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I had an extra tag with my info on it and hot glued it to my case because I haven't figured out the NFC stuff 🧓🏻

How are you all preparing for the worst?

Recently found out you can dim it and change the hue if you long press the button. It's dimmer than the Amazon one often recommended and is the perfect brightness for me.

Side note: sitting in the garage with a bowl of cookies, beer, and listening to the distant fireworks while reading is chefs kiss

Went to doom scroll and instantly changed pockets to squeeze in a page or two.

Unfortunately I couldn't fit this cute dragonfly on my Kindle without it being in the way but wanted to share anyway.

I will be interested in future builds being squirt gun resistant 😆

My first read on the X3 was The Old Man and The Sea and I had a very pleasant experience. I'm looking to change my reading style and go with "The Classics" if anyone has recommendations. I was thinking Marcus Aurelius: Meditations next?

Thank you to the community for being so welcoming and helping to make reading fun again!

Onto the next one!

Found my old around the next magnetic tablet holder and by God it works!

AC is on, comic book's out, tens unit on my back, little e-reader and book on standby, 4K winter stream, and I threw in a candle for a cherry on top. 🤔 Better grab a beer

Rule #1: Always pee before you sit down, and don't sit down when you pee.

1a.) And always grab a beer.

Edit: 1b.) I was wrong, pee as you may.

And you smell nice to 💗

Switching gears and reading the classics, can you guess the book?

A little backstory:

Last year I was diagnosed with a literal 1 in a million cancer called mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Nothing special other than intermittent abdominal pain that led to an appendectomy and then the pathology came back ☠️

I'm all clear now, but am fully aware my life expectancy is altered. No one has said remission yet (I finished chemo in February with no radiation, thank God) but so far everything has come back clean.

I worked at my job for almost all of it, and am thankful I had insurance because I was only 6 months in.

My advice is to get a term life insurance policy with a living benefit.

The story:

I got off work early and came home to mow the lawn. My wife was picking up our girls from camp and they stopped at Kohls so I'll probably call a search party later. Kidding aside, she is the kindest person I have ever met.

I was getting out of the shower and swore to God I heard the kids laughing in the back yard. I looked out the window and all the swings were standing absolutely still like a phantom. Turns out they weren't home yet and I probably just made it up.

Staring out the window I instantly felt like I was in my 80's listening to past sounds that haven't happened yet. Along with my wife's niece and her friend downstairs it was wayyy too easy to imagine my girls that age and being on the verge of an empty house and new long dark silence.

I've had other moments of feeling like I'm watching a video of my own memories. It feels so deeply bittersweet and like I'm cheating at life getting a taste of my future nostalgic sadness while simultaneously living in the moment. Is it possible to mourn something that hasn't happened yet?

It's moments like those that I truly appreciate life for all its gifts. I feel like I'm getting a double dose of life, and I guess in a way I kinda am.

I'm sure it's a slow depressurization of whatever I bottled up throughout all this and hopefully in time I can sort it out. Feeling a bit lost, but I can see a light up ahead.

Anyway, happy weekend.

TLDR: 38 dad of 3, cancer survivor with unconscious shit to sort out, make core memories, never waste a muddy puddle, and get a term life insurance policy with a living benefit.

We finally got them lined up, but this was all we got. It would mean a lot to my wife if it could be cleaned up.

I was toying with buying a Kindle Scribe and decided to explore new waters with an early Fathers Day gift to myself. My Amazon library is downloaded and after seeing everyone's posts for a while and finally gave in.

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I'm not tech savvy, but think I can figure out the basics through other posts + trial and error; but tech advice is welcome too.

I'm posting today mainly looking for accessory tips. What are your 'must haves', favorite cases, favorite ways to carry etc.

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Looking forward to joining the club!

Currently reading the last book in The Giver series because I've wanted to since 4th grade.

Bare foot, Sunday relaxing with only the screen door guarding my home and the garage door wide open. My family is inside laughing and trying to stay cool. What would I do if a stranger ran by screaming with blood splattered on her clothes and I just knew....

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Then, those dreadful moments that will determine everything.....are they runners.

I am speechless at the perfection I am experiencing right now.