My local grocery store is already putting out Halloween candy. It's still August though!
A buddy of mine sent me a picture of this beautiful 4-month old:
He asked me if I would be interested in adopting him. You know, I've been mulling over the topic of pets for a while now. However, this has always been a topic that I just kept putting off for another day. Now, I was finally pushed against the proverbial wall to make a definitive decision on. It was then that I realized that I am either no longer interested or have the kind of energy to handle a dog that big and that young. My back yard isn't big enough for him either. I don't want to take on a pet when I am not certain that I can provide a happy home for him. So, with some sadness, I declined to adopt him, but I certainly hope he will find a good home somewhere. Also, I am starting to realize I might prefer cats over dogs at this point....
Remember how I said I cancelled the Apple One bundle deal? Well, my subscription finally expired, and now, I am taking stock on how much I miss the service:
Apple Arcade - I don't miss it.
Private relay - I don't miss it.
Apple News - I do read this from time to time, but I've basically replaced it with Reddit.
Apple Fitness - I don't miss it.
Apple Music (iTunes) - I also used this, but I can replace it easily with Amazon or even YouTube.
Apple TV - You know, I don't really watch their shows all that much. There were some good ones, like Severance and Silo, etc, but I don't miss most shows. Also, I still have Netflix.
iCloud - So this is the big button issue for me. I have so many pictures and videos and documents and whatever else saved on iCloud that I knew this is how Apple is getting me. However, for the past two months, I've been diligently transferring my data to my local drives.
I can attest that it was a good service, but it was also costing me $40 a month. I think I can do just fine without it, and I'm about to find out soon enough if that's true or not haha.
Finally, I am also on track to have another very under-budget month. Yay!