The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - ★★★★

Just like The Hobbit, Andy Serkis excels at retelling J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien has woven a masterful tale that has easily withstood the years since its first publication. It has captured the hearts and minds of readers for decades. Serkis’s narration brings the entire story to life in a way that not many can.

Now to rejoin Frodo and Sam on their continued journey to Mordor, if you catch my meaning. 📚

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

Chaos: The Manson Murders - ★☆☆☆

The story of Charles Manson is always intriguing, but this Netflix documentary loses all credibility within the first 10 minutes by subscribing to conspiracy theories that are based purely on speculation with no supporting evidence.

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At the start of the day tell yourself: I shall meet people who are officious, ungrateful, abusive, treacherous, malicious, and selfish.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (trans. Robin Waterfield)

My wife did not appreciate my morning recitation of P. D. Q. Bach lyrics over coffee.

My wife has decided that our her Corgi needs a ramp to get on our bed instead of the set of foam stairs she’s been using for years. 🙄

I’ve said I don’t need to add Linux to my list of hobbies. Will I end up hating myself if I start playing around by adding Linux to my Intel MacBook Pro?

TIL MacOS has a built-in digital color picker, which was exactly the tool I needed.

I just conducted a whole lot of business with a piece of pineapple stuck between my teeth that I did not feel but was very much visible. How’s your day going?

I’m glad TextExpander gave me a heads up on my upcoming renewal. What they really mean is, “Thank you in advance for your upcoming donation because we no longer make anything of value.” No, thank you.