IPOs, Dotcoms, AI, $FIG, Awake OJ cans and my grandfather

| August 2, 2025

It is interesting how certain things trigger long ago memories so clearly. I could see this can of Awake Orange Juice (with the orange lid) from the 1960s clearly in my mind. Likely I remember these cans from a container to store spare bolts and nuts or parts, but I also recall something else my […]

Very disappointed in Dow Jones and the WSJ customer service

| July 23, 2025

If you read my blog at all, you know I’m a long time Wall Street Journal subscriber and often quote or reference their content. I’m actually embarrassed to say that I’ve been reading the newspaper version from the time before the Internet and had it delivered to my place of business for years. So … […]

Tech Friday: A Linux server snapshot and WordPress 6.8 update

| April 25, 2025

Today’s Tech Friday post is a full Linux server backup, a snapshot and finally an update that includes one that brings WordPress to 6.8. Nobody really cares until something doesn’t work … including me!  WordPress 6.8 is code named “Cecil” … in keeping with jazz music pioneers, this one Cecil Taylor.  Cecil Taylor was an […]

Music Monday: Steely Dan and “Reelin’ In The Years” #video

| January 27, 2025

“Reelin’ In the Years,” a song by American rock band Steely Dan was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The song features Fagen on vocals and is an early example of their easily recognized sound. I found it interesting to read that Fagen thought it “dumb but effective,” and Becker said it was “no […]

Tech Friday: Magsafe (MagFast) charging and battery health

| September 27, 2024

Since the iPhone 16 Pro Max is the first Apple phone that I’ve had with induction charging capability, I’ve been curious how to best manage the longevity of the new battery. I’ve generally plugged my iPhones in to charge once a day (overnight) for the last decade or so BUT did use the induction puck […]

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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