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  • Dune (2021) Anime Posters

    “Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.” Frank Herbert, Dune I’m looking forward to the new movie version. I read the book when I was a teenager and again this year. It was and still is excellent, even knowing the real world cultural inspiration and background for the idea…

  • Should be required reading: “Cynical Theories”

    “It is bad psychology to tell people who do not believe that they are racist—who may even actively despise racism—that there is nothing they can do to stop themselves from being racist—and then ask them to help you. It is even less helpful to tell them that even their own good intentions are proof of…

  • Japanese ambient music

    Takashi Kokubo (小久保隆) – Loire’s Castles ～ Medieval Dreams ～ (ロアールの古城～中世の夢～) (1993) [Full Album] I’ve really been enjoying stuff like this lately. I didn’t realize it was available on YouTube. Or anything like it, I mean. You really can find almost anything online now. Sometimes, I wonder what sort of interests I would have developed…

  • The True Self

    …the True Self is the self that existed before the division of heaven and earth and before one’s father and mother were born. This self is the self within me, the birds and the beasts, the grasses and the trees and all phenomena. It is exactly what is called the Buddha-nature. This self has no…

  • Goodbye, Citizen

    Citizen is an app that bills itself as: The most powerful safety app for today’s world. Download Citizen to feel safer at home or out, get real-time safety alerts and live video of incidents happening near you, updates on natural disasters or protests, and know if your loved ones are near a dangerous incident. Google…

  • Whoooosh

    “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” Douglas Adams

  • Hidden Catholic prayer beads in Walmart products

    A few weeks ago, I picked up a drain snake from Walmart. We prefer using them to dumping harsh chemicals down the drain. We’re trying to be more environmentally conscious, and we figure it’s probably better for our health and the health of our pets than Drano fumes. Yesterday, I finally opened the box. I…

  • Optimum has competition in the Bronx now and I dropped them for Verizon FiOS

    Does a NETGEAR AC5300 Nighthawk X8 work with Verizon FiOS? Short answer: yes, on the 300/300 plan, it works perfectly and gets max DL/UL speeds over WiFi. After the Verizon modem was activated by the service technician, I plugged in the Netgear router, and it picked up a new IP address and DNS settings after…

  • Thumper’s Ashes

    Losing Artuso recently had me thinking about Thumper’s ashes. Thumper was a big part of our lives. She was a part of us and now she’s gone. It has been almost two years and it’s still painful to think about how she’s no longer with us, though it isn’t as wrenching as it was when…

  • A shout out to my buddy Artuso. RIP.

    It’s been a little over two weeks since Artuso passed away. Like Thumper before him, he passed away from cancer. He had tumors in his back-right leg that eventually broke the skin and were causing him a lot of pain. Except for his favorite Greenies treats, he stopped eating. Then he stopped using his hammock.…