happened in several years. I think I will be skipping any further Covid-19 shots. I also wanted to say my TV habits have changed with the different streaming services and I think it has gotten better. 

 I have been wanting to type this post for a while. I am just frustrated with how things are right now as in society at large. Inflation and what will likely be a recession next year and where have all the people gone. I know we lost about a million people that died directly or indirectly from the Pandemic but were is everyone else. Eating out right now is not a great option whether it is a fast food place or a causal dining experience. I know a lot of people left those jobs either voluntarily or involuntarily (because of shut downs and such) and went elsewhere. But the elsewheres are also having problems getting people. It just feels like people evaporated. Yet traffic has increased. Everywhere you look it looks like business are needing people but you also feel this uneasy feeling that huge layoffs are coming. I am not sure what is going on.  But to the employees in fast food. I know some of you probably hate the job because it is all you could get or you just don't care. Re...

Happy New Year and let's hope 2022 is better. 2021 was a terrible year for me compared to 2020 believe it or not. Even though 2020 was the start of Pandemic it was a better year for me personally. As far as New Year's resolutions I don't do that but would like to read more this year. Well that is it for now. Hope everyone stays safe.