This site has been live for many years now, verging on a decade. Its entire existence has been a singular place to journal, share thoughts, mind dump, laugh, cry, vent… Journaling. A public blog isn’t the best place to journal. I’ve migrated journaling1 to a private digital...
Who this blog is for, and why there's likely better info out there. This blog is for me. I've largely abandoned social media, this is a place to post things publicly. Public, but not likely to be seen. I will post things I find interesting, but it's...
I've been thinking a lot lately about how this site should tie into the Fediverse, ActivityPub, and my Mastodon posts. It's all a bit confusing right now but there are tools available to do much or most of the integration. Some of them are already installed on...
A few months back I picked up a Nikon D7500 because I flat out don't take photos on my phone and wanted to get shots of my kids skiing, like this: Tory in 2nd place wearing bib 102 It may not be a great shot, but it's...
Some friends in Summit Park have a tradition on New Year's of holding a torchlight parade in the upper section of the neighborhood. They invited us to join this year and it was a fun mini-excursion. Kari, Tory, and I skinned in, while Tegan boot packed with...
Since before the pandemic started I've been giving sourdough bread a solid try. It's mostly gone well overall and I get a loaf in the oven once a week, maybe once every other week. Getting the original starter going was pretty straight forward. I followed along on...
One thing I've been working towards with our truck is removing all areas of chrome. I like the blacked out look especially since the truck is white. The black wheels were the first step and still absolutely love them. The next upgrade on the list is the...
Here's how to put together the perfect playlist to work to: Add all albums by Tycho to your librarySearch library by artist, find TychoClick shuffle Why is this the perfect playlist? It's like an unguided meditation, but with drive. Perfect.
My very first Mac was a 17" Powerbook G4, purchased shortly after graduating from design school in 2004. It was a good machine for the time, but I basically only remember two things about it: How excited I was when I first got it, and how badly...
Kari and I recently decided that I should start taking over our personal home finances. This will free up more of her time and give me a better understanding of where our money is going. Overall I'm excited but a little scared. She's been doing it for...
