Would King be happy with what’s happening in the USA?
The murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin has led to some improvements. Here’s what’s WORKING.
The phrase “defund the police” was always stupid. It should have been “reform the police“. Reallocate funding.
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Actually, it’s Director Sam Brown and the video editors who created this masterpiece.
For me, the song is only OK.
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I tried and failed to fly a DJI Spark drone when it was released 2017. Did not once get it off the ground. It was a dead weight on my Patagonia trip that year.
In 2021 the (Mavic) Mini SE is their entry level model. CAD $349. … How long before I break it? 😀
I’ve either gotten a lot smarter — or their drones are much easier to operate now.
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Excellent. Like many of the best British TV shows, the cast is very believable. Plots fascinating. And the actors look like real people, crooked teeth and all.
Dalgliesh is a crime drama TV series based on Adam Dalgliesh novels by PD James.
Bertie Carvel stars as the titular character, an enigmatic detective–poet. …
It’s set in mid-1970s England. Thatcher times.
Dalgliesh in the books is dour, cerebral and private. A poet.
In this TV adaptation, to keep the pace lively he’s partnered with LIVELY colleagues.
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Zero Day (2011) is the first of the John Puller series.
An Army detective, Puller has been compared to Jack Reacher (sometimes unfavourably). A large, tough man, whose peak physical fitness is matched only by his intellectual superiority.
Puller is now working for the US Army’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID).
He partners in this tale with police sergeant Samantha Cole. An appealing couple.
I’ve often criticized Baldacci for his dumb over-the-top plots — and this one is dumb. BUT I do recommend this book. It’s entertaining. And I really got to like Puller and Cole.
First half of the book is far better than the rest.
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So much potential. An excellent cast. Tons of money for special effects.
But what is the STORY?
61% on Rotten Tomatoes is far too generous.
It’s a mess. I’ll try not to watch season 3.
An ideal gift book for a teen who likes Harry Potter — and baking. 😀
But I actually enjoyed it.
Fourteen-year-old Mona’s magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance.
THEN she’s called on to save the city.
Author T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) has won the Hugo for past books. I’m not surprised.
Cooped up in my unheated garage WORLD HEADQUARTERS, I’ve been experimenting with BETTER ways to create NOTES and TO DO lists.
When on the run with only my iPhone, I’ll use Siri or jot down a quick note from the Lock Screen.
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Once in a while I’ll take a photo (or scan) with my phone and save it as a Quick Note.
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If I’m on my laptop and want to take a quick note, I’ll either use Siri — or move my cursor to the HOT CORNER of the display I’ve set up to launch the app. (That works even in full screen mode.)
OK … ALL those methods put my quick notes into a folder in the app called “Notes” via iCloud.
From there, I’ll file them into the best of the folders I’ve created. It looks like this right now.
Done. Notes will archive my brain farts.
Any of those whims that become ACTION PROJECTS I’ll move over to the NOTIONS app.
It’s much more complicated Project Management software.
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I’d always been a skeptic of helmet mirrors: Easily breakable. And WHY would I be riding in traffic?
BUT so far I’m quite happy with the EVT Safe Zone Bicycle Helmet Mirror:
The largish mirror makes it easier to see what’s coming. But it’s nowhere near as good as a car mirror.
AND it’s quite expensive. About CAD $90.
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Down in the bardo
There was nothing to hold while we let it go
We were empty, we were hollow
Shined with everything we were living for
And you see your soul
Like some picture show
Across Idaho
We were running through the autumn leaves
A couple kids just wearing out their jeans, running
Mary she’s our autumn queen
Watch her smoking cigarettes in the street
And down she goes
Cold she blows
Across Idaho
And down she goes
Cold she blows
Across Idaho
And there’s lights up in the north
And I ain’t wondering where you are
Now it’s white as snow
Watch the evening glow
Across Idaho
And there’s lights up in the north
And I ain’t wondering where you are
There’s lights up in the north
Rick McCharles 