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A Sketchy Card for a Sketchy Year
On those occasions when I draw a new cartoon, I spend a lot of time coloring, shading, and cleaning up the lines. For my 2020 holiday card, I liked the rough sketch enough (or was lazy enough) to share it … Continue reading
Boxing Day 2020
Boxing Day decorations are among the most unattractive of the holiday decorations…
The Kugel Joke
[I have heard this joke told a number of times. It is in essence a “shaggy dog” story, a long meandering narrative that is more fun in the telling, in how long one can spin it out and in which … Continue reading
Turning and turning
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Apple Park to be born?
Amusements for Insomniacs
I happened to be awake just before 2AM this morning, so I put on my Apple Watch and watched to see what happened when 2AM rolled around and Daylight Saving Time ended. At exactly 2, as the second hand passed … Continue reading
My Official 2020 Halloween Portrait
Here it is, such as it is.
The Star Spangled Banana
There’s been talk lately about changing the national anthem because the song’s lyricist was a slaveholder. Good enough, but, honestly, it should be replaced on its own lack of merit. First, the song has four verses, though almost nobody knows … Continue reading
A Glimpse of Rivendell on My Wrist
I recently replaced my original model Apple Watch (sometimes referred to as a “Series 0” model) with a Series 4. I really liked my old watch, but Apple stopped issuing system updates for that model so I knew its days … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Photos, Technology
Tagged Apple Watch, Photo
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Great Moments in Discoverability: Away in Slack
My colleagues at TidBITS and I use the Slack app so we can discuss article ideas and production. Ordinarily, I have Slack open on my Mac when I’m working and, ordinarily, I have my state set to “Active” (the default … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Technology
Tagged apps, user experience
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The Day I Didn’t Take the Pledge
I saw this story about a boy who was arrested for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance, and it reminded me of a similar transgression from my youth. When I was in high school, we had to say the Pledge … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Politics, Reminiscence
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