This is a public service announcement: Tomorrow, Sep 19, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Start practicing. talklikeapirate.com

OK, this is truly decadent: I’m starting my work morning at Emma’s Cafe with a grilled blueberry muffin. Hey, it’s Friday.

Trump will reveal what he found in Hawaii when the time is right. Someone should tell him Obama isn’t running in 2016 crooksandliars.com/2015/09/trump-…

Now that I recognize it, I have to say that I really hate the new “swipe in from left” split screen mode of iOS 9. Not worth the bother.

I know I’m looking old when the cashier at Dunkin Donuts gives me the senior citizen discount without asking me if I qualify.

This Tesla-killer talk reminds me of 2008 iPhone-killer buzz: 1st-gen cars planned to compete w/ Tesla’s 3rd-gen EVs. blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatcht…

Having great fun playing Geeks Who Drink trivia at Joe Sent Me in Waltham. We may not win, but Techno-Lobsters are the most adorable team.

Hey, the Washington Post saw the same bogus claim! washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…

Nice to see someone point out the WSJ’s bogus fear mongering: Bernie Sanders will not cost the nation $18 trillion. dailykos.com/story/2015/09/…

My Raspberry Pi that monitors my solar panels is now back online; its power supply had died. It’s now powered by a little Blackberry brick.