Mitchell Long

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. It was written in the Declaration of Independence, that these are certain unalienable Rights. I believe, not only are they our Rights, but we have a responsibility to it. We have an obligation to future generations to fulfill this.

@CHFtax You really doing this on the web browser on your phone?

I’ve got one big beautiful bill to pay to the IRS today (and another to the state)

250.gov 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Very well done @ndstudio @jgebbia

On day 1 of my high school history class, our professor got up and said You are 15 or 16 years old. 200 years ago people your age were married, planted crops, had children, and built a cabin by winter. You can do your homework. The bar set for you historically is embarrassingly low. You are not dealing with regional famine or plague. You do not have to save your family from marauders or go into battle to destroy your enemies. You have to sit down and learn from someone who cares about you in a safe, air-conditioned room. You have no excuses.

@planert41 Nope that's pretty much how it goes!

Dads with young kids Is it normal to just feel tired and burnt out all the time? It’s like you don’t even really get the weekend to recover because it’s all just kid stuff the moment you wake up Arguably the only personal time you have is when they nap (and you’re already dead tired by that time) or the hour after they go to bed but before you pass out Just trying to figure out if I’m doing something wrong

@RockWallBibles NABRE has been my favorite.

English Bible translations vibe check. This is where things seem to be trending. Trending up: • LSB • BSB • CSB Holding steady: • ESV • KJV • NKJV • NASB 1995 • NASB 2020 • NET • NLT Trending down: • NIV • RSV Feel free to agree or disagree.

IMPORTANT: in 2026, you can deduct charitable donations even if you take a standard deduction (up to $1,000 for single, or $2,000 married) Please track all your cash donations in 2026. They could help save on taxes (whereas you had to itemize to get any tax benefit before)

Vroom! The cleaning of the Reflecting Pool continued this morning as the Super Scrubbers pushed the green sludge to the center of the pool. By the end of the week, the vacuum trucks will arrive to collect the slurry of algae and goose poop. It's a smelly job, but our Facilities Management crew and contractors do it well. #WashingtonDC

@andreacpa0 I got emailed one... Luckily I have an iPhone, and was able to open it with the numbers app on my phone. Convert it to Excel. Then send it back to myself thru Teams, and opened it on my computer.

now is not the time to send me a .numbers file

A friend of mine who’s a Marine EOD veteran shared this Churchill quote with me. I’ll write more about it tomorrow. Have a good night everyone.

“It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.” —George Washington Have faith in God and Country.

Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant. ‘Scampi’ means “shrimp” so ‘shrimp scampi’ is basically “shrimp shrimp.” Sahara Desert = Desert Desert chai tea = tea tea naan bread = bread bread ahi tuna = tuna tuna

@durreadan01 On Windows, I install most things with Winget. On Mac, I install most things with Homebrew. Command line installs and updates are much better.

I don’t understand the hate for this. Much better than Windows which is like: next > next > next > agree > agree > next > next > don’t install spyware > next > next > install > close

Before DNS, the Internet ran on a single text file. You wanted a hostname? You emailed Elizabeth Feinler’s team at SRI. They edited their local HOSTS.TXT and then everyone downloaded the new copy! That worked… until it didn’t. By 1983, it was obvious this wouldn’t scale, so Paul Mockapetris created DNS: distributed, hierarchical, no single point of failure. The modern Internet exists because we stopped relying on one file to keep it all straight!

“The Chosen” Season 6 will premiere Nov. 15 on Amazon Prime Video. The season finale will receive a standalone theatrical release in spring 2027. The synopsis reads: “The hour has come. Before the sun sets, Jesus of Nazareth will be dead. Season Six captures the historic events of Jesus’ final day through the lives of those who love Him—and those who condemn Him. Pharisees call it justice. Romans call it peace. Followers call it murder. But in the face of loneliness and death, Jesus stands resolute in his plan that has always led to one place: the cross. ‘The Chosen’ Season Six reveals how Jesus’ final hours changed the world forever.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/t…

@taxmegan I'm not sure how anyone could expect a 75 year old to setup their own id.me account.

I just really needed the government to issue the tax forms to the retirees who don't do much online stuff. So many missing SS and OPM statements this year. No one to speak with. These folks struggle with id.me / login.gov . This sucks.

Good Friday Pause and pray at each today: 6:00 AM – Jesus is tried by Jewish leaders 7:00 AM – Taken to Pilate, then Herod, then back to Pilate 8:00 AM – Sentenced to death 9:00 AM – Crucifixion begins 12:00 PM – Darkness covers the land 3:00 PM – Jesus dies 5:00 PM - Jesus laid in the tomb “It is finished” - Jesus He did this all for you and me. Sunday is coming.

@BTCBreadMan I have this.

People who have a massive flatscreen TV and sectional couch in the living room right when you walk in the front door are incredibly uncultured. Extremely fiat behavior.

What Jesus says about homosexuality or any other sin is the end of the discussion. He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Your opinion about it doesn’t matter.

@HeidiBriones @welles I believe tracking keystrokes is doable too...

my conspiracy theory is that they are purposely making it harder to type on phones because they want everyone using voice for everything, so they can ensure they are constantly recording everything we say 👀