I found myself needing a Mastodon server that I could manage for testing on a project I’m working on. I found a walkthrough guide for the setup that was pretty close to my situation, but not quite, and I found myelf a little stumped at certain points when things weren’t working out quite right. I…
felis ambitiosus June 11, 2010 – September 8, 2025 On December 6, 2010, my then-wife adopted a young cat from the Animal Welfare League of Frederick County (Maryland), already named Lola at the shelter, a.k.a. “KITTY #8 LOCKLAIR,” according to the initial vaccination document that we were given. Her cat Lola moved in the same…
I was recently watching The Color of Money (1986), a sequel to The Hustler (1961), and that got me wondering — how old is the concept of a “legacy sequel,” and could I think af any earlier sequels? After posting my question on farious social medias, and chatting with friends, I think we came up…
My old Blu-ray drive just died on me, so I had to get a new one. The only one that I could pick up locally that seemed to be on the MakeMKV approved list was an LG BP50NB40 with the SVC code NB52. As of this writing, they are still available at my local Best…
For thanksgiving this year, I made two cocktails for pre-dinner drinks. Here are the full recipes. Flannel Shirt A recipe from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, this whisky and apple cocktail with spiced notes tastes like Thanksgiving in a glass. 13⁄4 oz/50 ml scotch whisky 11⁄2 oz/45 ml fresh apple cider 1⁄2 oz/15 ml Averna amaro 1⁄4 oz/7.5…
I’ve been doing a sort of movie scavenger hunt the past month called HoopTober, which has several “quick easy” rules; different categories and directors and such that you have to find horror films to fit into. The event is named after Tobe Hooper, probably most well known as director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but…
Since I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, my shrink suggested that I go to bed earlier, get up earlier, and have a regular morning routine. He recommended a few things, like meditating and eating a good breakfast with plenty of protein, but I thought I’d dig a little deeper, and see what the “top ten”-style…