It’s Cuphead DLC* day! Hoping to see it in action soon on the big screen.
* Delicious Last Course, aka Downloadable Content
Author: DOuG pRATt
Wedded Bliss
Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a Hitchcock movie I’ve never seen. It’s about time I do that. Working outside of his usual genre, the Master of Suspense was wise to cast Jack Carson, one of the greatest supporting players in Screwball Comedy.
https://youtu.be/AQkk1Kuy5t8
Shock and Awe
Remember when Republicans were saying that Bill Clinton was “unhinged”?
And whatever happened to that idea from the Dubya years, about wanting a President you could imagine as a beer drinking buddy?
You Run Like a Girl, Charlie Brown!
NPR highlights Charles M. Schulz’s support for girls and women in sports.
More than three million people were Peanuts readers? Technically true, but the number was probably more than 300 million!
The Peanuts special from 1966 that’s mentioned is the often overlooked Charlie Brown’s All-Stars. It was released between A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
Assault on Battery
A couple of days ago, after powering up my Pixel 4a it felt scary hot. As if the battery was being drained… which it was, but by what?
I wasn’t using the phone, and no apps were running, and yet by 6 PM the battery was down to 8%. I charged it back up and turned it off. Since yesterday morning it’s been behaving normally.
Other users have experienced the same behavior, but there is no official explanation from Google that I can find. If it’s a battery maintenance routine, why would it run without notice? As long as the battery doesn’t fail and bulge out — as happened with one of my old tablets — I won’t worry about it.
Rally ‘Round the Monsters
Today I commented to a friend that the GOP is like Frankenstein — it creates monsters. Which inspires me to present this.
