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People talk about how much they enjoy hanging out with opinionated people. They can be fun until you end up on the wrong side of their opinions.

One annoyance about living in a place like Houston is people talking about hoping late December weather “feels like Christmas” and even hoping for snow! First of all, that’s a Dickensian myth, it often eludes more northern climes. B) Christmas in Houston can be 70° if anything.

I think this is very, very well put.

[apple.news](https://apple.news/AAqS6fDK9THuGwpUb6JZMtg)

> There Are Lots of Jews in Hollywood. Let a Rabbi Explain Why – Rolling Stone

I think it’s funny that basketball players can’t seem to get up off the court without help

Announcer going to a break during game: Don’t go anywhere, we’ve got a great one happening here!

Me: Don’t tell me what to do!!! I’m a grown-ass man!

Anthropologist Ashley Montagu on aging well:

“The goal of life is to die young — as late as possible!”

“We can make ourselves happy or miserable; the amount of work is the same.” – Carlos Castaneda

I have upgraded both of our Macs to Ventura without a hitch. I actually did it first to my 2017 iMac “accidentally,” but it turned out everything was compatible anyway. I didn’t need to upgrade, but I’m hoping the 13.2 version with the new Home app improves some things.

Billy Preston’s playing on Get Back/Let It Be albums makes me want a Rhodes more than I ever thought I would.

(I despise the stereo ping pong delay that some players use on it so much I thought I hated the instrument itself.)