2.5 years after I retired I still get occasional calls from my old university colleagues for tech support. It’s nice to be remembered I guess 🙄.
We set out some of last season’s apples for the birds. Yesterday they were gone in several hours. House finches, starlings, and red-wing blackbirds like them best.
One of the many things I like about this platform is the mention of apps and services that folks use. I like reading about them even though I don’t end up using most. H/T to @timapple for Nostr.
Ms. Bean will often come find me when I am working in my study upstairs. Sometimes my wife will send her up to get me for some chore, but often she just comes up to see me. She demands an ear rub and then lies on the floor until I am finished.
I’m updating my web design knowledge, which dates back to the days when the <blink> tag was considered acceptable. I just watched the Hugo series by Mike Dane on YouTube. Thanks @custom. YouTube videos are not my preferred learning environment but this series was quite good.
Is America Broken?
I just finished listening to The Gray Area podcast titled “Is America Broken? “. Sean Illing speaks with Alana Newhouse about an essay she published in Tablet magazine this past November. The discussion presents the idea that American society is breaking into two camps - those who believe America’s institutions are irreparably broken and need to be replaced with something new (Brokenists) and the Reformists. The latter believe that the institutions are still solid, and only need to be improved. The Brokenist / Reformist dichotomy doesn’t align with this country’s usual binary divisions. I found the conversation fascinating. It will color how I evaluate current events from now on.
Finished reading: Liberation Day by George Saunders 📚 This is a book of ten short stories. I enjoyed all of them, although several had very unusual premises.
Finished reading: Year of Wonder: Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day by Clemency Burton-Hill 📚
My wife and I used this book to guide our listening each day after dinner. Be aware you need an account with Apple Music or Spotify to access the playlists.