Live a life that does not cause anyone to celebrate your death.

We often forget how inexpensive it is (often free, in fact) it is to completely make someone's day/week/year or, even, give them a memory they will cherish for life.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Within Tolerance (PM Talks S3E7). Have a listen:

So, I broke down and bought an M5 MacBook Air today. Here's the deal: Costco has the 10CPU/10GPU 16GB/1TB model for $1149 (price good until 7/12). They will be selling at that price until out of stock. I bought the last one at my location. From Apple that model is $1599. Seemed a no brainer.

Dear America, Wake up! Sincerely, Those Who Are Awake (a/k/a "Woke")

Now that Donny Dictator believes he has ended the Iran war he started to distract from the Epstein Files, he needs a new distraction so he's back to Minnesota arresting peaceful legal observers: sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

How to make a lifetime customer: Pressure warning went off on car I just bought in January, took it to Discount Tire, they diagnosed (nail), repaired the leak, and rotated the still good tires... FOR FREE. Did not get these tires there. Just pure good customer service. What we believe in.

In celebration of 20 years of marriage to my best friend and wife, @bethanyg.bsky.social www.patrickrhone.net/20-years/

Just a note that the Repair Lair is awesome and we are blessed to have such a place in the Twin Cities metro and if you have any soft gear that needs a fixin' you should bring it there: www.repairlair.com

The most impactful theatrical piece I've seen in a long while.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Wisdom in Waiting: Rediscovering Prudence (PM Talks S3E6). Have a listen:

The graduate. prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/06/quic...

If the esteemed journalists staying at 60 minutes really wanted to test the promise that “60 Minutes would stay editorially independent from its parent company" They'd do a piece on the firings and turmoil at 60 Minutes. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...

We are getting peak @deardara.bsky.social tonight and I am so here for it.

The worst promoters of AI are the people who make AI and they'd do better to STFU about AI and/or let AI tell them what to say about AI because their addled high-on-their-own-supply thoughts about AI are either stupidly dangerous or dangerously stupid.

OK, so there's Kansas which we pronounce "can-sas". But then there's Arkansas which we pronounce "ar-can-saw" despite the fact it’s spelled like it should be pronounced "ar-can-sas". Or, perhaps we should pronounce Kansas "can-saw"? English is stupid.

Today's sobbing-in-the-car-moment at the thought of Beatrix going away to college brought to you by *After The Setting Sun* by The Head and The Heart.

Was about to post something political and critical of a particular way-too-comfortable-in-thier-do-nothingness party and their refusal to offer their base anything but milk-toast and unsalted crackers but thought the better of it. So I'm posting this instead and iykyk.

No one knows for sure why we yawn. Neither does AI. www.patrickrhone.net/thoughts-abo...

Local folks, keep your eye on this. Looks like it could be really cool: www.campcurious.net/home

I am not crying. The Big Top is just very dusty this time of year, and it gets in your eyes. prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/05/last...

Happy Commitment Day to all who celebrate! prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/05/comm...

True story: When I was about 7 years old my Mom and I were on our way to The Bahamas. In Miami, in the airport gift shop, she ran into Sidney Poitier. She wanted his autograph but she only had one piece of paper on her. That's how Sidney Poitier ended up signing my Mom's birth certificate.

The glass is already broken. The same is true of us all. (Ref: www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/c...)

If I was a billonare, I'd still tuck in my shirts.

It seems at Apple, innovation requires untucked shirts. To be on the leading edge, one must prominently display the edge. Waiting for @dieworkwear.bsky.social to do a whole piece on the silicon valley socio-economic signifier of the untucked shirt at Apple.

By the way, Minimal Mac still exists. I never deleted it, the site is live, & don't plan to let the domain expire. I curated the best of it into a book so it will outlive us all. I simply said everything I could about the ethos. Nothing more needed to be said. What we believe in. minimalmac.com

Fact: I miss Minimal Mac.

Let's play a guessing game... How will Donny Dictator bury tomorrow's Orbán news leads and think pieces. What crazy thing will he say/do?

Is it possible that they sent out Melania with her Epstein comments to distract from the disaster of Iran which was started as a distraction for the allegations in the Epstein files of her husband raping a 13 year old? A distraction from the distraction that was a distraction?

My wife notes that it is TACO Tuesday.

Current Thought Pattern: The biggest danger with AI is that it is a shortcut around things that matter. Things that matter intellectually, things that matter socially, and things that matter emotionally. Further Thought Pattern: The same is true of currency.

So tired of journalists dancing around the lack of reasons behind the war in Iran when the reason is so very clear... It was to stop your reporting on this: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Can someone please explain to me this latest trend of backing into parking spaces. It drives me batty. It takes three times as long, is usually some giant Maga vehicle, and is usually someone who can’t park correctly front end first.

It's almost that day again... www.patrickrhone.net/april-1st-di...

Hey Minnesota, I'm proud of you. That's all. Go about your day.

Laying over: prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/03/diy-...

This! How it is that it is 2026 and there's still only one beer/wine/cocktail list/menu/book on the table. Should be one per seat.

A sad day for us.

Strong The Fonz energy coming from ICE Barbie here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPMI...

Has it occurred to any of these journalists that the reason there appears to be no real reason or strategy behind attacking Iran is because Donny Dictator the only reason or strategy behind attacking Iran is to distract reporting on Epstein files?

Once you understand that Donny Dictator is a lifelong adherent of Norman Vincent Peale you understand that his aggrandizement is more than just a bulling tactic but, in fact, his religion. His self-belief is the very foundation of his faith. He is his God, as he was raised to believe.

Perfect. No notes.

Loud voices are best countered with quiet responses.

I have no image for this post. Only jumbled words. prologuist.blogspot.com/2026/02/beca...

Prince stories are high on the list of things I never tire of. Thankfully, there are so many great ones.

Today's thought: Is there any current organized Christian group that actually strives to fulfill the only two commandments Jesus reportedly gave to the fullest extent? Those being Love God and Love Neighbors without exception? Serious question. Genuinely curious.

I want to do a film series called "Same Movie" where I show two films back-to-back that are the same movie. Some intentionally. Most not.

Thought: I bet if you were to ask many in my State if they identify more as Minnesotan or American the answers would be more the former than the latter. After all that has happened here in the last few months, I don’t know if we feel a part of this country anymore.

доверяй, но проверяй (A reminder that "Trust, but verify", a phrase generally attributed in this country to Reagan, is actually an old Russian proverb)