Sits back in comfy chair and puts on "Permanent Waves."

Because outside of a dubious flirtation with Ayn Rand, which Dirk stated in his autobiography was artistic and not political, those three are about as Canadian as Canadians get.

Hiking: There is a small state park about 4 miles from my house. I go there on my lunch break and take at least a 2 mile hike. If it's a day where I'm not busy I'll go as much as 4.5 miles.

I've loved hiking since I was a teenager. It's my "me" time where I put in my earbuds and listen to an audiobook and just disengage from the rest of the world.

The cars that I've owned with loud horns in order of loudest:

1970 Chevrolet Impala / 1969 Chevelle. I think any late 60's to 70's GM car will have a loud horn.

2003 Acura TL. This car's horn actually surprised me. It was very nearly as loud as Chevys'.

2019 Toyota Camry XLE Hybrid: My current car and it has a surprisingly effective horn. It's a lot louder than my previous car which was a 2014 Camry LE.

Galaxy Watch 5

Daily.

I use the timer, alarm, weather, hiking (fitness), and...

One more thing.. what is it(snaps fingers in thought)?.. OH! Tell time.

Honest question:

Have you been assessed for any learning disabilities?

The reason why I ask is that your post is well written. It is grammatically correct, spelling is good and even proper use of commas. Which is well above average for most people on social media.

My oldest has a lot of issues with reading. Fortunately, my wife and I picked up on it quickly and got him assessed. It turned out he was dyslexic (from his mother) with an auditory processing issue (from me). We put him in a program specific to teaching dyslexic people to read. Fast forward to today and he will be transferring to Northwestern in the fall to start his Sophomore year.

There is a lot of assistance and accommodations available to people with learning disabilities. Not all are free, but it's worth looking into.

I don't think you're "dumb", I think you need learn how to learn.

I was a teenager back in the 80's.

My very first job was a paper route and I absolutely hated it.

Second job was at a nursery/garden center, that also had a pool center. This job I didn't mind so much. I learned a lot about landscaping and plants in general. I actually became knowledgeable enough that at the age of 17 I designed several landscapes, even one large job that was the HQ for a Japanese car company. Fast forward 20 years and my wife and I buy a house and my wife has always dreamed of having a yard with tons of landscaping. So I dusted off my skills and built multiple beds across our property. Today we have a yard that is mostly very mature beds which bloom continuously throughout the growing season.

Practical Engineering: Civil engineering projects

Apollo11space: Details regarding the Apollo moon missions that are hard to find elsewhere.

In Deep Geek: Great LOTR content. Also covers GOT and The Witcher.

Illinois EnergyProf: Great place to learn about energy.

Engineer Guy: No longer making videos. Very interesting videos regarding the engineering of everyday items done in a straight forward and easy to understand style.

Project Farm: No nonsense reviews of various products. I have to admit, that I skip most of the video and just look at the results. I find his voice a bit difficult to listen to for long periods.

VASAviation: ATC audio of significant events. Usually has videos out the day of an event.

Blancolirio: If you're a pilot, or interested in aviation this is the channel to follow. Straight forward assessments of aviation events.

Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles: Gives a lot of detailed information on WWI and WWII planes. Can be a bit dry, but is always interesting.

HI Sutton: All things submarine warfare.

Animagraffs: 3d engineering renderings that explain how things work.

saVRee: Similar channel to Animagraffs.

Mr Carlson's Lab: All things electronic.

Technology Connections: If dry, witty delivery about technology subjects is your jam, this is your channel.

Rose Anvil: Great information on boots and footwear. He cuts footwear in half and does a deep dive on how they are constructed.

Clint's Reptiles: The Utah version of Steve Irwin... Almost.

The Operations Room: Animation of WWII and other battles.

The Car Car Nut: Toyota mechanic located near Chicago, IL. Gives a lot of great information on Toyota/Lexus automobiles. I've actually had him do work on my previous car (2014 Camry), even though I'm a couple hour drive from his shop.

Can I talk to you my lord and god... Skydiving?

Nothing you do in the air will ever be cheap, but jumping out of planes is a lot cheaper than flying them.

Bill Booth

If it wasn't for Bill, modern skydiving would not exist. It's not just the 3 ring release, but several of his innovations that brought jumping out of an airplane out of the dark ages. His "Vector" line of containers is the best in the business. My student jumps were on rip cord equipped containers, but once of student status I exclusively jumped BOC throw out PC's. Bottom Of Container Pilot Chute. This is how the main parachute is deployed by the jumper.

Does modern skydiving require his ongoing developments? Probably not, but the very foundation of skydiving was laid down by him. I would not have my 4500 jumps if it were not for him.

Farscape:

The first 4 episodes of the first season get progressively better, but it's when you hit episode 5 "PK Tech" girl that the show hits its stride. Sure there are weak episodes after 5, but overall the show just gets better the deeper you go.