Colson Whitehead's previous book, 2016's Underground Railroad, won a Pulitzer. The Nickel Boys might be a better book. The story follows Elwood, an African-American teenager in early 60s Tallahassee FL that dreams of going to college and living a life Dr. Martin Luther King would be proud of. That plan …
I finished up the 1619 podcast yesterday, which is a companion to the 1619 feature from the NYT. I can't recommend this podcast series enough. It's only 5 podcasts, about 30 minutes each. A couple of things I learned, or in some cases maybe had reinforced.
At it's peak, slaves …
With a forecast of 59 F and blue skies on Saturday there was no way I was sitting around the house all day. It was a crisp 35 F when I started on the trail at 10:15 AM.
Overlook to the east about a mile into the hike. There …
Posted on 11/01/2019 in misc • Tagged with Technology
It's been a while since I posted a 2006 blog style rant. It's probably full of 2006 blog style typos too. Enjoy.
Facebook: Do I even need to go here?
Google: Dropped the “Do No Evil” schtick years ago.
Apple: Uses Chinese prison labor to make $1000 status symbols
AirBnB …
Posted on 10/31/2019 in misc • Tagged with Technology
Is your ink jet printer not printing well, and running the ink jet clean cycle just consumes ink without fixing the printer? I have the solution, and it's not buy a new printer.
Hit Amazon and buy EMPTY refillable ink cartridges for your printer.
When the cartridges arrive, put 8 …
I’m pretty much over the zombie genre, but this book caught my attention because it’s a really unique take on a zombie story. The book is written from the point-of-view of the animals that are left to rule the earth as mankind dies out from a zombie virus …