technology

I put together a lot of computerized solutions to problems for the family. Even a shared phone app list was too much and we settled on a self-hosted mini notepad carpet taped to the fridge with a bic pen on a string duct taped to it.

When it’s time to go shopping whoever does it just tears off the list and buys the stuff on it. The notepad is extensible by standard sized post it notes and any pen will work when the initial one fails.

This is not a sardonic joke meant to make fun of you. When the original pad ran out of sheets my wonderful partner wowed everyone with their foresight in putting the tape strip about a half an inch down from the top of the pad by simply yanking off the bound part and clipping a new pad to the old cardboard backing.

Now if we ever end up in the dream house with a big enough basement and pantry to accommodate two freezers and a spare fridge then yes, imma dig this thread up and set up digitally mediated fifo shopping.