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  • We’re listening to some Tito Puente this Thanksgiving Day. It’s not a great match ….

    23 November 2023
  • Good Morning!

    It’s 32° outside here on Whidbey Island. This morning I realize that the “Minor Figures Barista Oat” liquid is less convincing than the “Oatly Barista” when under-poured — that is, when there isn’t quite enough in the coffee. But once your oat-to-coffee ratio is above a certain threshold, it’s fine. I’ll probably stick with it for a while.

    20 November 2023
  • After having consulted many of the social media websites I conclude there is no hope for humankind. - god

    4 November 2023
  • Aretha’s “Chain of Fools” is my earworm this morning.

    4 November 2023
  • Today’s substack newsletter from John Naughton contains this splendid quote:

    “The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.” - Blaise Pascal

    That should give my mind a bit of ease.

    23 October 2023
  • We’re nearing the end of our two-night stay on Orcas Island. Cold and rainy, but what else could the weather be?

    Looking downhill from the top of Mount Constitution on Orcas Island, WA. Moss- and lichen-covered trees on the steep slope visible through a light fog.

    17 October 2023
  • Had a restless night after yesterday’s covid booster. This morning I strained my lower back. I don’t have any placebos around, so I’m instead consuming white wine, pretending it’s a kind of non-steroidal muscle relaxer.

    11 October 2023
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    8 October 2023
  • I do not know any adults who chew their fingernails.

    4 October 2023
  • Yes, I can be pedantic. Why do you ask?

    As a pedant myself, I never tire of this one:&10;Peasants give the landowner a grammar lesson.

    27 September 2023
  • For the first cup of the day …

    When you have to get the last drop of milk for your first morning cup.

    26 September 2023
  • I suppose if I had LOTS of money I would buy a fine new iPhone, but I am no stranger to buyer’s remorse.

    22 September 2023
  • I have not learned how to add alt text to images in my micro.blog posts.

    22 September 2023
  • Today (September 19) is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. In that spirit I will begin reading the excellent novel “Yiddish for Pirates” by Gary Barwin. (The narrator is an African Gray parrot.)

    19 September 2023
  • Gimme air!

    Bad air this morning — Purpleair numbers are about 145 at 7am. We have a small air filter running the kitchen area of the house which does a fair job of pulling out the bad things. I have all the parts to make a serious filter, but have been procrastinating.

    27 August 2023
  • Rusticating

    We’re in the middle days of our ‘camping’ getaway. Not far away from home, but very different. Amazing how much writing I can get done without the temptations of the internet.

    Normally I would not tap into my phone’s hotspot, but I’m making an exception for micro.blog.

    And now, back to actual typing.

    23 August 2023
  • Doing that camping thing. Ms Me and I, camping for the first time in a year.

    21 August 2023
  • I fired up one of the many “AI” or “LLM” apps. This one is known as “Poe”. I asked it to “define classical democracy”, then “modern democracy”. No problem. The response was instantaneous.

    Then I asked it to “define socialism”. The response was delivered as if the response was being constructed in real time.

    29 July 2023
  • For no good reason, I was surprised to find a post by Manton on Threads: www.threads.net/@manton

    25 July 2023
  • Bulletin: gato ≠ gateau

    28 June 2023
  • We’re dealing with this year’s outbreak of “rabbit hemorrhagic disease.” I guess it’s nature reminding us that we’re all here on borrowed time.

    25 June 2023
  • Some people here in town (Langley, Washington, USA) had to take their potted plants indoors because of the unexpected hail this morning.

    18 June 2023
  • This seems as good a time as any for a leisurely
    sit-down and an ounce or two of Lost Republic rye.

    10 June 2023
  • For those who may have been too often married: punchdrink.com/recipes/r…

    3 June 2023
  • Sunny day with excellent coffee from freshly-ground beans. I will not disturb the moment by taking up Maurizio Lazzarato’s “Capital Hates Everyone”.

    3 June 2023

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