What happened was, my car decided it wouldn't recognize either key fob just out of the blue. So I'm here at the car dealer having all the things diagnosed. As I sit and wait, the chap sitting across from me is asleep and snoring. And they have The Price Is Right on TV. Please send help.

There's nothing that lies more than the lying liarpants that is the MacOS upgrade time remaining screen.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Album of the year for me is Autofiction by Suede. Honorable mention to Fear Fear by Working Men's Club.

Tiny wine place, friends, and an owner my age with a hoodie barely covering the Dead Kennedys t-shirt.

When you come across photography that takes your breath away. Iván Maigua.

You had me at Slowdive side project. This is just lovely.

What happened was, my Mum is here visiting and she wanted to buy an Apple Watch. So the extremely helpful chaps at the Apple store made it so easy.

But you see, that also meant I tried on a thing. Dear Santa.

After 147 continuous months of Summer, it's finally nice enough in the mornings to open the windows again. I have missed the fresh air blowing around the house. There's just something about that brewing coffee smell with the sounds of birds singing.

What happened was, a cricket got into a vent pipe on our roof. And is now stuck somewhere in the ceiling of the bathroom around the extractor fan. Which is about as fun as it sounds. So loud for one so smorl Mr Cricket.

Options: (a) move (b) take apart extractor fan housing and try to rescue the bugger (c) wait it out because how long could he last?

We're on day three.

UPDATE: well, bless him, he lasted another two days. That sound we hear is NO MORE CRICKET. Glorious.

Yesterday I had a throwaway tweet about it being summer here in Phoenix because it got to 111°. Well today is going to be 114° and coincidentally also the day the compressor in one of our AC units gave up the ghost. Fun!