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  • Another Star Trek series off the bucket list

    Kind of surprised that this scene from “Star Trek: Deep Space 9” made it onto regular broadcast television back in 1999. I could have sworn the only thing this risque on TV back then was “Real Sex” on late night HBO. But maybe I just wasn’t paying attention. Or don’t remember it too well. I…

  • Subaru Justy & 90s cars

    I’m at the Subaru dealership in Englewood for regular servicing on our 2019 Forrester. Every time I come here, I love to look at this old Justy. It’s a subcompact car that hasn’t been manufactured since 1994 and the aesthetic reminds me of the first car I ever drove, a 1986 Toyota Corolla. When I…

  • Smoking mushrooms

    Literally smoking mushrooms. Although it’s more likely to be spores. Spotted in The Ramble in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City on June 21, 2024.

  • Social media sites are temporary, but WordPress is forever

    I was thinking about my old Twitter account today and how most of what I posted there is lost to time. That’s probably a great thing considering most of what I posted on Twitter was shitposting garbage, but it just made me think that things like Twitter will come and go but my WordPress blog…

  • NY Fire Department responds to fire on Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn

    A car on Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, NYC erupted into flames this afternoon around 3:00 PM near the garrison headquarters building. NYFD was very quick to respond. The exact cause of the fire is unknown to me, though I imagine he had to have left something flammable in the car. It wasn’t that hot at…

  • A note about making payments as co-owners on Apple Cards

    This is some feedback I sent to Apple today: In the Wallet app, when I tap into “Pay” and it shows the wheel with “Choose Amount”, there should be a way to quickly choose “Pay the amount for purchases that I made with my card” (as opposed to purchases my co-owner made with her card)…

  • Typical New York City driving

    First, the black Honda sedan pushed me out of my lane and into an on-ramp. Immediately after, an Access A Ride van slowed way down from about 50 to 20 and after I changed lanes to pass, pushed into my lane from the right. I had to cross halfway into the left lane to get…

  • Roy Lichtenstein, “Girl with Ball 1961”

    I was surprised to find out this artist was painting back in the 60s. I just assumed it was modern (2000s) pop art and was a print, not oil on canvas. His art impresses me more now.

  • Japan’s Homeless Population

    I knew Japan had homeless people, but I didn’t think it wasn’t quite this bad. I’ve previously seen shows with people who were suffering from situations of homelessness, but they were taken care of by Japan’s social services system and had been placed in temporary housing. It was a long time ago and I barely…

  • “Verify your payment method” loop on Mac OS

    I tried to make my first purchase from the App Store on Mac OS (Dark Reader for Safari) and ran into an issue where every payment card in my Apple Wallet, including my Apple Card, were deactivated and noted as “not available”. When I tried to make a purchase, it would ask me to sign…