Grahame

https://www.techspot.com/news/106477-sony-cease-blu-ray-production-leaving-physical-media.html Sony heard about @blessingx's Blu Ray player purchase?

But at least it was an old school organic fire, rather than a high tech lithium ion fire. "Fire at one of the world's largest battery plants forces evacuations in California" https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/g-s1-43268/fire-battery-storage-plant-california-moss-landing https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/17/california-battery-plant-fire-monterey https://www.ksbw.com/article/gov-gavin-newsom-moss-landing-battery-fire/63514813

^ So A.I. not ready to replace doctors just yet, or possibly last week? But beats being bored at Al's as far as a teen is concerned, as anything but boring? Interesting times.

NTTAWWT. Asking for Quentin Tarantino.

He has space lasers?

Happy Birthday, sir!

Cotati La Plaza Park Picnic platter

Happy Birthday Adam. Remember, 40 is the new 911! (If you can't get a birth year car) https://www.40jahre911.com/the-story-of-the-40-jahre-911 https://g.co/gemini/share/cd53b21e797b

Brownie, and a Nice Cup Of Tea

After the Curries come Brit Nibbles. Chloe remains above it all.

See Just a few things. For some special guests.

This place? They also serve dessert.

Via: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthonyBourdain/s/tc1umavf7Y

Sideways Brick, anyone?

I could quit any time I wanted, honest. https://pmamagazine.org/golden-ears-anonymous-a-12-step-program-for-recovering-audiophiles/

Thanks for all the meme-y, AI, and plain old fashioned birthday wishes. Sufficient, albeit, non commemorative, Usuals. Curiously Bacon free, but that will be remedied before too long. And a pro tip if you want to feel younger. Surround yourself (inadvertently) with significantly older people. Why I feel younger already. An I.M Pei designed building helps. If you want to feel older, just try giving an uncooperative cat a series of antibiotic pills.

"One of the Best Burgers in Marin" No Bacon (which would explain. It's ranking), but it was nearby, and after the trauma of having to get an unwilling cat to take an antibiotic pill, it hit the spot.

No ensnarement, just a pivot from the intended "easy" lemon chicken, when skin on boneless chicken breasts proved problematic to source at short notice - "just ask your butcher" - thanks Ina!

Now this.

This.

Update:

Ina Garten hybrid lemon / engagement Chicken And instant pot lemon rice.

At least it's not a lexicon https://www.audioholics.com/blu-ray-and-dvd-player-reviews/lexicon-bd-30-blu-ray-oppo-clone EDIT: Or should that be lexi-con?