Author: SA Otey

Software Engineer

Are eggs really good for you?

~ SA Otey
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Jesus Approved Egg

Yes! Eggs are good for you, yolk and all. But of course, people are taking it too far. Everything has an egg on it. Watch any episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and you will see any number of dishes with an egg in there somewhere. Do you know what goes well with eggs? Bacon, that’s it!

How do I cook my eggs? Glad you asked.

Fried

Fry a few strips of bacon over medium heat, remove bacon, leave grease, turn off the heat let cool down for a minute or so. Add 2 eggs, and use either kosher salt, black, and cayenne pepper (Or Tony Chachere Seasoning). Once the egg white is not clear, gently flip it over, turn off the heat, and cook for another 2 minutes, this won’t overcook and still give you a nice warm runny yolk. I usually forget about them and the yolk gets solid.

Scrambled

Whisk 3 eggs with a dash of heavy cream in a large cup, and add to a low-heat skillet with melted clarified butter or bacon fat. Move around the pan and make your chunks big or small, just don’t let them stick. Or don’t move it at all and have an omelet.

Boiled

Put a dozen eggs in a pot in one layer, add 1/4 tsp baking soda, and cover with 2 inches of tap water. Bring to a rolling boil and cook for about 2 minutes. Cover and remove from heat and let stand for 12 minutes. Drain off hot water and fill the pot with cold tap water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Crack each end of the egg, they should be super easy to peel. Cut in half and add a dash of the previously mentioned seasonings.

Poached, no thanks, if I wanted to eat snot I would expose myself to one of the 100 things I’m allergic to and let the mucus fountain flow.

Should there be WiFi on School Buses?

~ SA Otey
Nice Pentagrams!

Some schools are now using your taxpayer dollars to put WiFi on the school bus. This is can have its pros and cons.

The Pros

The convenience of GPS Tracking of the bus to know where your kids are. You can get alerts via text message when the bus arrives so you don’t have to waste your time at the bus stop. Having WiFi could keep the kids quietly in their seats. Reduces the amount of face-punching to other students and or bus drivers since the kid’s occupied with their devices.

The Cons

Cyber bullying would skyrocket. Think of all the passive-aggressive ways kids could be mean via social media to their fellow bus passengers. Why get up and punch someone in the face or body when you can emotionally destroy someone on InstaFaceTok?

How to get more sleep while you travel

~ SA Otey

Yuv probably seen this person before. He’s asleep at the gate when you are waiting on the plane. They somehow wake up long enough to get inside the plane (before you), and when you walk past they are already sound asleep. They sleep through snack time but sometimes wake up for burnt coffee and moldy nuts. This person is not sleeping they just don’t want to talk to you or let you get up to use the toilet. Or maybe they are dead.

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My Farewell to Cargo Shorts

~ SA Otey

I’m down to my last pair of cargo shorts. I’ve slowly phased them out during my weight loss journey. For one, they make my legs look bigger than they should. The second reason is I rarely put anything in those huge side saddle sacks. Whenever I did fill them with items the weight of the contents pulls my shorts down exposing my undergarments. That or I would forget about the items and they would end up being laundered.

I’ve switched to Nike Dri-Fit Golf Shorts. They keep the swamp crotch down to a minimum. Combined with Bullpen underwear and there’s no need for adjustments. Unless you want to.

Thank you cargo shorts for being part of my capsule wardrobe for such a long duration. However, if I ever have the need to be groped by a TSA agent, then I will wear you through the checkpoint. Maybe I’ll pair you with a Scottevest so that everyone misses their flight while they search my 500 pockets.

The Decline of TV Durability: A Look Back

~ SA Otey

Remember when you would visit your grandparents and they had the huge oak box with a TV in it? You go back to visit 20 years later and the same TV is still playing reruns of Andy Griffith. What happened to those quality-built TVs?

In 20 years I’ve owned a bunch of television sets. Every single one has failed me. You can’t get them repaired because replacing a button costs $500 and a new TV will cost you $550. So just toss it into the landfill and get some new tech.

I bought a $4,000 HDR UHDTV recently and it has been worth every penny of digital currency. If granny were still around, she would probably fuss. She would complain about me sticking my face so close to the screen to see those glorious pixels.

Man standing next to the wooden box that will eventually make his coffin.

Keep shopping while you wait to check out…

~ SA Otey

Recently I was picking up some eyeglasses at Costco. Side note, if you don’t have insurance for your eyeballs then Costco is the way to go for exams and corrective lenses. When I got to the counter and the lady asked how could she help me. From the other side of the showcase, a lady said she was here first. Yeah, she was there first but she was still shopping and trying on glasses for her child. She was there first but wasn’t in line to pay, there is a difference. It’s like going to the grocery store and getting there when the doors open, shopping for hours, and cutting in front of someone who just arrived and got their items and is ready to check out. People love the FIFO system, but sometimes LIFO is relevant.

Also, Why are the horned-rimmed glasses from the ’50s and 60’s so popular? The same glasses that labeled you a nerd then are making you cool today. Strange world.

Why Shaving Your Head Might Be a Mistake

~ SA Otey
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Nice hairline!

I’m not talking about going bald naturally. I’m talking about people who are shaving their heads on purpose while they clearly have a full head of hair. I get it, it’s super convenient to shave your head so you have one less thing to prepare for the day. But you need to cherish every hair on your head before it’s too late.

Coming from someone who has lost many hairs over the years there is nothing more frustrating than seeing the stubble line of someone with a full head of hair while my scalp looks like a mid-summer lawn that has been ravaged by grubs.

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Do Irish people get offended easily?

~ SA Otey


Irish people just deal with things. They don’t make a fuss about much. Can you imagine if an Irish person would complain to the management of a store over racial stereotyping because of this costume? They would get laughed out of the store. Then again, if this were a slave outfit and it was sold as such how long do you think it last on the shelves? There are ethnic groups that are safe to ridicule because there is a history of suffering and tolerance. If you are an Irish Christian, then your tolerance levels must be off the charts.

If you really think about it, St Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays that has taken a turn for the worse. Most people complain that Christians stole their pagan holidays. But in this case, Pagans have overrun a Christian holiday. While it was once a celebration of St. Patrick converting people to Christianity in Ireland it has devolved into a wannabe leprechaun drunken depravity fest with torrents of green beer. Irish people should be offended. But they aren’t, because they don’t care.

Tasting food for a second time.

~ SA Otey


There are some foods that you can never eat again after you puke them up. Even foods that you once called favorites. However, this is my favorite salsa and you can buy it at Costco. It’s so good that I will keep eating it even though I puked it up once.

One evening after work I was trying a bunch of free samples at Costco and went home to eat a hefty taco salad covered with this salsa. Well, the taco meat and the crab cakes I sampled didn’t get along too well so they decided to abandon ship. The salsa made it look like I was vomiting blood. But let me tell you this salsa is so good that it tasted just as good on the way up as it did on the way down. Give it a try!

Improving Golf Pace of Play: Local Course Rule Changes

~ SA Otey
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Is KFC the 10th Hole?

The pace of play in the game of golf has become ridiculous. I will refuse to play on the weekends unless a family member is visiting. I know it’s all about making money regardless of skill level, but I believe there should be some local course rule changes to adapt to the times.

Spread out the tee times

Stop booking tee times ten minutes apart. Even the best players have difficulty finishing a hole in 10 minutes or less if they are walking.

Seniors day

If you have a group of four eighty-year-olds, don’t let them go out first and put them in front of four groups of scratch golfers.

Amateur day

Have a specific time of day when you let amateurs and kids play. Spread the tee times about 30 minutes apart to allow for lost ball searching and hitting 3 topped shots out of the fairway.

Walker Wednesday

Some of us don’t like to ride in a cart. We don’t want to be intimidated by carts trying to run us over in the fairway.

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