Thursday miscellanea #462

• It seems we will not be getting the 50th anniversary rerelease of 2001: A Space Odyssey in Huntsville. The only 70mm projector in town is at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and they’re not showing it. So a field trip will be in order.
• I have a soft spot for Sears, so it’s made me sad to watch it close stores, shed iconic brands, and so forth. Partnering with Amazon on tire installation looks like a strong move. The installation part of that transaction is an excellent example of what we still need bricks-and-mortars for.
• I have at least three good ideas (well, I think they are) for which I have registered domain names and paid associated fees for several years, and that’s all I’ve done with them. Thinking it’s time for me to pick one and cut bait on the others. It’s like the fees are the cost for having the pleasant thought that I’ll have time and energy to develop them.
• I am enjoying The Rain on Netflix, having accommodated the distractions of English dubbed over Danish and lead Alba August looking strikingly like Laura Linney. The story is pretty standard territory, but the direction is taut and the soundtrack is outstanding. I’ll finish the first (and only available) season by the end of the week.
• Locals: the installation of a traffic signal at County Line and Hardiman is imminent. Even reading the tea leaves very pessimistically, it sounds as if it will be in place in time to assist with back-to-school this fall.
• The Indy Grand Prix is Saturday! I have missed Helio more than I thought I would, and I’m looking forward to his return. And only two weeks until The Greatest Spectacle In Racing!
• We’ll have temps in the 90s this weekend. Remember your griping about the unusually cool spring?

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