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  • He was curious about what was going on in the kitchen. 🐱🐈😹📷

    Grey cat on top of a piano, looking out of the frame.

  • 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 / close it, he glares. 😹🐈📷

    Grey cat, on the floor, in front of a door-way, glaring with one eye open at the camera.

  • Markdown Linebreak in Hugo

    My primary website uses Hugo for a variety of reasons and for the most part, I love it…except when you run into odd edge-cases and the latest one: line-breaks using Markdown aka the <br /> tag.

    After a little bit of research, I ended up creating a custom shortcode to handle the need / issue, naming it “line-break.html”:

    List of html files under the layouts / shortcodes directory structure.

    To use the shortcode, I add [[< line-break >]] (I used regular brackets here, instead of curly ones, so this shortcode wouldn’t trip up Hugo) into my various markdown files and voila: line-breaks in the generated HTML!

    Screen grab of text, showing the newly created line-break tag at the end of each line.

  • Enjoyed the September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge, it was so much fun looking back into my photo library. With the exception of one day, all of my photos were ones I’ve taken over the years. 😁

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 30: Treasure

    Cards (9 of hearts, 7 and 5 of clubs on one side, with the Jack of diamonds and the Ace of spades on the other side) on a white tablecloth, with pennies on top of them.

    Playing for pennies during a friendly family (in-law) poker game. I wouldn’t call them treasure but I did win a few rounds…and as I’d never played before…that was good enough for me. ♠️🃏🪙 #mbsept

  • Is anyone else out there having issues with their Apple Watch Ultra v1 after upgrading to watchOS 10? Even after the unpair / pair dance, my battery is dropping far too fast, haven’t even had the watch on for eight hours and I’m at 40% left. 😤😭⌚️

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 29: Contrast

    View of the St. Lawrence River, with ice chunks occupying most of the surface, at night, with houses covered in snow and streets with lights at the bottom of the picture. On the upper part of the picture, across the river, lights can be seen up and down a bluff, with a few well-light buildings prominent in the cloudy night sky.

    A view from the Terrasse Dufferin during February; I always love Quebec in winter…the contrast of light and dark, ice and life…it’s lovely. ❄️💡 #mbsept

  • Random Thought: I try to steer clear of politics online, as I really don’t want to deal with hateful comments but that said, if the US Government shuts down, I really don’t think members of Congress should get their paychecks, especially if the vast majority of regular workers aren’t paid.

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 28: Workout

    Weight machine, with various brackets to hold bar-bells, in front of a wall of mirrors, reflecting other parts of the gym; the machine is set up for squats.

    One of my overarching goals for this year was to work on my health, with a large emphasis on fitness. My bestie has work pushing me into lifting weights, for my regular workout. 🏋🏼 #mbsept

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 27: Embrace

    Grey cat, curled up and hiding his face with his paws, on a blue bedspread, with blue pillows behind him.

    He didn’t want to wake up,
    so he was hiding his face,
    in a sweet little self-embrace.
    😸💤 #mbsept

  • I have a lovely cold and in the Daily Stand-Up today, the Product Owner suggested I sing “Smelly Cat” after the meeting. 🤣

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 26: Beverage

    Two stemmed glasses of mulled wine sitting on a tray, next to plates and a cutting board with cheese, crackers, and knives. The tray is on top of a black ottoman, with the head of a white dog staring at the tray in the background.

    I was never sure if Russell was after the cheese or the mulled wine but I know he was hoping we’d walk away at some point; he made a habit of stealing unguarded food. 🍷🧀🐶🤣 #mbsept

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 25: Flare

    Two giant firework explosions, one pure white, the other colored (red / white / blue), in the night sky, with a trail of smoke leading away from them and the city skyline of St. Louis, with the Arch, is on the right side of the photo. The glow of the city can be seen reflecting a little in the river below.

    Nothing like a little flare to brighten the night sky on the 4th of July. 🎆 #mbsept

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 24: Belt

    An iPhone 15 Pro box in on the seat of a car, behind a seatbelt.

    Wanted to make sure my new iPhone made it home safely, so of course I used a belt in the car. 🚗📱 #mbsept

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 23: “A Day In the Life”

    Collection of mixed donuts (some covered with sugar, some with sprinkes, some with a sugar-glaze, some with chocolate), four by three, for a total of twelve.

    Breakfast this morning; we’re visiting my Partner’s cousin’s family and as they took us to dinner last night, we showed up with tons of sugary carbs. 🍩 #mbsept

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 22: Road

    Broken electric scooter, lying on a brick road, with its headlight still on.

    Just a piece of rubbish lying next to the road. 🧱🛴 #mbsept

  • Drove all the way to Nashville to get curry chips at a British pub. 🍟😝

    Wedge-shaped fries on a circular white plate, with a yellow-orange curry sauce on the site, in a small ramekin.

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 21: Fall!

    Wooden bench in a park, with yellow leaves covering the ground and some on the bench. There is a paved trail in the background, with yellowing trees throughout the photo.

    There is nothing like the crunch of leaves underfoot as you’re strolling around a local park during the Autumn / Fall season. 🌳🍂 The only thing missing is a pumpkin-spice flavored drink. 😆☕️ #mbsept

  • 📸 September 2023 Micro.Blog photo challenge. Day 20: Disruption!

    Red stop sign in the foreground, with road names mounted on top: 'Rozier St' and 'Linn Dr'; a True Value hardware store is in the background, the parking lot right behind the sign.

    It’s always good to stop when see a sign, unless you want to cause a dangerous disruption. 🛑 Bonus points when the intersection contains your last name… 🤣 #mbsept