Thursday miscellanea #289

There is a lot of soccer on right now. Is there a big tournament or something?
The Amazon Fire phone looks genuinely neat—particularly the Firefly feature—but I don’t see anything to break me away from Windows Phone. Also, bringing it out at $199 with contract seems more than a bit ambitious. I think $99 with a contract/$49 with a contract for Prime members would make the point much more effectively.
Viet Huong patrons know that during the week, if you can’t be there by 11:15, you should wait until 12:45. Well, I think it’s even slid from there now. I arrived at 11:05 yesterday to find the restaurant three-quarters full, and some folks with food. That’s five minutes after the published opening time. I’m betting folks are showing at 10:45 and being sat.
Did you know the Old Spice you used to give your dad isn’t available anymore? It smells different and no longer comes in a glass bottle. Apparently we have Procter & Gamble to thank for this.
My friend Jason’s Carolina Reaper peppers should be just about ready. I have promised to put one in my mouth, chew it up, and swallow it. Stay tuned.
There’s a new Ace Frehley record on the way! Looking forward to it. His last one was outstanding.
If I’m going 77 mph and you want to pass me, that’s great. But could you please go a little faster than 77.01 when you do it?