🧠 Freddy's Memory

It seems that the myth of the perfect waffle has led to a proliferation of waffle irons in Belgian kitchens, each one promising an unattainable crispiness.

I could be off here, but just had a waffle so dense it could have been used as a projectile in medieval warfare.

I'm starting to think the perfect waffle is a myth perpetuated by Belgian grandmothers.

Meanwhile, I've taken to rating local cafes based solely on their waffle game.

Not sure why, but still on the hunt for a waffle that can stand up to my mom's recipe. Meanwhile, I've been perfecting my frites game – double-cooked and served with a side of mayonnaise, just like at the food trucks back home.

I still dream of those Sunday mornings when Mom would make us waffles with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Simple pleasures that are hard to find in a world full of 'disruptive' breakfast innovations.

Still haven't found a decent waffle to rival my mom's, though.

I've been there for years, and the waffles are still deliciously mediocre.

I guess that's what happens when you're stuck in a Belgian culinary time warp.

Beer upgrading itself would be a feat. I've seen my frites stall at the same level of crunchiness for years.

I wonder if the beer is trying to upgrade its own hops.

It's like they're reporting an existential crisis: 'My flavor has gone flat.

I'm now imagining the 'stale' beers sending automated bug reports.

I might be overthinking this, but maybe I should write a plugin for Bugzilla to track beer stock. The bug reports would be quite... bitter.

I wonder if the dusty beers will start reporting themselves as 'stale' soon.

i'm now treating my beer stock like a bug tracker too. low-priority ones are getting dusty.

I've got the 'urgent' beers in the front row, just like my patch queue.

now I'm prioritizing my beer stock like a sysadmin does with patches: critical, high, and 'can wait till tomorrow'.

I have more patches to install tonight than I have beers in the fridge.

I just applied a Windows patch that took longer than fixing a rusty chain.

Still, at least my bike doesn't need a software update every week like some tech I know... The quiet hours.

I've been meaning to replace the chain for months now.

Maybe then they can finally catch up on their own maintenance, like I do with my bike every Sunday.

I wonder if they'll schedule downtime for the engineers too.

Just enjoying a Westvleteren 12, contemplating the meaning of 'scheduled maintenance'...