As far as I can tell, their plan is working as designed.

"Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)" by Peter Frampton Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/do-you-feel-like-we-do-live/1561830144?i=1561830364) Post a song that uses an instrument in an abnormal way - Do You Feel Like We Do b... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260517

Lunch from our local Colombian restaurant, La Fogata. Chances are, if you pay me a visit , we’re going here for lunch.

"Zombie" by The Cranberries Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/zombie/1440735255?i=1440735264) Share a song released 2+ years ago that you recently discovered. - Zombie by the Cranberries First of all, I can't name a s... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260516

"The Streets of Laredo (Mono)" by Johnny Cash Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-streets-of-laredo-mono/826405998?i=826406364) **What song has the same vibe as your favorite book? Which book? Streets of Laredo by Jo... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260515

Grapes, but also, me.

Today on AppAddict - Airspace: A Polished Fix for a macOS Friction Point - Airspace, an app I downloaded today, has a lot going for it. It removes a classic Apple friction point by letting you name your virtual desktop... https://appaddict.app/post/airspace-a-polished-fix-for-a-macos-friction-point

"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" by Bob Dylan Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/rainy-day-women-12-35/178049863?i=178049986) Share a song you call something other than its official title. What do you call it? - Rainy Day Wom... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260514

From this seat at my desk, I have screens for a MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air, a dual screen Mac mini, a PC, an iPad, an iPhone, and an Amazon echo touch. Two headless Linux boxes, not shown.

Today on AppAddict - DockDoor Pro - The Dock Apple Wouldn't Build - When the free app DockDoor was released in 2024, it was the first time I had seen a developer add window previews to the Mac Dock in much the same way that oth... https://appaddict.app/post/dockdoor-pro-the-dock-apple-wouldn-t-build

"Play a Train Song" by Robert Earl Keen Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/play-a-train-song/1443603506?i=1443603811) Share a song you discovered via another artist's song (cover, sample, featured artist, etc) - Pay a T... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260513

After 30 years of explaining to users that Qwerty is not a good password.

Today on AppAddict - Bartender Enters a New Era with Top Shelf - For the past few weeks, I’ve been beta testing a new release of Bartender; an app with an interesting, and at times slightly controversial, history. Despite that... https://appaddict.app/post/bartender-enters-a-new-era-with-top-shelf

"A Day In the Life" by The Beatles Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-day-in-the-life/1441164604?i=1441165168) Share a song from an album you think has great cover art. - A Day in the Life by The Beatles View Lou Plu... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260512

A quintessential picture of Eastern North Carolina’s longleaf pine forests, taken on the Ft. Bragg military reservation, an undeveloped stretch of land measuring 120K acres.

Once in a while, just stop and think about the logic conservatives use to form their world view.

Today on AppAddict - New Droppy Release is a Full Featured Utility Suite - An update to Droppy by developer Jordy Spruit dropped this weekend. What started as a free notch app has evolved into a paid, but still inexp... https://appaddict.app/post/new-droppy-release-is-a-full-featured-utility-suite

"How You Remind Me" by Nickelback Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-you-remind-me/214475427?i=214475478) Post a song by a band you think is overrated, but the song is almost enough to convince you otherwise. - How ... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260511

What’s important is resistance.

If you ask Wonder Woman about her favorite things in life, she’ll tell you it’s the grandbabies over trail running. Fact check = probably true.

Ketch, the front man for Old Crow Medicine Show. These guys put on a hell of a concert.

Good Sunday morning from beautiful downtown Austin, Texas. Tell someone you love them today. Punch Nazis.

"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/aquarius-let-the-sunshine-in/303078879?i=303078892) Post one of your favorite Broadway songs. - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The ... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260510

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen Post one of your favorite musical performances from a movie. - Wayne's World, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen I'm not ashamed to admit that I saw this in the theater on the weekend it opened. View Lou Plummer's Cruc... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260509

Post one of your favorite musical performances from a movie. - Wayne's World, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen I'm not ashamed to admit that I saw this in the theater on the weekend it opened.

Today on AppAddict - Liqoria: The Mac Dock Player That Should've Been Built In - The promise: A universal music controller that lives in your Dock and unifies Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and more with animated... https://appaddict.app/post/liqoria-the-mac-dock-player-that-should-ve-been-built-in

Post one of your favorite soul oldies. - What's Going On by Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye should be enjoying life as an elder statesman of soul music instead of lying in a grave, murdered by his own father. His music is still as relevant today as it was when it was created. www.youtube.com/watc...

Wonder Woman is such a good sport. She humors me.

LOL - These things are so easy.

You can’t claim to stand for justice while helping normalize a platform that promotes people like Andrew Tate. At some point, “but my audience is there” stops being an explanation and starts being a moral compromise. Even for people I otherwise admire like Robert Reich or Heather Cox Richardson.

"Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters with The Band Post one of your favorite blues songs. - Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters with The Band I'm going to brighten your Thursday with one of the best blues songs ever written played by one of the greatest b... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260507

Post one of your favorite blues songs. - Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters with The Band I'm going to brighten your Thursday with one of the best blues songs ever written played by one of the greatest blues men who ever lived at THE greatest concert (outside of Woodstock) ever.

Today on AppAddict - Corel Painter Is Still Alive and Still Ridiculously Good - Corel’s Spot on Memory LaneI hadn’t thought about Corel graphics apps in a long time until I saw their flagship app on sale recen... https://appaddict.app/post/corel-painter-is-still-alive-and-still-ridiculously-good

This weirdo keeps making direct eye contact while munching on his wee leaf, despite the fact that I’ve laid out a whole tree-rat smorgasbord for him and his mates.

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The Irish coast near Dunquin in the southern part of the country.

"House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals Post one of your favorite standards. - House of the Rising Sun by The Animals Eric Burdon has one of the greatest rock and roll voices of all time. Enjoy! View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile (... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260506

Apple enters into Fox News territory - "falsely claiming = lying their ass off". Each class member could receive $25 per device, a sum that could reach $95 depending on the number of approved claimants.

Google is, frankly, just an awful company. If you're still using Chrome as your daily driver, you should probably reconsider that decision. (or Google for your search engine or Gmail for email or Youtube for entertainment)

Guilty AF and not embarrassed.

Today on AppAddict - Substage - A Natural Language Command Line Tool for Finder - Substage is a command bar that attaches beneath your Finder window. Select files, type what you want in plain English, and Substage... https://appaddict.app/post/substage-a-natural-language-command-line-tool-for-finder

So, like every straight person who’s ever had something to say about someone else’s sexuality or gender. amirite?

On this day in 2013 - while waiting to catch a train to Harper’s Ferry, me and Wonder Woman hiked from Union Station to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to get married. Later that day, we started our 2200-mile, 156 day, honeymoon on the Appalachian Trail.

"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/fire-and-rain/1480026454?i=1480026462) **Post one of your favorite weather-related songs. - Fire and Rain by James Taylor" This song is definitely part... https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/amerpie/20260505

While packing for our pending move, I found an envelope of the old six color Apple Logo stickers I saved while installing computer labs in the pre-iMac days. I’ve got 90 of them. #Apple

Today on AppAddict - I Got a Sneak Peek at the Spring Sale at BundleHunt - For bargain hunters, BundleHunt makes the holidays happen four times a year. Many well-known and popular apps have appeared there over the year... https://appaddict.app/post/i-got-a-sneak-peek-at-the-spring-sale-at-bundlehunt

Today on AppAddict - Find any File for $2: New BundleHunt Sneak Peek - The spring sale for Bundle Hunt doesn't officially open until tomorrow, but I have some inside info on what's coming this time around for the bargain hun... https://appaddict.app/post/find-any-file-for-2-new-bundlehunt-sneak-peek

Trying to do this with ever day I’m given. Try it. Oh yeah, and punch Nazis.

Pretty much applies to every Republican alive in 2016.

New York City #StreetPhotography I spent a few days shooting in lower Manhattan, probably the best place in the world for this kind of #photography.