I have the weed-whacker / edge trimmer. Love it. Also the electric mower — better than my old gas mower. The blower, however, is a disappointment. Doesn’t last long and doesn’t have the same power as my old blower.

There was no vaccine for what ailed her. But to paraphrase Marc Antony: I vaccinate to not bury my children but to raise them.

It’s been over 35 years, but my wife made that sound when she saw the doctor’s face as he was coming down the hall to let us know our daughter didn’t make it. There is no other sound like it. And all these years later, that sound is still in my head.

True. Hence our surprise.

Indeed. Wilful misinterpretation (the sincerest form of flattery) is an attempt to create misunderstanding ;)

I am so flattered ( literarydevices.net/to-be-great-... )

In 1969, the Olivetti Programma 101 ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program... ) — more like a desktop calculator than a computer — but programmable with magnetic cards. My first program was to calculate the value of Pi.

First step in that process being converting all POSIX command line commands to Swift.