Click the More details button (if in compact mode).We are using these methods since we assume the Taskbar is also missing when experiencing a black screen. Quick tip: You can also use the "Ctrl + Alt + Del" keyboard shortcut and click the Task Manager button.Use the "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" keyboard shortcut to open Task Manager.To resolve Windows Explorer process issues, use these steps: If you see a black screen after signing into Windows 10 and can still use the mouse, the problem could be something with the Windows Explorer process. You can determine which component is causing the issue by reconnecting them one at a time until you find the conflict.Īfter finding the problematic peripheral, disconnect it, restart the computer, search online to find a solution, or contact the manufacturer for additional assistance. Once you disconnect the peripherals, restart the computer, and if it returns to normal, the problem will likely be one of the devices. You can fix this problem by disconnecting all peripherals, including printers, cameras, removable drives, Bluetooth, the docking station, and other USB devices from the computer. However, if it takes a long time, it could be a compatibility problem with the hardware. Typically, spinning dots during startup indicates that an update is in the installation process, and you must wait a few moments. (If documents are open, you might lose unsaved content using this action.)Ĭonnected peripherals may be why the black screen or black screen with the spinning dots during startup. Then press the power button again to restart. If the black screen still appears, press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds to shut down the device. (You will need to repeat the steps four times to allow passing through all the possible modes.) Then hit the P key again and the Enter key to cycle through the different display modes to see whether the black screen disappears. When you perform the wake action, you will hear a beep and activity on the screen indicating that Windows 10 can respond to the command and is trying to establish a new connection.Īlternatively, you can use the "Windows key + P" keyboard shortcut to open the "Project" flyout menu. On specific devices, you can wake up the screen by pressing the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time three times (quickly). The "Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B" keyboard shortcut can restart the video driver and refresh the connection with the monitor. You can also try connecting the monitor to a different computer or using a different video cable to determine whether you are dealing with a broken display, graphics card, or damaged cable.Ī black screen could also happen because Windows 10 will lose its connection with the display. Typically, you will need to press the Function (Fn) key and one of the functions keys like F8 or F10. If the problem occurs on a laptop, use the function key on the keyboard to increase the display brightness. (You may need to check the manufacturer support website for specific details.) It's also a good idea to check the monitor is using the correct input. When you connect to an external monitor, open the control panel on the display to increase the brightness to resolve the black screen problem. In the case that you recently updated the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) or BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), this can sometimes disable the discrete graphics card, which you can only enable again from the motherboard firmware. If the device has both a discrete and integrated graphics card, you can try switching to the integrated video card to determine whether the discrete card is the problem.
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GET UPDATES ON THIS STORY AT FOXBUSINESS. The Beefy Crunch Burrito won with 59.9% of the vote and is set to return to Taco Bell locations in August while supplies last. On March 30, the chain held another poll asking Taco Bell Rewards Members to choose to bring back either the Beefy Crunch Burrito or Cool Ranch Doritos Tacos. Taco Bell is known for pulling menu items but bringing them back at a later time for a temporary period, which is exactly the case for the Enchirito. You can really taste the balanced pops of lime, garlic and jalapeño in the sauce, and it’s the perfect pairing for our beloved Nacho Fries." "Our Food Innovation team wanted to create a layer of flavors for Nacho Fries and we’re proud of the boldness of the new Chile Verde sauce. These are the flavor and texture profiles our fans crave time and time again at each Nacho Fries moment," said Liz Matthews, Taco Bell’s chief food innovation officer. Customers can also try the Steak Chile Verde Fries Burrito, which has all the same ingredients wrapped in a warm tortilla for $3.99. Lactose-tolerant fans can pick up the new nacho fries for $4.49. Sam Reid talks with FOX Television Stations about his health experiment and love for Taco Bell. *Note: these can easily be made into traditional cones by rolling into a cone shape or even made into little edible ice cream bowls by using the muffin tin right-side-up and pressing the par-baked rounds into the cups.Man to eat Taco Bell for 30 days for health experiment You can choose your flavour of ice cream made with anything from fresh fruits, coulis and biscuits All of this is mixed up together on their frozen tray to make a yummy rolled ice cream. Pop back into the oven for 3- 5 minutes to firm up the shells and allow them to cool on the upside down muffin tin until room temperature.įill with ice cream and top with chocolate shell! Place in between two of the upside down muffin cups and repeat until all of the shells have been formed. While still hot, remove the rounds from the parchment one at a time and curve into a taco shell shape. Remove the tray from the oven and set next to an upside down muffin tin. Using a butter knife or offset spatula, spread each little mound of batter into a thin circle about 4-5” across.īake for 4 - 8 minutes or until the edges just start to turn brown. Finally, stir in the flour and salt just until combined.ĭrop the batter by two tablespoonfuls onto the parchment lined baking sheet, being sure to leave lots of space between each so there is room to spread the batter out. In a small bowl, beat together the egg white and sugar, followed by the butter and vanilla. Preheat your oven to 400F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set out a standard muffin tin. These can be made ahead and stored in the freezer for up to two weeks. Place the finished ice cream tacos into a loaf pan standing them upright, cover with plastic wrap, and pop back into the freezer to firm up. Dip the open sides of the taco into the chocolate shell making sure to cover all of the ice cream and roll in the chopped peanuts. Make sure to fill it to the brim and smooth the top out using a spoon. To assemble an ice cream taco, fill a shell with a good helping of no-churn vanilla ice cream. Ice Cream Cone Taco Shells, recipe follows The ice cream here is so simple, you’ll feel like a culinary maven, the sugar cone taco shell can easily be made into a cone or edible dish, and the chocolate shell makes you feel like a real pro. It’s this wonderful concoction by Klondike that I can seem to only find at US gas stations. Here is my version of an all-time fave, the Choco Taco. When a second truck rolls around however, with its music playing overtop, it starts to sound like a weird dystopian battleground… Rather than choose sides, I figure I might as well just make my own novelty ice cream treats… For me, as soon as I hear a faintly off-tune rendering of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I dash about trying to find some change so that I can score a swirly cone rolled in chopped peanuts. Always playing creepy versions of knockoff childhood classics, the sound of one ice cream truck will spark excitement in pretty much anyone. On warm summer evenings as I sit in my apartment, there is one guarantee: at some point, the slightly spooky sounds of two ice cream trucks battling for the same neighbourhood will drift in our windows. Offline app/standalone outside of browser, or some integration with an extension □Īdd support for libraries like plantuml-stdlib’s, awslabs’, tupadr3’s, ideally with some dialog(s) helping to visually select assets You can also change the color text displays in the diagram image. You can change the Editor Theme and the Diagram Theme in Settings. Hummmm, not sure if you mean the text in the editor or the diagram image. Email me if you want to elaborate.Ĭhoose the color of the text (mulit coloured) I wonder what country you are talking about. I wanted to but currently my country is not accepted. Email me if you want to elaborate.Īccept donation from more countries. I am going to start doing this again, but with AI this time.Įxamples showing Full support for a specific version of UML, e.g 2.5, with all diagrams listedĭarn. We used to do this but keeping up with the code was a pain in the butt. The website does everything it is asked for no need to aim too high only thing that i think could be added is same kind of syntax list like for example you can see on the site on the right there is room for it but if you could also hide it that would be perfect for us forgetful people Improve documentation on the available features Thanks for the suggestion! It is done in version 21 just released. Scaling of diagram so it can stay on the right even on smaller screens (laptop) But, I don’t know how it could be done actually. You should try Snippets!! Just log in and you have this feature!ġ) AutoComplete 2) Navigate to code section when a portion of the image is clicked.Ģ. Smart suggestions (complete already exists name of an entity or function from a drop-down list)Ģ. Either live updates or just correct shortcut on macOS – cmd+Enterģ. This would need to be a paid feature for sure…lots of time and effort.ĭarn, wish I understaood what this one was about. Maybe using AWS S3 with versioning or GIT, or something. Wow, I have been thinking about that too. enable storing last N versions with a retention of X days, and being able to revert to previous versions. Go to settings and turn it on!Īs an extension to option B. Will make sure it is complete in the next release. I started adding hover over help messages in Version 21. But, it doesn’t seem like PlantUML supports it. Save automatically, so when you accidentally close the browser or tab, the diagram isnt lost Many of you asked about adding a copy paste snippet list off to the side of the editor. Would be nice to make formatting a diagram a little easier, especially for beginners, even if its in the help section where the commands are listed Maybe I can use OpenAI to do this as well without much development. uml files and image files also should be like. Multiple type of exports –> like not only. Google says this means “No”, so good to hear you are all good. it is quite helpful so thank you very much □ It would be nice to have diagram 1) auto-update on the fly 2) if there are errors show them near the previous valid diagram version.ġ) This will be coming in version 21 2) I’d like to hear more about that I am not sure exacly what this means, but sounds like a great idea. Support local path to my plantuml preset (library actors for c4 model as example) I’d like to hover keywords and see a short brief □ We will add examples, and do a blog post on it.Ĭouldn’t care less about chat, and even less for AI integration. Yes, you can already do swim lanes in multiple diagram types. You can read the comments and my thoughts on them below as well… Your Comments Log in and turn it on! If you need more for a particular diagram type, just let me know.īelow are the actual comments that people left about what additional features they would like to see in PlantText. Smart suggestions / Auto complete – This is addressed with the Snippets feature that was recently introduced.Auto save diagrams – Auto save is coming in version 21 (next week).Auto update on the fly – Auto refresh is coming in version 21 (next week).VIM-like key bindings – just open Settings and turn it on.Some of these already present features include: I’m hoping to add a series of help videos soon, but that’s been slow going. So clearly we’re in need of better help documentation! Actually, that was another request, lol. Several of the comments requested features that PlantText already has. Thanks for those! I really appreciate all this detailed feedback. We also got a lot of comments from respondents. Adding a chat feature generated the least interest. Being able to save diagrams was the most popular feature, narrowly edging out AI integration. Please note, changes will affect the current settings only You have to save them again for a later use. See Menu–>Transceiver–>Save/Load TTRX setup. If you are changing your station setup frequently, you can store and recall multiple transceiver settings for transceiver #1 and #2. Reading and writing CW memories within the transceiver and the use of an internal CW keyer applies to the active transceiver only, if applicable. K3/KX3 control window is only available for transceiver #1.microHAM devices work with transceiver #1 only.If you activate the option Auto toggle it will switch the active transceiver whenever frequency changes. The active transceiver is indicated by a green dot. Here you can select the transceiver to use. When you have configured two transceivers in the preferences, the controls will become visible when you widen the logging window. The mode shown by RUMlog always follows the frequency edges that were defined in Preferences–>QRGs! Use of Two Transceivers The operating mode is not read from the radio. double click in the Frequency column of the DX Spot or DX Station alarm window.enter a frequency (in kHz) into the callsign entry field followed by an Enter.You can change the tuned frequency of the transceiver in several ways: The frequency value is also used by the band map: Menu–>Window–>Band Map RUMlog –> Transceiver Turn it off to manually override the mode or frequency. If the option Follow TRX is on, the current frequency and the operating mode will show in the logging fields. There are further, advanced features provided for the IC-7300, IC-7610, IC-9700, Elecraft K3, KX2 and KX3. changing the CW speed of the transceiver’s keyer. use of transceiver’s internal CW memories.RUMlog can control most of the available transceivers using Flrig! Depending on the model, you have the following options: If you are able to help out with other models, please contact me. The list of supported transceivers is quite short right now. RUMlog can also be connected as a client to flrig. RUMlogNG interacts with Clublog and keeps your online log synchronized in real time.External applications can control your transceivers via RUMlog using a built-in DXLab Suite Commander server. RUMlogNG has import and export functions to allow exchange of log data to other logging tools.Įxcept the DXCC statistics, RUMlogNG tracks the most interesting areas of the world for the most important awards: IOTA islands, CQ zones, ITU zones, Grid Squares, US States, US Counties, German DOKs and more. microHAM devices are supported, the MKII and DKII are fully configurable. More controls are provided for the Elecraft K3, KX3, KX2 and the Icom IC-705, IC-7300, IC-7610 and IC-9700. Kenwood, Elecraft, Yaesu and Icom transceivers are supported. RUMlogNG can interface with your transceiver, setting the main parameter on your TRX from the logbook or vice versa. RUMlogNG will separate DX-spots and alert you ,new one' DXCC or IOTA spotted. A simple terminal is integrated for a Packet Radio connection. RUMlogNG can establish a dx-cluster connection via the internet or to your local skimmer. Quick log searches or more detailed log queries and export routines are possible. (Toggle menu item) Each time you restart RUMLog and after each logfile change you have to reenable the automatic upload feature via the menu item. Automatically: Menu>Contest>Upload to Scoreboard every 5 min. Manually: Menu>Contest>Scoreboards>Upload to Scoreboard now. RUMlogNG keeps you up to date about worked, confirmed or missing DXCCs and provides you with country lists and detailed statistics. Tick the checkboxes Enable to use one or both services. Provisions are made to query the qrz.com or online library. RUMlogNG can use the K7PT dx activity and QSL manager database to inform you about current dx activities and it can build and use an own manager and IOTA database, extracting the information from dx-cluster spots. It's just a mouse click to upload or download new QSLs to/from eQSL or LoTW. You can get different statistics for paper- or LoTW QSLs. The Logbook of The World (LoTW) and eQSL are fully supported, and you can create files for the Global QSL service very quick. Using RUMlogNG you can print QSL label and manage your incoming paper QSLs. Work in your favorite contests or run a dx-pedition using RUMlog, including full scoring and ESM mode. Clublog data are used for automatic DXCC recognition.įour user definable logging fields are available for your convenience. RUMlogNG can handle an unlimited number of logs and an unlimited number of QSOs per log. Basic logging features are included for the higher bands up to 1.2 cm and for satellite. RUMlogNG is a HAM radio logging, QSL handling and printing tool, especially made for the short wave DXer, made by a DXer. However, and this might be a little personal, I do start to dislike the brown/beige stuff on the SaberTooth for some reason. Admittedly, the shields do look nice in an all black PC case, combine it with some liquid cooling on the processor and things will start to look rather shweeeeeet. I'll leave that to you to decide, as I unfortunately am an uber-sceptic. Now we can discuss back and forth what the added benefit of the shielding is and if the prognosed airflow improvements actually make a difference. The back-plate shield kicks ass, and makes this a very sturdy motherboard. You do get SATA Express, but you can't purchase any compatible SSDs whilst M.2 is available wide spread. I absolutely fail to see as to why there is no M.2 interface though, huge miss. So storage wise there's just really little to complain about. Four of them are provided by the Intel Z97 chipset and two more are controlled by ASMedia ICs, and these have become pretty decent really. StorageĬombined with six SATA 6Gbps ports we can hardly argue anything. But performance wise on all fronts, CPU, storage and memory this Z97 Gaming AC performs extremely well. All manufacturers apply this tweak with their high-end SKUs though. MSI applied a small tweak on the processor's turbos so you'll see them hovering at 3900/4000 MHz a bit faster than they are supposed to go. But before we talk dirty tweakin' we must state that the overall baseline (non overclocked) performance is top notch as well. So pop a nice liquid cooling kit on the processor and you will get to the 4600 MHz range with a 4770K easily. It's easy to navigate through with and without a mouse and a couple of new features like the monitoring pages just kick black booty. The latest iteration of the MSI Click BIOS uEFI interface finally has become mature and I've actually started to really like it. See the motherboard manufacturers simply went nuts with their motherboard designs, and I believe that 2014 has to be the best year of them all if you look at what the motherboard manufacturers did and now are offering. The big conundrum however is this: Z97 motherboards can be very interesting if you are in need of an upgrade. Even coming from Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge processors and the Z77 platform will not change my mind about this recommendation. But if you purchased a Z87 motherboard and a Haswell processor last year already, by all means there is just no reason to upgrade whatsoever. There are a couple of differences that the chipset however offers, and that's making PCI-E storage units compatible with standards like SATA Express and M.2 PCI-E SSDs. Now, the Intel Z97 chipset all by itself is not really interesting from an upgrade point of view if you bought a PC in say the last two years. Please do read our ASUS Z97-A review as well, as that board is sheer value for money at only 125 EUR! The Platform & The Motherboard Obviously ASUS has an extensive range of motherboard for each price segment. The benefit is that it could be a lower cost motherboard, we expect it to be at or under the 200 EUR marker. But yeah the TUF series always has been designed with an affordable budget in mind. Obviously ASUS has an extensive range of motherboard for each price segment. So upgrade wise, this makes no sense whatsoever. Well aside from a tweak in the thermal armor. In fact aside from Sata Express which NOBODY has or uses, the difference inbetween the Z87 and Z97 model are almost NIL. no extra KillerNIC, WIFI, buttons, Diagnostic LEDS and so on. Opposed to our recent reviews from say MSI and others, this board is more price savvy, and you can see why. ASUS has a lovely offering with the new Z97 SaberTooth mark 1. Before restarting your car, wait anywhere between two and five minutes.Release the gas pedal after putting the key in the “Off” position.After that, you must descend quickly to the bottom. Up until you hear a clicking sound, press the gas pedal.Turn your key to the “On” position without turning the engine on.To make sure the battery is completely charged, you can also check its level.įollowing a thorough inspection of the battery and all fluids, you may begin the reset process by doing the following actions: This contains coolant, engine oil, and transmission fluid. It’s crucial to check that your automobile has all the appropriate fluids before you begin the reset operation. Resetting the TCM in certain circumstances may be possible rather than changing it. You must fix or replace the TCM if your Nissan CVT transmission isn’t working properly. It is essential to get your automobile examined and fixed by a licensed Nissan dealer or technician whenever you see any of these symptoms. This implies that your automobile may not shift into gear properly or could fall out of gear while you’re driving. Slipping or Delayed Shiftsĭelayed or slippery shifts indicate a Nissan CVT gearbox control module issue. This implies that while changing gears, the car might jolt or lurch. The automobile may shift erratically if the TCM isn’t functioning correctly. These codes might aid in diagnosing the issue by you or a technician. You may read the error codes kept in the TCM using an OBD2 reader. If you see this light, getting your vehicle evaluated and fixed by a licensed Nissan dealer or technician is essential. When there is a TCM issue, the check engine light often illuminates. These signs consist of the following: Check Engine Light Your Nissan TCM may be experiencing several symptoms. The CVT transmission’s shift points and pressure levels are under the TCM’s control. TCM is one of the most typical sources of issues. The CVT transmission has issues even if it is dependable. Symptoms of a Nissan CVT Transmission Control Module Issue The gearbox will be reset when you start the automobile after a short while. Release the pedal after turning off the engine. The Nissan CVT gearbox control module may be reset by turning the ignition to the ‘On’ position and depressing the accelerator for roughly five seconds or until you hear a whirling sound. You should investigate and fix your Nissan gearbox as soon as possible if it’s giving you problems. Several signs indicate that your Nissan TCM needs to be changed or isn’t working properly. Sticking with the Yankees, the Bronx Bombers will play six games against the Guardians (April 10-12 in Cleveland and May 1-3 in New York) and seven against the Rangers (April 27-30 in Texas and June 23-25 in New York). Teams will play six games each against six league opponents, and seven games against four other league opponents, equaling 64 total intraleague games this is actually slightly down from the 66 of years past. So how often will the Yankees face the likes of the AL Central ’s Cleveland Guardians or the AL West ’s Texas Rangers ? Great question. Each league has 15 teams, with five in each division.Now, that 76 has decreased to 52, meaning the Yankees will only see their division rivals 13 times (across four series) per year. For example, the Yankees would play the Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox, and Rays 19 times (across six series) per season. Outside of the 2020 COVID season, teams traditionally played 76 games against divisional opponents.Let’s use the New York Yankees as an example to demonstrate how the new schedule works. What are the MLB schedule changes for 2023?Īs part of the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2023 MLB season will feature a balanced schedule similar to that used in the NBA and NHL. Read on for all the ways to watch every game on the 2023 MLB schedule.įox/FS1, TBS, ESPN/ABC, MLB Network, Apple TV+, Peacock, RCNs Whether you’re looking to catch all 162 of your favorite team’s games, or make sure you have the ability to safely and securely stream every primetime showdown, ExpressVPN has you covered. The 2,430-game regular season will be among the most unique in league history as teams adjust to several new rule changes, including a pitch clock, bigger bases, and a balanced schedule. We hope you’re ready for baseball! The 2023 MLB season officially began Thursday, March 30, and runs all the way through Sunday, October 1. I honestly don't know how a company the size of logitech with the professionals at their disposal could possibly release such a POS interface. Buttons do different things depending on what "page" you're on. It's all greyed out and when I switch to onboard memory the dpi goes back down to like 400 Logitech Gaming Software vs Logitech G Hub: What Should You Use Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review - IGN Logitech G PRO X Gaming Headset with Blue. Well, to be fair, I have no idea if it's a bug or more terrible UI. Software has problems with saving to onboard memory. Still have no idea how to delete profiles that it automatically added I mean that it loses the DPI setting and I have to go back to the software and change the DPI to get it back. There's another problem where the DPI doesn't seem to register. With that turned off, the mouse just seems to lose the DPI setting from the software. I tend not to change DPI very often, but it keeps setting the DPI to other values even though I unassigned and disabled the DPI buttons. It really wants you to use buttons to change DPI. Can't assign keys with modifiers (Shift, Alt, Ctrl). Have to pick them off a list which you can't add to. I have no idea why you would tie your new hardware to a buggy software that doesn't seem to have had any sort of UI product testing. Ghub is inferior to the older Logitech Gaming Software in many ways. However, it wasn't detected by the Logitech Gaming Software which I found out it uses a new software, ghub. The mouse itself is fine, feels like an improvement in terms of construction, battery life, feel, etc. I used a g602 and had to replace it so I went with the updated g604. The Logitech Gaming Software that was used with older hardware was fantastic. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2019 Require their driver software always present,Īnd internet connection, so they can monitor your usage and sending yourīut the faaking idiotic gamers, teen whatnot, think oh my god so cool autoġ.0 out of 5 stars Mouse is fine, ghub software is horrendous Meaning, set keys to what you want, and plug in the mouse in any computer,Īnd you have your settings, no need to install another software or spend When buying a mouse or keyboard, the most important thing is programability Plus internet connection and sending your data to them. The onboard memory, forcing you to need to install their driver software Most easy to use and powerful.īut now, ghub, the worst. Logitech few years ago has truly theīest software “Logitech Gaming Software”. The g-hub bricked my onboard memory settings for Logitech G502 Mouse. G-Hub is the worst software possible, to the degree that i no longer In 2019, logitech released G-Hub, their latest software There are also rings which can reduce cds of your abilities like dodge, block, firing an arrow etc so it would be in your best interest to create a synergy ring set for you. You can use them any way you like but I stuck to daggers the whole game because of the high dmg output. I said set because you buy the whole thing like wand, daggers, sword etc. Also you have your trusty bow (which I used a lot and I mean a lot) which you can use any time in between character's turns which means you can finish of an enemy after you attack and couldn't deal enough dmg or after your companion couldn't fnish an enemy or maybe you couldn't think quick enough and decided to kill that one healer who might heal his party.Įqıipment mechanic is simple. For example fireball spell deals kind of low dmg but it is free so you might want to open up with mage spells and then go with your attack or finisher therefore you won't lose any turn to get those spells back but if you use them late, then you won't be able to use them as much. Monster fighting is real time turn based so you have to think quick on your feet and calculate which skills you use and who you use them for because some of the skills are free-cast so you might want to use them to cycle them earlier on their cooldowns. And these challenges gets really hard and more fun (weird right?) as you progress. For example in ranged training you try to hit targets with your bow like you do in Nintendo Wii games while in defensive training you deflect incoming projectiles which are coming at you in 360 degree angle so you have to move your mouse to that position. There are 5 categories and each of them has their own mini-game series which puts your skills to test in real life. Although it might sound boring, the game's charm hook you in by hom fun the skill grinding is. You go to training area, grind some skills to hit hard and then you go beat monsters to earn money and with that you can upgrade your equipment and practice arena. If you enjoy flash games like Thing Thing which you can find in websties like Kongregate or Newgrounds then you definitely going to enjoy this one.Īt first glance, game looked like a semi-idle game. A lot! It took me 9hrs to finish the questline (endless mode comes after that) and I want to share some of my experience with you fellow gamers.
Worst for Friend, however, was the unintended legacy passed along by his parents. They summered in the most exclusive preserve of the Hamptons, but drove there in a station wagon with a rusted-out bottom. So although Friend grew up surrounded by gifted and privileged people, attending the best schools and immersed in tasteful objects and pursuits, his was a world of “chipped dishes and bitten nails underlying insouciance.” His family was wealthy yet ever conscious of money problems. he first generation earns the money, the second begins its dispersal. But one of the lessons a WASP learns early in life, Friend explains, is that “money doesn’t multiply it divides. “Briefly,” he writes, they were “smashingly” rich. This memoir about what it was actually like to grow up in the inner circles of decaying White Anglo-Saxon Protestant-dom may cause many readers to gratefully embrace even their suburban tract homes and oddly ethnic last names.įriend is a New Yorker correspondent and, by his own description, the offspring of “a Wasp compass.” When he graduated from prep school, his grandmother’s method of congratulating him was to tell him that she expected “nothing less due to your marvelous background – Robinson, Pierson, Holton, Friend!” Even then, Friend recalls understanding that, rather than a compliment, this was “a eugenic claim.”įriend’s forebears came to America from England in the mid-1600s and then – on both sides of the family – massively enriched themselves on steel, coal, and banking in the early 20th century. Try picking up Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor by Tad Friend. (And to be honest, which of us hasn’t felt its sting at least occasionally? After all, Ralph Lauren has made a fortune marketing to such feelings.)īut for those who yearn, there’s now a remedy. If you’ve ever felt a sudden, acute desire to casually drape a Shetland sweater over your shoulders even as you complain – just a bit wearily – that you must head out to join old prep school friends at your inherited summer mansion, then you’ve probably experienced WASP envy. |
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