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September photo 📷 challenge day 18 Fabric

I’m having fun with the different photo modes on the iPhone. I didn’t explore them in depth before, but there are some interesting options.

Three kitchen towels, and a pillow on a chair with a vintage finish. The primary color is red-brown with some streaks of blue and patterns in the fabric.
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Currently reading: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 📚

I think someone here mentioned it. I’m impressed with Clarke’s factual fiction of science fiction… it reads realistic. So far this is a pretty interesting read!

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September photo 📷 challenge day 17: Intense

🎶 These hot sauces are not kidding around. I only dare to use one drop on a bun. Any more than that, and I have a hole in my tongue. 🎶

Three bottles of hot sauce of different kinds. From left to right: Burn, Fiya Fiya, and aka miso

2024-09-19: I still have ’em. Still only use one drop at a time. They’ve been in my fridge for about three years now.

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September photo 📷 challenge day 16: Oof!

Oof, this hits the spot! London fog (oat milk) and almond milk rice pudding.

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September photo 📷 challenge day 15: Red

The red tail on my mom’s favorite animal (I can’t stand him)

A big gray parrot picking at you through the bars of his cage. He has a red tail
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September photo 📷 challenge day 14: Statue

When we visited Copenhagen, we saw these statues underwater in the canal. They were intended to be presented this way, with the algae and fish swimming between them.

five human figures made of stone, underwater. They are green and blue, with algae growing around them an on them.
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Docking a new Mac?

I’m looking for a good docking station solution for a MacBook pro 14’’. When at home, I want it to connect to LAN, power, SD card, and a coupe of USB-2s (two would be good) as well as USB-Cs.

How do you use your Mac at home? I have a KVM switch connected to my PC, which I use for Windows at the same time. I prefer to use my big mechanical keyboard and screen.

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Stomach/head issues again

I spent most of my evening with a paralyzing head/stomach pain combo. I couldn’t do much besides to lay down and hope to sleep. I think the trigger was eggs, though I can usually eat them and be OK. I think it’s the combo of an egg and certain oils. I wish I had a better idea so I know what to avoid.

This is an issue I’ve had for years with different levels of severity with different kinds of food. I know, for example, that too much sugar will cause headaches, but not to this level.

I usually don’t eat a lot of fats (no red meat, little fired food, I eat cheese occasionally, on a single slice of bread), and I’m fairly active, so maybe there’s something about handling a lot of it (as in two eggs) at once? No idea.

Edit: 2023-09-14. 10:52: After an episode like this, as I was taught by Nat, one of the best things to eat is wholesome buckwheat, known as Kasha. It looks like this when ready:

a bowl filled with boiled buckwheat, with slices of reddish stuck in it with a bit of salt
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September photo 📷 challenge day 13: Glowing

Three glasses with an unknown cocktail glowing orange to the light of a candle.
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OK fine, I will also talk about the Apple Event:

  1. Oh, a USB C! Am I sure this is an Apple event?
  2. I love my camera, but having a 120mm and micro lens always on me? Tempting. The size though…
  3. Why are all these phones so BIG y’all?!
  4. This action button is a smart idea, but I can see how some folks (sorry Mom!) will have a problem programming and getting used to it.

And as usual, everything is so, so expensive, and somewhat “cold” and without a soul. I don’t know exactly what it is, but it feels more like a money-making machine than the old days of Ohh and Ahh. Maybe they should have some of their excited users on the stage next time after they tried the new stuff for a while? That’ll show some excitement and relatable real-world experiences 🤔