From my 100 Strangers project - Tony remarked that he was an African-American making me a Korean version of a Mexican dish in an American restaurant. Whatever. The bulgogi tacos were off the hook for real. ![](“https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2014-12-18cooksbw-1-1.jpeg")
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Remembering Geocities - A look at the first web home many Gen X and Boomers ever had, Geocities - linkage.lol/remembero… #Blaugust2024 | Continue reading
A Computer Is a Hammer - Computers are tools you should use to their fullest potential so quit worrying about overburdening your new MacBook. - louplummer.lol/a-compute… #Blaugust2024 | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers project - I asked LuAnn how long she had been working behind the counter at Sherry’s Bakery in Dunn, NC and she told me 17 years. When asked how many hotdogs she served in that period, she laughed and said “Lord, I don’t know. Feels like a million!” | Continue reading
Today on App Addict - Swift Shift - A Free Tool to Move and Resize Windows - Using keyboard shortcuts you define, Swift Shift allows you to easily move and resize windows without searching for the title bar or waiting for tiny arrows to appear. On my Mac, I set the hyperkey (Caps … | Continue reading
Eastern North Carolina Barbecue - Eastern North Carolina Barbecue refers to whole hog pork, cooked low and slow and seasoned with a vinegar-based sauce #Blaugust2024 - linkage.lol/eastern-n… #Blaugust2024 | Continue reading
Confessions of a Non-Gamer - As a longtime technology fan, I remain baffled by the fact that I have never been able to enjoy video gaming, despite trying - louplummer.lol/confessio… #Blaugust2024 | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers Project - Dallas was working in Charleston, SC, South of Broad, in bitterly cold February weather. I asked him if he was used to it and he said “Hell, no. This is supposed to be South Carolina!” | Continue reading
Today on App Addict - Musebox - A Photographer’s Bargain - Musebox, a digital asset (photos, graphics, videos) management application by brushedpixel is a remarkable and affordable (one-time purchase of $10 for now) substitute for multi-featured programs like Adobe Lightroom, App … | Continue reading
A True Crime Classic, Close to Home - The 1970 murders of his wife and daughters by Army Special Forces doctor Jeffery McDonald happened just a few miles from my home #Blaugust2024 - linkage.lol/a-true-cr… #Blaugust2024 | Continue reading
Blaugust Introduction - An introductory post for new readers who stumble on to this blog because of #Blaugust2024 - louplummer.lol/blaugust-… #Blaugust2024 | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers project - Despite his fierce look in this photo, Al was engaging and funny. He was working a part time gig as a parking lot attendant in Charlotte for a Panthers game. I stuck around a while to listen to him tell stories about growing up during segregation i … | Continue reading
Today on App Addict - Karabiner Elements to the Rescue - After an unexplained failure of a previous workflow, I used the free keyboard mapping utility, Karabiner Elements, to reenable my hyperkey and turn of CapsLock when macOS baled at letting me do it. I use the hyperkey concep … | Continue reading
German POW Camps in the US , My Grandmother’s stories of German POWs at Ft. Bragg in WW2 , linkage.lol/german-po… | Continue reading
The Greatest Generation , My grandparents both left farms in rural NC during WW2 to contribute to the defeat of fascism and I am grateful and proud. , louplummer.lol/the-great… | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers project - This was one of the first photos I took when I started working on the project and I failed to get this gentleman’s name. He was busking on 6th Street in Austin if anyone remembers him, I would sure love to know who he is. | Continue reading
Today on AppAddict - Word Service from Devon Technologies - provides commands for working with text. Extend your word processor, email app, or web browser by reformatting text paragraphs, cleaning up tabs, quotes, or line endings. Remove unwanted text parts, sort lines or paragra … | Continue reading
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Dorothy Parker A lack of curiosity is the most unattractive thing I can think of in a person. One of the things I love the most about the Internet is the all you can eat information smorgasbord. I just want to k … | Continue reading
Got my 100,000th visitor to my Micro.blog today. People really like to read about Obsidian, LOL. I’ve learned a lot since January and have had so much fun. | Continue reading
Action Comics Number One , The history of the first appearance of Superman in a comic book. , linkage.lol/action-co… | Continue reading
I’m Sorry , Thoughts on when and why one should apologize , louplummer.lol/im-sorry/ | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers Project - Chanya was waiting to take part in a traditional Thai dance routine at the International Folk Festival held in my hometown each year. She claimed not to be nervous, but her pensive look said otherwise. | Continue reading
Today on AppAddict, Rocket - Free, Slack-Style Emoji Picker by indy developer Matthew Palmer is a free app to help you quickly insert emoji into your typed communications via Slack style shortcuts. By default, if you type a colon and the begin typing the name of an emoji, matchin … | Continue reading
Saturday I was bragging about how easy it was for my grandson to set up an old iPad we gave him. Yeah, about that…he’s forgotten his (not written down) pass code with 48 hours and now I have to DFU the thing and set it up all over again. LOL because he called his Nana for help be … | Continue reading
Thriftmac - Free Mac Software , Thriftmac, a Mac institution since 2006, is a website for discovering and downloading free Mac software. , linkage.lol/thriftmac… | Continue reading
Screen Time , I don’t stress over screen time because I believe it is the message, not the medium that matters. , louplummer.lol/screen-ti… | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers project - Lee, the fisherman at the Oak Island pier. We have a period every fall in NC when the blues are running and the fishing piers on our barrier islands are full nearly 24 hours a day. Lee told me that he has been fishing at Oak Island since the 1950s. | Continue reading
Today on App Addict - TripMode - Data Usage Monitor and Control - useful when you have to tether your laptop to your phone, and you want to monitor data usage to make sure you’re not syncing cloud drives or downloading huge updates in the background. | Continue reading
The Tiny Awards- Website Diagram , Website Diagram is a linked roadmap of websites with information about the personal, non-commercial web , linkage.lol/the-tiny-… | Continue reading
I’m a day late but this week’s /Now page has been updated on what I’m (not) reading, good TV, links to my blog posts, tasty Chili Oil and lots of bookmarks. | Continue reading
Colbert’s Questions , #100DaysToOffload Steven Colbert’s 15 questions to cover the full spectrum of human experience , louplummer.lol/colberts-… | Continue reading
From My 100 Strangers project - Kalindra was good natured enough to let me use this guy’s prop to snap a photo. Street fairs are a good place to approach people. | Continue reading
The 100 Best Album Covers of All Time (rollingstone.com) How the Romans invented the Swiss Army Knife – Museum Crush James Lucas on X: “This Robin Williams thread will brighten up your day Flight status canceled or delayed? Here’s what you can do. - Vox Fictional Brands Archive B … | Continue reading
Carolina Bays , Carolina Bays are elliptical depressions in the earth’s surface found along the eastern seaboard of the US , linkage.lol/carolina-… | Continue reading
Computer People , How people react to computer issues now as opposed to the early days of widespread PC usage , louplummer.lol/computer-… | Continue reading
Today on App-Addict - Witch from May Tricks is a window switcher that lets you ⌘+tab to an open tab in the Mac browser of your choice, not just Safari. It also features a menu bar switcher and optional vertical or horizontal layouts. | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers project - Tony remarked that he was an African-American making me a Korean version of a Mexican dish in an American restaurant. Whatever. The bulgogi tacos were off the hook for real. |
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My 77-year-old Dad is a diehard YouTube fan. He’s recovering from heart surgery today, so I made him a playlist to give him something to do while he’s laid up. YouTube for Grownups | Continue reading
YouTube for Grownups , A playlist of 10 YouTube channels I made for my 77-year-old Dad while he’s recovering from heart surgery. , linkage.lol/you-tube-… | Continue reading
You Can’t Love Both , #100DayToOffload I’ve reached my lifetime limit of pretending that Republicans can love Trump AND Jesus at the same time , louplummer.lol/you-can-t… | Continue reading
Today on AppAddict - MenuWhere - its single purpose is to pop up the frontmost app’s menus at the current mouse location. By default, it is activated by ⌘ + Right Click, but you can use the built in preferences to activate it totally with the keyboard if you want to. | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers Project - I met Joe downtown outside of a locally owned coffee shop. He was having some java and smoking a cigarette through a hole in this throat. He told me was a cancer survivor and that he just couldn’t give up cigarettes, although he no long drank or us … | Continue reading
Vivian Maier - Street Photographer , Vivian Maier was an American street photographer whose work was not discovered until the time of her death. , linkage.lol/vivian-ma… | Continue reading
Living Out Loud Update , Just an update on what’s going on in various projects and personally lately. , louplummer.lol/living-ou… | Continue reading
Today on AppAddict - focusedOS lets you create a distraction free workspace by blocking apps, websites and interface elements and by playing ambient sounds to help you concentrate on what is important. | Continue reading
From my 100 Strangers project - Spike was getting a drink from a convenient water fountain when I spotted him near Zucotti Park in the Financial District not far from Wall Street. He didn’t have much to say but was willing to pose for a photo. | Continue reading
To Die With Che , A poem about the left , louplummer.lol/to-die-wi… | Continue reading
Today in history, 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos with Australian Peter Norman wearing an OPHR badge in solidarity. | Continue reading
Stuff in a Time Machine , A vintage post from 1997 where I look at my tendency to be a bit of a hoarder , louplummer.lol/stuff-in-… | Continue reading