Recent content by ignatiusjreilly

I’m by no means an expert on childhood development, but I do recall hearing that “mother-ese” actually does serve a developmental purpose

Same reason a dog licks his nether region

As a runner who lives in a city with lots of bridges that have narrow foot paths, this x 100

I would extend that to just about every instance of using a diminutive where you either sound like you're trying really hard to be cool or are talking to a small child. "Obvi", "sitch", "vacay", etc

LOL no I meant Mrs. Reilly, aka my wife. Unless ... honey, is that you?

I know lots of people (Mrs. R included) with badge counts that high and just looking at them on another person's phone stresses me out

Yes, after I posted I realized there was no need to have badges on my FaceTime app, so I just went to Settings and toggled that off. In some cases, I prefer notifications to having to go manually check it. To cite just one example, during NFL season, I usually set the ESPN app to notify me of...

Incidentally, I highly recommend reviewing all of your app notification settings and debating which ones you really need. With some obvious exceptions such as Messages, most notifications are not set up for your benefit. Instead, they benefit the app-makers who want you to spend more time on...

I hate when iPhone apps have badges (ie, the little red number in the corner of the icon) that I can’t figure out how to get rid of. I currently have a 1 on my FaceTime app that will apparently be there forever. Related: I hate myself for being bothered by something so trivial

Thinking about this some more. I didn't. mean my comment as a shot at Lennon and McCartney. I still think, at the peak of their powers, they were the GOAT songwriters (probably because they pushed each other to new heights). My point was that the conventional wisdom on them is pretty accurate...

F Murray Abraham!

On the one hand, I always thought the lyrics were a little weird (a love song that starts "I may not always love you" and then repeatedly raises the possibility of his love interest leaving him). But "God Only Knows" may be one of the most musically gorgeous songs ever written. I'd say it's a...

I have fond memories of him at UM

Hey @Leroy Hoard I thought you'd appreciate this interview with your namesake (unless you actually are LH, in which case you presumably knew about this interview already)

Summer is upon us, which means for those of us with children, we're heading into day-camp season. First of all, every year I imagine what it would be like if parents were forced to plan out the school year the way they do summer camps: "We're going to send Junior to public school for two weeks...