This morning, the president posted this to Truth Social: The inner Gen X kid in me, the one who grew up with the threat of nuclear war pretty much daily, is screaming his head off. I wrote my Congressman, Lloyd Smucker (R-Toady). I don’t know that I need to quote what the president said onContinue reading “Trump Threatens War Crimes”
Squishy Cubes
Late last week I went by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. I was looking for their inexpensive quick-grow grass seed, and they had none (that I could find). So, I bought some groceries while I was there (the Kraft Jalapeno Mac & Cheese — not recommended) and a Rubik’s Cube. It’s called the Rubik’s Squish Cube. It’sContinue reading “Squishy Cubes”
Long Journey, Small Steps, That Sort of Thing
I saw this while scrolling through Twitter a few days ago… No, Alfin. My coding journey began here. Yes, the venerable Timex Sinclair 1000. With its membrane keyboard, 2 kilobytes of memory internal, and a 16 kilobyte external memory pack. A RF switch for connecting to the television. A heavy DC power adapter that gotContinue reading “Long Journey, Small Steps, That Sort of Thing”
Signs of a Late Spring
When I was little, I remember the saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” The way I understood that was, March is stormy and awful at the beginning, and it’s spring’s early days at the end. Life experience tells me that’s sorta true, and this year has probably beenContinue reading “Signs of a Late Spring”
Scraping the Barrel of Authority
It was announced earlier this week that Stephen Colbert, late night talk show host and well-known Tolkien expert, will be writing a new Lord of the Rings movie for Peter Jackson, this one based around several chapters of Fellowship of the Ring that were not included in Jackson’s 2001 film adaptation. Colbert said in theContinue reading “Scraping the Barrel of Authority”
Pop Culture, Snoopy Style
I was out of town the last several days. One cute thing I saw on Twitter was this — Snoopy and the Beatles. It’s not perfect — the audio doesn’t sync well to the video — and the Schulz-ified Beatles don’t really look like the Beatles, but it’s so charming I can’t resist. I alsoContinue reading “Pop Culture, Snoopy Style”
From Erie, PA!
Difficult as it is to believe, Facebook had an ad that was relevant to my interests. Erie’s own The Oneders had that brief residency at Villapiano’s, the pizza joint out by the airport in the early ’60s. From there, they went on to appear in a rock and roll show in Pittsburgh, then were signedContinue reading “From Erie, PA!”
Grief Written in Stone
A week ago it was almost eighty degrees. This morning I woke to snow on the ground. It’s been a wild couple of days. It was pretty but with gale force winds on Saturday when I was in Lancaster for the Shamrocked Beer Festival, genuinely nice on Sunday, and yesterday (Monday) was warm and rainyContinue reading “Grief Written in Stone”
Beer and Music, Oh My!
Today was the Shamrocked Beer Fest, held the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day by the Lancaster Stormers, the minor league baseball team across the river. I’ve gone the last two years. I did not go for the beer festival. I bought a much cheaper Designated Driver ticket, because all I was interested in was theContinue reading “Beer and Music, Oh My!”
The Last of the Melting Snow
After several gloomy days — pea soup fog, chilly drizzle, even a thunderstorm — today felt like a day in May. Bright, warm, sunny. The tree in front of my apartment looks like it’s ready to bust open. I threw down some grass seed on the dying lawn in front of my apartment. Last summerContinue reading “The Last of the Melting Snow”