Things to watch on YouTube today for Christmas cheer:
1) WPIX Yule Log (4 hour version). Perfect background for wrapping/baking/cleaning.
2) A Christmas Carol (1938 version)
3) The Carpenters At Christmas (1977): Watched this as a child and still watch it every year.
Merry Christmas Eve

Tesla FSD 13.2.9 will still run a kid down while illegally blowing past a stopped school bus with red lights flashing and stop sign extended.

Elon Musk how many kids does FSD need to run over before you fix this?

I warned about this danger at the 2023 Super Bowl!

I am watching the Twin Peaks Return outtakes for the first time in years. A frustrated David Lynch: "F@%$'n A, man, it drives me nuts. Who gives a F@%$in $h*t how long a scene is?"

Brilliance at work.

Part of my David Lynch Twin Peaks collection: Snoqualmie Falls with the Salish Lodge & Spa on display. We stayed in the Lodge in 2015 and slept with the balcony doors open--the waterfall was perfect white noise to sleep to.

A random picture I saved years ago. A mid 1960's Pontiac with a 1970 license plate (I believe.) Wish I knew more about it.

More David Lynch

Rest In Peace David Lynch

Found a March 1967 edition of Studio Magazine with plenty of local ads for clothing, hair, and restaurant advertisements for places close to Universal/Warner Brothers but with some industry news stories as well.

This is the funniest ad I saw for all of those studio get-togethers after work:

I remember shopping in the local A&P as a boy and my mom's yearly purchase of the A&P Christmas album was a big treat for us. I am glad to see they are all on YouTube just for the nostalgia alone.

Merry Christmas to you and your childhood memories.

Will Oremus on What Next TBD: "Let's be honest...Bluesky is a bunch of nerdy people."

Sure, I can name ten Dark Shadows (1966-1971) bloopers off the top of my head and I'm on Bluesky, but does that make me nerdy? Actually, reading this back, your comment sounds like high praise. Thank you. (bows)

I got a text that a job ended abnormally overnight w/ bad data but got it running in 15 minutes and here I am an hour later, dark outside, not sleepy. My cat, Benjamin, is looking at me with a "why are we up?" look.

My boss probably just roller over in bed. Life, why do you mock me this way?!?!