It’s amazing what a fresh coat of wax can do to a car’s paint. It dazzles in the sun!

Lego Introduces New Sharper Bricks That Instantly Kill You When You Step On Them - The Babylon Bee

The sharper edges in the new design will just immediately put you out of your misery, so you don’t have to roll around on the ground in excruciating pain for minutes on end.

Time and again, Micro.blog proves that it’s as flexible as it is easy to use. 
Micro.blog takes the profile picture that you upload and distributes it in several places, making it your site’s icon and favicon. There are a few instances where, as of now, it doesn’t create certain site icons. For example, I have my Micro.blog hosted blog bookmarked in my favorites folder in Safari. Micro.blog doesn’t provide Safari my profile image to use as an icon on that favorite.

No problem! With just a few minutes of work, and I was able to create the files, upload them, and load them into my custom theme template. This work-around doesn’t require much effort, especially if you only change your profile picture once or twice a year. Here’s how I did it.

1. You need to generate PNG versions of your photo in various sizes. I used Pixelmator, but you could conceivably use any simple photo editor. You’ll need versions of your photo in the following sizes:

• 16 x 16
• 32 x 32
• 64 x 64
• 152 x 152
• 167 x 167
• 180 x 180

2. With those files saved on your computer, upload them to Micro.blog by going to your Account > Posts > Uploads. (You could really host them anywhere, so if you want to warehouse them on another server, that’s just fine.

3. Now we need to tell Micro.blog, and more specifically your theme, how to tell the various browsers and devices that you have just the right image for them! Go to Account > Design > Themes. Open the layouts/partials/head.html template.

4. Paste the following link references into that document. (I put them right under the <link rel="shortcut icon"> entry in order to keep things simple.

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://example.com/size-profile.png"/>

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="167x167" href="https://example.com/size-profile.png"/>

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://example.com/size-profile.png"/>

<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://example.com/size-profile.png" sizes="64x64"/>

<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://example.com/size-profile.png" sizes="32x32"/>

<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://example.com/size-profile.png" sizes="16x16"/>

5. Grab the links to each of the six size versions of your uploaded files, and drop them into the right https://example.com/size-profile.png link.

That’s it! Micro.blog will refresh and you’ll have your profile picture in all of the places browsers and devices display favicons/icons on your site.

Bahrain to Forge Ties With Israel, Trump Says - WSJ

The deal signals a monumental shift in the region, where most Arab states previously had held off on making peace with Israel so long as its long-running conflict with the Palestinians remained unresolved.

How long have we heard about the elusive quest for peace in the Middle East? And here, finally, we’re seeing it.

A California Law Was Supposed to Give Uber Drivers New Protections. Instead, Comedians Lost Work. - WSJ

Early this year, the organizers of a small Bay Area theater told Alicia Dattner they wouldn’t be able to pay her for an upcoming comedy act. The reason: A new California law that reclassified gig-economy workers, such as Uber drivers, as employees meant it would be too expensive to hire her.

Oops. You’d think all of these career politicians would be better at writing legislation.

Ordered the DJI OM 4. After 10 minutes, I couldn’t figure it out. So it’s going back. For that kind of money, it needs to be much more intuitive.

First meeting of a new activity with my son.

Trump Carefully Composing Tweet That Should Fix Everything - The Babylon Bee

Noticing all the problems the country has faced this year, from the coronavirus to civil unrest to general disunity, President Donald Trump has become determined to do something. That’s why, sources say, he sat down to carefully compose the perfect tweet that should fix everything.

That ought to do it!

“I have to get this just right,” Trump said. “Let’s see. ‘To all the losers…’ No. That’s not right. Ah. ‘To all the haters and losers…’ I’m nearly there. I can feel it.” When Trump was last seen, he was still hard at work on the tweet, demanding complete silence, except for Fox & Friends playing on the TV.

'Let My People Go To Church!' Bellows Bearded John MacArthur To Hard-Hearted Gavin Newsom - The Babylon Bee

“Pharaoh Newsom! Let my people go… to church!” MacArthur, who had inexplicably grown a full, flowing beard, bellowed. “If you do not let my people go to church, I will release more plagues on the land. Darkness, fires, and earthquakes were just the beginning!”

Oh No! The President Visited San Francisco And Now No One Can Find Him! - The Babylon Bee

as soon as he stepped off Air Force One, Secret Service lost their visual on him, his soft, persimmon-hued skin blending in perfectly with the fiery hellscape around him.

House deep cleaned, van washed & waxed, lawn mowed, laundry almost done. Pretty good for eight hours of work.

A Trump-Biden Niagara Fall - WSJ

Between the pandemic and protests, we have fallen into a culture of silence this year.

The worst possible outcome for a liberal society.

California Looter Frustrated His New TV Requires Electricity To Work - The Babylon Bee

prolific looter Shawndo Boogerlilly took to Twitter yesterday to express his frustration after realizing his newly acquired TV needed electricity to work properly. After a successful night of looting a local electronics store and scoring a flat-screen, he returned home triumphantly, only to discover the power was off in his apartment. 

I’m so ready for Fall. 🍁

Kamala Harris’s anti-vaccine flirtation is dangerously irresponsible - Washington Examiner

Democrats present themselves with tiresome repetitiveness as the party of science. It’s a false claim. And vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris seems determined to prove it by veering into anti-vaccine conspiracy theory territory and raising questions about the safety of any coronavirus vaccine approved while President Trump is in office.

This anti-vaccination stance is truly strange.

Things makes it so easy to adapt to a schedule change.

More good progress today. Tomorrow is the big project: deep cleaning the van. Should take up most of my energy for the day.

U.S. Military Is Offered New Bases in the Pacific - WSJ

U.S. security policy in Asia calls for a heavier presence of American forces, but on a rotational basis, whereby troops switch in and out for training and exercises.

I get it, but this is a fabulous strategic opportunity. We’re so heavily investing in Guam, this additional fortification would provide redundancy and options. Offers like this do not come along often.

Genius Trump Criticizes War Causing Millions Of Liberals To Sign Up For Military - The Babylon Bee

The first mission for those who signed up for Space Force will be to explore the sun, Trump announced Tuesday.