"Three, please!" (I'm afraid you had to be there.)
I blogged recently about my feeling that an elevator that moves between only two floors needs one less button. I entered the same elevator that inspired that blog entry today (on the second floor),...
View ArticleA simple way to fund the U.S. Post Office:
This afternoon I collected all the junk mail (and even a piece of real mail) that the postman had left for us, and realization struck:Suppose the Post Office threatened to triple the amount of mail I...
View ArticleTalisman, the fine board game, has arrived on the iPad!
I was lucky to receive a copy of the IOS Talisman game that I can review. There is already an informative and positive review at BoardGameGeek, so I will not repeat what their reviewer covers. And...
View ArticleTyrwhitt's lovely shirts: no nasty pins!
I'm not a squeamish person, but I fear shirt pins. Every time I buy a shirt, I know that I will get pinstuck if i fail to hunt and hunt and find every last oe of the 5, 6, 7 or even 8 sharp pins.But...
View ArticleEA To Pay College Athletes Up To $951 Each ...
EA will pay college athletes up to $951 for using their likenesses - without permission - in computer games. Their lawyer seems happy with this settlement, saying that it rights a "huge wrong".Well...
View ArticleRe: the influence of Frederic Bazille on Norman Rockwell
If art interests you, you are going to hear about this new computer program that can discover influences among artists. The program has discovered some well-known influences, and it has also discovered...
View ArticleDon't Tailgate!
Here's wonderful technology: Don't you wish you could call a nearby driver's cellphone by dialing their license plate number? (I'm just talking about you and me; we wouldn't want anyone else to have...
View ArticleMiniLegend: What the Hell?
I'm trying to play an IOS RPG/Card game that is so new, it seems to have no reviews yet (as of Oct 14, 2104). Well, here's a short comment:I opened the game and went to the register screen. I carefully...
View ArticleA good kosher restaurant in Manalapn, NJ
I recommend Capri Kosher Italian Cuisine Restaurant, address 335 Route US 9 S, Manalapan, NJ(Summerton Plaza). We are eating out more that usual just now, and we recently ate three good meals at...
View ArticleGoogle: Please help me to remember why I set up "alerts":
I have a suggestion for Google.I like to use Google Alerts. I will read a news story and wonder how it's going to be followed up, so I often set up an alert to track it. Weeks later, Google will give...
View ArticleUSAF Drone Pilots Probably need a Union:
Slashdot points to a NYTimes article about how the airforce people who pilot drones in our theaters of war are burning out. They are probably being overworked, but in addition: the stress of switching...
View ArticleDailyArt PRO - An app with a daily view of fine art and more:
I'm writing today to recommend an app called DailyArt PRO. (There's also a free version called DailyArt Free). Each day, the curator chooses a good image of a fascinating work of art. It is likely to...
View Article"Way of Life" is a terrific app for managing my daily responsibilities
I use Way of Life to track matters as mundane as brushing my teeth, shaving and taking my vitamins. I use it to make sure I've taken out the garbage and done my 3-per-week exercises. The red blots on...
View ArticleGreat physical Therapy
I just completed a series of Physical Therapy sessions at Activcore in Princeton, NJ. I brought a knee problem to my therapist, Jason Goncalves. He did a thorough initial evaluation, determining that...
View ArticleSecurity advice for Apple:
I don't want to opine on Facebook anymore, so, once again: I'll blog here.On my iPhone and my iPad, from time to time, Apple requires me to type in my password so that I can go back to using my...
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Shelby Lyman's chess column has been pretty accurate lately, but...
Here is one needing correction. I read this column in the Times of Trenton of June 10, 2018. The problem is:Lyman gives 1... Re6, but despite what he says, it does not threaten mate. Please enjoy the...
View ArticleBut it feels like...
I checked the temperature at my favorite weather web page today, and it told me the temp was 99 (Fahrenheit), but it felt like 97. I wondered how the air could feel like 97. I suspect that, just as...
View ArticleLearn a lot about architecture while howling with laughter
Kate Wagner has created a website about the atrociousness of McMansions, called McMansionHell. Hers is a rather deep website. While you read her sendups of the awful aesthetics of McMansions, you will...
View ArticleDjokovic, Edmund, 2018: Double bounce: Lots more to say…
@page { margin: 0.79in } p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115% } a:link { so-language: zxx } I watched short clips of the incredible moment at Wimbledon 2018, where the umpire gave a point to...
View ArticleIt's Hard to change New Habits...
It was time to recharge my iPad. Whenever I attach the charging cord to the device, the screen turns on. Consequently—duh—I should not turn the screen off just before I plug the iPad into its...
View ArticleMind Cards, a fun iPhone game:
I am enjoying the very straightforward game of: Mind Cards. It is free in the IOS app store. My FAQ/advice page to help you play it is here: http://ravensgift.com/mind-cards-faq-guide.html .The game is...
View ArticleMy first "Impossible Burger"
I ate my first "impossible burger" (I'll call it the IB) today, at Shelly's Cafe in Teaneck, NJ, USA. The IB is a veggie burger that most remarkably imitates real beef, both in taste, and, so they say,...
View ArticleBox in a Box packing: Many a pitfall...
We just received a box from Amazon. Inside the box was a smaller box, protected by a little rapping. I opened the outside box with care, because it had a "This side up" symbol.The inside box also had a...
View ArticleLook out, Look out...
Today, Senator Lindsey Graham threatened the Democrats, re their attack on Kavanaugh: "If this is the new norm, you better watch out for your nominees."Excuse me, sir. We democrats were watching our...
View ArticleHello, all you tennis commentators out there:
A lot of ex-tennis stars and commentators are covering the matches at the 2019 Australian Open right now. A great batch of them, on at least two different channels: Tennis Channel, and ESPN2. A note to...
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