Someone asked me, rather enthusiastically, about Duck Dynasty today. Given the limited number of places I’ve been, it must have been at church. Of course, I had to say I didn’t know anything about it. I just thought to look it up a few minutes ago, and immediately wished I hadn’t. (Just went through this … Read more
Scratches on portable device screens. I used to be an obsessive screen protector installer, but that’s a significant tradeoff, because it’s always optically inferior. Plus, even if you really nail the installation (and I’m pretty good with a squeegee card), eventually enough sweat works its way under it that it needs replacing. Anymore, I take … Read more
Christ, Marx, Wood, and Wei Led us to this perfect day… I finished Ira Levin’s This Perfect Day today. I’ve flirted with this one a few times, but once I committed, I was done in about four hours. First published in 1970, This Perfect Day is set in an alternative future in which there is … Read more