I didn’t mean to disturb the sleeping homeless person. Last night was my last Harrisburg Senators game of the year — the season ended today, and I was in Lancaster instead, where they clinched the second half division title — and Harrisburg pulled off a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the tenth to takeContinue reading “Conversations in the Dark”
By the Dirge’s Early Light
At no point in this performance of the Star-Spangled Banner did I know what the next word or note would be, and the speed made a snail look speedy. A simply astonishing performance! It’s the end of the season. It was a short summer.
Cleaning Out the Cubicle
At some point, I would have to go down to Hunt Valley to turn in my key card and parking pass, not to mention pick up the two boxes of personal effects I had in my cubicle. I’d moved from my office to a space in the old Diamond Select Toys offices in early JuneContinue reading “Cleaning Out the Cubicle”
The Last Day
Today was my last day with Diamond Comic Distributors. Eighteen years didn’t end the way I would have wanted, but when Chuck Parker started in on some prepared remarks I also wasn’t terribly surprised. The October PREVIEWS has 350 items in it, the products offered in New to Order are a trickle compared to whatContinue reading “The Last Day”
A Night at the Ballpark
With the baseball season almost over, I attended my first York Revolution game this year. It had been awhile; the last game I’d attended was Opening Day 2024. They’re my closest minor league team, yet also the one I least like attending, mostly because I hate going into downtown York. Still, a former colleague fromContinue reading “A Night at the Ballpark”
Resetting the Algorithms
One nice thing about last weekend and seeing Oasis in New Jersey is that it has reset my Facebook algorithm entirely. All of my ads, all of the algorithmic content, is Oasis-related — fan accounts, radio stations, bootleg merchandise, etc. This is not a comprehensive survey, just a couple of things I’ve screenshotted. Couldn’t getContinue reading “Resetting the Algorithms”
Violence is the Last Refuge of the Incompetent
To quote Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent,” and Donald Trump is not only a deeply incompetent man, he has surrounded himself with incompetent sycophants like Pete Hegseth. Clots and prayers… but JD Vance won’t be any better.
A Planetarium in the Terminal
This may not be useful, but it is undoubtedly cool — Astroterm, a planetarium in the Linux terminal! It’s not as powerful (or as pretty) as Stellarium, but it is every bit as impressive, if not more so. I don’t know that it’s of any real use, but it’s the kind of thing I canContinue reading “A Planetarium in the Terminal”
Being a Good Uncle
On Saturday, when I was walking on New York City’s High Line with my sister, niece, and brother-in-law, we reached a cool vantage point where the Empire State Building could be seen off in the distance. I snapped a few photos with my phone… …and then I asked my sister and her family to stepContinue reading “Being a Good Uncle”
Mad For It
Sixteen years ago last week, Noel Gallagher left Oasis. The band was no more. I wrote at the time, “I’m downright gutted.” I never saw Oasis live and in concert, though I considered seeing Noel Gallagher and Beady Eye at various times. (Money was usually the reason I didn’t.) Noel Gallagher released solo albums, whichContinue reading “Mad For It”