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Another Year Goes By...
Today I turn 44 and I was gratified when someone about my age, working at a till, wasn't sure if I was under 18. True story. When I purchased some wine for the occasion (birthday) I was asked to remove my mask, which covered my mouth and nose. She said she had to be sure I was over 18. I guess that's the best compliment I've received in a while. She definitely didn't fake that. Maybe my attire contributed to this perception of young age. Rianne purchased that as a gift when I turned 40.
Today, while sober (of course!) I'll write many articles and curate links, which is what I really love doing. We originally planned to go out somewhere, but then it turned out there would be heavy rain, so we changed our minds.
Some annual tasks associated with the sites will be carried out next week and then we'll prepare for another awesome year online.
As just noted in the sister site, there's also an appeal on the way.
As far as hosting goes, this Friday there is an "Engineering Freeze", which means things will be more stable and downtimes a lot less likely. To quote: "The change freeze will run from Friday the 19th December 2025 at 9am until Monday the 5th January 2026 at 9am."
The "black building test" went OK and was completed some hours ago. We're in good hands and very robust as a platform. █