"Lots of things that were wildly unpopular and sneered at in the past are now part of ordinary life:"
Abolition
Women’s suffrage
Access to birth control
Interracial marriage
Marriage equality
The 40 hour work-week
Don’t Let Them Tell You How to Think | Weird.io
https://werd.io/2024/dont-let-them-tell-you-what-to-think
From my 100 Strangers project - Veronica - She had a table selling jewelry at a street fair. I noticed her because of the pink hair. I took my first shot from a distance but when she noticed me (laughing) I walked up and asked her to pose. She laughed through the whole thing except of this shot.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/veronica.jpg
Me and my 3-year-old grandson.
Tracy - Why am I sticky?
Lou - Because you’re eating ice cream
Tracy - Why am I eating ice cream?
Lou - Because I got it for you
Tracy - Why did you get it for me?
Lou - Because you like it
Tracy - Why do I like it?
Lou - Because it’s good
Tracy - No, it’s VERY good
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2012-01-08-001.jpeg
It’s Saturday, so I have updated my /now page - with info on ZEALOT: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Rasa Aslan, four TV shows, App Reviews and other blog posts, Samyang Buldak Hot Spicy Chicken Ramen Noodles - banned in Denmark for excessive spice and some hilarious links.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/ramen.jpghttps://amerpie.lol/now
Will It Still Be Social? - what do you think about the proposal allowing people to turn off or limit replies on the Fediverse? Will it turn it into a place where the cool kids talk in front of but not to the plebes? Remove accountability? Become performative, not communicative? Why not just blog?
https://louplummer.lol/post/will-it-still-be-social
From my 100 Strangers project - I was taking someone else’s portrait outside a bar in Wilmington when Charles looked at me and smiled. I couldn’t help but to take his photo too. The only interaction we had was me asking his name for my notes.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/charles.jpg
Looks like I’ve missed the debate on being able to make Fediverse posts that no one is allowed to respond to. Anyone got a link to info on this. It would make me sad to lose the ability to interact with popular folks but I understand people who want to feel safe and free from harassment.
Hey, I’m soliciting any cool Mac apps you’d like to see on AppAddict, especially if you an indy dev looking for exposure. I just got permalinked at r/macapps on Reddit so there’s lots more eyeballs on what I’ve reviewed.
https://apps.louplummer.lolhttps://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/
I love it when someone interviews Bob Dylan and instead of asking him the same bullshit questions, he’s been asked a million times like “How did it feel to be the voice of a generation” they ask him questions about current events and music and his creative process. Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/dylan.webphttps://linkage.lol/finally-a-good-bob-dylan-interview/
in 2024, it shouldn’t be too hard to talk about mental health issues, especially when it’s a success story. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 28 years ago, got ongoing treatment and have managed to live a pretty normal and drama free life with lots of good times. Talking About Mental Health
https://louplummer.lol/post/talking-about-mental-health
From my 100 Strangers Project - Ed, a volunteer at the NC Zoo seemed completely baffled as to why I would want to get a photograph, but the camera equipment strapped all over my body probably made me look like a pro to him. One doesn’t often get a chance to see retired men in bunny ears.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/ed-smith.jpg
Down With Southern Mythology, We’re Tired of It It sickens me that after the murder of George Floyd, across the south we managed to finally remove Confederate names from some schools and other public institutions, only to see MAGA loving right-wingers reinstitute them this year.
https://linkage.lol/down-with-southern-mythology-were-tired-of-it/
From my 100 Strangers project - As is often the case, I started by taking a few pics of Sherry’s dog who wasn’t really much to look at and wouldn’t stand still. I kept taking pictures and talking before moving along. She was one of the friendly folks who sometimes thank me.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/sherry.jpg
For the past six weeks I’ve been on a manic tear, cranking out 16-17 blog posts a week – seven app reviews, seven personal, non-technical posts, a few technical articles on productivity and sharing a photograph from my 100 Strangers project each day. I also started a links blog. [Here’s my workflow] (https... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/06/18/for-the-past.html
The Voices in My Head - Supposedly some people don’t have an inner dialog. I don’t know what that would be like because the voices are always present in mine, and they have questions.
https://louplummer.lol/post/questions-i-ponder
From my 100 Strangers project - Joseph let me photograph him after I explained the project in detail and gave him a card with the address of where he could view it online, but he never really believed that I didn’t work for the newspaper, although I told him repeatedly that I didn’t.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/f0801d7e50.jpg
Time to get more organized. I just wrote a detailed app review for my blog tomorrow, as I do, only to realize as I was setting it up that I already reviewed this app in April, so I got to see if experienced App Reviewer Lou did a better job than Newbie App Reviewer Lou.
All you have to do to bridge your Mastodon account to Blue sky is follow @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy on Mastodon. That will automatically create a bridged account on BlueSky.
https://micro.blog/bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy
I’ve updated my /now page with info on the classic American novel I am re-reading (Lonesome Dove), the three TV shows I’m balancing, all the blog posts I’ve written and recommended, where I saved $$$ and the links I added to my personal bookmarks.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/lonesomedove.jpghttps://amerpie.omg.lol/now
From my 100 Strangers project - Alan was standing outside a fancy hotel smoking a cigarette. We talked about the weather for a minute. He told me he was from California. He took his glasses off before I made this portrait
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/alan.jpg
Today for #Junited2024 I’m happy to plug HeyDingus, the blog of @jarrod and one that features a weekly links post with ongoing music recommendations, tech articles, a pen pal of the month, juicy Mac/iOS shortcuts and occasional podcasts transcripts from Clockwise.
https://heydingus.net/blog/2024/6/7-things-this-week-145https://micro.blog/jarrod
From my 100 Strangers project - When I asked Curtis if I could take his picture for my project he readily agreed and then struck this “gazing into the future” pose that was just perfect.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/curtis.jpeg
Shopping in America
Q- Can I get three boxes of Sudafed?
A - No, by law that’s too much
Q - OK, well, can I get three guns and a pallet of bullets?
A - Sure, coming right up.
Today for #Junited2024, all the way from the south of England, I bring you Barry Sampson’s post on adding a banner to his blog for Pride Month. It can be awkward for us 50-something cishet white guys to express our ally status as he explains.
https://louplummer.lol/page/junited-a-love-affair-with-blogs
From my 100 Strangers project - Esteban was in a city park in Columbia, SC taking a walk with his dog. The dog was not walking. He was. I didn’t get the dog’s name, but she was only two years old, so she and her owner hopefully had many more years together.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/etebanbw.jpg
"Our rights and liberties are not gifts from the state, but “the inheritance of a long history of struggles” by abolitionists, labor leaders, feminists and countless others whose “radical” beliefs in human freedom and dignity challenged an unjust system. - Eric Foner in The Nation"
From my 100 Strangers project - John, in the black fedora, looking every inch the jazz musician he is in real life. I caught him having a smoke and a coffee break from his usual busking downtown. I have had this photo hanging in my living room for a decade. I love it.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/john.jpeg
I don’t watch YouTube ads but the kids on Reddit do and I’ve found they have a belief that advertising there makes a company unethical. I use NordVPN, which evidently runs a lot of YouTube ads and the kids HATE it with a rabid passion. They go nuts if I bring it up. LOL Capitalism Sucks
From my 100 Strangers project - Teresa and Peter proved that people will accommodate you if you have a camera. The frame was not my prop, it just happened to be leaning against a table at the flea market where I was scouting for subjects. I handed it to them and asked them to pose and they did.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/teresa-and-peter.jpg
I did the IT onboarding for the technology director of our new medical school today. When it was time to set up 2FA, she handed me her phone and I commented that it was an Android. “I hate Apple” she says. She’s probably pretty cool but that was a BAD first impression.
Today I continue my 59-year streak of not installing beta software on my thousands of dollars' worth of Apple devices because I’m too goddamned impatient to wait until it’s ready for prime time.
From my 100 Strangers Project - Hippie Mike was hustling t-shirts at the flea market and had no problem having his portrait taken or giving me a free shirt so I could use it and the picture to remember the experience.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/mike.jpeg
Working on my /slash page homework from @robb@social.lol - Today I’ve updated my /defaults. There have been some additions since I created this is January, but no deletions. I can never have enough software.
https://micro.blog/robb@social.lolhttps://amerpie.lol/defaults/
From my 100 Strangers Project - Bethany was playing a Neil Young song I could hear before I saw her. She didn’t even have an open guitar case for people to throw money into. She was pretty good too.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/bethany.jpg
Saturday, the day I update my /now page - with info on a great book by Octavia Butler, three entertaining TV shows, all the stuff I wrote and reviewed this week, a shout-out to Apple Warranty Repair and the cool stuff I bookmarked.
https://amerpie.omg.lol/now
Adults Making Friends - for some adult men, including this one, making new friends can be challenging - unless you are an IndyWeb blogger. Some reflections on the reality of online relationships.
https://louplummer.lol/post/adults-making-friends
From my 100 Strangers Project - Leon, the fish whisperer, taken on North Carolina’s Outer Banks in the fishing village of Buxton. I like to take pictures of people working as long as there is no need to hassle them to ask a couple of questions.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/leonbw.jpg
From my 100 Strangers Project - Bobby from New Jersey (with the accent to prove it), who I met while he was in the city for the day on unspecified business. The backwards baseball cap is part of the Jersey Shore uniform.
https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/bobby.jpeg
Everyone, I hope, has memories of their favorite teacher from school. Mine was Chuck Stanton, my 11th grade English teacher. He was a prince among men and a credit to his profession. 11th Grade English
https://louplummer.lol/post/11th-grade-english
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