Steve Huston

Sax and Violins

One of my cattos (Hobbes) sitting on my daughter’s lap and receiving pets.

I’ll expand on it in a real post at some point, but the short story is that the wife (and daughter) are getting more into radio again and so I finally have a reason to want to install my FTM-400 … Continue reading →

Yeah. I came for fun and memes and it’s getting less fun. Such is every other place I hang out though.

Because then cee would be sed and UNIX people would start spewing regexes.

I mean, sure for Peter, Paul, and Mary. But Emerson, Lake, and Palmer?

She just needs to appreciate you for who you are. Then you can say, "thank you (falettinme be mice elf agin)"

Don’t do that. It’ll anger the Pad.

Last one, I think. Working in the basement server room, finally heading up to my office with ringing still in my ears. Elevator doors open, I get in and hit the top floor, as the doors close I hear someone call out. Jam my arm in the door to stop it, and Cornel West thanks me and rides up to ground.

Years later, different building, older guy comes into my office looking for an officemate who was out. I ask if I can help, he shows me his phone unable to get to his email. I don't know much about Android phones but I help him, he leaves happy. Coworker says "what did John Nash need?" ... oh.

At work, fixing some IT issue, came around a corner and almost tripped over Michio Kaku who was there with a small film crew interviewing one of my professors. He mimed a "shhh" and pointed to them, I apologized, he spent the next few minutes telling me not to worry and chatting about life.

The chorus for "Vapor Trails" just came on, and instantly I realized how much I need my amp replaced so I can play it at a proper volume.

STARRS FADING, BUT I LIIIIIINGER ON DEARRRRRR....

Apparently YT has figured out how to see people using uBlock Origin Lite and block them. Guess I don't watch videos anymore.

I really enjoyed "Echo in the Canyon". Just saw "Sly Lives" last weekend and the first half was awesome, the second half was depressing (I mean, it's what happened, and I feel better for knowing, but it was a downer). "It Might Get Loud" was pretty good too.

Trying some new things to get/stay organized. Maybe it'll help with those "what was it I wanted to do" moments.

Listening to a mother robin complaining loudly to have discovered the nest she built, laid eggs in, and hatched those eggs, in fact is right outside of a cat's favorite window to sun themselves daily.

Mothers of Invention They say necessity is the mother of invention. I thought it was a guy with a funny mustache. Continue reading →

I made a thing. And I used a thing to make the thing. And I learned about things, and things too. Now I'll talk about things. Oh, and also those things.

Reading List Counter - Chrome Web Store Shows a badge on the toolbar showing the count of unread items in the reading list.

I present to you, the results of my frustration: a Chrome extension just to put a number in the toolbar.

chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hdjko...

Just paid $5 to submit a Chrome extension to the store to make up for the fact that the "Reading List" icon in the toolbar doesn't have a badge showing how many unread items are in it.

View from the bench on my front porch showing two Greenstalk planters, and three plant benches with various beginning bonsai plants arranged.

Stephanie finished loading the second Greenstalk and the bonsai stands got moved to their final spot. The front porch is complete!

Why yes I’d love if my air conditioner didn’t work this season.

It’s time to get things started on the Muppet Show tonight?

"Woke up on the right side of the grass."

Sitting on the back porch with a cup of coffee in the thunderstorm. Not a bad day.

See, that's where you're WRONG, Linkedin Learning.

“How do you deal with all the stupid people?” “I say that’s nice and let them be stupid.” “That’s a horrible idea!” “That’s nice.”

Paraphrased because I haven’t had enough coffee to look up the real quote.

Second time in a week where the amount of time between "hey it's raining I need to go close the windows" and things getting wet was less than the time it took me to climb the stairs.

Toasty! The list of businesses and places that can suck me is long and distinguished. Wait, that doesn't sound right... Continue reading →

In which I regale you with tales of a shitty financial company doing shitty things and holding my bills hostage.

Dangit, I really want to go sit outside by the fire pit with some number of the children (whomever wants to join)… but the NWS alert from this morning is reminding me that fire danger is high, and while I … Continue reading →