That Argentina-Cape Verde match was one of the most enjoyable sports events I have ever watched.

RIP Barney Frank

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://apnews.com/article/barney-frank-congressman-democrat-gay-rights-massachusetts-2bcabf60456bc189fef2cadd393a8b76&ved=2ahUKEwja2MG7iciUAxVtgGoFHWuGD3EQvOMEKAB6BAguEAE&usg=AOvVaw3ysI9AMhhFn9cKvB_FCvyi

This is your last chance.

I am playing bari sax, bass clarinet, flute and piccolo with the Austin Jazz Band, Monday, May 18th, from 7:00-9:00 PM at the Elephant Room on Congress in Austin.

I am moving out of town the end of the month, so this is it.

@atpfm google has just sent me email saying that bakcing up my photos in my Apple Photo Library via Google Desktop is not going to be supported anymore. There are ways to do batch transfers from your Mac using the photos.google.com web app, or using Apple's transfer service, but you have to initiate it. And, if you rely on your phone, you have to make sure the Google Photos app stays open. I am PISSED.

RIP Garret Anderson

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/garret-anderson-dies-53-angels-160129707.html

He looked right at me, and I could tell he wanted to make an obscene gesture, but he shook it off.

My dad just laughed!

https://apnews.com/article/phil-garner-astros-pirates-brewers-4a02705cb28ddf2ce85e0d3504c70d3a (3/3)

He was traded from the Houston Astros to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1987 while the Dodgers were in Houston. I went to his first game as a Dodger with my Dad, and I we scored field level seats. In the second inning, he threw a ground ball into the stands past first base. After the play stopped and the pitcher got the ball back, and the crowd quieted down a little bit, I yelled out big and loud, "Nice throw, Phil!". (2/3)

RIP Phil Garner… (1/3)

Costco in Austin has the 256 GB Mac Neo for $599, $10 less than list.

RIP Davey Lopes

https://www.mlb.com/news/davey-lopes-dies

I will be eligible for social security in a couple of weeks. Despite being nowhere near retirement, I am considering starting it because there is a non-zero chance I will outlive the program.

@atpfm Austin got 3 inches of sleet Saturday night. Woke up to ice everywhere. Nobody owns any snow shovels or ice scrapers. After I fell down trying to go down my front stairs, I used a garden hoe to hack a path down. There is still random ice pockets on the ground today (Thursday) but the roads are clear.

Due to winter weather, the Elephant Room will be closed 1/26, and the Austin Jazz Band's performance has been cancelled.

@atpfm my biggest Tahoe interface complaint is moving the playback controls in Music.app from the top (where there is still space for it) to floating above the list where I can’t do anything with the last track displayed.

I am playing bari sax, bass clarinet, and clarinet with the Austin Jazz Band at the Elephant Room on Congress Ave in Austin, Monday, January 26, from 7-9 PM. Come down to the basement and say hi! #music #jazz #elephantroom #austin #barisax #bassclarinet #lowreedlife

I am really having trouble seeing the difference between Iraq invading Kuwait in 1990 and the US invading Venezuela in 2025.

In 2025, we lost a lot of people. The following have had some influence or impact on me personally.

Family

Curtis Mack Polk, Jr.

Friends

Ernie Campos
Richard Fenno
Greg Wilson

Athletics

Octavio Dotel
Bob Eucker
George Foreman
Dave Parker
Ryne Sandberg
Fay Vincent

Hollywood

Loni Anderson
Richard Chamberlain
Gene Hackman
Diane Keaton
Val Kilmer
Rob Reiner
Loretta Swit

Media

Bill Moyers

Music

Jack DeJohnette
Gordon Goodwin
Horace Grigsby
Tom Lehrer
Chuck Mangione… (1/2)

Happy New Year!

Happy Solstice!

At this point it is clear that Tahoe broke USB-A connectivity pretty badly. Since I can't plug it directly into a MacBook Pro, I am trying replacing my USB-A cables with USB-C cables. At the very least, maybe they will work if I plug them in directly to my MPB? My M1 Mac Mini doesn't have this problem because it has USB-A ports directly on it (I think) and I don't use a hub.

It does not seem to matter which Thunderbolt cables I use with the Thunderbolt hubs, either. (2/3)