This Reads Like a Sinking Ship (Apple)

I know I can often be all doom-and-gloom when it comes to Apple, but wow, does this ever read like a sinking ship. Earlier this week, it emerged that Meta had hired multiple Apple employees, including longtime Apple designer Alan Dye, while conducting its own recruiting blitz for AI and

Awesome Kids

On short notice, we took our hoard of children with us to a lawyer's office (no babysitter was available on short notice). The lengthy drive back-and-forth bookended multiple hours in his office. The kids drew in their coloring books, played quietly, read library books and watched a show

Cool Air Curtails Croupy Coughs

I remember when I was a kid, and I’d wake up in the middle of the night with some nasty, croupy cough — that my dad would bundle me up and carry me outside into the cold, night air It wouldn’t take long before my cough subsided and I’

Find-a-Potty

This was an app idea I had years back. A friend inspired it. Her neighbor's house was undergoing an extensive remodel. The construction crew's porta-potty was placed at the road. Throughout the day, random passers-by would drive past, stop, back up, hop out, use the potty

Curtis Joneses of the World

I thought it'd be interesting to compile a list of notable (by some definition) people named Curtis Jones. It turns out, there really aren't any. There's the Liverpool footballer, maybe, and that's about it. After adding a dozen "minuses" to

Why do Carseats Expire?

Whatever studies exist that justify the notion of carseat expirations, I'm confident they were authored by the same folks responsible for tobacco companies "proving" that nicotine isn't addictive and cigarettes aren't harmful. Bravo. I've got a perfectly good carseat that

MovieID

This is one a few apps I wish I had maintained. I had a good reason for abandoning it; it didn't die of disinterest. It was unavoidable, unfortunately. Anyway. The app served two important purpose for me. 1. When I've got a "thing" in

The Iliad & Odyssey of Homer

I need to read these books again. They're so good although trying to keep track of the names can be brutal. If you're insane, apparently you can read the scanned pages for free online in a web browser – if you're in to that sort

Hosting an AASA File on Your Ghost Blog

I recently started blogging again after a long hiatus. The only things I really cared about were: 1. I need to be able to self-host it. 2. It needs to not be WordPress. And so I discovered Ghost, which has been mostly great. The lack of a user interface for

MTG Resigns

Marjorie Taylor Greene (I think that's the first time I've actually typed out her full name) resigns, not a moment longer than is necessary to secure her life-long pension. Good for her, I guess. I've joked about doing the same thing. For all we