What are you looking to get out of your dumb phone experience?

It sounds like you want/need the smart phone part, but not the doom scroll and spyware part.

For that I offer the following advice;

Step 1 is to delete all unnecessary apps. Keep 1 or 2 time killers, preferably puzzle games or something not related to endless scrolling, that you can start/stop anytime.

If you have one, make an old phone your “entertainment” device. This is for things like Lemmy and whatever else you do fun/pass time. Leave it the bathroom or at your spot to relax. This way you can get your internet fix, but it doesn’t follow you throughout the day.

Step 2 is to make sure you set your notifications right, only communication from actual people (text/call) and important stuff like work/bank emails should make noise. Everything else can shove off.

On the spyware front, Pixel+Graphine OS is a good option, it does works with MS authenticator.

It would also help to limit how many times you can click the “10 more minutes” button. Sure you can have an extra 10 to finish up whatever you’re watching/playing/etc, but after that you’re done.

[Insert the graph meme]

Dried pasta ----- homemade pasta ---- Dried pasta

When you stop using boxed pasta.

Nose or nothing

A picture of some depressing city alleyway that’s says

“Laugh at the losers who are stuck with this out their window”

My soul? Shit, I already gave that up to our corporate overlords. Best I can afford is the $12.71 they gave my wife when I died.

If it functions like the headline suggests;

It’s for when you’re already on the phone with them, if they start asking for your name, address and social security number the systems says “scam detected”.

standardebooks.org is a great site for reading classics.

They make very nicely formated ebooks for our enjoyment. Defiantly better than the wall of text you’ll get from the .txt version or a lazily converted ebub.

LPT: label the unique power bricks/cords when you get them.

Use a piece of white tape, a silver marker or get a cheap $20 label printer at Walmart.

Last time I was gifted socks…they were the wrong one (somehow, I get my socks from Walmart, so I’m not too picky, or so I thought). I’m pretty sure it was an amazon special - anyways now I tell everyone I’m super picky about socks or that I have 20 pairs already.

“Oh my god! A kid drew a g*n! Call the police, call the swat team, call CPS, kick him out of school to save us all!!!”

And that is why we can’t have nice things anymore.

I found a solid metal strainer, not mesh for my sink. Holds up forever and much easier to clean. Even if you have a disposal, its not great to just dump everything down the drain [citation needed]. You especially want to catch things like small bones and forks.

The disposals seem common enough, a lot older/outdated homes don’t have them. I have no idea what they’re putting into new houses and renovations.

Never had an under the sink mess like you describe, maybe yours just had a small leak?

I always liked Qui-Gon.

A Jedi who was always true to his faith in the force and never fell into to the politics of the order.

talent shows for sure real.

Take your kid to work seems to have decreased as people realized it really only (safely) works out for office jobs, and trying to entertain a child and get work done is no small feat.

I’ve never seen a career day where you bring your parent to school to talk about their jobs.

🎼Yum yum paste! 🎵

🎶I love to eat paste!🎶

🎵It’s got a great taste!🎵

🎼Yum yum paste! 🎵

🎶I love to eat paste!🎶

🎵It’s got a great taste!🎵

🎼Yum yum paste! 🎵

🎶I love to eat paste!🎶

🎵It’s got a great taste!🎵

I suppose, but if you’re going for the American diner experience, you might as well go with a good one. Or just try all of them.

Are IHOP and Denny’s still good in Texas? Where I’m at, you’re better off with a box of your own pancake mix. I tend to find local dinners offer much better food.