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: Quote of the week: “The best time to make up your mind about someone is never.”

: I dunno why my french toast always sticks to the pan. Is it the pan? The kind/amount of oil I use? …

: Finished my second woodworking project, an outdoor patio table! My kid’s swim school has this …

: It’s 51 degrees and raining cats and dogs.

: The Playdate The Playdate I ordered 10 months ago has arrived. I forgot I ordered it so it was a nice surprise. …

: View from the outdoor office.

: Got the outdoor office setup.

: Unity What? Unity just announced that they’re adding a fee per install starting next year, with the …

: Wife’s parents visited and stayed with us for 3 months over the summer and just left …

: Asshole Managers Was still feeling frustrated by my manager acting belligerent in a meeting a few weeks ago. I was …

: 🎵Tool - Lateralus Rehearsal I’m always mesmerized by the control and precision professional …

: Wife has been gone for the week. As I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at 12:47am, I wondered …

: Poem by Xin Qiji translated by Eileen Cheng-yin Chow

: I’m reading House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski tonight and came across two passages about …

: Bad Thoughts - Dev Log #3 - Bugzzzzzzzzz Nothing interesting to show. Been slogging through bugs as I integrate features from the pre-setup …

: I saved this poem from somewhere and promptly bought the book it came from: The Human Line by Ellen …

: I posted a video via the website, but it became blurry. Any ideas why? @help Here’s an …

: Why does the formatting look correct when I view my post through the Posts page, but not when I …

: Deep Work Notes Whew! Finally got around to processing my notes from reading Deep Work by Cal Newport. I transferred …

: Bad Thoughts - Dev Log #2 - State Machines and Visual Debugging Implemented a finite state machine to handle the AI behaviors. Even though there won’t be too …

: Bad Thoughts - Dev Log #1 First time trying to upload a video to micro.blog. It’s a WIP prototype of my game where your …

: We had some overnight snow that made road conditions a bit iffy. I’m grateful for the road crews …

: After having a week off, it’ll be difficult to find the motivation to go to work tomorrow.

: After missing a few days, I’m renewing my commitment to finishing the remainder of …

: I’ll never tire of watching Joe Pera Talks With You. If you have HBO Max and like Mr. Rogers or Ted …

: I miss Cracker Barrel. The closest one is in Oregon!

: I hope someday we can get a reboot of the Black & White video game franchise. It’d also …

: Today I noticed how the morning dew sparkled in the sun like aluminium foil.

: Hmm, read this article about Mastodon security/privacy and direct messages don’t seem that …

: Someone posted something a while back about general vs specialize communities and it made me realize …

: I’m still trying to adjust with having a kid in daycare and the constant illnesses while being sick …

: Based on my wife’s cousin who lives in Germany, I have a suspicion that the Seahawks vs. …

: Here’s my display of gaming figurines. The picture in the back is of the id Software team from …

: Another fine addition to the bathroom library.

: Even after ministering my son’s latest medicine that we got from the doctor, his night time cough …

: Saudade is an emotional state of conspicuous melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for …

: I like this tip on how to write more: expand your definition of completing a project (any project, …

: What You Missed that Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade Check out this poem by Brad Aaron Modlin. It’s from his book “Everyone at This Party Has …

: While looking for ideas for today’s prompt, I came across something called the false consensus …

: Kid had an allergic reaction to his antibiotics so spent most of the day waiting at urgent care. We …

: I found Cal Newport’s newsletter today insightful. It’s about a rapper named Larry June …

: This prompt reminded me of a secluded cave my friends and I stopped at on our way to Mt. Shasta. We …

: We saw Disney on Ice tonight so didn’t have time to think of a good way to use the prompt. Not being …

: I admire people that can maintain friendships through many years and over long distances.

: My wife got a new job recently so we decided to get a 2nd car after juggling one car for …

: Zoomed in soy sauce in oil looks like alien worlds. 📷

: Kept seeing the tech art community mention a suite of Windows utilities developed by Microsoft …

: Feast your ears on this website I just came across that has various ambient soundtracks to listen …

: Deactivated my Twitter account. For a long time I only read content and didn’t post anything …

: I’ve been wanting to do something like a 30 day challenge to get into blogging more. Having a …

: Finished reading: Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé 📚

: Finished reading: Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried 📚

: Currently reading: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 📚

: Finished reading: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney …

: Reading Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and this part stuck with me. What will we do when we can no …

: Currently reading: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 📚

: Daaaamn, check out those animations. Great finger deformations and the bracelet dynamics are a nice …

: Finished reading: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin 📚

: Currently reading: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 📚 Re-reading …

: Finished reading: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks 📚 …

: I spent all my gummies on clothes and have no regrets. #ooblets

: Recipe: Anabolic Blueberry Pancakes This is a very quick and easy recipe I learned from Greg Doucette. Click here to see his video of …

: Finished reading: Deep Work by Cal Newport 📚

: Health care in the USA Patient: Goes to doctor with medical issue. Trusts doctor’s opinion due …

: “Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better." …

: Trying out uploading multiple pics. Thanks @manton. This is an abandoned gas station from somewhere …

: Here’s a clicker with black/red film shot with SX-70 using a close up lens 📷 I miss the …

: Maine in 2017 - Shot with SX-70 📷

: No More Vacations! Vacations are like being a dog without a leash. You’re finally able to run free and roll around in …

: Training for 5k Defeated The Resistance today and completed week 4 out of 8 of training for a 5k. Week 4 is a tough …