Links from 2021
Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 02:23:09 PM
On Being the Free AlternativeI've been thankful for NetNewsWire in 2021. It's become my main interface with the world of written content. It is simple, clear, and highly functional. It syncs my RSS feeds via iCloud, which save the extra step of needing an external RSS service - which was THE feature that set it apart from other reader apps. Plus its reader view fetching works like a champion. Permalink 🔗
Wed, Dec 08, 2021 at 11:21:12 AM
Medina Spirit dies during routine workoutYou have to feel for this horse. It’s been through the ringer - public triumph, public disgrace, drug abuse - but now it’s all over. Permalink 🔗
Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 09:44:37 PM
“Moral AND ethical”When you hear someone has both moral AND ethical reasons, some smoke is being blown your way. Why can’t the reasons just be moral? Or simply ethical? Putting the both together cancels out whatever reasons we’re there in the first place. Permalink 🔗
Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 11:49:37 AM
Bob Dylan back out on the roadWish he were coming my way on this first leg. Would very much like to see the Rough & Rowdy ways songs in a live setting. Permalink 🔗
Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 08:31:48 AM
Convincing college studentsAs a former campus minister, I am familiar with the sheer volume of STUFF and FREE items and things and offers that get thrown at college students. Things get lost in the shuffle. Permalink 🔗
Thu, May 20, 2021 at 03:06:22 PM
There’s plutonium under the oceanThis is just wild to me. Rekindles your wonder about the weirdness of the natural world. Permalink 🔗
Thu, May 13, 2021 at 04:07:58 AM
One Year OutIn mid April last year my dog (Sherman) was doing a few of his expressly forbidden sprints along our neighbor's fence - chasing and keeping pace with the dog there. I work hard - probably too hard - to keep him from doing this. Sherman had been tied up to our swingset so he was wearing his halter for leash attachment. I reached out with my left hand and my ring finger somehow slipped into a metal ring on the halter. With Sherman running full speed, my finger snapped backhardand one of my tendons popped clean off its preferred bone. Permalink 🔗
Sun, May 09, 2021 at 07:15:24 PM
Medina Spirit fails a drug testHow can I explain this to my daughter? That, on occasion, people drug horses so they can run faster. Not because the horse needs to or cares - simply for profit and glory. Permalink 🔗
Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 11:36:57 PM
Who do you know? Who do you trust?Who keeps you sane? Who cleans off the dust? Permalink 🔗
Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 11:09:59 PM
Dogs in your DNAMany people feel it's the right and correct and proper way to live to own a dog. Many believe that cats are the one true path along the pet ownership journey. Permalink 🔗
Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 08:37:11 PM
One less asteroid to worry aboutIf your brain itches when it wanders toward all the potential threats lurking out there in the universe, it’s good news when one single threat can be taken off the board. Permalink 🔗
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:03:04 AM
kamakura-fmMy current favorite radio station is a Japanese community radio station that plays mostly jazz. Kamakura FM. The Internet can be a good place. Permalink 🔗
Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 07:42:54 AM
Gov Reynolds Is WeirdGov Reynolds up in ye olde Iowa recently rescinded her statewide mask mandate, which was already a very late and half-hearted attempt, but hey, her slowness did earn her a nice little speaking slot at the Republican convention last summer. Permalink 🔗
Sat, Feb 06, 2021 at 04:14:44 PM
The mystery of COVID-19 in IndiaWhenever you make a phone call in India — on landlines and mobiles — instead of a ring tone, you hear government-sponsored messages warning you to wash your hands and wear a mask. One message was recorded by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, 78, who battled and recovered from COVID-19 last summer. Permalink 🔗
Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 09:31:11 AM
Flu in 2020This past week only 0.3% of flu tests in the US were positive. In normal years it would be 20-30%. Permalink 🔗
Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 08:33:03 PM
Catch the WaterYou want to save the water that comes from yr tap. You also want to run the dishwasher every couple days. You've a big family. The dishwasher manual says to have the tap water run hot before you start the cycle; it'll be better that way. You run the water up to hot - but before it reaches that max temp, you catch all the coolerness and fill your 72 oz water bottle and also the coffee pot for tomorrow morning. Permalink 🔗
Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 02:47:33 PM
Criminal podcast on Sister HelenI have loved theCriminal podcastfrom its outset. I appreciate the way host Phoebe Judge allows the voices of her topics to shine. Although a wave of "true crime" podcasts has come to dominate the landscape, Criminal has always stood out because it's scope is so much more broad than any isolated incident. The stories it presents also allow us to get a birds eye view of our criminal justice systems. Permalink 🔗