Empty
Yesterday was the first time I received an empty product package from Amazon! Luckily, Amazon makes it easy to report and get a replacement (at least it seems easy). We’ll see what happens when I get the actual product.
Disappointed
Later in the conversation, Swinton said, “I’m about to shoot a picture in Ireland, and I was told to wear a mask at all times, and I’m not.”
This is disappointing, especially when she acknowledges she’s had COVID several times and has struggled with long COVID.
Consequences
“Don’t gloss this over by saying it’s politics or it’s cancel culture,” he said. “If you’re going to offend people, you risk paying the price.”
Cartoonists say a rebuke of ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams is long overdue
How Will Anything Change?
Everything is a conspiracy.
How ‘15-minute cities’ turned into an international conspiracy theory
They claimed he wanted to confine people to their neighborhoods and accused him of being part of a malign international plot to control people’s movement in the name of climate action.
Crazy Cool!
“It’s bananas,” said Erica Nelson, co-author of the new research and assistant professor of astrophysics at CU Boulder. “You just don’t expect the early universe to be able to organize itself that quickly. These galaxies should not have had time to form.”
Seeking Dashcam Advice
Does anyone have an opinion on dash cams? I’ve been thinking of installing a dash cam for several months. Over the last few years, drivers in my area have driven more erratically than ever. I feel like I need to have one just to protect myself when I go out to run errands!
Large Storage Question
Does anyone have experience with hard drive enclosures like this? SABRENT USB 3.2 5 Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray Less Docking Station I’m trying to avoid another NAS setup, but I have only experienced single hard drive enclosures.
My QNAP Died
It’s confirmed, my QNAP NAS died a horrible death last night after an attempted firmware upgrade. Searching on Reddit it seems I wasn’t the only one who had an issue:
Luckily I recently backed up the data from the QNAP so I think I’m in good shape. I don’t think I want to shell out $$$ for another NAS, though. I may go back to simple hard drive enclosures.
My QNAP NAS appears to have died during a firmware upgrade. Well, this sucks!
Shazam is Anti-Vax
Shazam’s Zachary Levi In Anti-Vax Controversy
I’m so glad I’m not on Twitter. Maybe I need to take a break from any news as well?
Ok, last video. NewJeans with “OMG”.
Then Blackpink’s Shutdown
I’m heading down a YouTube rabbit hole of K-pop dance practice videos. First up, BTS Run BTS.
For those who have migrated their blog from elsewhere, do you fix old posts with broken links and format issues? Or do you just let it be?
Ticketmaster SNAFU
Buying tickets has been problematic for a very long time. Back in my record store employee days, people needed to line up to get tickets. This old method seems fairer than purchasing tickets online now. We weren’t one of the lucky ones to get a presale code to join in the fun. We’ll need to see if “reasonably” priced tickets become available later on.
What to Write on a Blog?
Where do you begin on a new blog?
I imagine this blog will be similar to my last attempt at blogging. The previous effort lasted for some time. The writing slowed when we started a family. The family plus work pushed blogging, even in a minimal way, to a full stop.
There were times when I wanted to post a few words, share a few links, or even write a simple review of a movie. But I didn’t put much effort into getting any of it done. If I had been able to do so, I believe doing just a little blogging would have helped me more than what I’ve been doing instead, which was browsing endless YouTube videos or reading Reddit posts.
On this go around, I may post less about my family, especially the kids. They deserve to carve out what their online identity should become if they have an online presence and understand what it means. I may post about them or what parenting challenges we’re facing. But I plan on sharing photos of them on this new site.
Let us see where this takes this new blog.
Panoramic iPhone Photos
Trying a few panoramic photos with the iPhone XS Max while in Hawaii. Click each photo to get a better view. 📷
Ko Olina Lagoon 4
Sunset at Ko Olina Lagoon 4
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden
Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa
Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail
Getting New Tires Today
My MINI stripped of its wheels. Don’t worry, she’ll be getting some new ones soon.
I’m leaning towards Smugmug and Micro.blog since I don’t post long form entries much. And Micro.blog is nice just to share a link or two. I’m having iffy results posting photos on the go though.
Trying to determine if I’m really going to blog more or is it wishful thinking? If I do blog, will it be photos, links, or long form? Squarespace, WordPress, or Smugmug?
Nighttime Photo with iPhone XS Max
This nighttime photo was taken with iPhone XS Max. It turned out OK, didn’t it?
Concert photo of Garbage at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California last night. They played a lot of obscure or b-side tracks.
When The Dubs Hit The Turbo Button
When The Dubs Hit The Turbo Button
"The Warriors will tell you that they don't always know when it will happen, cannot always sense the start of an avalanche. But it has happened enough that the team believes, just as its foes do, that one will arrive at some point."
When it happens it is a beautiful thing to watch, if you are a fan of the Warriors.
Disagreeing with Facts
“I think one of the reasons that that example comes to mind is because this is a report of facts and research,” she said. “This is a summary of really important and, in some cases, government-funded work that was done to understand the causes and effects of sexual and gender violence. What does it mean that the Trump administration doesn’t want the public to have that information?”
Sadly, I think this is a case of it’s not a problem if we don’t acknowledge it.
My Eclipse Time-lapse
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Not much of a timelapse. I’m impressed by the clouds more than the partial eclipse