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Lawyer, unabashed nerd and geek. Purveyor and pusher of excellent sci-fi/fantasy, good food, and repartee. He/him. Dog dad/servant to @Goldendenali.
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[MSRP $350, $150 on Amazon as of 11/13/22, paid $180 in August 2022] [Tl;dr: These headphones are weak in their MSRP range, but if you get them on a substantial sale, they’re great for use cases where you want some noise cancelation and a more durable headset that won’t break your heart if you lose or…
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Sometimes you don’t have a lot of time or energy, but want to get a quick, tasty dinner ready. If you’re like me, your go-to quick dinner at home might well be breakfast for dinner. When I was in my early twenties, I discovered the joy of a good, quick scrambled egg (bonus points if…
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For posterity (and so I can remember in six months), here’s my current favorites in a number of categories: Favorite Dogs: Denali Bodhi Nika All other dogs. Favorite Audio Stuff Overall headphone: Meze 109 Pro Noise-canceling headphones: Apple AirPods Max (for airplanes), Apple AirPodsPro Gen2 (for everything else) [and that irritates me to say] Closed-backed…
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The 2010 Chateau Pre La Lande Bordeaux (originally $13, I believe?). Opened and decanted immediately before dinner. Nose: Red fruits, a little pencil eraser, and acetone on the nose (but not in an unpleasant way). If I hadn’t looked at the bottle, I’d probably have assumed this was 2018 or 2019. Still very dark purple…
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My dad died in December of 2019. Way to start on a down note, amiright? December of 2019 and January of 2020 were a crazy time in the world. We were just starting to hear about this thing called COVID-19, and trying to figure out how it was going to impact our world and…
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[Tl;dr: I really like the AirPodsPro Gen 2. I didn’t want to. But damn, Apple figured some things out.] Scores: Cost-agnostic: 10 out of 10 DenalisCost-sensitive: 9 out of 10 Denalis. [Update 1/20/24: after more than a year, I thought it was worth briefly revisiting the AirPods Pro 2. They’re … still great. They…
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[Tl;dr: The Apple AirPods Max are a really good set of headphones with a rich feature set, broad utility, and all-around good sound. They do have a few flaws, and they’re REALLY expensive. I probably wouldn’t pay MSRP for them right now given the other options out there, but they’re still a really well-designed and…
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