Earthquake!
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 am | No Comments »
Our peaceful morning got interrupted by an unfamiliar alarm and urgent voice to drop and cover. I was puttering at the kitchen island so took a moment to register the racket was coming from my phone that had been left on my living room armchair.
Really MyShake? Why sound the alarm for an event 214 miles away? If it had been an actual threat, the couple of minutes to took me to find my phone then multiple taps to see the alert would have been too late.
And the next time I hear that rude noise, maybe I’m not going to take it as seriously. Boy who cried will and all.
First Panettone
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 pm | No Comments »
With Thanksgiving a week away, I guess we can declare the holidays officially upon us. Brought home the first panettone of the season yesterday. I know some people see them as too fruitcake adjacent to enjoy. I don’t care. Can’t resist the orange peel-raisin-custard notes whether toasted with a bit of butter or as a base for French toast.
And any fellow denizens of the Apple who wandered by no doubt spotted the Greek diner to-go coffee cup. No, I’m still very much in NorCal. Found ceramic versions recently that faithfully recreate the classic even down to the side seam. Had to have them. Once a New Yorker always a New Yorker, right?
Bad and Getting Worse
October 16, 2025 at 8:40 pm | No Comments »Propublica documented more than 170 cases where ICE have illegally held U.S. citizens against their will. DHS officials are unapologetic over their illegal behavior. The tactic of intimidating and terrorizing the population is copied directly from the Nazi playbook.
I’m not afraid though. Just pissed. And determined to help make sure history judges Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Noem, and all the other F-list reality show stooges dredged up by the GOP as inept versions of Hitler, Goering, Gobbels, Himmler, et al.
Pizza Ready
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 pm | No Comments »
Woke to a beautiful Sunday so decided pizza was in order. Threw together dough and at the risk of sounding self-congratulatory, gotta say I’m pleased with the my skills development.
Pesto Feta Mushroom and Red Onion on first.
Margherita for the second.
Who wants to join us next time?
“Summer” Still
September 30, 2025 at 6:36 am | No Comments »
One nice aspect of the Bay Area extended “summer,” it’s finally temperate enough for coffee and reading on the patio as the sun comes up.
18-year-old Kitten
July 14, 2025 at 9:57 am | No Comments »Hard to believe our little girl Alice turns 18 this month. Thankfully she still shows glimpses of the kitten we brought home in 2007. Even though I know most cats don’t make it into their 20s, I have to hope she defies the odds.
Ashamed to be a U.S. Citizen Day
January 20, 2025 at 4:49 pm | No Comments »Repeat daily until January 20, 2029.
Hapless puppets or willing collaborators?
January 8, 2025 at 11:26 am | No Comments »
Time for a rebrand to reflect new “values” Meta? Vichy Social seems on the money.
Update
My previous two posts over on Threads featuring this image and linking my Bluesky account have been disappeared.
So much for the free speech ruse.
iPhone Ennui
September 17, 2024 at 9:48 am | No Comments »
My iPhone XS turned 6 this month. An advanced age that shows. Its battery can’t get through the day without multiple charging sessions. I’ve noticed it freezing on certain apps (looking at you Meta). And it sports a few battle scars. No surprise that I ordered an iPhone 16.
I did it more from obligation than enthusiasm. I view its Friday delivery with dread. Despite Apple’s well-intentioned migration assistant, the setup process, tweaking preferences, and clicking through those new iOS device now using your Apple ID alerts on all my other devices have become tasks to endure not enjoy.
As I made my breakfast, I realized that the iPhone quietly has become my least favorite Apple device. My ranking surprised even me.
- Apple Watch
- iMac
- iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard
- iPhone
(Not accounting for the two Apple TVs, MacBook, iPad mini, and original iPad still lurking around the house because I don’t use them daily.)
If pressed, I believe the first three would satisfy my daily needs. Did not see the watch at No. 1 even two years ago. It shows the progress Apple made developing it as a standalone. If anything, I find it more useful today than the iPhone I bought on launch day 2007.