Top-5 Mac Musings – August 26, 2025

THAT CURSOR? STILL BLINKING…
In the interest of full disclosure, I have absolutely no idea what I am going to write about today. I remember this once filled me with existential dread, but that was last week! 

What you are seeing here is a brand new me!

Sometimes the best way to get unstuck is to just keep plugging away at it. When I have writer’s block, I just keep typing and hope that inspiration will strike.

Speaking of striking… 

STORY TIME
Ray Caldwell knew more about catching lightning in a bottle than most mere mortals ever will. While making his pitching debut for the Cleveland Indians days after being released by Boston he was one out away from a masterpiece on a balmy August day. And then… lightning struck. Not only did it strike, but it struck our hero Caldwell entering through the metal button of his ballcap and exiting through his spikes.

Never fear, sports fans… Caldwell was revived. And then got the final out to get the victory against the A’s. Take a moment and read the previous two sentences again. Finished. The. Game.

Eyewitnesses and teammates were alarmed because his chest was flaming with actual, not metaphorical flames and everyone assumed he was dead. Incorrect! He groans and stands up and everyone was ready to give an ovation as the righthander exited the game, after… and I can not stress this enough, got hit by lightning.

Undaunted, the man known as ‘Slim” shook everyone off saying, ‘I have one more out to get’. Then after some, admittedly erratic warmup pitches, he instructed his catcher to ‘Give me the danged ball and turn me towards the plate’.

Thunderstruck Indeed… Caldwell’s magical run was not over as he tossed a no-hitter against the Yankees three weeks later.

So… if Caldwell can finish a baseball game after being hit by lightning, I think I probably can finish these musings.

And now, some encouragement from noted motivational speaker, Civil War Union Admiral David Farragut, “Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!”

Mac Musings for Tuesday, August 26.

1. I am feeling a bit jittery as of 7 p.m. and upon reflection I am realizing in addition to two pots of coffee and two Americanos, I also drank two Dr. Peppers and a Monster energy drink. Yep… I am perfectly caffeinated. 
2. After additional review I may have overdone it a little bit.
3. And now some McCrary caffeine logic, a short story. About three months ago I ordered two cases of coffee pods on Amazon without realizing they did not fit my Keurig. Amazon refused to accept the return. What to do… What. To. Do.
4. So… I bought the machine that would combine with the pods to make that elixir that reliably wakes me up in the morning. I make no apologies and I am not accepting questions at this time. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
5. Gavin Newsom’s press office is doing some exceptional work to keep democracy alive. They must be properly caffeinated. 

BONUS: Top-5 Things Giving Me Anxiety of Late

1. 1. Applying for jobs.
   2. Not applying for jobs.
   3. Checking emails for job status updates.
   4. Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right…
   5. Not doing enough on LinkedIn; doing too much on LinkedIn.

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QUOTABLE

“If you don’t set goals, you can’t regret not reaching them.”
 – Yogi Berra, philosopher, catcher