On my iMac, I’ve used the Chrome browser for many many years. This was an artifact of my using a Chromebook immediately after the 2015 break-in; it served as my primary computer for quite a while. Even after I got this here iMac, Chrome remained my preferred browser since I used it on both platforms. …
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On Making the “Teacher” Video
The course was titled “Make A 5-Minute Documentary in 7 Weeks” but it was almost seven months before I uploaded my Teacher documentary to YouTube. Here are some notes on the experience.
TEECCINO
I did not start drinking coffee till my mid to late 20s at my first job. My bad nightowl habits, along with the early days of David Letterman’s late night show, meant I was usually sleepy the next day. My doctor recommended drinking one cup of coffee in the morning and one after lunch to …
Diarizing my life
Sorry for the horrible “diarizing” in the title, but the word fits for now. In addition to this blog, on which I’m aiming to make a daily post of some kind, I’m also recording the days in the fifth year of a 5-year diary (many, many gaps of white space in previous years), and am …
Four-Quadrant Movies
In the world’s neverending quest to quantify, there is the concept of the “four-quadrant movie.” I’m sure there are demographic breakdowns like this for any industry, and this may serve as a simple heuristic for making quck decisions, but geez — isn’t it also a Procrustean bed? Liz and I recently saw Darkest Hour and …
Sofia Bonati’s Amazing Ladies
Quietly beautiful portraits of women against a backdrop of mazes, flowers, and William Morris-inspired wallpaper patterns. This kind of work thrills me — that it’s by a self-taught artist, that it’s something I’ve never seen before. [UK Guardian]
Sleepytime
I have tried various technological or mental gizmos over the years to help me fall and stay asleep: white noise machines, small fans, mantras, working my way through the alphabet naming flowers or birds or superheroes, or tensing and relaxing my body from the feet up. A few months back, I tried something different and …
The Potato Hack
I just finished boiling about 5 lbs. of red potatoes, eyes and blemishes removed but much of the skin intact. They’re now sitting in two good-sized containers in the fridge. I’ll carry one of them to work tomorrow and those cold potatoes, with a bit of salt, are all I’ll eat till suppertime, when I …
Doomsday for 2018 is … Wednesday
See my previous post on the Doomsday Calendar to comprehend all.
Word of the Year: TRUST
I quit adopting New Year’s Resolutions some years ago. But I liked the idea of an official “fresh start” of some kind. A Google search for alternatives led me to find Christine Kane’s Word of the Year scheme. If coachspeak makes your skin crawl, then let your eyes glide over “intention” and “upleveling.” Instead, simply …
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