This is what happens when powering up a personal computer, going all the way back to the primitive system that motivated Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard.
Giving Myself the Boot
This weblog was started when I was a much younger man, and temporarily sedentary, suffering from an acute ankle problem. It resulted from a combination of the ankle injury from the 2002 car crash, and “overuse” from running more than 2,000 miles per year. This post goes back to more than 17 years ago.
Having returned to a regular running schedule last year, my weak ankle’s trouble has become a chronic condition. Ice packs, along with wobble board and balance pad exercises, aren’t enough anymore. I’ve filled out an online form requesting an appointment with an orthopedic group, and in the meantime my leg is back in the immobilizing boot.
He’s Gotta Pay His Bills
Trump, the king of business bankruptcies and welching on his debts, has this admonition for NATO member nations.
“You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?” Trump recounted saying. “No I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-nato-foreign-aid-russia-2b8054a9fe185eec34c2c541cece655d
Deadbeat Donald’s reputation for stiffing people is such that his lawyers — the good ones, anyway — have reportedly insisted on pre-payment of not only a retainer, but their anticipated fees. Which of course Trump isn’t paying himself, but leaving to his PAC to cover. Trump left loyal Rudy, who isn’t one of the good lawyers, high and dry with unpaid bills.
Not Always a Fine Man
The second part of the Freakonomics Radio podcast series on physicist Richard Feynman.
Say Yes to Prog Rock
In 1971, when first listening to The Yes Album, the band’s third, I proclaimed it was perfect. It still is.
Everybody Dance!
“I first saw [her] in a magazine,” or in a catalog, or on the package of a dress pattern book my sisters had.
