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  • Apple Pulls Hong Kong Protest App From App Store Following Chinese Criticism - MacRumors

    Apple approved HKmap Live last week after reviewing its decision to initially reject the app from the  App Store 

    Apple’s courage is limited to headphone jack removal.

    October 10,2019
  • Haiku

    Dual Karate

    Daughter wanted try,

    Giddy the whole time. Bro liked.

    Might make this a thing.

    October 9,2019
  • There’s an option in Safari 13 on macOS to not print headers/footers on a website. I can’t believe I never noticed that option before. Perfect!

    October 9,2019
  • Hello again, morning chill. 🍁

    October 9,2019
  • Haiku

    Goodbye, Lizard

    Out of fireplace,

    Living on mantel. Nope. Trapped,

    Released into wild.

    October 8,2019
  • PG&E to Cut Power for Nearly 800,000 Customers Due to Wildfire Risk - WSJ

    The shut-offs are set to start shortly after midnight Wednesday and could last for multiple days and cover parts of 34 of California’s 58 counties

    Unreal.

    October 8,2019
  • Cleaning day is a busy one.

    October 8,2019
  • I have a hard time accepting that Purdue Pharma is solely culpable for the opioid epidemic in the same way that I’d have trouble accepting that Anheuser-Busch is solely culpable for DUI highway deaths.

    October 8,2019
  • Haiku

    Lizard Visitor

    Once in fireplace,

    Now lives on mantel. Kids watch,

    Report. A free pet.

    October 7,2019
  • Crazy year for Apple releases.

    October 7,2019
  • Catholic Husband

    Read A Book - Catholic Husband

    Many of us haven’t read a single book since our formal schooling ended. That’s a huge mistake.

    ➕

    October 7,2019
  • Fall may have started a few weeks ago, but it has only just arrived. 🍁

    October 7,2019
  • Haiku

    Raccoon Visits Grill

    Grill grease trap, undone.

    A tempting target, raccoon.

    No damage, now clean!

    October 6,2019
  • The Bourne Ultimatum 🍿

    October 6,2019
  • Haiku

    Thirty-Five Books

    An ambitious goal,

    Accomplished today. Books read,

    Ideas and fun.

    October 5,2019
  • The Bourne Supremacy 🍿

    October 5,2019
  • Reading

    Book Review: Saint Francis of Assisi 📚

    I’ve read quite a few books about the life of St. Francis of Assisi in the past two years. These books happened to be in my reading backlog, which is quickly clearing out. This book was special because it’s about St. Francis and was written by renowned British journalist and Catholic intellectual G.K. Chesterton.

    This was my first time actually reading a long form Chesterton work. While I no doubt believe that his contemporary readers benefited greatly from his writing style, I struggled immensely. Even with my background in philosophy, I found the text difficult to engage with. This problem of mine is in no way unique to Chesterton’s work. When reading a historical primary source, my lack of context around the language composition of the era hobbles my comprehension.

    This wouldn’t make my top-five recommended books about St. Francis list, but it was decent. The content that I did take in was quite good, as Chesterton presented his rationale for understanding and believing the story of the ancient St. Francis.

    We just celebrated St. Francis’ feast day earlier this week. I know the man so much more deeply now. Yet, the more I know, the less I understand. He’s a fascinating man.

    Would I recommend: NO

    ISBN: 978-9780385029001

    October 5,2019
  • I completed my 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge with 35 books read. A full list with links to my reviews is up on my website.

    I’ve read 65 books in the last 22 months, and my backlog of “to read” books on my bookshelf is almost finally empty!

    October 5,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 116: Swimming Lessons

    We’re back from Benedict’s swimming lesson, with Felicity scheduled to start next week. I talk to him about how things went.

    October 5,2019
  • Reading

    Currently reading: No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD 📚

    October 5,2019
  • Incredible Devotion: This Tibetan Monk Remembers To Do His Meditation App Almost 5 Days A Week

    He recently offered a discount code he received through the app to several of the younger monks in his hermitage as part of his commitment to helping them grow in their faith

    October 5,2019
  • Reading

    Finished reading: The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Dank 📚

    October 5,2019
  • Haiku

    Dishes Overflow

    Counters and sink, full.

    Running out of kids plates. Well,

    Need to run a load.

    October 4,2019
  • Dreamsicle sky.

    Light orange sunset.
    October 4,2019
  • I just found an Apple Music exclusive concert with Ludovico Einaudi. Video discovery in Apple Music is not easy, but I’m really looking forward to this one! 🎧

    October 4,2019
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