“Alone had always felt like an actual place to me, as if it weren’t a state of being, but rather a room where I could retreat to be who I really was.”
Statuses
Devo’s open letter on “Drowning in a Devolved World” / Boing Boing
Not only are we DEVO, we have always been DEVO.
Spank the pinks who try to drive you nuts.
I encourage and build WordPress sites for my clients so they can easily update content with an interface that is not too different from a word processor. They get it.
I just don’t get WordPress 5.0/Gutenburg.
And, if I don’t get it, how will they?
“They have a real library. You know how at the public library they have two floors of books? It’s like that.”
— Beatrix, age 10, judges the schools we are considering for Middle School next year by the quality of the library.
Radiohead – The Numbers: Jonny, Thom & a CR78 – YouTube
The music you need to ease into the end of the week.
The Last Chess Shop in New York City – YouTube
This short documentary is lovely. My stepfather was a USCF rated chess master. My two brothers are actuallly named after Russian chess masters. A portion of my growing up was done at chess tournaments. This spoke to me.
52 things I learned in 2018 – Fluxx Studio Notes – Medium.
I always enjoy this list of strange, interesting, and random trivia. So good, I’m linking to something published on Medium.
Since making reading time seems to be the theme of the day, a reminder that you don’t have to wait for an plane trip to get some in. “Book” a two hour “flight” on your calendar and “travel” into a good book anytime. Also, Airplane Mode is just as useful on the ground as above it.
“There is no knowledge that is not power.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Observation: I’ve recently noticed people using the word “Uber” when taking any ride sharing service. “I’ll uber to the venue”, they’ll say, even when using Lyft.
Uber is quick on it’s way to being the Kleenex of ride sharing.