On Ted Lasso
When we got Apple TV we always knew we’d get around to Ted Lasso, and we started watching it a couple of weeks ago. Honestly, it’s not my favorite. Ted …
The July meta-post
Dear readers, I’ve had a lot on my mind but I’ve been sloppy enough with my time and energy that none of it has yet made it here. I’m working …
Semiquincentennial
America’s Bicentennial is the first major news event I can remember well. Doubtless this was facilitated by my entire world turning red, white, and blue, but it was also aided …
“That’s not something we talk about.”
Is the title of this post familiar? Did you hear it in your head in a parent’s voice, or grandparent’s voice? Maybe an aunt’s or uncle’s? If you’re at least …
Facebook, Chapter 3
My second Facebook hiatus is over. The first one was a little more than two years. This one ended at about 14 months. I didn’t know it was a hiatus …
Kyle Busch dead at 41
It was easy to dislike Kyle Busch. He was brash, periodically rude, and occasionally even childish. He was a grudge-holder, and his terms for doing so weren’t always equitable. But …
Purging the garbage time sinks
When my daughter was in the hospital, I played a lot of Gardenscapes. I was completely miserable, I couldn’t sleep, and that damned game made the time go by. There …
Still here!
I didn’t mean to take a month and change off, but I did. Life has been unusually relentless. Some of that has been beyond my control, and other of that …
My non-review of the McDonald’s Big Arch
McDonald’s has a new burger called the Big Arch, which is essentially a Big Mac on steroids. You can get the full description here, and I borrowed this (also linked) …
Cracks in the Amazon facade?
We’ve had the same Amazon Echo for well over ten years, because I was part of the group to which it was available before widespread release. It’s always worked flawlessly, …