During today's # with #, we talked about network stuff (CLNS, IS-IS, OSPF, token ring, FDDI, the OSI protocol stack, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX), job-hunting, updates on #'s work status and #'s birthday ( did I mention that "we" ordered his NAS box? ), vehicle repairs, Star Wars/Mandalorian, imported Japanese-market Transformers toys, and idiotic people whose behaviors are putting other people at risk for # Oh, and fried chicken places.

What did not happen:
Usually, # and # join us for 10-30 minutes; occasionally his wife joins us. Today, none of them joined.