Category: Journal

Blog Questions Challenge 2025

I don't normally do blog challenges, but I got pinged by ~hyde with the call, so here goes: Why did you start blogging in the first place? I don't ... Read more

Long Lake

I grew up visiting the central Adirondak Mountains with my family. A family friend had a cabin that we would visit at least once each year for a va... Read more

I Kind of Miss Search

I've started to miss being able to search my blog. I've got nearly 700 posts over 12 years of writing. When it was running on Wordpress, search cam... Read more

Basement Shows and Lost Music

I'm feeling a bout of nostalgia this week because Spotify decided to play some music I haven't listened to since the early 2000's. I'm a 90's child... Read more

Yes, it Uses Wifi - Weeknotes for 2023-03-31

I ended up writing (and publishing) a lot this week. Be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed if you don't want to miss any of my drivel. Are we the ba... Read more

The Slow Week - Weeknotes for 2023-03-24

Not much happening This was a very quiet week. I attended a conference at the end of last week, which always takes a lot of energy. I also had a gr... Read more

ALL the QR Codes - Weeknotes for 2023-03-17

Don't worry about running out of QR codes We got talking at work this week on how many possible QR codes there are. It's a lot. I've been learning ... Read more

Curves and Communication - Weeknotes for 2023-03-06

A variety of things This seems like the best way to verify journalists on the fediverse. Here's how the Washington Post verified its journalists on... Read more

Consumers of People - Weeknotes for 2023-03-03

We don't have to shout any more Happy people, the kind who eat sandwiches together, are boring. They don’t buy much. Their smartphones are six vers... Read more

Corgis From the Sky! - Weeknotes for 2023-02-20

What a headline The Jerusalem Post had one of the best headlines covering an astronomical event in Texas this week: Corgi-sized meteor as heavy as ... Read more

Roofball - Weeknotes for 2023-02-13

Midwest is best YouTube recommended what is probably the most midwest video I've ever come across. It's the 2008 Roofball World Championships and i... Read more

Check Your Hallways - Weeknotes for 2023-02-06

Look at this I need to do more reading, but go look at Bonfire just for the illustrations. Flask is 13 years old and my web platform of choice. Her... Read more

Down With the Sickness - Weeknotes for 2023-01-30

Interesting reads The hidden purple memorial in your browser - reddit link, the full backstory Dr. TJ Kendon - on what appears to be a new blog - h... Read more

Should We Condition? - Weeknotes for 2023-01-23

Here are some interesting things and half-formed thoughts from this week: Shorts I'm trying to use Helix as a main editor. There is some growing pa... Read more

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