The kids leave the back door open, in case he needs to get in.
They both keep filling up his water bowl.
The house is quiet. It has only two occupants.
He is mostly functional, until somebody starts talking about him. There is a whole directory of pictures he looks at longingly.
People have been very good at respecting privacy.
The response from online friends is heartwarming.
There are two actual snail mail condolence cards. One is from the good neighbor's adult children. She was the one who he taught to feed him upon command. They sent their best and thanked us for watching out for Mom.
A card came from the vet. The staff who knew him each wrote a message.
It's amazing how one 40lb dog caught so many in his wake.
- Nearly a half-billion Internet of Things devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks at businesses worldwide because of a 10-year-old security flaw, according to a new report. The web exploit is called DNS rebinding, in case you really needed to know.
- Only half a half-billion?
- If you've got a Dongguan Diqee connected vacuum, a vulnerability will allow hackers to eavesdrop, perform video surveillance and steal private data from victims. Pro Tip: don't get your Dongguan Diqee caught in anything.
- Do not put these things in your house or business!
- I told you so.
If the Department of Justice finds out that a business or you are being hacked to influence an election they will let you know.
Make no mistake: hacking of any type is unacceptable.
But if your vote is caused or swayed by social media posts, perhaps you shouldn't be voting.
- Google's ("Do no evil"), new email interface invites all sorts of nefarious actors to send all sorts of nefarious emails. Even the DHS warned them about it. Read and note, please. Get off gmail.
I want you to know that I do not exaggerate the weather. Although it was sunny recently, things have gotten back to normal. From my weather app:
- Google ("Do no evil") registered duck.com. Why? So anybody who made a mistake going to duckduckgo.com would get redirected to a google search. After Duckduckgo protested, Google removed the autoredirect.
Dear Science: why does Coke taste weird after eating food like chocolate? Can you please do something about it? Thanks.
- There is something outside that sounds like a duck. What does a duck sound like? It sounds like those things you blow to call a duck. Since it's unlikely there's a duck outside, I want to know what it is. The last time I asked Wife what a noise was, she said squirrel. I wonder if squirrel is just a default answer. To keep me from asking other questions.
A Virginia bank was hacked twice in eight months via phishing emails. The bank is suing its cybersecurity insurance for refusing to fully cover the loss. Godammit - we're stupid and you must pay for our stupidity!
- The Wendy Show is coming to Philly!
- Totally unrelated: Did you know that most people slit their wrists incorrectly? They slice across, when they need to slice along.
Let's get to know each other: send me your likes.
Here's my bio, as it appeared in Playboy:
Name: lefty - with a small l
State: Confusion, Chaos
Age: older than you
Greatest Strength: sarcasm. Like I care.
Ambition: yes
Aspiration: Big Rock Star<tm>
Hobbies: disturbing people
Favorite Food: pizza and Mila Kunis, pizza delivered by Mila Kunis
Favorite Activity: sitting
Favorite TV show: Marty Python - I know him
Favorite Car: 1970s Cadillac land yacht: trunk fits 12, 24 if you slice them thin
Pet Peeve: most animals (except polar bears) are right handed
I'm allergic to: mowing
What Really Bothers Me: everything
One Thing I Regret: blogging
Regret Missing Out On: Conical bras and free love
Favorite Sayings: No good deed ever goes unpunished, Don't
Favorite Song: "Sit On My Face, Stevie Nicks"
Favorite Artist: The Anal Intruders
How I Would Change the World: the illuminati would hire me as a consultant
If I Could Be a Tree, I'd Be a: #1 - the Larch
Coworker Follies #37
ME: I'm forwarding this email because I can't read it.
HIM: I'm not sure what you're asking.
ME: I can't read this email. Can you?
Him: No.
ME: Thank you.
Him: I still don't understand. What are you talking about?
ME: Ask your doctor for medicine.
Two New Jersey radio hosts are suspended until further notice for referring to someone as a rag head. It's not what I'd do in the same situation but I have to step up for the sake of speech and gains.
There's a lot of history here.
Up until roughly the late 70s, radio was pretty sterile. A few hosts were trying to break the mold and get away with things. The big breakthrough was Howard Stern, like him or not. Howard fought like mad to get things on the air that had never been there before. He did battle with his own radio stations as well as the FCC. He eventually won and went national. Howard broke through and got to say and do things never done before. He won a lot for radio hosts. While he was in trouble with the FCC, there was an unlikely coalition of hosts and others who volunteered to help in the fight. He really pushed the envelope.
For some reason, freedom of speech does not apply to radio and television. I strongly disagree with this policy. George Carlin satirized this in The Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on TV. The FCC is a completely ineffective organization that has proven that they speak for broadcasters, not the people.
While this fight was going on, the place to hear all the really good stuff was watching comedy at clubs and colleges. It was radical and hysterical. It started comedy's heyday. WTF is a heyday?
At the end of the 80s, my band played classic rock and comedy. Then we decided on comedy and achieved success nationally on radio stations, clubs, and colleges. We even appeared on the Howard Stern Show. Things were going well, until we noticed that colleges were pretty weird. No, really? At the end of one show, a 'concerned' student came up to talk to us. He was upset we were picking on women. And Jews. And Jewish women. Oddly, he didn't have any complaints about any other group. He accused us of all sorts of things. We were witnessing the start of Political Correctness. This was pretty odd in colleges, once the forefront of edgy comedy.
You know what happened with Political Correctness. It worked as diligently as possible to make sure all fun was canceled. Words hurt. They probably kill too. Yes, the Social Justice Warrior was born. It only got worse, and continues to this day on social media and in person.
Now two disc jockeys have gone and offended the PC crowd. Again, I don't agree, but it's important to stand up for free speech, because free speech includes speech with which you do not agree. They went and said something offensive. They ran afoul of the PC crowd. Whatever you think about this, this is taking back all the gains Howard Stern made. Soon we'll be as sterile as radio til the 70s. If this is to be cyclical, we're wasting a lot of time and energy. My wife was trying to take the side of the listeners, saying that making fun of this person's turban was like making fun of somebody wearing a cross. I said that was just fine. No sacred cows. After some thought, she agreed that freedom of speech shouldn't be abridged. She's right, aside from the fact that she agreed with me.
- Last and definitely least, there's a dangerous new drinking game on college campuses. Parents are being warned, as are the children themselves: it's called the Ancient Aliens Drinking Game. You watch Ancient Aliens and take a shot whenever they say "ancient astronaut theorists believe...". Thus far, no one has made it to the second commercial break, 45 have wound up in the hospital, and thirteen are dead. Warn your children. Do not post this on social media or more people will die.
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