I am happy to report that after more than three decades working in enterprise desktop computing, I can finally insert a USB 2.0/3.0 device into a port the right way up almost every time.

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university. Orchestration Existentialism Modern Jewish history Percussion Seminar Tudor & Stewart England

Mad respect to the Porsche Cayenne and BPD cruiser parked in the pedestrian crosswalk. Impeccably on brand.

Today I found out what happens when you wear wool socks inside shearling slippers, while also wearing a merino wool undershirt inside an Irish fisherman sweater.

I'm watching the Broncos and Bills and am realizing I will go to my grave still mad about The Drive and The Fumble.

Seen elsewhere on the Internet: the Boston accent is like a dark roast dunkies iced coffee. It's not good but it sure is the thing it is.

My only argument in favor of pull-over hoodies, which are objectively bad, is that the kangaroo pocket is a nice place to put my inhaler, handkerchief, reading glasses and other gettin'-old accessories.

As the light returns to the world I wish you all peace and joy. And fancy clothing

I fully realize that I take this stuff way too seriously, but... The corporate push to engender empathy in villains is part of the reason we're in the current cultural and political moment. We've brainwashed a generation into thinking there are no bad guys, just misunderstood anti-heroes. 1/

Getting older is so wierd. I just sneezed and suddenly I'm able to read without my reading glasses.

The professor explains historiography

An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜 🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

He's right, this one is evergreen!

I know, right? I managed to find it on CD but I can't remember where. It is, however, on archive dot org — and they finally fixed her name after years of it being decades out of date. archive.org/details/wend...

Music theory story time on Bluesky! This is the beginning of “Ede Ede,” a piano piece by Shawn Okpebholo. One of the ideas running throughout the piece is this repeated, 2-measure rhythm, which is one version of the West African bell pattern. The first four measures go through the pattern twice. 🧵

good afternoon

In case you missed it: an essential piece from Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò from earlier this week: www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Salvador Dali achievement unlocked

I Dream of Jeannie Welcome Back, Kotter WKRP M*A*S*H The Fresh Prince Phineas and Ferb Adventure Time Sanford & Son All In The Family The Jeffersons Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Phở dặc biệt Leek and potato Tom yum goong Lentil Avgolemono Chicken and rice Beef stew Soups are like dogs. All soups are good soups.

I met Dan Pashman today and instead of asking him to autograph my tongue, I had him sign a box of his pasta shape. That's less weird.

JFC we can never have nice things.

Maybe this will fix me.

My child is a genius, this is clear

I have in season strawberries and some balsamic vinegar that is old enough to vote, so there that at least.

Lookit this clown trying to fly casual like he's not stalking my popcorn

Got my chop suey sandwich Got my ocean view

Things are pretty bad right now but look at these baked potatoes with Welsh rarebit sauce that I made

I was cold-shouldered by Chris Tucker at an event where I also had a brief conversation and photo with Stevie Wonder.

I told you we’d be back

Chat, can you get the meat sweats from seafood?

“All the cast members were wizards of the timing the form demanded. But Wendt was a cut above, maybe because he was in many ways the “smallest”, always doing more with less, a master of the expertly judged pauses that could knock a funny line into the next county.” www.vulture.com/article/geor...

My local has a "party" dial just sitting out there in the open. Should I turn it??

HOLY SHIT MAD MAX FURY ROAD AND SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT ARE THE SAME MOVIE

on this date eight years ago, Tom Holland wowed Zendaya on Lip Sync Battle with his cultural critique of impervious surface stormwater runoff.

The cat spit in my eye. The cat spit in my right eye. How the hell did the cat get his spit in my right eye???

shitting in the woods just got so much lonelier 😔

I found the cure for teenage horniness by accident, by referring to sex as "touching meat" within their earshot.

General Mills candies are now micro-marketing, I see.

So are these Joo Janta Super-Chromatic Peril-Sensitive Shades supposed to be, like, all black all the time?

For a good time, tell a tween about castoreum and then the next time they eat something vanilla flavored, speculate they they could be tasting beaver butt juice.

I just made the most romantic gesture of my entire life (hand-fed cheese to my wife)

My very favorite thing about the Boston accent is the way "fuuuuck you" is vocalized on two pitches a tritone apart. It is just impossible to sound more dismissive.

Toast with butter and honey as a comforting snack is, as the kids say, GOATed.

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve opened their show last night with "American Without Tears" and "When I Was Cruel" and "American Gangster Time." I thought there might be a theme going but he skipped "Green Shirt," "Pills and Soap," and "5ive Gears in Reverse" so I'm sure it was just a coincidence.

Hey shit is fucked up right now but at least I got to have an argument with the mayor about The Waterboys over a cask ale and then go see Elvis Costello so I guess bread & circuses are still on.

A personal essay that will get me in trouble, but it's worth it: