Hopstretch

Oldie but goo(ur)die. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-decorative-gourd-season-motherfuckers

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday Santa!

"Paper Planes". Really good Aussie kids' movie -- mine loved it.

FOTM -- FOTM

Did it give you one?

Happy Birthday Jim! Lewandowski gave you an early present ...

The "Winnie The Pooh" guy is totally going to be "re-educated".

Good luck with the run!

How China's Web users see Europe, in aggregate. https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/20/this-map-shows-chinas-hilarious-and-racist-stereotypes-of-europe/

I'm on CHVRCHES again. Like it a lot. Ryan next.

The 9 update bricked my wife's iPad, which I've never experienced before in quite a few years of Apple product ownership. Luckily it's a work-issue device.

Feel the same. Use Apple Music now 100% of the time on mobile and only fire up TIDAL on the desktop if there's something I want to get audiophoolic over.

This. On NPR. http://www.npr.org/2015/09/20/439491238/first-listen-chvrches-every-open-eye

#piggate for those who have so far managed to avoid the mental picture.

Yum.

Nice! I have owned every version of the iPhone back to the original and, if I break the streak, won't be able to use the streak anymore to justify getting the next version. So I think the path forward is clear ...

Dr. Wood! Wasn't this in the Slow Forum thread recently?

Thanks all! I had a great day and am learning not to mind being an old fart.

The Magnetic Fields -- 69 Love Songs

Needs a tourbillon minute repeater draped over each bottle! Didn't actually do any damage at all, but it was nice to look. Then went to Gordon Ramsay and ate the following. None of it looked like a dogs breakfast and nobody called me a "fucking donut", which was slightly disappointing. Didn't take pictures of everything, but the cheese trolley was truly worthy ...

Next stop was here. What's the worst that could happen?

Harrods eggs benedict.

Porterhouses.