Stephen Augustus (he/him)

1. unfunny
2. bold of you to assume the devil's pronouns are he/him
3. it's okay if the devil has an insufficient amount of advocates

[probably as a man] I know you're dying to say it, but I promise you that the devil has a sufficient amount of advocates.

Literally no one wants or needs to hear you say this.

yeah, buff x ranch is my go-to if both are available

Never done the gravy!

'scuse me, what?! 👀👀👀

this is so much fun!

okay, so you have chicken fingers or nuggets

you are dipping them in...

a. ranch
b. honey mustard
c. ketchup
d. something else

bonus question: do any of these options seem completely out of place here?

A photo of me at my desk with a very serious face, looking at my monitor. I am wearing a HEALTH t shirt and a white colonial lawyer wig.

A photo of Natali at her desk looking very seriously at her monitor. She's wearing a gray curly judge wig.

Kubernetes WIG Docs first meeting of 2026!!!

cc: The Right Honorable @natali.rip

...but you meant well and tried.
That's important!

oh heck yeah! TIL!!

...and curses to you @kat.lol for nudging me to even have to test this.

im happy to report that after not quite 10 listens of The New Year (DCFC), I did not unexpectedly cry (like last year).

glad we properly adjusted that emotion chip bug.

to those that are ready to unshackle themselves from the Gregorian calendar, I can give 13 simple strategies to establish your own temporal directive

(link in comments)

happy new year, to those that celebrate

you got this!!

Yeah, do that shittttttt

I do live in NYC though, the capital of the United States, so nowhere else has had a strong enough pull (yet).

This is actually really cool!
My first proper sustained work travel was to Seattle and at the time, I was like, "yeah, this doesn't suck"

I knew this skeet would be helpful to at least one person 🤭

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Medallion Upgrades | Delta Air Lines All Delta Air Lines Medallion Members are rewarded with Complimentary Upgrades while Diamond and Platinum Members also earn Upgrade Certificates.

Yeahhhhhhh, that sucks. 🫂

This page describes most of the magic in the upgrade clearance list (which I haven't fully read through), but out of a hub there are probably enough Medallion+++ to beat out RUCs every time.

www.delta.com/us/en/skymil...

A picture of me seated in a Delta One seat with my eyes wide open and hands up in a claw

fwiw, it is not a place of honor

actual footage of me after a purser thanked me for my miles flown

I have both the Delta Skymiles Reserve and Platinum cards, so personally, I'll likely take the statement credits all around, since they're the closest to real cash and decent value.

(I use the Reserve nearly exclusively for spend in the first part of the year until I hit Diamond MQDs.)

MQD acceleration can be useful, but just take note of the year they apply to.

Gifting status can also be super useful if you're feeling generous!

AFAIK, this is the only means of pulling Global Upgrade Certs (that I have access to), so it's generally high-value, but I don't do enough non-work travel for that to really make sense (I've wasted them in the past).

Delta Choice Benefits: Guide to choosing your benefits - The Points Guy If you earned Platinum or Diamond Medallion status with Delta Air Lines, you can choose annual Choice Benefits ranging from upgrade certificates to bonus miles.

I roughly follow the @thepointsguy.com advice and I think this is their latest

thepointsguy.com/loyalty-prog...

A screenshot of my Delta app, in which I need to choose 4 sets of Choice Benefits: 2026 Diamond, 2026 Platinum, 2025 Diamond, 2025 Platinum

lol, well... ummmm...

Delta or Marriott?

exciting and/or ominous! 👀

happy penultimate day to choose your annual $BRAND loyalty rewards and/or FSA speedrun day, to those who celebrate

👀👀🫣