Tony Burgess

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Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

Microsoft Windows 10 will reach its End of Support (EoS) on October 14, 2025. My wife’s computer this week had to be upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

At home, we are a Linux/Android/Chrome OS family so we don’t run Windows or iOS outside the office. We have some older hardware that would struggle to keep up with the resource hogs that are Windows machines.

I found this meme on Facebook that shows the lament of people who really liked Windows 7 and didn’t want to upgrade to Windows 10. Those same people now don’t want Windows 10 to go away. I like Windows 10, but I think my Linux Mint 22.2 Dell desktop works just fine for my needs. A lot of older hardware will fall by the wayside because of Windows 11’s heavy resource and technology demands.

It will be an interesting few days in October to see what people will do when they have to upgrade. I suggest Linux Mint because it is less bloated, and it’s a solid and familiar feel too. Of course, many will buy new machines when they don’t have to if they will embrace an alternative.

There have been two buildings that have been a part of my life for many decades. One is an old burger and shake shop and another is an old dry cleaner business. Both buildings I have driven by daily for years. This week, both buildings have been torn down. Granted, they had seen better days, but still, there was a comfort in seeing something not changing buildings hanging on.

This is the Dairy Gold, It was demolished this week.

Now there is much change happening all around, and I find myself to be highly sentimental and a little sad because of it. The Dairy Gold in the picture above is where my wife and I had our first date. It closed many years ago and was a place where a glass artist set up shop.

I will remember both buildings with great fondness. Farewell Dairy Gold building. Farewell Dry Cleaner Building.

Personal Note: I plan a post on me being a highly sentimental person soon.

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