Is there any greater privilege than sitting down with a good book and an iPad for quick reference to a map or to recorded history or even botany?

Is there a way to rip 5.1 audio from a DVD to import into iTunes libraries? I found a tool that will rip to WAV files, which Plex handles well. I can rip the stereo audio to Apple Lossless, which of course is perfectly lovely. But if I could preserve the Dolby aspects, that would be cool, too.

Candidate description for what I do: I solve word problems

Yes, I work in technology. No, I will not fix your computer.

And yet, the tiny targets for performing critical app functions prevent me from using app features I want.

I’d never do this, but if I had a stream of all of the accodental screenshots I have taken on iOS, I could publish a lot of content for a long time. I’m getting tired of everything waking my phone and every surface and action activating something.

“Silent H” was a category on Jeopardy, today. I feel seen.

Had lunch with an old friend today. He is shipping overseas soon and for a long while. I was not prepared for how much it would hurt, for how sad I would feel. Making plans to celebrate his return.

I found a book with witches and vampires and alchemy, set in Oxford. So, naturally, I’m up too late

I moved out of my house for a several months in a span from November to May. Here’s why: Conway Whole House Remodel. Apparently we’re weird. We remodeled our house for us, not for some unknown next owner.

Currently reading: The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 📚

I had forgotten how much I loved the elves, and missed Gandalf.