Ben Henry-Moreland

Image from The Onion headlined "America Longs To Care About Stupid Bullshit Again" featuring Britney Spears, Gary Condit, Michael Jackson, and Danny Almonte

And Danny Almonte!

black and white photo of Keith Richards holding a newspaper with the headline POPE DECLARES: KEITH RICHARDS IS GOD

This one was my most prized possession all four years.

Huh. Seems weird but hard to comment more w/o knowing the circumstances. In my experience I've seen a lot of situations that justify exceptions to the standard rules, but just as many that can be chalked up to incompetence/greed. LMK if you want a trustworthy referral to pass on for a second look!

There are reasons that could be not terrible (e.g. it shields bond income from being taxed), but that's not normally what you see

Picture of an arm with a plaid flannel shirt sleeve

Mark it - first flannel day of the fall.

Most magical weekend of the year in Boston.

Even got a nice golden hour shot on the way back in

Fantastic State Fair this year. I went with the family Thursday, went back without the kids that night, and had a blast both times. Highly needed respite amidst all the chaos and tragedy.

We had exactly one (1) year where you could just buy baseball games to watch without having to also buy a bunch of other crap that you don't want.

One thing I wish I had learned earlier is that you can dump just about any food you've got lying around into a pan with a can of coconut milk and a jar of curry paste and it will taste amazing. Chicken, potatoes, beans, eggplant, spinach, tofu, whatever. Instant good stuff.

(By "reorganize, rewrite, or summarize", I mean more like "give me the executive summary of this article" and not "plagiarize this piece for my term paper that's due tomorrow", obviously)

My opinion of ChatGPT (and LLM tools in general) has coalesced to:

If it's used to reorganize, rewrite, or summarize something that already exists, it can be moderately useful (though review and editing are still essential).

If it's used for pretty much anything else, it stinks.

N: Stiklestad, Norway
E: Vienna, Austria (technically I've been to Dubai but it was a layover and I never left the airport)
S: Akaroa, NZ
W: Bali, Indonesia

Go me, I guess.

I mean Airbag is sneakily one of the best openings tracks ever

Yes, even Fitter Happier

Listened to OK Computer for the first time in awhile tonight and I don't understand anyone who doesn't think it's the best Radiohead album. Every track just kills it.

Air quality warning today due to smoke from the aftermath of the 2025 Twins' trade deadline

It does indeed wear on you more each day

Man, I haven't listened to Ozzy or Sabbath in a long time but I loved them when I was a teenager. I even liked Mama I'm Coming Home. RIP.

Naming a new account for giving money to minors after Trump sure takes on a new light after this week huh

Lol, just had our new fridge delivered today after the compressor gave out on our "old" one (4 years old). Hope you don't have an LG!

Yes my first thought on hearing about the copper tariffs was also "RIP Minneapolis streetlights".

Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits
Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
Vulfpeck - Hill Climber

Honorable mention: The Life Aquatic soundtrack, which I wore out in college

I'll take the bait:
O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack
Avalanches - Since I Left You
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Punch Brothers - Movement and Location
Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
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There seems to be a "trouble in paradise" article about Northfield in the Strib every 2-3 years, which tends to ignore the actual problems (e g. housing affordability and segregation) in favor of the grievances of some guy they found at the VFW.

I write a lot about practice management and I use "firm" a lot as a substitute for "business" (though it makes me think about John Grisham and/or Tom Cruise a little bit every time). "Practice" is also a good one for very small professional service firms.

Picture of a playground with airplanes sitting on a tarmac in the background

Greenville, SC has an airplane-themed playground next to the municipal airport where kids can play while watching planes take off and land, and my new policy stance is that every town should be required to have this.

ICE is a criminal organization willfully carrying out illegal orders and the people of California are right to resist this. respect to the fighters and power to the people

Money Stuff newsletter screenshot dated Tues, June 12, 2022 reading "Programming note: Money Stuff is going to be off for a few weeks starting tomorrow. I planned this before Elon Musk tried to cancel his Twitter deal, and I am not a monster, so there will be occasional columns as Musk or other news require. But it will not publish every day; we'll resume normal service sometime in August."

Money Stuff newsletter screenshot dated Wed, Jul 13, 2022, reading "Programming note: Lol."

Probably, though I remember this one the most vividly.