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Android Auto Gets Better At Messaging And Media

New Android Auto update expands messaging and media features. When I wanted to make my 23 year old car into a modern driving machine, I installed a new sound system, complete with subwoofer. But, my primary goal was to allow me to run Android Auto, and not to have to look at a small phone screen while navigating. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Android Auto allowed hands free music and messaging and phone calls, removing the temptation to pick up the phone while driving. Now, I have a time machine that is voice controlled. Hey Google, play some real music from the Sixties.

#PoetryFriday - Waiting In Hospitals

Waiting In Hospitals.

He didn’t like hospitals.
Imposing buildings filled with humans
who cared; but, they didn’t know anything.
Their facades were foreboding; what did they hide inside?

He stepped inside
and walked on the carpeted floors
and passed comfortable furniture
and soothing music.

It felt like a furniture store
trying vainly to look like a home.

The nurses and doctors looked like aliens
in a landscape populated by green gowns
and white masks;
and metal jewelry hanging from their necks
screamed like a sailor
trying to keep calm
in the storm.

Disembodied voices coming from loudspeakers
gave instructions to strangers
whose lives hung in the balance.

He told himself that this elaborate show
was a necessary preparation
for the inevitable.
He tried to remember the mantra
that we all die.

Instead, he only remembered that he was in a hospital
and he didn’t know whether she would come out again.

Parrots And Plastic Cups

I am bringing some Solo cups to work today. It should be interesting.

 

Big Mouth Billy Bass Meets Alexa

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Here is a short video of the new Alexa enabled Billy Bass in action.

The Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass - Perfect Xmas Gift For FutureLawyer

The Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass and other twerking toys go on sale | TechCrunch. Are you kidding me? I have GOT to have one of these. If none of you buy me one for Xmas, I will buy it myself. Combining Alexa, who, half the time, doesn't understand a word I say, with the most obnoxious talking fish in history, is epic. I can't contain myself, I am so excited. "Alexa, let's go fishing".

Merry Xmas From The FutureLawyer - #TBT

One of Jacquelyn's friends sent this to her some years ago. She sent it to me. I pass along my good wishes to you and your family this holiday season. 

A Lawyer's Christmas Greeting

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all . . . This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting It is void where prohibited by law. It is also revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first; and this warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher. The wishee further agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the wisher, along with its heirs, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders from all unhappiness or discomfort of damages that may result hereby. By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms.

I Am Working At Home Today

The weather outside is frightful. I refuse to submit my body to this inhumane treatment. The frozen tundra that is my front yard shall not claim another victim. The last time we had temps below 50 degrees, I thought it was the end. Florida living is hell during the winter.

#WhyIAmASolo - Elon Musk Can't Tell Me What To Do

Elon Musk. Elon Musk believes that a person needs to work 80-100 hours a week to "change the world". Hey, Elon. I don't want to change the world. I just want to live happily in it. Hey, did it ever occur to you that working those kinds of hours, and the sleep deprivation required, might have something to do with your current problems? No judgment here. Each person gets to decide how she lives her life. But, for me, living rationally, and sanely, and concentrating on what I can control, is enough. Change the world if you like. But, someday you will die just like the rest of us. Enough said.

T-Mobile Launches Mobile Banking

T-Mobile launches mobile banking solution T-Mobile Money - 9to5Google. Will my favorite mobile carrier upend the mobile banking industry next? If you are a T-Mobile customer already, it is likely that using its mobile banking solution will carry perks that may make it more attractive than the mobile solutions of your current bank. However, it probably isn't a good idea to put all your money in one basket. Never count out John Legere, though. At the least, T-Mobile will cause its competitors to treat their customers better. Free enterprise isn't dead until T-Mobile says it is.

Grieving Isn't Always About Getting On With Life

I write about Jacquelyn's death in order to get others to think about death in a rational, productive way. It also helps to expiate my demons, which, as any grieving person knows, come in waves. As a couple of years have passed since her illness began, each anniversary or holiday sometimes brings both good and bad memories. I felt conflicted when I wrote this poem, and the conflicting thoughts continue. Get busy living or get busy dying. Sometimes we do both in sequence, don't we? I republish this poem today; not for those of you who have read it, and considered death and its inevitability; but, for those of you who haven't spent time considering that you will die. Don't just say the words. Live today. Die another day.

OBITUARY

I wrote your obituary today.
I told the truth
But not the whole truth.
I wrote the truth that we all tell each other
and others
and post on Facebook walls
and in Newspapers
I didn’t write the truth we keep in our hearts.

I didn’t write about the battles we fought together
and alone.
I didn’t write about the secrets we kept from others
and from ourselves.
I didn’t write about the truths we humans
don’t want others to know.

I wrote about your accomplishments
I wrote about the love others had for you
I wrote about the public face
we all show the world.

But, I didn’t write about your incandescent eyes
I didn’t write about your caring soul
I didn’t write about the wry tilt of your head
When I was being ridiculous.

I didn’t write about the words we spoke
in the night.
I didn’t write the truths we admitted to each other
in the early morning light.
I didn’t write about our sins, our faults, or our failings.
I didn’t write about the daily struggles we faced
in a world consumed by desire and evil.

I wanted to write about the heartache of a string of days without you.
I wanted to express the pain of loss
I wanted to tell the world that you were the best person I ever knew.

I only told them what they wanted to hear.