This report brings you highlights of the latest updates at D98.co during July 2025.

This report was published on Thursday, July 17th, 2025.

Following On Facebook:

I don’t know what got into me this month, but I’ve been following a lot of pages on Facebook, and I am listing them as I go. I have decided that eventually I will try to create a Facebook directory with the listings. Below you will find an alphabetical list of the pages I have followed so far this month. You will find a mix of businesses, travel, stores, and more.

1. 5.11 Tactical – [link]
2. Abandoned Alabama By Bill Potter – [link]
3. Alabama Aquarium – [link]
4. Alabama Beaches Meetings – [link]
5. Alabama Beaches Sports & Events – [link]
6. Alabama Farmers Federation – [link]
7. Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers – [link]
8. Alabama Heritage – [link]
9. Alabama Indigenous Mound Trail – [link]
10. Alabama Marine Resources Division – [link]
11. Alabama Master Gardener Helpline – [link]
12. Alabama Memories – [link]
13. Alabama Outdoor Adventurer – [link]
14. Alabama Rivers And Streams Network – [link]
15. Alabama State Parks Division – [link]
16. Alabama State Parks Foundation – [link]
17. Alabama Waterways – [link]
18. Alabama’s Coastal Connection – [link]
19. Alligator Alley – [link]
20. AlumiDuty – [link]
21. Alusso Lighting – [link]
22. American Muscle – [link]
23. Ariat – [link]
24. Arranmore Lighting Company LLC. – [link]
25. Back Forty Beer Company – [link]
26. Bass Pro Shops – [link]
27. Bates Footwear – [link]
28. Berkley Fishing – [link]
29. Best Videos To Share – [link]
30. Bibb County Lake – [link]
31. Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve – [link]
32. Blauer – [link]
33. Blip – [link]
34. Blount County Albama Tourism – [link]
35. Blue Spriings State Park Alabama – [link]
36. Bogey Bros Golf Co. – [link]
37. Boston Scally Company – [link]
38. Bring A Trailer – [link]
39. Burning Shed – [link]
40. Cabela’s – [link]
41. Can-Am Off-Road – [link]
42. Car and Driver – [link]
43. Cat Footwear – [link]
44. Cavender’s – [link]
45. CCA Alabama – [link]
46. Chippewa Boots – [link]
47. Cinch Jeans – [link]
48. Company B – [link]
49. Corey Hart – [link]
50. Country Thunder Music Festivals – [link]
51. CowboyChannel – [link]
52. Dalton RV – [link]
53. Dan Post Boot Company – [link]
54. Depeche Mode – [link]
55. Dixxon Flannel Co. – [link]
56. DjPaulT’s Burning The Ground – [link]
57. Duramax Trucks – [link]
58. Duran Duran – [link]
59. Durango Boots – [link]
60. Eat My Tackle – [link]
61. Eureka Ergonomic – [link]
62. Filson – [link]
63. Florida Fishermen Magazine – [link]
64. Florida Sportsman Magazine – [link]
65. Forgotten Alabama The Book – [link]
66. Georgia Boot – [link]
67. Goat Island Brewing – [link]
68. Golf Sub 70 – [link]
69. Goodyear Footwear USA – [link]
70. Govee – [link]
71. Greater Gadsden Area Tourism – [link]
72. Gulf Coast Exotics – [link]
73. Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival – [link]
74. Halfbike – [link]
75. Harley-Davidson – [link]
76. Hike Alabama – [link]
77. Hooey – [link]
78. Husqvarna Factory Racing – [link]
79. I Love Texas – [link]
80. Instagram – [link]
81. InTheBite Magazine – [link]
82. Irish Setter Boots – [link]
83. Jeep – [link]
84. Johnny Hates Jazz – [link]
85. Keep America Fishing – [link]
86. Lamps Plus – [link]
87. Leave Only Footprints – [link]
88. Let The Coal Roll – [link]
89. Lift Hills And Thrills – [link]
90. Lifted Society – [link]
91. Long Live Tattoo And Gallery – [link]
92. Lowkey Country – [link]
93. Lucky Brand – [link]
94. Lugz – [link]
95. Malibu Boats – [link]
96. Martika – [link]
97. Millennium Treestands – [link]
98. Montana Knife Company – [link]
99. Music On Vinyl – [link]
100. NASA Sun Science – [link]
101. National Finals Rodeo DVDs – [link]
102. Native Fish Coalition Alabama Chapter – [link]
103. New Era Cap – [link]
104. No Limits Clothing Co. – [link]
105. Norix Furniture – [link]
106. Northeast Alabama Paddlers – [link]
107. Oak Mountain State Park Trails & Hikes – [link]
108. Olivia Newton-John – [link]
109. Ol’Man Treestands – [link]
110. Orange Beach Welcome Center – [link]
111. Outdoor Alabama – [link]
112. Outdoor Channel – [link]
113. OWA parks & Resort – [link]
114. PBR – [link]
115. Pet Shop Boys – [link]
116. Pins And Aces Golf Co. – [link]
117. Plant Alabama – [link]
118. Polaris Off Road – [link]
119. Priority Tire Allentown, PA – [link]
120. Propper – [link]
121. Purple Radio Athens – [link]
122. Ram Trucks – [link]
123. RBP Tire – [link]
124. Red Wing Shoes – [link]
125. REI – [link]
126. Resistol – [link]
127. Ricky Forbes – [link]
128. Road & Track Magazine – [link]
129. Rocky Boots – [link]
130. Rodeo Life – [link]
131. Royal Furniture Of Auburn – [link]
132. Russell Marine Products – [link]
133. Scheels – [link]
134. Share The Beach – Dauphin Island – [link]
135. ShearComfort Seat Covers – [link]
136. Shoals History – [link]
137. Sihoo Office – [link]
138. Snyders Furniture – [link]
139. SoCal SuperTrucks – [link]
140. Southern Tide – [link]
141. Spandau Ballet (Official) – [link]
142. Sperry – [link]
143. Sport Fishing Magazine – [link]
144. Starter – [link]
145. Storm Chaser Jason Cooley – [link]
146. Stripers Online – [link]
147. Stryker Off Road Design – [link]
148. Superdeluxeedition – [link]
149. SuperMotocross – [link]
150. Sweet Grown Alabama – [link]
151. Taste Of Country – [link]
152. Tellason Denim – [link]
153. Tennessee State Parks – [link]
154. Texas Raptor Runs – [link]
155. Thangs – [link]
156. The Alabama Wildflower Society – [link]
157. The Bronco Nation – [link]
158. The Disc-Connected – [link]
159. The Fisherman Magazine – [link]
160. The Marshmallow Co. – [link]
161. This Is Alabama – [link]
162. This Is Idaho – [link]
163. Timberland Pro – [link]
164. Timberland – [link]
165. Tracksmith – [link]
166. Trees Of Alabama – [link]
167. Ultimate Squarebody – [link]
168. US Forest Service… – [link]
169. Vintage Off Road Racing – [link]
170. Visit Centerville Tennessee – [link]
171. Visit Chattanooga – [link]
172. Visit Coastal Alabama – [link]
173. Visit Dauphin Island – [link]
174. Visit Franklin, TN – [link]
175. Visit Lawrenceburg – [link]
176. Visit Lenoir – [link]
177. Wabash Valley – [link]
178. Walker County Public Lake – [link]
179. West Marine – [link]
180. Whiskey & Wine Clothing – [link]
181. White Lightning 4×4 – [link]
182. Winchester – [link]
183. Wolverine Boots & Apparel – [link]
184. WorkBoots – [link]
185. Wrangler – [link]
186. Wurkkos Flashlight- [link]

Random Thoughts:

Of course I have some thoughts.

2025-07-17-THU-02:22-CST – U.S. POSTAL SERVICE STAMPS PRICE INCREASE – It is happening again. The U.S. Postal Service has raised the price of Forever Stamps again from 73 cents to 78 cents. My thoughts about it are: This is why people have stopped mailing things so much in the first place, especially when we can just send an email rather than a letter. Also, the Post Office has no problem raising it’s prices in a hurry, but it can never get it’s delivery schedules to a reliable standard. I think USPS will eventually price themselves out of business and people are just going to start using UPS and FedEx exclusively. UPS and FedEx may cost more, but at least they usually deliver more accurately when they say they will… in my experience anyway.

2025-07-17-THU-01:42-CST – GOOGLE KEEP – I absolutely love Google Keep. For at least a few years now, as far back as 2016 I think, it has been my main note taking app. With it I am able to quickly write down notes, my thoughts, save links to websites or social media content, and access all of the information later on any of my computers and Android devices. I recommend it everyone.

2025-07-17-THU-01:19-CST – BECAUSE I’M A FUCKING HOARDER – I need to stop buying so much stuff lately. Not because I can’t afford the stuff… but because I can’t keep up with it all lol. I’ve started at least 2 new hobbies (Lego mosaics and stringing beaded necklaces – both as random art projects) in the past couple of months that I didn’t need to start, and I am considering another one (weaving). I literally have a weaving loom on my Ebay watch list. The seller has given me an 11 percent discount on it. I haven’t bought it yet, but I’m considering it. When the fuck would I have time for weaving? When am I ever going to pull out the sewing machine I bought in 2023 that I was going to start learning how to sew with? I bought another Rainbow Loom yesterday so I can put some rubber band bracelets or endless rubber band ropes together with. I don’t have time to do that either lol. What the fuck is wrong with me LOL?

2025-07-17-THU-01:07-CST – MJB – I keep seeing recent videos of Mary J. Blige in concert looking bored af on stage. If “over it” was a person, it would be her.

Word!:

I am a quotes and sayings hoarder. Here are some I’ve collected from around the internet recently.

2025-07-17-THU-02:33-CST – WORD! – Your life doesn’t get better by chance. It get’s better by change.

2025-07-17-THU-02:17-CST – WORD! – Stop Thinking about it. Stop worrying about it. Start doing something about it.

2025-07-17-THU-02:06-CST – WORD! – I have a limited amount of time left on this planet, and I’m not going to spend it being a watered down version of myself so people can like me.

2025-07-17-THU-02:05-CST – WORD! – My toxic trait is I expect people to have common sense and I get mad when they don’t.

2025-07-13-SUN-16:40-CST – WORD! – Know your worth. Then add tax!

2025-07-13-SUN-16:39-CST – WORD! – I hate when people say take it one day at a time. What else would I do? Skip Tuesday?

2025-07-13-SUN-16:37-CST – WORD! – Don’t make excuses for horrible people. You can’t put a flower in an asshole and call it a vase.

2025-07-13-SUN-16:36-CST – WORD! – No one is owed your energy, especially when they have shown they don’t give a shit.

2025-07-13-SUN-16:27-CST – WORD! – Saying someone did their best when they had other choices, is nothing more than emotional shade to make someone else feel better about the end results, rather than leading them to accept their responsibility.

2025-07-13-SUN-15:36-CST – WORD! – Don’t forget to be thankful for what you have now as you’re creating what you want next. This goes along with another saying I’ve heard: It’s better sometimes to want what you have, rather than want more.

Closing Thoughts:

I am putting a lot of work into building a directory. It turns out that following Facebook pages can actually be productive for that. I’m glad I decided to start collecting quotes and sayings, and sharing those on the blog, along with voicing my opinions in the Random Thoughts section. I know opinions can be offending to some people, but you can’t please everyone, and I’m not trying to.

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Below is a look at some other content that may interest you (under construction at the moment).

Lemmy:

Lemmy is an open-source, self-hostable link aggregation and discussion platform, similar to Reddit or Hacker News, but operating on a decentralized network called the Fediverse. Users can subscribe to “communities” (similar to subreddits) on different servers, or “instances,” and interact with users and communities across the entire network using the ActivityPub protocol. This decentralized model offers alternatives to centralized social media by promoting user control, data ownership, and community autonomy.

I recently discovered Lemmy, and although I haven’t signed up for an account there yet, I have been checking in on some of the discussions that seemed interesting enough to follow, or that may offer some useful resources. Below is a list of some of the topics I check in on from time to time.

• Americans who live near state borders, how do you notice you’ve crossed the border? – [link]
• Book recommendations for a slow reader? – [link]
• Did you ever delete a google account? – [link]
• Discover Hidden Gems: Open-Source Software You Should Know About – [link]
• Florida schools introducing armed drones that respond to shootings within seconds – [link]
• Get a quick overview of some of the new features in LibreOffice 25.8 – [link]
• Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain – [link]
• Hoarders say they feel stigmatized, face ‘everyday discrimination’ – [link]
• How can one consume media these days with any sort of privacy? – [link]
• How close can I get Firefox to my Vivaldi experience? – [link]
• How is Anna’s Archive being attacked? – [link]
• I think Odysee is a great Youtube alternative. – [link]
• Is there anywhere I can look to find all the companies/organizations that have information about me? Or at least all the places I’ve made an account? – [link]
• Just cataloged all my books and realized I am short 100 books from being a official library – [link]
• Making a font of my handwriting – [link]
• MEGATHREAD – [link]
• Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Signal – [link]
• Thousands of Grok chats are now searchable on Google – [link]
• What are the three most visited sites in your web browser? – [link]
• What are you going to do when the internet starts asking for ID for everything? – [link]
• What do we think of Bluesky now? – [link]
• What is something silly you do for no other reason than its just normal for you? – [link]
• What would you suggest if you were helping design a healthier social network? – [link]

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