Looking West on Margaret Street on Saint Paul, Minnesota’s East Side 
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I am curious. I help people frustrated with how difficult it is to use technology. I value autonomy, self-determination, empowerment, and uplifting people were they are, as they are. Neurodivergent. Norse. Gen X
Happy Christmas to all! And to all a good night!
Santa Claus Is Back In Town sung by Elvis Presley 
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Santa Claus Is Back In Town by Elvis Presley on Apple Music
Song · 1957 · Duration 2:25
The Venn diagram of the music I like and the music any other human likes will have some narrow overlap. My experience tells me you would rather tell me about the music you like. Anything I share in return is too weird. There a very few individuals who are as curious as I am. I adore them.
Guy Is Re-Exposed to 90s Electronic Music and Ruminates (The Continuing Re-Rip Project Saga) 
Guy Is Re-Exposed to 90s Electronic Music and Ruminates (The Continuing Re-Rip Project Saga)
I’ve talked a lot about how music is a time-travel machine.
Today what hit me while working The Re-Rip Project and the compilations of variou...
I’m confused. If I meet the requirements to generate a passkey, why do I also need to enter a one-time password or confirm in an app on another device?
Seeing others work on their online presence inspires me. Have been looking over my stuff and fixing some details.
Signed some Christmas cards today. I swear a good third of them look like I have not mastered fine motor control or have not learned all of the letterforms—as I approach the sixth decade of signing my name.
Went to Apple to have them repair my iPhone. Have been living without the back camera for some time. But increasingly it was more and more troublesome. Thankfully, I was covered by AppleCare and it’s all over but the restore.
Watched the first two episodes of Agatha All Along tonight. Looks like a fun series. I’m hooked.
Sometimes changing your blog theme is the right amount of fun challenge.
In the long list of headlines that make me feel old:
The first Lamborghini Countach was made 50 years ago
I was made more than 50 years ago. https://www.autoblog.com/news/the-first-lamborghini-countach-was-made-50-years-ago
Image Playground categorically refuses to deal with the fact that I have a full beard and will not accentuate it. But it will try to render me with a goatee or terrible mustache or some small amount of growth that a young person might consider “trying to grow a beard.”
When your collection of stuff reaches a certain point, you realize you’re a curator, conservator, docent, archivist, guard, exhibition designer, etc.
All Of Us from Spoke’s album ”Done”. Also appears on the album _All We Need Of Hell”
Watching The Song Remains The Same for the first time. I was 8 when it was released theatrically.
I just heard myself say “What’s the temp out side? The air sounds cold.” It’s eight Fahrenheit, reference.
Darling Buds So Close
When your shuffled playlist brings back something you forgot you loved. From the Crawdaddy album released circa 1990.
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So Close by The Darling Buds on Apple Music
Song · 1990 · Duration 5:28