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
Tuesday Tune Two-fer: Music to Feel Bad To
Today’s theme is feeling gross and going back to bed
Good Bones
Thoughts on pledging to be better, and giving up on the idea that people are basically good, which was kind of a lousy idea anyway.
The Mandalorian: Out of Alignment
Middle-aged nerd REACTS to episode 2 of season 2, “The Passenger!”