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Excellent, great being home. Hope the comforts of home improve your healing.

“In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”

John, Keep up the good fight. Amazing to hear what you have been going through. All the best and hope you can return to your home soon!

Hope your recovery goes quickly

Thoughts your way, hope all gets better for you.

Thoughts going out your way John. Hope for a quick and full recovery!

You can drive 12 hours and still be in Texas. It is big. In rural areas the highways go up to 85mph.

So glad you came through physically unscathed. Hope you can let it go and move on. Vehicles can be replaced but body damage and mental stress are real things that linger. Have a safe remainder of 2023.

Sorry Tony, hope you recover soon. Take it slow. My wife still has long covid symptoms from the original Covid in 2020. Luckily I had it once and the symptoms were gone after a couple of months. Just had the newest booster a couple of weeks ago.

Exactly! That was the actual temp. The 'feel like' temperature was more like 130°F!

109°F (42.8°C) in Houston yesterday. All time record high 🥵

Take care and be glad modern medicine can save your life. Time to read that book that has been calling your name.

Just started Neal Stephenson's Termination Shock

Get the MacBook Pro and and iPad Pro and you are all set. I use frequently the large iPad Pro for photo editing and have the optional touchpad keyboard for writing.

Sorry I miss this. Best to you Bart! Hope to see you back sooner rather than later.

Great info Tony. I have avoided researching ebikes to any extent primarily because of the whole battery lifecycle. Plus the noted dangers of fire ignition. And something that has been always important for me is the very positive experience of human powered riding. But I am over 60 and to travel...

Tony, Let us know how you like it. I have been getting the e-bike curiosity urge lately. But haven’t tried one or know anyone personally that has one.

A few recent additions.

I second the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum. Went there last fall and is amazing.

I echo the sentiments here. So sorry he has passed. Thanks for letting us know. So many voices come and go here. I often wonder where some went and why. The closure is good.

My Father died from prostate cancer age 70. He he ignored early warning signs and ended with metastasis to thee lungs, bone, brain and liver. I had elevating PSAs over period of 5 years and at age 55 had a positive biopsy. Had the DaVinci robotic surgery to remove the prostate at MD Anderson...

Thanks for sharing Tony. Cardiac disease is much more survivable now due to advances in diagnostics and treatment. My wife, mother, sister-in-law, and daughter are all Nurses and they keep me monitored and up on the latest medical tech. So glad it has worked well out for you and your family.

Just finished book three in the "The Wheel of Time" series. So far I find it less formulaic than the books in the long interlinked Terry Brooks fantasys.

Rather see a Dino

Agree, I have enjoyed Jackson’s adaptation many times. He captured the spirit of it all quite well. And the casting was really well done. But as in many adaptations the source material is rich and rereading it highlights some of the missing or rearranged bits.

After reading the LOTR and the Hobbit multiple times from early teenage, I was really thrilled with Silmarillion was released. It has since really become my favorite Tolkien book. But I can sympathize with those who find it difficult. It is very dense and keeping track of all the references and...

I am on the last book of the LOTR audiobook by Andy Serkis. Although I am not a big fan of how Peter Jackson rearranged his adaptation, the Gollum character, voiced and live acted by Serkis, is remarkable. If you have only listened to the older audiobook version, I highly recommend giving this...

Most of the ‘popular’ music today seems to me so over produced and tinted with auto tuned vocals that is sounds soulless. Certainly there are exceptions, but for the most part it provides little emotional impact and in fact can get annoying very quickly.

Got the hardwired Sennheiser 650s for when the ambience is quiet. But around our house that is rarely anything but late nights. Use the AirPods ProMax when traveling and around the house on a daily basis. They sound great for a wireless set up and noise canceling is top notch. The are a bit...

It is great to hear from you! Sorry to hear about the tough times. Please stop by when you can!

Just finished The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North. It is a fascinating story the starts a little slow but evolves in to an amazing novel about people who's lives are like a never-ending cycle of rebirth to relive the same life over and over. Nicely done and makes me wanting...

Just finished Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell. Good, but not his best. It is about a fictional 60’s rock band story that has elements connecting back to some of his characters in his other books. I liked it but not as much as some of his other novels.

Sorry, I can’t recommend any android phones. I seem to be allergic to android and windows and fail to understand their appeal. But I recognize many people appreciate their ability to customize and so find them flexible. Last month got the IPhone 12 Pro Max and find its camera and video...

I started out at the university as a journalism major, but have determined over the years that I totally suck at right’in. If it wasn’t for spell check! Then there is autocorrect. OMG I usually know what I want to write, but most of time when reread, words are missing and out of sequence.

New cover art for these classic space opera books since the TV adaptation is coming. I hope it is done well!

Interesting, I can see that conflict being set up as an ongoing theme in the first volume.

After years of putting it off, I finally started reading Robert Jordon’s Wheel of Time epic series. I never thought I would since there are so many volumes. But a good friend convinced me to do it. The first volume certainly has the Tolkien influence, but doesn’t follow as closely as Terry...

On the Mac I have always been happy with Safari. With Apple pushing the envelope on privacy and security, it has only gotten better with Big Sur. I suspect other browsers will follow suit. Although advertisers and data tracking programs will be pushing back.

Tim your words mean a lot to me. Thank you for sharing and reminding us all how fragile life can be. So sorry for your lost, but am glad that you reached out while beginning to move forward. Please continue to celebrate her life and share more with us if you feel it helps.

You are right on all accounts. Too many uncoordinated utility companies could not prepare for the unprecedented winter storm.

They deregulated the entire system which in turn developed a huge patchwork of providers that buy an sell at competitive prices. So during crisis its everyone for themselves. Disastrous.

S. Texas has snow, ice, and the coldest temps in over a century. 9F is forecast tonight. This area has 1.5million households without power due to failing infrastructure control. Something like 5.5m without power in the state..

This one is cool

The reimagined Battlestar Galactica has a really great sound track too. It is by Bear McCreary, but might be hard to find on vinyl

I haven't had a single speed bike since I was a child. But they do see interesting for workouts. However if you are going to add weight with a rack or fenders plus carrying stuff, the ability to switch gears might be a real advantage. Minor adjustments on most derailleurs are rather simple. But...

I have a 2015 Trek DS 8.6 Hybrid with some 700c x 45mm Schwalbe tires . Fantastic bike. Not sure if you can find one used but if you see one grab it, If not, the newer Trek Hybrids are just as nice.

So sad, his photos and contributions will be missed.

Maybe because it was just Halloween, but this makes me think about Rocky Horror Picture Show! I bet they could do a great version of some of those tunes.

David Mitchell Utopia Avenue

Wow Miguel, that is a very moving account. So glad that both you and that house, which has been around for over a century, escaped. Although I expect the experience will remain in mind for a long time with so much loss around. When we evacuated during Hurricane Harvey a few years ago, I did grab...