Ear Pressure

 

June 17, 2026

 

I enjoyed the movie “Pressure”, but I do have one note:

 

 

Dear Movie Directors: 

 

Having loud music in a scene doesn’t make it more exciting.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 A Moviegoer

 

They Can't Keep Up with Themselves

 

June 17, 2026

 

After some sort of update, my TV started defaulting to the TV brand’s station instead of our cable. I eventually got aggravated enough to look online to see how to fix it.

 

The first few posts I read didn’t deal with my model, so the instructions worked up to a point, but not to the crucial part of the menu, which was where the fix lay.

 

I eventually got motivated enough to look for my model, and was delighted when I found a question about that very model on the website.

 

Reading the answers was the funniest thing. The company rep kept giving the instructions I’d already read, and the person who asked would follow along, but kept ending up saying, “That doesn’t work on my model.” The helpful Answer Person would say, “Oh, yes, we’ve upgraded on that model. Try this.” Same results.

 

I think they finally solved it, but after I got to a certain point and almost deleted the cable app, I decided to wait until someone more technologically advanced comes to the house. I’m hoping it’s not the helpful Answer Person.

 

 

Environmental Impact

 

June 16, 2026

 

Members of the Republican Party who haven’t previously concerned themselves with bolstering the EPA’s efforts to keep our water safe, have now rallied to the cause. (FYI, I didn’t put a comma between “party” and “who”, because that would have implied that all members of the party are unconcerned with clean water, which isn’t true.)

 

“Great news!” you say. “What are they protecting us from? Coal ash? Industrial waste?”

 

Bzzzt! Thanks for playing.

 

No, these protectors-come-lately are trying to ban Mifepristone, a substance which has no known adverse effect on the environment, but which goes against their personal beliefs, as it is used to cause abortions.

 

Who knows? While they’re dealing with this non-threat, maybe they’ll be flexing their Concern-for-the-Environment mental muscles. Maybe someday they’ll be led to take action on useful issues.