DOuG pRATt – Page 22 – Prattling before the Pratfall

Noteworthy Passings

Twin Peaks pushed the limits of network television beyond anything ever seen before. Co-created by David Lynch, who directed a half-dozen episodes, the series’ premise was shocking and it would never have aired if the subject matter hadn’t been presented in the surreal way that it was.

Jules Feiffer started in Will Eisner’s cartooning studio. His essay “The Great Comic Book Heroes” for Playboy in 1965 was well-timed for the Pop Art era. It was expanded into a popular and groundbreaking book.

Feiffer wrote the screenplay for the Mike Nichols movie Carnal Knowledge. Nichols talked Prue’s bestie friend, Cynthia O’Neal, into accepting a role.

America’s Decline Begins Again

Melania looked like she had just come from Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Goodnight, America.

And there’s this. How do the Evangelicals feel about it? If he doesn’t issue all of those “J6” pardons he promised, then we’ll know he’s signaling to his followers that he doesn’t need them anymore.

Update: Well, he did it. It wasn’t an insurrection to prevent the transfer of power. No, it wasn’t a riot, it was a love-in.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/january-6-2021-capitol-riot-pardons-trump/index.html

This is the country we must now live in. I place the blame on Mitch McConnell for allowing it to happen.

4a x $300 = 8a

Well, it’s done. For $300 I have a Pixel 8a and keep the Pixel 4a. Everything has been copied over, the SIM swapped, and the cellular phone service checked. To my surprise, 5G came up. The last I knew, my plan was limited to 4G/LTE.

Successful data transfusion between phones

All of the many updates have been taken. Now there’s the arduous task of logging onto many accounts and pairing all of the Bluetooth devices.

How did I take a picture of both phones, while both of them were busy? With my ol’ reliable Canon PowerShot SD1000. I don’t know how long it had been since I last used the camera, but it powered right up without needing a charge.