by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
I haven’t done one of these in a while. Here are some short ideas I have yet to fully flesh out but are complete enough to share right now anyway. Perhaps in doing so they will drive a discussion that will lead to a longer post. When “No” is your default, the things that fight … Continue reading “Random Notes and Recent Thoughts #3”
Another round of the items I found worth of short mention in the past week or so: While personal online privacy and security (Yes, Virginia. You can and should have both.) continues to be an topic worthy of our discussion, I enjoyed this breakdown by Ben Brooks of how to best encrypt your stuff against … Continue reading “Items Of Interest — #3”
Prediction #3: You Will Get Skin Cancer There is no safe level of tanning. All tans are radiation burns. Base tanning is still skin damage. And the use of tanning booths is a shocking example of intentionally damaging one’s skin for the sake of fashion. Imagine if bruises were suddenly to become fashionable. Would you … Continue reading “Prediction #3: You Will Get Skin Cancer”
Update #3 of the ongoing wedding saga is posted up on the wedding page. Check it out.
It is Valentines Day today. Have you done your shopping for your loved one yet? I have a great girlfriend and I have gotten most of what I wanted to get her for our first Valentines Day together. I still have some shopping to do, but I am at work right now so I can’t. … Continue reading “Monday Mac Tweek #3”
Beatrix’s school has an art gallery and today was the opening of the fall show for student work. Beatrix’s photography project was one of the works featured. Very proud of her!
I would normally not embed Instagram posts but I’ve not seen Rebecca post about this on the blog yet and it is an idea so compelling to me I had to… A “Co-Dreaming” space: View this post on Instagram A post shared by rebecca toh (@rebecca_toh)
I actually have four of these J.Crew Rollneck sweaters but for this series I’m counting it as one since they are all the same. I think I went through this period in the early 90’s where I felt like if I had one of something I like and knew I would wear it frequently, I … Continue reading “Seventeen Sweaters: Early 90’s J.Crew Rollnecks”
Still true…
This is, perhaps, the most buried lede I’ve ever come across. Just when you think they’ve told the story behind the story, they drop a bomb about 5 minutes in. Amazing. "Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by a Jewish … Continue reading “”