Said friend writes:

Last summer, after a fair amount of online research, I ordered an explicit photo I took to be printed, framed, and shipped on Shutterfly. They have cancelled my order (which I would call art, no child pornography, obviously) without an explanation. Do you have any suggestions for alternative services I could try?

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This is the latest in my occasional series of public service announcements to clone your hard drive. Consider yesterday, for example.

The symptoms: A few days ago, a program I had open on my Windows 10 desktop stopped responding and refused to let me close it. More weirdly, the Windows task manager refused to open. Then one by one, other ( Read more... )

If you expect to see me any time in the next year or so, and if you happen to be in a TJ Maxx sometime soon, I'll be grateful if you pick me up a bottle (or better yet multiple bottles) of this product:


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As you may know, Chanukah is an 8-day celebration to commemorate a great miracle: A candle that was expected to burn for only one day in fact burned for eight.

I am here to report a greater miracle: On January 1, 2021, I abandoned my lifelong habit of showering with bar soap and opened a bottle of body wash. I expected that bottle to last about a ( Read more... )

The Guardian crossword puzzle keeps right on culture-shocking me.

I posted here about a couple of recent clues that I am sure one would not have found in a comparably mainstream US crossword puzzle.

Today I encountered this one:

He's studied what blows smoke through hole. (7 letters)

Solution ( below the cut. )

Well, this is kind of terrific:

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From an obituary in today's Wall Street Journal:

Mr. Huber’s survivors include his wife, Andrea Huber, and their three children, along with a partner, Sarah Pletcher, their daughter and her son.

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My 97 year old mother has been informed that she can be vaccinated by the end of the month. She says she's hesitating because she's worried about the long term effects. This entry was originally posted at https://wotw.dreamwidth.org/140465.html. Please comment there using OpenID. I'll read comments here too, but if you have a choice, I prefer ( Read more... )

In 2012, I voted for Mitt Romney without enthusiasm. I would like to publicly retract my lack of enthusiasm. This entry was originally posted at https://wotw.dreamwidth.org/140235.html. Please comment there using OpenID. I'll read comments here too, but if you have a choice, I prefer them there.

It's hard to imagine that just 24 hours ago, I thought the final horror of this administration was the loss of two Senate seats in Georgia. This entry was originally posted at https://wotw.dreamwidth.org/140020.html. Please comment there using OpenID. I'll read comments here too, but if you have a choice, I prefer them there.