Elegant Newt

I went to the Apple Store and took a look at the new products. I did not buy anything! The Neo’s screen looked too dim for my taste and the mechanical touchpad, although nice, seemed just a bit clicky after years of using haptic feedback versions.

Kale, sautéed onions, mushrooms, and ground beef 🍕Blizzard of ‘26 Edition

A small pizza on a cooling rack, sitting on top of a black induction stove top.

Happy Friday the 13th to those who celebrate.

Melting the sugar cone

Flames rising from a metal bowl with a sugar cone on a wire rack on top, a hand holding a ladle on the right pouring liquid on the cone, a dark window in the background reflecting a small electric candle.

Wassail ready to serve

Blue flames on the surface of a metal bowl of punch, lines of punch glasses on either side, a dark window in the background reflecting a small electric candle.

Pan roasted potato and fresh arugula 🍕

Close up view of a small pizza covered in arugula sitting on a pale blue plate set on a light brown tablecloth.

Sweet Italian sausage, spinach, and onion 🍕

A small pizza on a light blue plate on a brown paisley tablecloth, next to a wooden salad bowl, a bottle of wine, and knife and fork.

Ground beef, roasted bell peppers and onions 🍕

Close up view of a small pizza on a light blue plate, sitting on a purple and pink table cloth.

View of a small field of purple wildflowers next to a gray barn wall on the right, a line of small trees in the background, and a cloudy sky above.

Close up view of a large pale yellow rose, with dark green leaves in the background.

Cancelled my subscription to Disney+/Hulu and left a note on the feedback page explaining why.

Happy (?) iOS 26 Day to those who celebrate.

Kale and sausage 🍕

A small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black stove top.

Chard, sautéed garlic, and mushrooms 🍕

Small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black stove top.

View of an orange sunset over calm water, the sun just above the horizon, a pale blue sky with wispy white clouds above, a dark stony beach below.

Sautéed onions, green pepper, and shiitake mushrooms 🍕

Small pizza on a cooling rack, sitting on a table with a dark tablecloth.

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Plain cheese 🍕

Small pizza on a cooling rack, sitting on a wooden table top.

No Kings in America

Sausage, sausage and onions, onions, plain, sausage, sausage and onions 🍕

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

Close up overhead view of a small pizza on a cooling rack sitting on a black glass stove top.

I probably won’t get to watch the first Murderbot episode until Sunday, no spoilers please! Yes. I have read all the books, why do you ask?

Finally www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/0…

Last week’s Easter Tour in Boston.

Potato, red onion, and hot Italian sausage 🍕

Two small pizzas on plates and a bowl of salad sitting on a white tablecloth, surrounded by utensils and empty wine glasses.

Repeal the Alien Enemies Act.

Keep going, Cory.