Bromance: a very close and non-sexual relationship between two men. I’ve often thought about trying to write a continuous narrative about my first year at Penn State, because I remember so many things about that year. But when I try to organize them in my mind, I can’t figure out just when certain things might … Continue reading A Not-So-Fine Bromance
Does Anyone Still Wear a Hat?
Or I guess I could have called it: Look, I Bought a Hat! Well, technically it’s a cap.
Not What They’re Paid For
It’s that time again!
Vinegars
I frequently try new recipes, and often those recipes call for a particular ingredient, such as a type of vinegar. So I go out and buy that vinegar and then never use it again. Or rarely. I now have a variety of vinegars, some of which, like white vinegar, I use all the time, and … Continue reading Vinegars
How Do Your Gardens Grow?
With the coming of spring weather, I decided to plant some herbs again. I started with rosemary and basil. You may recall that I brought in a rosemary bush last year. Alas, it didn’t thrive in my kitchen window, as it didn’t get enough sunshine there. I should have put it upstairs in the den … Continue reading How Do Your Gardens Grow?
A Quick Word on Branding
In case you missed it, John Oliver had some thoughts on branding… On a completely different subject, I filed my income taxes, the federal a little over a week ago and the state yesterday. Each of them went fairly smoothly as for once I don’t have anything complicating the process, just my pension, Social Security, … Continue reading A Quick Word on Branding
David and Steve
David Pogue has a substack blog now and he’s written “Five stories from 50 years” about his interactions with Apple and Steve Jobs that is well worth reading. Not all his interactions with Steve Jobs were happy ones, and when he wrote something in his tech column for the New York Times that Jobs didn’t … Continue reading David and Steve
MakeMKV Permissions Problem
This is a solution to a problem that I had with the app MakeMKV since upgrading to the Mac Studio with Tahoe. MakeMKV is the app that I use to rip DVDs and Blu-rays, and ever since the upgrade, every time I start it up it asks for permission to access removable drives, even though … Continue reading MakeMKV Permissions Problem
New Jersey, the Jackass State
Yesterday was April first, and you know what that means. I’m turning today’s post over to John Gruber who has some words for New Jersey for making a joke out of their idiotic refusal to allow self-service gas stations: By far the dumbest Internet Jackass Day “joke” I’ve seen so far is this one from … Continue reading New Jersey, the Jackass State
Fun on Oregon Avenue
You may recall that last summer I went to the Arch Street PennDot location to get my photo taken for my driver’s license only to find that the line stretched around the block and I was told it was quite lengthy even once one got inside, so I gave up and decided to go to … Continue reading Fun on Oregon Avenue