Author: Chuck

Walt Disney Imagin
Congratulations to Joe Rohde on his retirement, plus my thanks, and some speculation about the future of Disney parks

The Mandalorian Was Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
Episode 12 of The Mandalorian, “The Siege,” was episodic TV Star Wars, and proved the rest of the series isn’t really that
Semi-New Song Sunday: First Aid Kit
Hearing First Aid Kit for the first time makes me wish I’d grown up in their version of the 1970s, instead of the real one
More to See Than Can Ever Be Seen
Breaking away from toxic social media by actively choosing to make better use of your time
My Possession
The latest Dirty Projectors song seems as close as 2020 is going to let us get to a collective exhale.

Weekend in Big Sur
Our long weekend in Big Sur for our anniversary, plus an accidental iPhone 12 review

M1 MacBook Pro: Cool Runnings
That photo isn’t one of me Totally Sidetalkin’, but it’s almost as amazing. I’m holding a running MacBook Pro up to my face. Without fear of scorching my delicate skin or torching all my white hair to blackened cinders. Today I got a 13″ MacBook Pro with the new M1 chip, and I’ve spent the…
The October Country
Ray Bradbury’s The October Country is something I should’ve read a long, long time ago.
Tuesday Tune Twofer: Songs for my Mother
Remembering the early 1970s, and two songs my mother liked to sing when I was a kid.
Semi-New Song Sundays: Nada Surf
Nada Surf is new to me but is still making me nostalgic for my college years.

Traffic on the M1
Apple’s now selling its first Macs with Apple Silicon, and being an early adopter is slightly harder than it used to be




