davidgagne.net — The personal weblog of David Vincent Gagne

The Portuguese garbage scow captain from Overboard (1987, Goldie Hawn) went on to become the Beverly Hills hotel manager in Pretty Woman (1990, Julia Roberts).

Funny Farm (Chevy Chase, 1988) is the best Christmas-adjacent movie.

Fun activity: Any child who licks their elbow can open one Christmas present early.

Don’t trust anyone who makes the middle of the word experiment rhyme with spear.

Go see Spider-Man: No Way Home ASAP because (a) it’s AMAZING and (b) the spoilers are going to be unavoidable by tomorrow.

Selling Christmas wrapping paper that is impervious to standard scotch tape should be considered a war crime.

If your phone system is smart enough to let me know my hold time is likely to exceed one hour, it should be smart enough to let me leave my number to call me back. Also, you’re severely understaffed.

Serious question: Why aren’t Moonlighting and Remington Steele on just as frequently as Law & Order?

About five years ago I bought myself a leather wallet from Saddleback Leather Co. that I absolutely love. If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for someone, check them out.

What Is This?

davidgagne.net is the personal weblog of me, David Vincent Gagne. I've been publishing here since 1999, which makes this one of the oldest continuously-updated websites on the Internet.

bartender.live

A few years ago I was trying to determine what cocktails I could make with the alcohol I had at home. I searched the App Store but couldn't find an app that would let me do that, so I built one.

Hemingway

You can read dozens of essays and articles and find hundreds of links to other sites with stories and information about Ernest Hemingway in The Hemingway Collection.