The humble duck plays a major role in my home life. It’s all because of this scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. We insert a duck into every conversation that we can.
Like so many people, I’m sick of being followed all over the Internet but my most recent search terms. I bought a box of adult diapers for Ken for Christmas. Not just any adult diapers – Negan’s Shittin’ Pants from The Walking Dead store. Ever since then, nearly everywhere I go, an ad for women’s pee pants shows up. There’s no way to tell Google that it was a gag gift! Google takes everything so seriously.
A few people recommended Duck Duck Go. It’s a search engine that promises to block info trackers and not sell your searches. So far, so good. It’s fast and accurate. It’s too soon to tell whether pee pants have lost my trail, but I’m hopeful. After all, if it walks like a duck…