I really hope the Apple News subscription bundle includes The Wall Street Journal.

Saudi Crown Prince Courts China as Counterweight to Critical West - WSJ

President Xi Jinping told Prince Mohammed that Beijing opposes any effort to interfere in Saudi Arabia’s internal affairs, while the crown prince said his government supports Beijing’s efforts to fight extremism—an apparent reference to China’s crackdown on Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in its Xinjiang region.

Pretty incredible for an Arab nation to turn a blind eye on the mass detention of Uighurs. Even Turkey, not known for human rights, called China out.

I have easy to find RSS links on all of my blogs. Too few people take advantage, but I think it makes a strong statement.

Benedict passed his first belt test! Our first Saturday kids activity. Many, many more to come over the next two decades.

That moment when you get home and realize that Chick-fil-a only gave you half of your order.

Nap time, classical music on, and my favorite kind of weather. So peaceful.

Apple Plans to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas in Fight Against Patent Trolls

To continue to serve the region, Apple plans to open a new store at the Galleria Dallas shopping mall in Dallas, just south of the Eastern District of Texas border.

This is pretty remarkable. Not sure I recall another company moving their presence to avoid a certain judicial jurisdiction. Eastern District of Texas is pretty bad on IP, though.

Kids clothes fit. Nailed it!

I love Orange Vanilla Coke.

I love the dual-monitor wallpaper that Twelve South puts out.

When all three kids need new clothes at the same time, and the order is delivered, I call it Clothesmageddon.

It’s incredible how different car culture is in different regions of the country.

5 AMBER Alerts That Were Sent Out That Were Clearly More Focused On How Sweet The Car Was - Clickhole

This AMBER Alert manages to convey some identifying details about the car, but for most people, a license plate would have helped a lot more than conjectures about the car’s horsepower. A real misfire here.

Applying parental controls on iOS 12 is not all that straightforward. More work to be done to make it easier for parents to keep their kids safe.

Apparently you have to give your date of birth to buy bathroom mold killer. Kids these days!

There’s a big difference between the total of your tax bill and the relative size of your refund/payment.

I love days when I’m always on the move, finishing one job and moving on to the next. The collective result st the end of the day is deeply satisfying.