: “Downtown Druid” is an engaging and fascinating progression fantasy with a flawed yet …
: Hey Apple, maybe instead of finding new ways to squeeze money out of developers, perhaps you could …
: Do I need a second cup of coffee…yes, yes I do need more coffee. ☕️
: There is always time for coffee and a scone. ☕️ 📷 Mocha Lisa Coffeehouse. 📍
: The view for my morning meetings. 😁 📷 North Beach Park. 📍
: Didn’t expect to find a lighthouse up here… 💡🏠 🤣📷 Wind Point Lighthouse. 📍
: Perfect day for a hike at one of the local parks. 📷 Castlewood State Park 📍
: Easter was Grandma’s favorite holiday…so we decided to go to her favorite restaurant in …
: He was rather unhappy I came into the bedroom and turned the light on. 🤣😹🐱🐈📷
: Finally got around to looking through all the photos I took at the Gardens last Sunday (it’s …
: At my favorite place in the city. 🥰 Missouri Botanical Garden. 📍
: I’ve been oddly productive today, apparently catching up on old podcasts is the secret to …
: 🗳️ Walked to go vote today and took the long way back home, enjoying the sun and fresh Spring air. 🌸 …
: We had an amazing time in Canada on vacation but upon unpacking the car, we realized the good camera …
: I’m done giving out free financial advice to friends: spent hours across multiple weeks …
: Finished reading: Snow Way in Hell by Charlie Novak 📚 ★☆☆☆☆ It was cute but …
: A visit to a local Mexican restaurant replaced cooking for the night.
: It’s always a little bittersweet when a great co-worker turns in their notice. 😭 Best of luck …
: I saw this somewhere online yesterday and it made me laugh. 😂 The creator (Amy Franke) has a number …
: Lunch Walk / Spring Flowers I ran across some lovely flowers while out on my walk today, I love this time of year, with …
: 🚶🏼 Finally getting over my head cold (second one of the year, yay 😔) and decided to get out of the …
: My mother volunteers in a thrift shop and rescued this sunshade before it was going to be thrown …
: Finished reading: Hidden Class: Pacifist 3: Antioch by Cássio Ferreira 📚 ★★★☆☆ The story just got so …
: We have the most adorable house-guest staying with us this weekend…just look at that sweet …
: Finished reading: Hidden Class: Pacifist 2: Hilsford by Cássio Ferreira 📚 ★★★☆☆ The second book in …
: Finished reading: Hidden Class: Pacifist: The Green Woods by Cássio Ferreira 📚 ★★★☆☆ The first book …
: The world is just…not a great place right now (in my opinion, with my viewpoints of humanity …
: 🎮 Fired up the Switch to take a stroll down memory lane; showing my age but I remember playing the …
: Finished up my taxes on my lunch break and realized this is the first time since I started filing …
: I now own a single share of Nintendo stock…for no reason, other than the 12 year old me is …
: People’s susceptibility to believing lies, driven by desire or fear, is both remarkable and …
: One can never ever trust FedEx when they give delivery dates / times. #burnedEveryTime
: Saw this online somewhere today and it absolutely hit a chord in me; any time I walk on a university …
: Good grief, filling out taxes is just rough (unless you like that sort of thing 🤪) but at least …
: Safely back in the States (though, are any of us really safe) but last Friday we were in Quebec for …
: New insurance is finally active and I was able to price medication for AHDH; on my old insurance, it …
: Yea…completely forgot there was a big sports event today… 🤣
: Everything seems to be getting more expensive, even a family subscription of Office 365. ☹️ At least …
: The DMV might be the 7th circle of Hell, polling is still out on that question. 😵💫
: There is something rather satisfying about doing a “pave / nuke” on your Mac, my M2 Air …
: OMG…just listened to what is apparently the last episode of @coreint. 😭 I’m going to …
: Yesterday was all about maintenance on my UnRaid server and today is rebuilding my MacBook Air; I …
: Finished reading: Overpowered Wizard by Hunter Mythos 📚 ★★★☆☆ I wasn’t expecting much but this …
: I’ve been (unwillingly) using H&R Block for years (ever since Turbo Tax jacked up their …
: Made a big batch of chili in November and froze most of it…heating up some of it tonight for …
: 😡 …and this is why I do my best to avoid using Windows. Upon a restart I was greeted with …
: It’s never fun driving on snowy roads (especially when the snow is still coming down) but …
: 🌨️ Part of me wishes our region had more snow; we get so little, when it happens, everyone seems to …
: Just went to the library for the first time since University. 📚🤓 📷
: Year In Books - 2024 I didn’t get as much reading done as I wanted but…at least it was still more than what …
: Experiencing the oddest tech issue of my life: my Mac Air won’t connect to some domains, including …
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-12-19 As is our annual tradition, my partner and I went to the local Zoo to …
: 🎙️ Just listened to the holiday episode of Upgrade on @relay@relayfm.social, laughed so hard at …
: ☕️ At the Toyota dealership, getting my current car looked at for its trade-in value…and …
: I haven’t had to worry about insurance for a couple years now, my current employer had the …
: Ah, nothing like getting the rug pulled out from under you during the Holiday season @ work.
: 🍿 Decided it wasn’t too early to watch Home Alone, as it’s one of our holiday favorite. …
: Working from home has advantages and disadvantages…but it’s lovely watching the snow …
: 🍿 Always a favorite, who doesn’t hope for some sort of miracle during the holiday season, …
: 🍿 It wasn’t our first movie of the Holiday Season (sadly, we watched a bit of a stinker last …
: 🍿 Perhaps watching with a bunch of catty queens after a giant Thanksgiving meal with tons of wine …
: Yes, I’m the kind of person who will call and spend hours on the phone to dispute an improper …
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-10-25 I took a random Friday off from work last month to drive down to my …
: Don’t you just love it when reddit goes down when you’re trying to do research… 🤣 …
: I weep for the future but at the rate we’re going and the decisions we keep making, one …
: Recently gotten back into music and I’m loving Plexamp. 🎶🎵🎼
: I truly hate the car buying experience. 😭
: Met up with some old friends / former coworkers for tasty Thai food and some venting. 😋😮💨 📷
: Taking refuge with music from my past, when things were easier and the world seemed simpler. 😮💨 🎵
: Voting was more convenient when the polling place was a couple blocks away from our house but today …
: Feels like it should be an hour later than it is right now…oh, right… 😮💨
: 🎮 Sadly, I was forced to cancel my Analogue 3D order, some unexpected expenses have recently reared …
: Took a late lunch break and went for a walk to clear my head and get some sun. 🍂🚶🏼♂️ Side note: …
: Just per-ordered the Analogue 3D! 🎮 …I just couldn’t resist revisiting my childhood. 🤣
: Oh how I hate coming into the Apple Store (selling back my Apple Watch); I don’t know why they hate …
: 🍿 Friends came over tonight and after hearing the list of “scary” options we had, they …
: Out shopping for tonight (having friends over to watch Hocus Pocus) and stopped by a local coffee …
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-09-10 A few weeks ago, my Partner and I tried out a new (to us) Mexican …
: Woke up to frost on the ground…not sure I’m ready for winter just yet. 🤣🥶
: 📷 The Garmin I referenced yesterday: I tend to “fall in love” pretty fast with new tech …
: For the first time since 2016, I’m not wearing an Apple Watch. 😬 Tired of dealing with …
: My insurance wouldn’t refill a prescription, so Walgreens offered to fill it for me without …
: There is something cute / fun / odd about listening to a podcast and suddenly hearing French when …
: Finished reading: The Dark Healer: Book #1 by Nadya Lee 📚 ★★★☆☆ This book was a surprise, I …
: Finished reading: Loremaster: Winged Wolf by M.E. Robinson 📚 ★★☆☆☆ The story felt a bit rushed in …
: Finished reading: A Line In The Stars by Sean Fenian 📚 ★★★☆☆ The final book in the series, the …
: I haven’t really been happy with my phone Home Screen for a while, so…I’m trying …
: Congratulations Apple, I will never again buy AirPods from you.
: Apple: “it just works." …until it doesn’t and then you have to fight tooth …
: Burning the midnight oil, trying to hammer out a few more unit tests. 🥱
: Trying to get my legal affairs in order (aka, a will and medical power of attorney)…and a law …
: Covid and flu vaccines acquired. 😷
: Smoking right next to the gas pump as you fill up your massive truck that’s clearly never seen a …
: Finished reading: Hell Difficulty Tutorial 2 by Cerim 📚 ★★★☆☆ The 2nd book of the series, it gives …
: It’s becoming rapidly apparent that my Synology DS3617xs is not long for this world or even my …
: Ah, the US Post office…once again a package came halfway across the country, stopped in my …
: Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor 4 by Actus 📚 ★★★☆☆ The 4th book of the series, I …
: Well…wide awake again, might as well get to work. 😵💫 Insomnia sucks. 🥱
: Once again, the difference between equals() and == in .Net vs Java has tripped me up. 🤣
: I was listening to the latest @atpfm podcast, about the dust up between Apple / Creators / Patreon …
: Our old one kicked the bucket, so yesterday I bought a new lawnmower…and today, when I opened it up, …
: Finished reading: Order of Architects: Book 2 by Oleg Sapphire & Yuri Vinokuroff 📚 ★★★☆☆ The …
: Forcing me to give you my phone number to buy something online when you already have my email …
: I’ve been setting up my new Raspberry Pi to be an always-on, lightweight server but I was …
: My father just bought a Mac with no input from me and set it up without my help…and now …
: The weather was so lovely over lunch, I went for a walk. 🚶🏼♂️ Whilst walking, I stumbled across the …
: Does anyone out there know how to scrub your number from all of the political texting lists? …
: 🔗 Blocking AI bots from Microsoft, others has been “pain in the a**": Reddit CEO | Ars …
: Finished reading: The Healer: Book 1 by Roman Romanovich 📚 ★★☆☆☆ Another one of those “I died …
: Someone once said “hell is other people." I would like to modify that: hell is Costco on …
: Met up with some friends tonight for dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant. Nine times out of ten, …
: Finished reading: Renegade (Underdog: Book 8) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: Finished reading: Arbiter (Underdog: Book 7) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: I’m so damn sick of unsolicited text messages about politics and upcoming elections. Yes, …
: Finished reading: Showdown (Underdog: Book 6) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: Finished reading: Labyrinth of Fright (Underdog: Book 6) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: It’s been years since I saw one in the wild but whilst my friend and I were out, we dropped by …
: Friend of mine came into down and we ended up getting ramen for lunch. 😋 🍜 📷
: We weren’t planning on watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony tonight but the Boo pulled out …
: Finished reading: The Otherworld (Underdog: Book 4) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: Finished reading: The Dark Continent (Underdog: Book 3) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: Finished reading: The Wastes (Underdog: Book 2) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: Finished reading: Dungeons of the Crooked Mountains (Underdog: Book 1) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆
: Finished reading: Star Mage Corps: Star Sorceress: Book Four by D. L. Harrison 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: Went down to the ‘Rents lake house to celebrate my Father’s birthday, and of course, …
: Finished reading: Fleet Mage: Star Sorceress: Book Three by D. L. Harrison 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: Some friends recently redid their backyard and deck…and invited us over to see it mostly …
: Finished reading: Hell Difficulty Tutorial by Cerim 📚 ★★★☆☆ An interesting book, with a rather weird …
: 🔗 Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update - Krebs on Security // …
: I was in a bit of a “mood” yesterday, just not in a happy place. I finally went for a …
: I rarely talk about politics online but I saw this today and I haven’t been able to put it out …
: Enjoying the “new” version of @overcast.fm but everyone was right, muscle-memory is a …
: 🔗 LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads - MacStories // Niléane // macstories.net …
: Finished reading: Department of Dungeon Studies 1 by J Pal 📚 ★★★★☆ The start of a promising series …
: It’s too dang hot for coffee today, so I decided to make some “fast” iced coffee …
: A friend was talking about sushi earlier in the week and thus, I had a bit of a craving…so, …
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2018-10-30 My Partner and I used to go to a local pizza bar, they had a …
: I had to take my servers offline…the rain from Texas has arrived and my basement is now …
: Every time I try to use the iPad for anything other than a reader / video viewer, it’s an exercise …
: Finished reading: The Undying Caverns by Shane Purdy 📚 ★★★☆☆
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2013-04-27 If you think the flooding is bad this year, back in 2013, large …
: I ate far too much at “the girls” (my lady-friends from college) annual 4th of July …
: Finished reading: Kingdom of the Fallen by Shane Purdy 📚 ★★★☆☆
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2019-08-19 We were walking along the beach in Florida (my Partner wanted to hit …
: Went out to grab some lunch with a friend / coworker. 📷
: Today would have been Grandma’s 102nd birthday… 💔
: Finished reading: Rise of the Shadow Mage by James Haddock 📚 ★★☆☆☆ Rather meh, the main character …
: Finished reading: Mage Academy 2 by Kal Griffith 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2007-07-02 Talk about a flashback, I took this photo when I was installing …
: Finished reading: Mana Mirror: The First Gate by Tobias Begley 📚 ★★★★☆ A new series by one of my new …
: Finished reading: Mage Academy by Kal Griffith 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: We said farewell to our furry house guest tonight, she’s heading back to her Daddy’s …
: Finished reading: The Arcane Academy by Shane Purdy 📚 ★★★☆☆ Another book with an undying premises, …
: Finished reading: Heavenly Chaos by Daniel Schinhofen 📚 ★★★☆☆ A decent read, kinda disappointed the …
: Finished reading: United Fleet by Sean Fenian 📚 ★★★☆☆ The second book in the series, it was a great …
: Finished reading: Bearing Gifts by Sean Fenian 📚 ★★★☆☆ A fascinating book, aliens drop by Earth, …
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2019-09-07 My employer rented out the local Six Flags (along with other …
: Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor 3 by Actus 📚 ★★★☆☆ The third book in the series, …
: I was looking at the about page on the Porkbun website and started laughing when I noticed they have …
: I totally forgot it was WWDC today… 🤣
: Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor 2 by Actus 📚 ★★★☆☆ The second in the series, it …
: #Flashback-Friday 📷 2024-06-03 Taken just a few days ago, I’d just flopped onto the bed after …
: Dear Microsoft, If you’re going to override default behavior on a Mac in Teams (like taking …
: In desperate need of a “pick me up” and just remembered a friend of mine brought back …
: Walked in the bedroom to find a lazy boy taking a nap… 📷 🐈 😸 🥱
: 🔗 Bartender has a new owner – Six Colors // Jason Snell // sixcolors.com Software companies don’t …
: I was listening to the latest episode of the Core Intuition podcast and was delighted to hear Mars …
: Trying out something new: woke up an hour early to take a walk before work. 🥱🚶🏼
: Slowly easing back into the work routine after being on vacation (and out of the Country) for over a …
: We’ve always wanted to go to London…didn’t think it would be London, Ontario but beggars can’t be …
: Just saw a Tesla drop off someone off at their job…at a gas (petrol) station. I can’t stop laughing. …
: Ahh, if only I could read / speak French. 🤣📷🇫🇷🇨🇦
: I will never again get a phone directly through my carrier, even if it’s significantly cheaper. …
: Awake since 05:00 (took a friend to the airport 🛫), I’m worried there isn’t enough …
: Getting my license renewed and the Golden Girls theme song comes on the overhead speakers, it must …
: 📺 We finally finished Fawlty Towers, with the last episode causing us to laugh so hard and loud, we …
: Wow, that’s rather detailed… I affirm that I will not use the Software for nuclear. …
: Finished reading: Order of Architects: Book 1 by Oleg Sapphire & Yuri Vinokuroff 📚 ★★★☆☆ An …
: Finished reading: Return of the Runebound Professor by Actus 📚 ★★★☆☆ The first book of the series, …
: I absolutely love the artwork for the new “Lawyer Up” segment on Connected. 🤣🎵🎙️
: Finished reading: Freedom and Loyalty: Star Sorceress: Book Two by D. L. Harrison 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: Finished reading: Fleet Mage Academy: Star Sorceress: Book One by D. L. Harrison 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: Finished reading: Bastard (Last Life Book #1) by Alexey Osadchuk 📚 ★★★☆☆ Another one of those …
: Finished reading: The Abjurer: Journals of Evander Tailor by Tobias Begley 📚 ★★★★☆ The 3rd book in …
: I guess I have to eat my words, I just downloaded Delta from the App Store on my lunch break. The …
: 🔗 US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply | Ars Technica In some …
: 🔗 Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain | Ars Technica // ELIZABETH RAYNE // arstechnica.com …
: Finished reading: Rune Seeker 3 by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚 ★★★☆☆ The third book of the …
: I kinda went on a bit of a reading binge over the past week, reading the initial six books of the …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 16: Flâneur Oddly enough, when I mentioned the …
: Finished reading: Death Incarnate by James E Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book seven of the Aegis of Merlin, I …
: Finished reading: The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book six of the Aegis of …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 15: Small Little baby birds, so small and cute, at one …
: Passport photo acquired, paperwork is being sent off tomorrow…Canada, here I come! 🛫 (In 10 …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 14: Cactus The last time I was in Arizona, I was out …
: Finished reading: Wrath of the Dragon Czar by James E. Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book five of the Aegis of …
: Finished reading: The Raven’s Shadow by James E. Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book four of the Aegis of …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 13: Page These series of page(s) were very helpful …
: Finished reading: The Chimera Jar by James E Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book three of the Aegis of Merlin, I …
: Finished reading: The Awakening by James E. Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book two of the Aegis of Merlin, I rather …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 12: Magic You’re bound to see some magic at …
: 🔗 Roku hit with second major breach of 2024, this time affecting 576,000 users - The Verge // Emilia …
: Finished reading: The Impossible Wizard by James E Wisher 📚 ★★★☆☆ Book one of the Aegis of Merlin, I …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 11: Sky I always enjoy the window seat when traveling, …
: 🔗 Starting today, ISPs must display labels with price, speeds, and data caps | Ars Technica I …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 10: Train We were just a minute late and missed the …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 9: Crispy If you’re having a veggie burger out at …
: Finished reading: Resistance Above Magic 2 by B.T. Narro 📚 ★★☆☆☆ The second book in the series, it …
: 🔗 Apple now allows retro game emulators on its App Store—but with big caveats | Ars Technica There …
: 🔗 German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating | Ars Technica …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 8: Prevention Warning signs are a great danger …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 7: Well-Being Drinking isn’t exactly great for …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 6: Windy Another view of the Terrasse Dufferin, as it …
: Finished reading: Unexpected Healer by Jonathan Brooks 📚 ★★☆☆☆ This one randomly showed up as a …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 5: Serene There is nothing quite so serene as the sun …
: What’s a caffeine addict to do when there isn’t any coffee in the house? They walk to …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 4: Foliage Cute little baby bunny, attempting to blend …
: 🔗 Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years | Ars Technica Victim was …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 3: Card I’m pretty sure I’m going to offend …
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 2: Flowers Lily of the Valley has always been my …
: Just realized I missed day one of the “April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge” 😭
: 📷 April 2024 Micro.Blog photo challenge, Day 1: Toy Russell was never all that fond of them but he …
: Finished reading: The Gorgon Incident and Other Stories by John Bierce 📚 ★★★☆☆ Having finished the …
: Working on my taxes this afternoon and wanted to double-check there were no documents for an old …
: Is it just me or is advertising in podcasts just getting…awful? I just listened to five …
: 🍿 Date Night: we decided to watch a movie neither of us had seen and as we’ve been watching …
: Given my background with MS Sql / T-SQL, you’d think it would be trivial for me to upgrade …
: Set up a FreshRSS server over the weekend for fun; yes, I am a nerd. 🤓
: Finished reading: The Price Of Power by B. K. Cook 📚 ★★☆☆☆ The last book of the series (though, the …
: You know it’s bad when the representative from the Insurance company tells you to try GoodRX …
: Can’t get a 90 day supply of mediation filled b/c of an unspecified error in the computer …
: A dear friend of mine would have turned 42 today, if she hadn’t passed away during the Pandemic. …
: Morning coffee with a morning view… ☕️❄️🏔️📷
: Someone else didn’t want to wake up this morning either… 🐈 🥱 📷
: The perils of living with a non-coffee drinker: he walked in and asked in an accusatory tone: …
: 🔗 “So violated”: Wyze cameras leak footage to strangers for 2nd time in 5 months It …
: I think I’m going to declare “bankruptcy” on my RSS feeds today…this has …
: 🎵 I queued up this week’s episode the Vergecast and a french commercial for cat food …
: I have a complicated relationship with Valentines Day. 🤔 No, it’s not actually complicated, I …
: Decided to escape the house for a bit of nature with the Partner; in our defense, the sun was out …
: Finished reading: In Clawed Grasp by Seth Richter 📚 ★★★★☆ I went into this not expecting much but …
: Well this is an interesting turn of events…it looks like Google has completely blocked my IP …
: It’s the very definition of a first world problem but I’m unable to rent / reserve skis …
: I can’t believe it’s been a year since we said goodbye to Russell. The pain has faded a …
: Finished reading: Resistance Above Magic by B.T. Narro 📚 ★★☆☆☆ I wouldn’t call it “great …
: Finally got around to installing an “extender” SATA card into my media server, to add …
: Trying to update the SSL certificates our Kafka consumer / producer uses and it’s driving me …
: Finished reading: Rune Seeker 2 by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚 ★★★☆☆ The second book of the …
: …and I only just finished my first cup of coffee. ☕️🤪
: Someone created a Github issue for my Justified Swipebox Micro.blog plugin…and I’m so excited to …
: 📞 I was cleaning up voicemail on my lunch-break and found some old ones from Grandma; for the first …
: 🔗 HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges It's clear that HP's tactics are meant to …
: The “view” from inside the front door this morning. 🥶🧊📷
: Went skiing earlier, the first time in seven years. We had a great time but good grief, I’m …
: Maybe I’m in the minority but I really don’t care about Apple Vision Pro… 🤷🏼♂️
: Thai food with some friends for lunch. 🥢🍛
: My Parter and I went for a walk last night, in the falling snow (it’s a tradition of ours, to …
: Playing around with the updated Micro.blog categories, decided to add emoticons, just for fun. Have …
: Years ago, I set up a self-hosted Gitea, as a backup solution for my Github account. I didn’t …
: I had a craving earlier today and yea, it isn’t healthy at all but as it’s 10°F, so eating bad food …
: Layoffs have been hitting the tech sector for a while now and up till yesterday, it’s all been …
: I was listening to Pivot (one of my favorite podcasts) over my lunch and there was an exchange …
: 🍿 Date Night: Greek food and Sleepless in Seattle. It was my first time seeing it and yes, I would …
: ☕️ Wow, just realized I made some coffee at 10:00 this morning but never drank it; it’s been a …
: Kinda amazed and dismayed at Nintendo right now: lately, every time I try to sign into their store …
: We normally take down Christmas on January 6th (growing up, we’d leave Christmas up until …
: Just used an Apple Shortcut created by @jarrod to use OpenIA to generate image descriptions for alt …
: Finished reading: Path of Stars by David North 📚 ★★★☆☆ My least favorite of the series since book …
: Snowfall and a Show Over the weekend, my Partner and I were offered tickets to see Mrs. Doubtfire at the local theater. …
: 🍿 In honor of Glynis Johns passing a few days ago, we watched The Court Jester tonight. It was an …
: Finished reading: Astral Threads by David North 📚 ★★★☆☆ I finished reading this last night (woke up …
: Whilst out walking on my lunch break, I saw some winter lettuce. 😀 🚶🏼♂️ 🥬 📷 It was good to get out …
: Tried out the Copilot app but this isn’t going to work for me. I want to love it (it’s …
: Year In Books - 2023 I didn’t get nearly as much reading done in 2023 as I’d planned but that’s just …
: I always find it ridiculous companies (in this case a gym) make it so easy to sign up for services …
: Goals for '24 I don’t really put much stock in the whole “New Years Resolutions” thing everyone else …
: Aside from two events, the year hasn’t been too shabby…but those two events wreaked me. …
: Finished reading: Moonlight Relic by David North 📚 ★★★☆☆ In third of the series, the main character …
: Last working day of the year for me and wow, I really need more coffee. ☕️🥱😪
: 🔗 So You Just Found Out Amazon Is Greedy There won’t be mass cancellations of Prime over ads in …
: Finished reading: Aster Fall by David North 📚 ★★★☆☆ The second of the series, this picks up right …
: Merry Christmas everyone! ❄️🎄🎁🎅🏻☃️
: 🍿 For our last movie of the night, we’re watching Make the Yuletide Gay. As with most LGBTQ movies …
: 🍿 For the second viewing of the night, we’re watching the Holiday, one of my absolute favorite …
: 🍿 This movie has grown on me since last year, Spirited is kicking off the movie viewing experience …
: Happy Festivus! 🎉🎄 I hope every enjoys the airing of grievances, I know I will. 🤣 (Side Note: …
: Migrated 18TB of data from one server to another and even though the “new” server has redundancy, …
: Dear Apple I’m pretty darn sure you know that I keep marking emails with “Payment …
: So, I did a thing last night…I finally moved to a new server case. 🎉📷 It took far longer to …
: 🍿 Ended up doing a double-feature tonight and watched the Christmas Setup, a lovely holiday movie. 🎄 …
: 🍿 We watched a Christmas Story tonight. 🎄 It isn’t my favorite movie but my Partner loves it, …
: House chores are done for the day, now off to Costco. Fingers crossed I spend less than $100 …
: Holiday Lights @ the Gardens 🎄📷 Last weekend, my partner and I went to see some holiday lights at our local botanical garden. It was …
: It’s hard to stay up all night, running around the house, keeping everyone up… 💤😼🐈 I …
: Finished reading: Battlefield Reclaimer by David North 📚 ★★★☆☆ This book, a re-read for me, is the …
: I don’t think I played enough video games this year… 🤣😅🎮
: 🍿 One of my favorite holiday movies, While You Were Sleeping always brings happy tears. 🎄 ★★★★☆
: I was going to spend my lunch break working on creating a single-page app, to bulk-upload photos to …
: Someone is very upset they’re not allowed to eat this morning before going to the vet… …
: My Partner and I went out to dinner with my little brother and his girlfriend tonight…and it …
: Follow-Up: My @atpfm@mastodon.social pint glass finally came in the mail today, after years (it was …
: Follow-Up (Part 2): I was trying to listen to some Holiday music this morning, only to realize none …
: Follow-Up: I think my HomeKit set up is mostly back to normal. I was a little stupid and …
: We went to see the lights at the local botanical gardens this weekend, it was a fantastic evening …
: My HomeKit set up has been rock-solid for years but the minute I added a Matter plug (the …
: 🍿 Decided on a second movie tonight: The Holiday Sitter. 🎄 It’s a silly Hallmark holiday movie …
: 🍿 Full of mac ‘n cheese, in honor of Kevin’s meal during the movie. This is my …
: Finished reading: Second Hand by Heidi Cullinan 📚 ★★★☆☆ This was a re-read, from many years ago (it …
: I walked into the bedroom and he turned around to glare at me; evidently interrupting his bird …
: Follow-Up: The IKEA Sonos speaker is working perfectly (which is more than I could ever say of the …
: I give up, it’s time to throw in the towel on the HomePod set up in my house and just go get …
: Finished reading: The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder 📚 ★★★☆☆ Fun, light, fluffy…with just a hint …
: Follow-Up: The package was found in the bushes below my house, next to the …
: 🍿 Tonight’s feature film was an old family favorite: Christmas Vacation. 🎄 ★★★☆☆
: So, either Amazon is lying, the US Post Office is lying, or someone has taken my new Kindle from my …
: Finished reading: Dead Tired by Ravens Dagger 📚 ★★☆☆☆ A fun, if silly read, with a lot of puns. 😆 It …
: Pretty decent veggie burger, especially this far out of the City. 🤣🍔📷
: 🍿 Another favorite, tonight we watched White Christmas. 🎄 ★★★★★
: Currently Listening: A Holiday Carole by Carole King. 🎵🎄 First heard Carole on Gilmore Girls and …
: Default Apps and Services of 2023 It seems like a lot of folks have been writing about the default apps / services they use and while …
: Moved 18.3 TB of data from my Storage server to my Media server; gotta love the “rsync -va …
: 🍿 Kicking off the winter movie season with You’ve Got Mail, which is an old Holiday favorite of …
: We put up the tree last night, with one of my favorite ornaments in a place of prominence. 🎄 We …
: Finished reading: Imperial Wizard: Ambitions by J Parsons 📚 ★★☆☆☆ Somewhat predictable, the second …
: Rainy day + lazy cat = nap time 😹💤🐈📷
: Finished reading: Imperial Wizard by J Parsons 📚 ★★☆☆☆ This was a fun read, a magic users sleeps …
: Finished reading: Weeping Of Willows by Brandon Cook 📚 ★★★☆☆ The second book of the series, I …
: Another early morning breakfast with the bestie; between brunches and various thanksgivings / …
: No SimpliSafe, I don’t “miss you protecting me," if I did miss you I wouldn’t …
: Date Night: Burgers (in my case, a veggie burger) @ Red Robin. 😋🍔📷
: Well, the Analogue Pocket color editions are already sold out, so I guess I don’t have to …
: Finished reading: The House of Fire by Brandon Cook 📚 ★★★☆☆ I seem to be reading a lot of LitRPG …
: I’ve never seen the food court at Costco so full…and given the amount of screaming babies around, it …
: First and only peppermint mocha of the holiday season, from the “big” coffee chain. ☕️📷
: 📷 Two Thanksgivings down…I’m honestly not sure how many more to go at this …
: Brunch for two this morning, my breakfast companion was rather hungry 🤣 (only the one of those …
: Finished reading: Loremaster by M.E. Robinson 📚 ★★★☆☆ Another one in the LitRPG genre, I was …
: Yes, finally got an @atpfm@mastodon.social pint glass! Quest completed! 🤓
: Finished reading: Rune Seeker by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚 ★★★☆☆ Stumbled upon this book and …
: I realize I have an old Kindle (it’s the first version of the Paperwhite) but would it really …
: My various UPS’s (uninterrupted power supply) weren’t cheap, especially the giant one …
: Random Thought: Does anyone know how fast new books will show up in Bookshelves feature of …
: Micro.blog September Challenge - Summary I very much enjoyed the September 2023 Photo-blogging Challenge at Micro.blog, it gave me a lovely …
: Slowly starting the process of moving my domains away from Google. 🤞🏻
: ⌚️ Apple Watch Update: After it crashed at breakfast, I just got a “you’re almost out of …
: Another day, another issue with watchOS 10.1 on the Apple Watch Ultra v1. I have never been this …
: New Plugin: Simple Image Generation So I did a thing: I wrote my first Micro.Blog plugin. 🥳 It’s nothing fancy, just another image …
: 🎵 Yes, I know it’s too early for holiday music but it’s been a rough year…and …
: Migrating from Hugo to Micro.Blog I’ve been splitting my time between my own site (pictured below) and my Micro.Blog instance …
: He really does look rather regal here but I think he’s trying to lure me into a false sense of …
: 📷 Going on a walk during the lunch break always helps clear my head. 🙃
: 🍿 As it’s Halloween, of course we’re watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. 🎃 ★★★★☆ I …
: This has to be the buggiest version of WatchOS I’ve ever used. 😭 Even after an erase / reset, the …
: Took three weeks but the burial is over, the slide show is done, and everyone cried; I feel like I …
: Random Thought: Yea, this sounds about right, once the price is outside of what most …
: Yup, he’s still not happy with the construction…it’s almost done but I can tell …
: It was just starting to feel like autumn but this week…not so much. 🍂
: Alex is not amused by the construction going on in the house. 🙀🐈📷
: I’ve been bashing my head against the Micro.blog theming system, trying to get it matching the …
: Listening to Mishima / Closing… 🎵 I’m not sure why it’s affecting me so much but …
: I’m very excited about the upcoming live-action the Last Airbender series. 🙌🏻 I loved the …
: I was hoping to start swapping my media server from it’s tower case into my new Slinger CX4712 …
: Yes, I might be called “basic” but ‘tis the season… 🎃☕️📷
: It's too early for this, right? Went to a hardware store last night (my Partner is ripping up the carpet and putting in new …
: Friend of mine encouraged me to see if work offered bereavement leave…and they do, three days …
: Went to the office yesterday, in person, for the first time in over a year. No wonder I’m so …
: “If I were a blessing, I’d run around naked” As always, we can count on the Golden …
: Goodbye Grandma We said goodbye to my oldest friend this weekend, my lovely Grandma. She’s been…or …
: 🍿 “It’s just a little Hocus Pocus!" 📷 ★★★☆☆ An annual tradition with my Girls from …
: He was curious about what was going on in the kitchen. 🐱🐈😹📷
: Anyone else out there noticing an uptick in iCloud email spam? This is getting a little silly…
: He’s taken to falling asleep in front of the bathroom door…and then when we try to open …
: Markdown Linebreak in Hugo My primary website uses Hugo for a variety of reasons and for the most part, I love it…except …
: Enjoyed the September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge, it was so much fun looking back into my photo …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 30: Treasure Playing for pennies during a friendly …
: Is anyone else out there having issues with their Apple Watch Ultra v1 after upgrading to watchOS …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 29: Contrast A view from the Terrasse Dufferin …
: Random Thought: I try to steer clear of politics online, as I really don’t want to deal with …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 28: Workout One of my overarching goals for this …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 27: Embrace He didn’t want to wake up, so he was …
: I have a lovely cold and in the Daily Stand-Up today, the Product Owner suggested I sing …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 26: Beverage I was never sure if Russell was after …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 25: Flare Nothing like a little flare to brighten …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 24: Belt Wanted to make sure my new iPhone made it …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 23: “A Day In the Life” Breakfast this …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 22: Road Just a piece of rubbish lying next to the …
: Drove all the way to Nashville to get curry chips at a British pub. 🍟😝
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 21: Fall! There is nothing like the crunch of …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 20: Disruption! It’s always good to stop when …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 19: Edge! Any time I fly, I always feel like …
: Trying out the “Micropost” feature on MarsEdit…
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 18: Fabric! Taken during the first summer of the …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 17: Intense! It was rather intense watching my …
: Really wanted to try out some of the new watchOS features, so I downloaded the beta tonight. It was …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 16: Oof! All I can say is that falling into a …
: Micro.blog September Challenge I’ve been toying with Micro.blog for years, playing with it (and paying for it) but never …
: On a lark, I fired up the VPN connection on my iPad to dump my internet traffic out to Berlin, just …
: It’s only taken nineteen years but I’m finally watching the series finale of Frasier tonight. 🤣📺
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 15: Red Taken back in 2020, we got in / out of …
: Discovered book 8 in “The Magician’s Brother” series came out this month and as …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 14: Statue While wandering around Montréal back in …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 13: Glowing Nothing like a glowing sunset on one of …
: On a lark yesterday (it was a very long day at work), I decided “oh, what the heck, install …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 12: Panic Per the “Hitchhiker’s Guide …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 11: Retrospect It’s been a little more than …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 10: Cycle Winter in Québec has a tendency to cover …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 9: Language Given this photo was taken around ten …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 8: Yonder Another one from photo library, this view …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 7: Panorama A panorama view of Montmorency Falls, …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 6: Well Closest thing I could find in my photo …
: As much as I enjoy the stability and reliability of Apple products (my M2 MacBook Air is the best …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 5: Forest The view from some random trail in the …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 4: Orange Every time my partner and I visit Quebec …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 3: Precious Sadly, our little puppy-rabbit crossed …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 2: buildup The inverse of “buildup” is …
: 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 1: Abstract Decided it would be fun to use …
: Random Thought: Always fascinated by companies who take the “if you want to change your email, …
: Random Thought: With Twitter (aka “X”) talking about collecting even more data (link to …
: Yet another reason why I won’t invest any time, energy, or money into the Google ecosystem: …
: As predicted, my banking account is “locked” and I need to call customer …
: Just realized the bank holding my mortgage has changed their customer portal (their term, not mine) …
: Random Thought: Sipping on my first and only pumpkin spice latte of the season. ☕️🎃🍁
: Listening to the Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast on the drive back to the City today, and …
: Somebody paid for my order at Starbucks, first time that’s ever happened to me. 😀 I returned …
: Ah, nothing like password change / reset day…first you get to change it on your Mac and then …
: Huge shout-out and Happy Birthday to my Dad, he turns 70 today. 🎂 If it wasn’t for him, I …
: Finally yanked out the GPU from my UnRaid server and set up Plex to use Intel Quick Sync; pleased …
: So very tired of New Egg using my number to text me sale spam. Really wish it was possible to sue …
: As a grown-up Nintendo kid, I was worried about the new Super Mario Bros. Movie b/c those games, …
: Not only did we loose all the refrigerated / frozen food in the house but the cat peed in the …
: While on vacation, we lost power for two days; translation: all the food in our house is now bad. …
: I really want to fix the ”networking setup” in the Airbnb; I opened up the cabinet, it was scorching …
: Once again, my Mac Air crashing has corrupted both of my Time Machine drives…but don’t …
: Impressed with this hotel wifi, on a Zoom call and running a local WebLogic Server with no issues. …
: Listening to a ton of podcasts this morning, mostly tech ones…and everyone is so excited about the …
: Hey @Reddit, why are you emailing me interesting posts if I can’t get to any of them? Perhaps …
: I have a love/hate relationship with unit testing but as they just caught a logic bug in some …
: Making some cookies for a friend. 🍪🧈 #baking
: Twelve years ago today, an adorable man smiled at me and simply said ”yes”…and we’ve been together …
: Helped a friend set up his new Nintendo Switch…the OLED model…and now I want to buy …
: I feel like I just moved heaven and earth to get my Apple TV remote working with my Sonos …
: Came all the way out onto the pier for some therapy. 🛋️📺 #TV #BobNewhart #Chicago
: Wait, wait…don’t tell me…? 🤣📻 #npr
: I sometimes feel like I’m the only person still using RSS feeds to stay up to date on news; …
: Goodness, something is clearly going on today with dynamic advertising injection in podcasts b/c I …
: Throwing in the towel for the day, our Jenkins build server is misbehaving. 😱
: Made it just a few weeks before the next one come out but I finally beat Zelda: Breath of the Wild! …
: In the past week, I deployed an update to a back-end service and started the rollout of an update to …
: Online advertising seems to get getting worse, at least for me. I’m not sure what online data …
: I think I’m done with NewEgg.com, who ships a hard drive like this, free to flop around the box?!? 😤 …
: Well it’s only taken 5+ years but I’m finally going to fight the water boss in The Legend of Zelda: …
: As soon as I dropped my internet service with Charter / Spectrum, they started sending me a massive …
: Interesting there are a bunch of online sales of FitBit stuff, especially given the fact FitBit has …
: Just filed my federal taxes… 😮💨 One question: why the *&%$ do they make this so bloody …
: Another iOS Photos widget memory of #Russell 💔🐶 Taken On: 2020-03-07 @ 19:06 #nostalgia #memories
: Finished reading: The House Witch 3 by Delemhach 📚 ★★☆☆☆ I read the first two books earlier this …
: Finished reading: The House Witch 2 by Delemhach 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: Another iOS Photos widget memory of #Russell 💔🐶 Taken On: 2021-10-01 @ 22:39 #nostalgia #memories
: I use the iOS Photos widget on my Home Screen and there have been a lot of #Russell photos popping …
: The only reason I get up on the morning. ☕️😴
: I’m sometimes envious of those with a more mechanical skill set but then I get the chance to help …
: Do I wanna make another cup of coffee so late in the day? Yes. Should I? Probably not. Will I? …
: Thank goodness Amazon is texting me to let me know my account is compromised and will be canceled …
: Was not at all impressed with the music in the overhead at the gym tonight, so I made my own …
: Finished reading: The House Witch by Delemhach 📚 ★★☆☆☆
: I still wake up every day, missing Russell, hoping it was just a bad dream…only for reality …
: Took a day off this week (there was no way on earth I was going to be able to work 💔🐶) and making up …
: I keep looking up, expecting Russell to be on the couch or in his nest of blankets. I keep expecting …
: “How did that annoying little creature worm his way so deep into our hearts?" - me asking …
: Nobody tells you how much this hurts…or maybe they did and I just didn’t realize? …
: Goodbye Russell We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite …
: We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite …
: Just made an incredibly tough decision, one that me and my partner didn’t want to make but it’s for …
: I think he’s plotting my demise… 😬😼 #cat
: 🍿 As is tradition, watching Groundhog Day on Groundhog Day. 🎬 ★★★☆☆
: I might be the only one still playing Animal Crossing but one’s island doesn’t rearrange itself. 😃 …
: How is today the last day of January 2023?! Where did the month go…? 🥱
: “Waste not, want not” is a phrase my Partner took from his grandma’s grandma. I …
: I’m still not sure how I was coerced onto the PRIDE Committee @ work but hanging out with a …
: Russell was giving a lot of side eye when I was trying to get him to look at the camera… 🤣🐶
: All day, I’ve been humming a song and just realized it’s from Kirby’s Adventure. 🤣
: It’s funny…in all the time I’ve been a digital packrat, I’ve never had a …
: Looking at a stack of receipts and realized Costco double-charged us for eggs… 😱
: There wasn’t much space in the recliner but he wanted to sit with me and I couldn’t say no… 🥰
: Spent today verifying my creaky old windows application will be fine when IE is forcibly retired …
: It’s 2023…why are websites still having issues with Safari? I shouldn’t have to …
: I’ve been wearing an Apple Ultra Watch for a couple months now and while I love it’s …
: These phishing emails are starting to look authentic…it took me a few minutes to realize I …
: As I suspected, I’m rather sore today but them’s the breaks. 😅
: Went to a gym over my lunch break today for the first time since the pandemic started…and …
: Another day, another Charter/Spectrum outage. I was planning on keeping them around as a backup to …
: Went out to lunch with a friend and I just couldn’t stop myself from abusing my body with …
: Had some green curry for lunch…it was tasty but a bit of a mistake (I can already feel the …
: Russell was begging for scratches and who was I to deny him…he got a lot of scratches.
: Just got an email from a pizza place, talking about ”helping with Resolutions” 😂🍕
: Decided to get out and enjoy the weather on the first day of the New Year. 🌤️ Russell had a great …
: Congratulations @Apple, you might have gotten $45 for an interest payment I feel I don’t owe …
: Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 I woke up to no internet this morning, yay for hotspots! 🤣
: So, power just went out on my block… 😮💨🥶
: Holiday Lights at the Zoo Every year part of the local Zoo is decorated with lights and Holiday cheer…and the past few …
: Didn’t expect to enjoy Spirited to much but wow, that movie…lots and lots of sad but …
: Home after a quick trip to see the in-laws over the weekend and just realized I have my first …
: Just wrapped up research on a “History of HIV/AIDs” presentation I’m giving at …
: Deploying my first bit of Java work into Production tonight, fingers crossed! ☕️🤞🏻😅
: Hoping for a Miracle this #holiday season…getting through all the movies in my #holiday …
: 🍿 Another night during this #holiday season, another movie. I hope no one is Home Alone tonight, …
: Finally got around to building my Super Mario 64 Lego cube and had so much fun doing it. 😃 …
: Lego 64 Well, I finally finished it! 🎉 It only took a year (I bought this back in October of 2021) but I …
: 🍿 Enjoying the #holiday season, trying to stay awake while building legos. 😴🎄 ★★★★☆
: Had such a great time last night at the The Fox last night, the The Piano Guys put on one heck of a …
: Surprised the ball-n-chain with tickets to see The Piano Guys at The Fox; I had no idea he was a fan …
: Let the #holiday viewing season start with mass-insanity of the family variety. 🤣🎄🎅🏻 ★★★☆☆
: Navigating through four screens to cancel my Amazon Prime membership is rather funny. 🤣 Even once I …
: So dang happy it’s Friday, even if I am dealing with crazy java dependency issues. …
: After trying and failing to get the Holiday decorations out of the basement, I’ve decided to …
: So sad the owner of the local bakery is finally retiring…where am I going to get my holiday …
: I really need to stop buying physical items from Amazon, based on the last six months of orders, the …
: The Great Scattering / Fragmentation It’s been a hot minute since I last said anything here but goodness, it’s been a hot …
: Screwing around with Java 7, wondering where it all went wrong, while listening to #holiday music. …
: My Partner is finally breaking out his gift from last year, we’ve decided to decorate the top …
: Getting the crock pot ready for tomorrow; Turkey might be the typical tradition for most in the …
: Russell was chasing the sun, poor little muffin. 😹
: Random Thought: Rather amazed at how fast things are falling apart on Twitter…it’s …
: The cold came in over the weekend and I never saw his head again… 🥱😸
: So dang happy to be done with Empower Retirement! There is nothing empowering about them…the …
: Worst experience ever at the Apple Store…got stuck with someone new…and I knew more about Apple …
: While listening to NPRs @theindicator podcast, I heard them talk about @CARROT_app, which is my …
: Well I might get hate mail over this one…but something is playing throughout the house right …
: Was supposed to attend a party tonight but as the Partner and I spent most of today at Urgent Care, …
: Not overly fond of spending most of the day at Urgent Care but this is so much better than spending …
: Well they finally got me…just signed up for an @atpfm membership, couldn’t resist the …
: Another weekday, another water issue is the charming (insert sarcasm here) city of Saint Louis. …
: So damn sad to hear about the passing of Leslie Jordan today. He might have become famous on …
: Date night, went out to an old favorite of ours. 🍱🥢 😋
: Life is just too short to deal with flakes. I’m all for putting in a little more effort to …
: Flu shot done…now back to bed. 🥱
: Just back from the dentist and the numbing is wearing off… 😓
: You know you’re exhausted and not yet awake when you make coffee and then forget you made coffee… …
: Good News Everybody! A random dude called to let me know that I can get student loan help relief by …
: Sleepy boy…he woke us up and herded us into the living room so he could take a nap… 😅😴🥰
: Leftovers for Breakfast In an effort to stop throwing out so much food, I jazzed up some leftovers for breakfast this …
: Russell was eyeing my breakfast this morning… 😋🐶
: Dear Amazon, I don’t know where you delivered my packages but that is not my front porch… 😂😤
: The peril of pissing off a Developer with your city bureaucracy and incompetence: you’ll be getting …
: Well shoot, it’s now 2PM and I haven’t taken lunch yet…I kept delaying it b/c I was making progress …
: The Nerd Group is almost done with Picard, I think I might have to go back to the start and watch …
: As always was and ever will be, Siri is a flaming dumpster fire. 😭
: Remote / Lunch As my position with my new employer is fully remote, I haven’t met the bulk of my co-workers …
: Of course, as soon as the couch has been cleaned, this messy monster decided it was time to continue …
: Switched on the carpet cleaner…and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen the cat move so fast. We don’t …
: Been playing Magic Scroll Tactics on my Switch lately; I wouldn’t say it’s a truly great game but …
: Still Here Being rather lazy on a Saturday, snuggling with the puppy, watching The Nanny, and finagling with my …
: If anyone is in the STL area, check out Sunny’s Cantina, the food is amazing and the prices are …
: If anyone is looking for a cute place to shop for knickknacks in Saugatuck, MI (just got back from …
: Wow @SimpliSafe, not only is is insanely hard to cancel service (seriously, why do I have to call …
: Someone was eyeing my dinner, hoping I’d look away… 🤣
: So, my insurance sent me some Covid-19 Antigen tests…that expired in May of 2022…?! 🤔
: Covid-19 has struck the household again…at least we’re ready for it this time… 🤣
: Russell is annoyed with me, he can’t seem to understand I have to work right now instead of giving …
: With the fall of Roe v. Wade, I’m guessing a certian segment of the political population will …
: My last day with my former employer was today. This is the first time I’ve have a gap between …
: Is it weird the enhancements to fitness and photos are the thing that excites me most about WWDC …
: I love Trader Joe’s…the selection and quality are great, the stores are clean, and the staff are …
: Taxes done…nothing like waiting until the last minute/hour… 😮💨
: Oh doctors…if I’m fifteen minutes late, my appointment is given away; if they’re fifteen minutes …
: The new case showed up today, so excited for a “project” this weekend!
: There is something rather peaceful about getting to the office before 5:30…no traffic on the road, …
: He’s waiting for an important phone call.
: Russel is basking in the sun and silently judging me for not sharing my lunch… 🤣
: Well here we go again…building another multimedia (Plex) box. 📺💻
: Begging for food and being quite the adorable nuisance… 🥰🐈📷
: Ah, nothing like sitting down to work and hearing the clatter of a dumpster falling into your yard …
: Nothing like watching a Sunday show (my partner used to watch Keeping Up Appearances on Sunday with …
: This cute little hyacinth is keeping me company while I bang out code this morning…and the scent …
: I just love it when people send me an email with the subject line in capital letters, followed by a …
: Cute ‘lil cardinal was right outside my window most of the early afternoon, snacking from the …
: Lazy boy, snoozing in the sun. 🥱
: As I lie next to it, panting from a workout, I’ve come to the realization it might be a good idea to …
: Silently judging us for making him sit out in the living room to monitor our progress instead of …
: Good grief, it’s cold outside… 🥶
: One of my coworkers has been possibly exposed to Covid…but came into the office this morning because …
: Happy Birthday Betty I was told to open up Google and search for “Betty White”… She was so close to …
: King of Pillow Mountain and Santa’s Little Helper…Russell has been a busy little furball this …
: It’s always so funny to get spam messages about my Netflix account or student loans…as I don’t have …
: Life is messy at times and when it gets that way, we just have to clean ourselves up and move …
: The Christmas village has been destroyed…it might be time to take it down, before further casualties …
: Decided to do a tiny bit of baking, so I made some chocolate chip cookies for game night.
: Regal, as always…Russell surveys his domain. 🐶📷
: My current Employer is requiring all employees to provide proof of vaccination, so that an OSHA …
: Just realized, between my partner and I, we know nine people who have Covid right now… Yay omicron …
: This sleepy little guy is twitching in his sleep and clearly ready for bed. 🐶📷
: It seems like it was years ago (and honestly, it was years ago or so it seems) but I received some …
: Last day of holiday break…so many things I haven’t yet done but it’s hard to find …
: More Murder... As my Partner hasn’t been feeling well, we didn’t do anything for New Year’s …
: Thank You For Being A Friend Well, it had to happen…we had to loose just one more person in 2021…goodbye Betty, …
: No, it is not time for Valentine’s Day…put away the red hearts and bring back Christmas…it isn’t …
: Random Thought: Three-day work weeks are always rough…and when you wake up to literal freezing …
: Snuggle Buddy Russell is keeping me company on this chilly Sunday evening. 🐕📷
: Watching / listening to As Time Goes By while wrapping gifts. 🎄🎁
: Battery Backup It isn’t often you’re able to test redundancy in your home set up but today, my power …
: Two Weeks' Notice All good things must come to an end…and thus, I’ve just turned in my two weeks' notice …
: Entry Level Mistake We (my employer) recently parted ways with a development vendor and yesterday I was combing through …
: 10 Years It’s rather surreal to think about but tomorrow is officially ten years with my Partner. …
: Blogging...Then and Now Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a developer who went by the name of Jon. He decided …
: Is This Thing On? Hello World! It’s been a crazy long time since I wrote anything online…how’s everyone doing? …