Growing up a Cardinals fan in St. Louis meant Mike Shannon was the soundtrack to your summer. So sad to hear about his passing. A baseball and St. Louis legend.
The Springfield Cardinals will wear Springfield Cashew Chickens gear. You better believe I bought a hat.
Reporting for Jury Duty
Do yourself a favor and check out Jury Duty on FreeVee. It’s really good. From Wikipedia:
The series chronicles the inner workings of a jury trial in the US through the eyes of juror Ronald Gladden, a solar contractor from San Diego, who is unaware that his jury duty summons was not official, and that everyone on the jury aside from him is an actor. Everything that happens, inside and outside the courtroom, is planned.
I grew up during peak cable TV, before channel drift took hold, so this video about why cable TV networks are all the same now was a fascinating watch.
I already use Proton’s services, so I’m excited to hear about the beta launch of Proton Pass.
Who could have predicted the St. Louis Cardinals would have a pitching problem this year?
NARRATOR: Everyone. Everyone could have predicted it.
Received a standing desk for my birthday and I purchased an adjustable stand for my iPad. Enjoying the new setup.
Taking Play for a spin to manage video content I want to watch later. I love how simple and beautiful the app is. This will come in handy to track videos on YouTube I want to watch eventually.
The documentary about Rick Ankiel from MLB, Truth Be Told: Rick Ankiel, is so good.
Major League umpires are trash.
I was browsing the Mac App Store and found Essayist, which looks like a really well-designed app. I have no use for this now, but I would have loved this in college. It would have saved me so much time as a History major.
The City Rising series on St. Louis City SC’s YouTube is great. It’s a really well-produced docuseries about building St. Louis City SC the club and the team.
I love that the random, weird internet is making a comeback.
It seems like whenever I decide to turn on The Twilight Zone while I’m “flipping” through channels, I come across an episode I’ve never seen, despite owning the series on DVD and digitally and watching the New Years marathon every year.
The St. Louis Blues are a embarrassing hockey team. Not because they didn’t make the playoffs this year, though that’s pretty embarrassing, but not nearly as embarrassing as the cowardice shown here. Such a disappointment.
For the first time in years I’m using MLB.tv (thanks to it being free with my cellular provider). They have really improved the interface. I love access to documentaries too.
Gmail is getting really bad at spam recognition. They used to be the best but I guess spammers have learned Google’s techniques. I get 2-3 spam emails in my inbox each week now. I never used to get any.
Saved by the ChatGPT
I asked ChatGPT to write a Saved by the Bell episode. The results are pretty great.
Title: The Great Screech-in
Synopsis: Screech wants to join a prestigious math club but he needs a recommendation letter from a teacher. Unfortunately, all the teachers hate him and refuse to write him one. When the gang finds out, they decide to throw a surprise party for Screech where they all write him glowing recommendation letters, hijinks ensue.
(Scene: Bayside High hallway)
Zack: (smirking) "Hey Screech, how's that math club coming along?”
Screech: (looking downcast) "Not great, Zack. All the teachers hate me and won't write me a recommendation letter.”
(Cuts to Kelly, Jessie and Lisa overhearing the conversation)
Lisa: (rolling her eyes) "Typical Screech. Always trying to worm his way into elitist clubs.”
Jessie: (scoffing) "As if being in a math club is something to brag about.”
Kelly: (smiling) "Come on guys, let's do something nice for Screech. He's always been there for us when we needed him.”
(Cut to: Screech's locker)
The gang is gathered around Screech as he opens his locker to find it filled with balloons and a big banner that reads "We Love You Screech!”
Screech: (tearfully) "I don't know what to say. This is the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.”
Zack: (grinning) "That's not all, buddy. We're going to throw you a surprise party tonight and we've got a special guest lined up to write you that recommendation letter.”
Screech: (excitedly) "Really? Who is it?”
(Cut to: Later that night at the party)
The party is in full swing with everyone enjoying themselves
Who is it?! I don’t know. That’s where it cut off. I guess we’ll never know.
The Tale of Jenny and Screech
I’ve been fascinated by a new (to me) artist named Ren after his genius Hi Ren video. I didn’t think he would be able to top that song’s storytelling, but I was wrong. Before Hi Ren, he had a three song trilogy, The Tale of Jenny and Screech and it is just as good. He is such a good storyteller and the directing in the videos is fantastic. Ren is an artist to watch. I can’t wait to see what he does next.
Live activities in the MLB app are pretty cool.
