Friday, January 2, 2026

Hey, we made it to 2026. Hope your year is off to a rollicking start.

Item 1: a link

I’m enjoying Version History, The Verge’s podcast where they just casually chat about iconic consumer tech products (good and bad). This episode, about the Sony Watchman portable TV that I really wanted for no particular reason, is a good one, but the whole series is worthwhile.

Item 2: a list

Forms of Water, Ranked:

1. Water
2. Ice
3. Vapor

Item 3: a media recommendation

Item 4: word of the week

Nepenthe

When I was a kid, we didn’t need Xanax or Wellbutrin or TikTok. We just had nepenthe, and we liked it!

Item 5: an image

See ya!

Thanks for reading. I will see you back here in a week or so.