I’ve Got Nuthin’ on my Mind

On Sunday, Denro and I were at the Albany Comic Con. It’s a small, one-day show that’s devoted to comic books, which is a rarity these days. I bought this groovy FLAME ON! logo from comic book letterer Janice Chiang. It would make a good tattoo, not that I’d ever have any interest in getting one.

That’s all I have at the moment. I’ll think of something else to Prattle about later.

Oh, wait. There is one more thing. Something from a few days ago that returns every time I reset it on the CR-V. I suppose I should get an estimate on a new catalytic converter.

P0420

My 2011 Honda CR-V has 82,000 miles on it. The check engine light came on six months ago. As the weather warmed up the light turned off and the car passed the emissions test during annual inspection.

Recently, with the weather turning colder, the light returned, and it has stayed on. I bought one of these for $17:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z3HB7DR

The OBD II scanner reported this:

P0420 $f111
Catalyst System Efficiency
Below Threshold Bank 1

So, it would seem the catalytic converter is failing. I reset the code to turn off the check engine light, but it’s certain to return.

I bought the CR-V new, fifteen years ago this coming May. In Massachusetts, a 15-year-old car is exempt from emissions tests. What to do… what to do…

A ChatGPT for Medicine

Wall St. Week recently featured the medical information startup OpenEvidence.

If this outfit goes public, it will be the first time I buy stock in a company other than my former employer, which is privately held.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/business/dealbook/openevidence-fundraising-chatgpt-medicine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk8.ZrkA.fbIQBReE7qu-&smid=url-share