: After decades of being buried beneath a shitty parking lot, like a lifted curse, the failed …
: It would’ve been a hugely valuable lesson years ago, to realize that it’s not simply that my …
: These cooling winds are quite welcome in July.
: If we allow these [AI] tools to dictate our visual culture, we must accept that it will be …
: It’s Canadian wildfire season again. 😷
: The gate swings open and the dungeon reveals itself before you…
: The number of personal projects that AI has killed continues unabated.
: Went to our speakeasy for some live jazz.
: It’s harder to convince people there’s something wrong with them when they intimately understand …
: ”Your local caffeine dealer” The most appropriately advertised coffee shop.
: Star Dream Fountain Marshall M. Fredricks, 1908-1998
: If anyone wants to hire me, I’ve really got my finger on the pulse of middle-aged white guys trying …
: Whenever you’re lucky enough to find it, you have to receive life’s poetry – even when, and …
: The Last Burning of the Light
: Fortress of higher learning.
: The world, one giant selfie jostle. Eventually, right before the machines turn off our light of …
: I always marvel at the well observed details that sculptors are able to capture. I almost felt like …
: Twelve years ago, we took our then kindergartener for pancakes before her first day of school. …
: The history of tech has calcified into stories of dramatic wins and unforeseen downfalls, and what …
: Expecting a sanctioned biopic to deliver unvarnished truth misunderstands the dynamics: The estate …
: Hard for me to believe that today is my daughter’s very last regular day of high school ever. Her …
: Quality time with other humans all pretending to not be human.
: 🦉 The coolest playground at Bonnet Springs park, FL.
: Meanwhile, the barons of the private sector have likewise backed down from even superficial concern …
: These are fields where monotony walks hand in hand with craft. Some people throw their hands up and …
: My new routine: Every day, when my daughter is gone at school, my brain forces me to face the fact …
: …we are very easily taken in by the promise that buying or upgrading to some new thing will …
: “The majority of us would much rather be happy than try to found a company that takes over the …
: With the beautiful flowers and clear blue skies, you’d never know it’s 30° out today.
: Some welcome color for the season.
: I think it’s time for a haircut when I start looking like Egon Spengler from The Real Ghostbusters …
: I am TRON, devoured of quarters. Look upon my difficulty and despair.
: Everything has five stars but it’s worse and costs more money.
: Spring sunrise over the high school football fields.
: Tonight, the wind rippled the sunset clouds like the tide does to beach sand.
: “We’re not just processing information but living in bodies that know things minds can’t …
: Finished Re-reading: Neuromancer by William Gibson 📚 It’s still incredible to read just how many …
: “The kid who tries to run Blender on a Chromebook doesn’t learn that his machine can’t handle it. He …
: The first spring bird of this year sang atop our chimney, filling the house with its happy sound.
: Producing training data means working toward your own obsolescence. While the number of people doing …
: The sun spot has begun its triumphant return.
: My wife gives the best gifts.
: Hard to believe this many fall leaves survived such a snowy winter. I welcome their color as gloomy …
: Textures and colors of a dark and rainy day.
: When you’re living in a Simon Stalenhag painting.
: Sunset snow-melt revealing the icy structures beneath.
: We have been a technological civilization, in any meaningful sense, for only around 200 years. We …
: The ice cave was foreboding enough without him saying the entrance looked like a mouth.
: The snow returned so a tranquil hike was in order.
: Thunderer by David Henderson, 2008
: The melting mountains of the winter streets.
: Every time a D&D campaign ends, I get a miniature of my character printed and paint them. This …
: My favorite sculpture from our local ice festival this year.
: Even though this is a dark time, I’ve been thinking about how we need to continue making light. A …
: Traces of humans through the snow and fog.
: The good of a moral act inheres in the act itself. That is why an act can itself ennoble or corrupt …
: Videos are everywhere, we cannot stop to breathe and think. But a photo makes us pause. We cannot …
: Fall may be giving way to winter but there’s still enjoyable ends to a beautiful weekends.
: While the systems we took for granted collapse around us, my response has been to go into the world …
: Spending time under an old friend.
: Small planes from the local airfield joined me on an absolutely beautiful autumn walk. My favorite …
: Lunchtime Cloud Appreciation Society
: Kudos to the clever people at the manufacturing plant who figured out how to make us perceive a …
: Dear every British tv show, Would you please remove the “on this episode” spoiler segments in front …
: The gravitational-wave background is huge news for the cosmos, yes, but it’s also huge news for you. …
: With everything going wrong, it’s good to recognize and bolster ourselves on whatever is going …
: The culture-wars approach to museums seems to me to be related to the assumption that museums are, …
: Reveling in the early autumn weather at the Cranbrook house and gardens.
: It’s even harder to take a week off from your shit job to go on a road trip to the airplane …
: Cranbrook’s mid-century modern exhibit was full of so many incredibly beautiful things and ideas. …
: Aristotle claimed that excellence is not an act, but a habit. I used to think that meant …
: Fun UFO shape I spotted in last night’s pretty sunset clouds.
: The stories that affirm our shared humanity are born of self-knowledge, and I rarely gain a deeper …
: More college visits. I love when centers of learning include physical reminders of the internal …
: Draw me like one of your French girls.
: Spring is happening, despite the odds.
: The next time you use something that works so well you barely notice it, remember that somewhere, a …
: The sun came back to dazzle us all with its warmth.
: Moonlight shining through the snow covered skylight.
: I’m fascinated whenever I visibly pass through the space between the floors at my local IKEA. It’s …
: More symmetry from the EMU library.
: Before Disney, before David Filoni, and even before the prequel movies Star Wars fans had the Thrawn …
: Symmetry at Eastern Michigan University’s library.
: Beautiful symmetry in the heart of the city.
: Ticket windows of Michigan Central Station
: The strongest heart is the one that’s still beating. Even at your lowest point, the job of the …
: The warmer weather means the excitement of more wildlife outdoors.
: Serving Coffee to Space Ghost Like many people my age, I came to know George Lowe through his voicing of the character, Space …
: Greatly enjoyed seeing the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus perform Gilbert & Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. …
: I’ve become fascinated with the textures of snow this year. Looking closer, the same substance …
: The massive snow pile that the plows and vehicles can’t reach has been melting and then refreezing …
: Tonight, all seven planets will align and be visible at the same time. I’d like to say a word of …
: When I lived in Florida, there were many gated communities that didn’t allow visitors just like …
: Blog Challenge - Music Edition I was tagged by @Annie (read hers next) to answer this musical blog challenge. What are five of your …
: Today I am appreciating the beautiful slopes and shapes of the lunar landscape snow makes.
: When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold, And Commerce settles on every tree: And the poor and the …
: Morning lights reflecting across the snow.
: Dear future me, Today you hit 160 days in your movement streak. Since the summer of 2024 you managed …
: The things that I have made over the years of my life have taught me so much, and in so many …
: It’s so cold today that it looks like somebody spilled glitter all over the snow.
: The whole family came along for a hike through the newly fallen snow today.
: Yesterday I waxed poetic about walking in the snow but today it is 8° and I’m not doing that to …
: A Morning Snow Walk I don’t often take walks in the morning but, when I do, it’s because of snow. Today was a real treat …
: There is some kind of horrible irony in receiving biodegradable trash bags in an unbiodegradable …
: Browsing one day in a library, I opened a book in the stacks and found a passage on 1830s France by …
: Any jackass can kick a barn down. But it takes a carpenter to build one. Lyndon Johnson
: Finally, consider how lucky you are to have someone who still occasionally lets you perform a …
: Celebrating the snow at the downtown ice festival.
: Keeping warm on a caturday afternoon.
: The trees are inspiring as they stand sentinel through the cold winter winds. Sure, they look …
: Firestone Farm Fields are looking beautiful in the snow today. (Photo curtesy of my wife.)
: The Value of Art Speaking as both a (largely wildly ‘unsuccessful’) musician and a corporate strategic consultant …
: It’s -6° F! 🥶 (Feels-like -14°)
: 2026 Update: I have retired my music blog for both issues of cost and interest. Since 2023, I’ve …
: Me and a neighborhood friend spent the day helping our elderly neighbor pack for a fast approaching …
: We contain multitudes, all of us, even the worst of us. From those multitudes, we make things. …
: After decades of seeing fake, over-saturated travel photos online, it’s tough to convince anyone …
: For me, the snow makes the winter worth it.
: We need to break the notion of “discovery” away from the myth that some system will find interesting …
: I enjoyed watching the steam’s colorful glow in this morning’s 8° sunrise.
: We are not uplifted by competing to achieve superior speed and efficiency. The sales pitch of GenAI …
: A simulacra of human virtuosity is not what we need. We need each other. We need signs of life about …
: Staying warm with lots of family at the New Year’s Day party at the farm.
: One of my favorite gifts this Christmas.
: Merry Toothmas to all who celebrate 🦷
: Waking to a winter wonderland.
: My brother in-law just shared the best portrait of me.
: I think, probably, the amount of delight we experience is directly related to the amount of control …
: 45 is being able to regularly drink a pot of black coffee with zero issues but, having one can of …
: Appreciating the sunset through the snow.
: I was delighted when the morning greeted me with beautiful blue skies and newly fallen snow. I’d …
: Greg! What is best in life? To snuggle your kitties - see them sleeping before you, and hear the …
: “Link in bio” is your one phone call in prison.
: I was hanging Christmas lights to add some color to our dark evenings and the sky absolutely showed …
: Morning person vs night person: My wife has done both her strength and aerobic workouts while I’m …
: The cat will now live in her heated bed until spring and just like that, it’s treadmill season for …
: In the cold of winter, with tree limbs now bare, along the dark road, stands a beast who stares. A …
: But we didn’t take any photos of that bullock. You rarely do, when something comes of nowhere and …
: When things feel bleak, remember to look out for all the small, good things that are still happening …
: One of my favorite stop lights to get stuck at is because of this view.
: Man does not create, he discovers. Antoni Gaudi
: Beauty above the supermarket parking lot.
: It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a …
: 50° + smokeless fire pit + s’mores made with dark chocolate and marshmallows as large as your hand
: “Bourbon” is just “pumpkin spice” marketed towards men. I’ve now tried enough teas, jams, spreads, …
: We were greeted with a beautiful sunrise right after exiting our voting place. Hoping that today, …
: There is a light that never goes out
: Putting small things into words can create connection - The Reader recognizes a feeling or a moment …
: The kid captured the fireworks-like sunset that followed us all the way through Detroit towards home …
: Let the live woods wholly bloom like flames; strike the match; let their leaves flare with an autumn …
: Major inventions don’t have some inherent nature that tends towards improving life or enriching …
: Fun antique store discovery. I don’t think many kids were watching tv dramas about neurosurgeons in …
: We are fortunate to have one of the oldest, and therefore largest, trees in our tiny development. I …
: A day of apple picking, a corn maze, and other fall favorites.
: Now that I finally found the DVD, the family enjoyed a new fall tradition of watching Over the …
: I know it’s trite but, having lived away from real seasons for so many years, the fall color changes …
: I have to face the fact that I’ve given up on this year’s Inktober. I am far more creative making …
: There’s no accident that there’s a lot of overlap between the book banners and the people who want …
: It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
: Creative Challenges Apparently, I needed another smack-to-the-head reminder that October is the worst month to commit …
: My Inktober progress was halted by… a different art deadline. I will have to play catch up tonight …
: Inktober 2024 - Day 8 - Hike
: Inktober 2024 - Day 7 - Passport
: Inktober 2024 - Day 6 - Trek
: Inktober 2024 - Day 5 - Binoculars
: Finally got to see Young Frankenstein in a proper old theater. There’s nothing like laughing with so …
: Inktober 2024 - Day 3 - Boots
: Inktober 2024 - Day 4 - Exotic
: Inktober 2024 - Day 2 - Discover
: Inktober 2024 - Day 1 - Backpack
: Alright, let’s see if I still have what it takes to do Inktober this year.
: “Quick!” my wife’s text message read, “Run outside and look at the sky. It’s on fire.”
: Fall weather encourages exploration, even when it’s an urban view of the Ambassador Bridge.
: It was meatball lamp night and it was good.
: Happy that I somehow managed to capture the moon with my camera setup that was totally not prepared …
: I added three new albums to my music of summer 2024 playlist but, sadly, something has broken the …
: We visited the outside of the newly renovated Michigan Central Station. We wanted to visit the …
: My wife surprised us with absolutely fantastic Spicy Tori Ramen at ima in midtown Detroit. I spent a …
: The air is crisp and the evenings are more colorful as autumn arrives. 🍂
: Apple Watch Needs a "Sick Mode" I just spent the past three days going in and out of a series of COVID-induced fevers and during …
: A “user-centered” approach to design has been replaced by what [Jarrett Fuller] has taken to calling …
: The lead in a flotilla of clouds caught the evening colors just right as they passed.
: One of the coolest parts of the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards is how well represented older phones …
: I managed to capture the evening colors before they left. They lasted less than a minute.
: Enjoying coffee and a sunrise on the first cold morning of this year. (50°F, 10°C)
: Finally getting around to reading the original Thrawn Trilogy from the earlyy 1990’s. Really …
: Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most …
: Taking time to appreciate the cooler morning before pushing the pixels.
: Proud member of the golden-hour appreciation society.
: Every member of the household celebrates the start of “cool enough to open the windows” season.
: Appreciating the new day with coffee and cooler temps.
: First, An Event Apart ended their amazing conferences and now A Book Apart has closed up shop. I …
: We need to diversify the kinds of people who make software, the kinds of problems they’re solving, …
: The impossibly blue Lake Michigan from Sleeping Bear Dunes.
: Remote work isn’t, by definition, better or worse than IRL work. But it is different, and it is a …
: Today my grandfather passed away. He was my last living grandparent so now that generation has …
: Part of what makes art special is that it’s difficult to make, even with all the tools right in …
: Looking for some good tunes? My music page has been updated for summer with more albums coming as I …
: No matter my comfort level, it doesn’t compare to my cat.
: The most intense sunset colors lasted less than a minute but I managed to catch them.
: Everything Everywhere All at Once - ★★★★★
: The first “balloon flowers” are finally blooming. These are my favorite.
: Finally got my heart rate into the all important Zone 4 during my exercise.
: I’ve been using my anxiety over AI and other technological enshitificatiins to do more in the real …
: My kingdom for an Apple Watch activity face with numbers! Stupid fashion-minimalists have taken over …
: No rain today but the clouds are all showing off.
: Watching the sun set in the alAlpha Beta Parking Lot.
: A baby robin stopped by to check me out during his first test flight out of the nest. I felt bad for …
: It’s difficult to photograph but the white, fluffy tree pollen is swirling like snow.
: I definitely do not want small talk and relationships outsourced to server farms. This stuff …
: Pain may give purpose but it’s not pain that makes people, it’s love.
: Videosphere portable television, JVC-3240, 1970
: Few images have bigger “white male on the internet” energy than this one.
: When the LLM’s come to exploit my blog, they’ll find pretty much nothing but sunset photos.
: Tales of the Empire is good in many of the ways that Star Wars is good but I’m not sure how long I …
: Ecology knows that shifting baselines dampen collective urgency and deepen generational divides. …
: I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of …
: It’s just warm enough to enjoy a caturday on the back deck.
: The flowers have all arrived to give spring a proper return.
: Most truths are like that, easy to hear or recite, hard to live in the sense that slowness is hard …
: It’s finally that time of year when the sun’s warmth beams in through the skylight.
: Just because something’s good doesn’t mean we don’t deserve other options, and just because …
: Is it still a gargoyle if he’s tucked under the cornice and doesn’t help with rain?
: True fandom is sharing your love, not judging. It’s about expanding, growing, and learning. And if …
: Why do nearly all British tv shows spoil every episode with previews baked into their intros? I’m …
: Had the good fortune of spending a night at the beautiful Hokelaga Inn in Kingston, Ontario. My …
: My spring music recommendations may be late but I already have three albums on it.
: No matter what you’re doing, it can be something positive or negative, if you can’t say stop, bad …
: Our current D&D campaign is wrapping up soon so I kept the tradition of painting my character’s …
: A spring day full of… snow?!
: You can get into deep debates about the role of language in the human mind, but no one would suggest …
: The wind may still be cold but it’s great to see new, red buds popping up everywhere.
: I think I had somebody else’s dreams last night. Places I didn’t recognize, events with no personal …
: Light trails along the great American motorways.
: I think I’ll grab some more coffee. (It was bright and sunny just a few minutes ago.)
: Before the night at the museum.
: My wife surprised me with an amazing concert of one of my favorite bands, Djangophonique (Link), at …
: “I’ve grown to think that keeping your desk clean is actually probably a sign that you’re not being …
: How it started vs how it’s going. Trying to construct a scene scaled with my new D&D mini. He’s a …
: I just discovered Paramore’s cover of Burning Down the House, which is apparently the leading track …
: Today I stumbleded across a physical ad for Twitter.
: The swirling universes made in bubbles at the car wash.
: In a confusing turn in an unseasonably warm winter, snow has returned.
: 🦆 One of the mallard duck couples have been playing Batman and Robin on the rooftops lately.
: “We earn our name by what we bring back from the underworld. If we have no gift, no insight, then …
: My cat is under there, living her best life.
: You can keep your flying cars, I have soft close drawers and cabinets.
: Tech’s obsession with removing friction has outlived its use when “do a thing and get out of the …
: The sun’s morning reminder that no matter the cloud cover, or how bad last nights storm was, it’s …
: February’s vibe has been winter chills over spring sunsets.
: How can people not know what beauty this is? I’ve taken it for granted my whole life Since the day …
: I’m up here swirling, ass-over-tea-kettle, through a season where words fail to express what I feel …
: There’s a lot of overlap between AI Bros and People Mad About Women Ghostbusters. Daniel Kelly, …
: A quick lunchtime hike through beautiful new snow makes the cold worth it.
: I finally have a wide angle lens.🙌🏻 Looking forward to being able to have more choices when …
: New visitors are always so exciting. #caturday
: Can’t help but share sunrises when they are this good looking.
: When you turn up to take somebody’s picture, there’s a fundamental choice. You’re either taking a …
: I really hope that Lucy Bellwood is doing ok. When people you’re rooting for abruptly stop blogging, …
: The firebird must have been released from its cage this morning as cotton candy colors intensely …
: The web is being littered with AI-generated content. Looking for a recipe? Advice on a medical …
: Jedi Large Language Models While listening to a podcast discussing Star Wars: Attack of The Clones, arguably the worst of all …
: I think I’ll join the cat under there where it’s warm and dark.
: Monday’s glorious snows are melting tonight. Everything a patchwork of ice and bare patches. The …
: Ignorance is a necessary condition for an adventure and often essential to its success. Sam …
: You do not have to understand what the children are doing! Children have fundamentally different …
: My lovely wife doesn’t want my reading list to be empty.
: Keeping warm on a Caturday morning.
: The more of a firehose you have spraying in your face, the less time and attention you have to focus …
: It never ceases to amaze me that tech bros want to build worlds created in dystopian novels and …
: More robins enjoying the berries.
: The ugliest photo of a most beautiful sunset. The colors in the sky were so intensely blue and pink …
: Finished reading: Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki 📚 Wonderful story beautifully illustrated with …
: So happy to have more bird friends stopping by to take advantage of the winter berries behind our …
: The house is asleep The cat all curled up and warm I watch the snow fall
: “Why would you use that site? Don’t you know it’s financed by someone evil?" Yeah well, I made my …
: Continuing the tradition of making snow friends to check in on us from the window.
: The kid’s school has been cancelled for a second day due to single-digit temperatures. Walking out …
: Our local birds (apparently, starlings) made the most of the sun with today’s single-digit …
: Start with a relatively small number of people to follow, see who they’re linking to, try following …
: We really miss being able to directly feed our local birds so it’s exciting to see that our trees …
: As much as I love the snow, I’m glad I only have a cat. 😸
: In spite of great leaps forward, hardware is becoming faster more slowly than software is becoming …
: One more walk in the winter wonderland before it all melts in tonight’s warm-up.
: Started the day with an appreciative walk in the newly falling snow.
: Today I got to experience the second most perfectly cooked egg I’ve ever had the pleasure to eat. …
: I’ve had my fill of traveling and I’m looking forward to staying in one place for a good while.
: I make things because I enjoy making them. I share them when I have a sense that those things are …
: Starting the new year with a fresh take on the shoegaze genre. Really loving this whole album. …
: I really tried to like the Arc browser but I’m just over it. In my opinion, they haven’t …
: 🎼 Should all the lyrics be forgot and never brought to mind? Should all the lyrics be forgot to old …
: I’m convinced that Dune’s “spice” is just post apocalyptic coffee. Related: We finally have coffee …
: A filmmaker who prefers ideas to images will never advance above the second rank because he is …
: Back in the cold, but beautiful, north.
: Florida shines a lovely goodbye as we drive back to the frozen north.
: The reason Tesla hasn’t “worked all bugs out yet” is that the company is run by people who hold …
: A well and truly spent Christmas Day. Time for a long winters nap.
: 🎅🏻Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.🎄
: I’m not often excited by AI image theft but Funko isn’t hurting for money and my D&D party got a …
: The beauty of symmetry. Warning: Not actually symmetrical.
: Holiday break is so close! 🎄I can’t wait to see more family and friends.
: Seeing everyone post their subscription lists was the push I needed to finally close my Blot account …
: The neighborhood is quieter when it’s 27° out. Time to brew the coffee.
: I don’t agree that winter “starts” on December 21 this year because these aren’t autumn footsteps.
: It’s been far too gloomy for my liking lately but these cloud textures made for a beautiful sunset.
: New Musical Trails Exploring new music was a lot easier when I was young and stupid. My brain, a hormone flooded blank …
: Try as we might, the kid and I couldn’t achieve the majestic look of this poor stuffed bear. …
: Today I am thankful for the wispy pink clouds in a winter sunrise.
: Even Spotify Wrapped admits my Album Whale lists more accurately show my music listening this year.
: In the current Dungeons & Dragons campaign, my character is a try-hard with an obsession on getting …
: Attempted an afternoon walk to get some sun but the wind quickly drove me back indoors.
: ❄️ I know that it’s technically not winter until 22 more days but, with snow on the ground, I …
: I’d say that 19° (-7.2° C) with snow counts as winter officially starting.
: Ended the thanksgiving weekend with a trip to the Dakota Inn Rathskeller. Prost!
: We witnessed a change from OpenAI to CommercialAI. It’s not about robot Gods, humanity and …
: 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating today. This year I’m thankful for Micro.blog and my feline …
: The development of generative AI will proceed along a healthier, more socially productive path if …
: Autumn says, “Good morning.”
: The family was lucky enough to grab tickets to a feast of knock-your-socks-off jazz last night at …
: When we erase how bad the past was, that’s one of the ways we make people think there was no …
: Quiet frost covered roofs and cloud wisps exploding in the sky. Autumn beauty is more than leaves.
: What are we going to do today, human? The same thing we do every day, cat. Try to take over the …
: Whiteout Conditions - The New Pornographers Neko Case and Kathryn Calder singing in harmony is my …
: Our favorite line of giant maple trees are in full color again.
: ”Plpppbbbbbb” My father caught their hummingbird blowing a raspberry.
: 🏃♂️ All these people sharing daily, multi-mile runs and I’m still struggling to do my …
: I haven’t enjoyed a Marvel movie or series as much as I have Loki Season 2.
: Traveling through farmlands in the American midwest, I can see the inspiration behind many painted …
: Thankful to be celebrating my grandfather’s 97th birthday with lots of family. This sunset view was …
: Animals do things that we have never seen, and will never see. Maybe it’s because they do those …
: It is an act of significant discipline to say, “I’m going to stare out the window. I’m going to …
: The most enjoyable part of running regularly has been how empty my mind feels when I’m done. I just …
: Trick or treating in the snow.
: Nearrrrr Farrrrrr Wherever ye’ arrrrrr
: Late autumn leaves continue to delight me.
: The good news is I kept all of our pomegranates from spoiling. The bad news is my T-shirt looks like …
: We still have a long way to go but at least we’re not back in the bad old days of this war …
: “The recommendations will continue until engagement improves.” -Spotify
: I’m jealous of people who can journal their lives with pages of prose. Nothing I could write would …
: Another rainy day so the sun only had the briefest of moments to make some color. (That’s colour in …
: Furnace testing day and Dot is in position to steal as much heat as possible.
: The autumn colors only tickled the tips of this mornings clouds for a few seconds before …
: Early morning travelers of the autumn sky welcome the sun.
: Even when it’s cloudy, the fall colors warm me up and make me thankful to be surrounded by their …
: Watching through the Star Wars Rebels series this summer made Ashoka one of the most enjoyable tv …
: In one sense, we are now fully immersed in an environment where we cannot be certain of the …
: Why get out of bed when it’s so cold and rainy?
: After several days of gloomy weather, the sun finally appeared this evening to put on a glorious …
: “Spend it all. Shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. […] Anything you do not give …
: This dapper giant deserves to advertise something more prestigious than all the empty truck trailers …
: Backdrop to a fantastic lunch of grilled cheese with spicy fig jam and pickles.
: Every time I play a D&D character, I draw their character art on my iPad. Today, IKEA was clearing …
: Really hoping that Patreon’s new branding isn’t a signal of bad things to come. They are a …
: It’s getting spooky out there.
: Things that are familiar and everyday are also related to something beyond, something you cannot …
: 📷 Day 30 | Treasure One man’s old color printer is another man’s treasure.
: Abandon any tool or process that requires you spend more time maintaining it than actually doing the …
: Summer is only a few days gone and I already have three albums in my Autumn 2023 music …
: 📷 Day 23 | A Day in the Life
: 💉 FluVid vaccinations acquired
: How many more novels, TV shows, and movies do we need exploring yet another flavor of badness, …
: 💉 FluVid vaccination booked.💪🏻
: Catnap. (A lovely end to the day.)
: Google has convinced everyone that it is this incredibly sincere and earnest company - that it’s …
: Enduring a “white guy crying on acoustic guitar” cover of Outcast’s Hey Ya made this waiting room …
: Remodeling is the attempt to find “the one best way” with our physical spaces; wellness culture is …
: Didn’t expect to end the day hiding in the basement with a tornado warning. Thankfully, none …
: Somebody call the ghostbusters.
: An intense explosion of joy escaping from gritted teeth. This is for you who turned down drugs at …
: I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them. I think you’ve got all these …
: Most people apologize for an absence from their blog but the end of summer has been so packed with …
: Even though the new school year is looming, the evenings still stretch long. Besides, you don’t have …
: Watched my former hometown team face off against my new home’s team.
: 🖖 Just when I thought Strange New Worlds couldn’t get more fun, along comes Subspace Rhapsody.
: I’ve made enough drawings for my D&D group that it was time to give them an online home. Sadly, I …
: That whole “MBA, designers and marketers web” is now optimised thanks to analytics describing people …
: Sharing a cool breeze during golden hour with some good friends from out of town is what summer’s …
: Summer keeps giving its gifts.
: We’re all so hungry to share! We just live in this social and information ecosystem that rewards …
: Visited a university my brother in-law’s architecture firm is working with. I saw many thoughtful …
: Sunset from down in the street.
: Celebrating my birthday in “The Big D.”
: The Pool by Jazzanova Sampling, hybrid grooves, guest singers, etc. This is one of those bands that …
: Towers of clouds after a quick afternoon thunderstorm.
: At last fall’s ren fair, I was able to find a mini that matched my current Dragonborn character as …
: I’ve finally been home long enough to add an album into my Summer album recommendations. This one …
: My cat and I agree; sleeping in is one of life’s greatest luxuries. Five stars. Would sleep in …
: Threads - A story in three parts Installed Threads to see firsthand what people will be talking …
: High up the mountain is an old stone bridge that beckons travelers to pause. For those who accept, …
: The sun was its own firework over the lake this Independance Day.
: A successful family vacation draws to a close with a trip through the great Smokey Mountains. (Their …
: “Sentinel” One of the distinguished residents in the North Carolina Arboretum.
: Let the winds awake, let the branches rattle and shake In the light that remakes all that water has …
: Sure, your hotel is famous but is it “contains a scale model of itself” famous? (Grove Park Inn, …
: Enjoying some breathtaking views of the great Smokey Mountains. My phone says we’ve hiked 25 floors …
: Southern cities, like Knoxville, look best in the beautiful glow of afternoon sunlight.
: Discovering new sights in downtown Knoxville, TN. Really a beautiful city.
: One of my favorite pieces from this year’s student exhibition at the DIA. I laughed embarrassingly …
: My grandmother’s passing continues to reverberate through my days. Namely, spending more time with …
: Finished reading: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 📚 Really enjoyed how unconventional …
: Taking a stand isn’t upvoting, liking, favoriting, reposting, or whatevering. […] It’s deleting the …
: I’ve been making seasonal music recommendations as a way to highlight good albums and encourage my …
: The weekend was spent honoring a life lost. A time where we capsized against the part of life we all …
: The thing about cultivating gratitude is it doesn’t only come from commemorating or reliving happy …
: Our sunrise showed that Canada’s wildfires are still burning.
: I had to be up early with the kid but I got to see this bearded iris enjoying the morning dew.
: Appreciating the dahlias our neighbor has been cultivating. Their floral pattern is mesmerizing.
: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was pure fun for my daughter and I. They perfectly captured …
: Peonies are blooming on a fine Friday. (Photo credit: my wife)
: Having passed the 150 mark, I can definitively say that what’s made the biggest difference is a …
: The beautiful evening turned a short neighborhood walk into a four mile hike.
: Memorial Day weekend was full of much-needed time reconnecting to nature with family and friends. I …
: Avoid any food whose name has been altered for legal reasons. Chris C. via Merlin’s Wisdom …
: 🖖🏻 The most important thing the Picard series did for me was continue the story of my favorite Star …
: Sad that I had to miss Micro Camp but I’m looking forward to catching up with the archived videos.
: My grandmother passed away today. Always passionate about music, she left this world surrounded by …
: Seasons are still a thrilling novelty for me. Several months ago I was taking photos of ice covering …
: I must replenish the coffee stores, lest mine attention turn fallow in the meetings upon this morn!
: Ted Lasso continues to be one of the best television shows I’ve had the joy to see.
: More garden fireworks are going off.
: Finished reading: The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman 📚 Many people of the nineties—many modern …
: A friend asked me for YouTube channel recommendations and my entire list was people who build and …
: This photo is a stand-in for an insightfully funny, but relatable, post about how my kid learning to …
: The Sad Ballad of Captain Keeves There once was a captain who had skin like the sea And his beard was as white as his spirit was free …
: All the windows are open to let in the sweet smell of spring.
: Enjoying the quiet of the morning before everything begins.
: Me in 1999: 😃"The whole album only took 10 hours to download!" Me in 2023: 🤬"15 minutes to …
: Enjoying the view from my “office” today.
: Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summers day, listening …
: It’s a great day to stay indoors and read.
: A delicious daddy-daughter breakfast.
: Spring is really magical when I make the effort to get outside and spend some time with the trees. …
: Spent the evening building a level 10 character for a D&D one-shot game. His character sheet (plus …
: As far as your life, I think I started having more success when I stopped feeling like there was a …
: The last thing the 21st century wants to admit is that it might not know everything. Jim Butcher …
: “I think things come into our lives to help us get from one place to a better one.”
: Like father, like daughter. (This is my new favorite photo❤️)
: Michigan spring: I just broke out my shorts but it also might snow next Monday 🤪
: One of my favorite Detroit things is when restaurants take over cool old buildings but theme …
: These old scrapbooks are inspiring. Now that I’ve finally found a way to keep a daily personal …
: “Big yellow poof” is the trendsetter that all the other plants in my neighborhood follow. Now I can …
: Vespa parking. The weather was so nice, we thought we’d go out and try a new pizza place.
: Out enjoying the sun and warmer weather. Love seeing the trees are happy too.
: Today marks my 100th consecutive day writing to my personal journal. Thrilling as this is higher …
: Welcome, welcome, little stranger, Fear no harm, and fear no danger; We are glad to see you here, …
: Spotted this gentleman escorting his lady on a healthy wet grass breakfast.
: Always do your best, and know that your best will vary. Monday’s best may not be close to Tuesday’s …
: I just love the beautiful windows at Duke University’s chapel.
: Finished reading: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid’s Call by E. K. Johnston 📚 I …
: Piercing through the blue ridge mountains again as we return to the north. Thanks for sharing your …
: Coolest chicken in the Duke gardens roost.
: Durham, NC offered a splendid night on the town with great drinks, food, and ice cream. Perfect for …
: Had a beautiful drive through Ohio and West Virginia for a spring break weekend with family in North …
: Goodbye Ulrich Schnauss There are feelings and emotions rooted in the deeper, darker heart of …
: Trying to take a lesson from my cat to search for the light, no matter how small.
: But once you are given a tool that operates effortlessly — but only in a certain way — every choice …
: The robins have returned, right on cue. Their song is a welcome pronouncement of warmer weather.
: As horrible as Spotify’s upcoming TikTok-inspired home screen is, at least being honest about why …
: Driving by the Uniroyal Giant Tire. This 80 foot high, 12 ton wheel once doubled as a Ferris wheel …
: ART!! Enjoying a lovely evening at the Detroit Institute of Art.
: Streaming music playlists are good for mindlessly putting on music but I get far more enjoyment …
: This buying guide/review for the Brother HL-L2305DW is one of the best ever written. Everything this …
: The freedom to put your thoughts out there without too many impediments is one of the greatest …
: The snow is back and lightly falling.
: Hobby Lobby is the Whole Foods of craft stores: All of the real products are along the outside while …
: I stumbled on a question I journaled back in 2017 about social networks turning daily life into …
: My favorite part of this month’s Micro.blog photo challenge is all the community activity.
: Immensely enjoyed Wayne State’s Jazz Big Band concert tonight. (My nephew is in there playing …
: 💿Few things bring as much joy as rescuing musical treasures from the thrift store and adding them to …
: 🌶️ Homemade chili crisp ended up being easy to make, has none of the sugar they add to the …
: Love isn’t a fairy godmother. It doesn’t swoop in to change what you want changed, but it helps you …
: Enjoying some Caturday while I rip some thrifted CD’s into my computer like an old man.
: Today’s winter storm warning is no exaggeration. Everything was green an hour ago.
: The web is becoming a miserable experience because some salesbro who is trying to meet his KPIs is …
: We will not succeed with panic, cynicism, or despair. The tools we need are optimism, imagination, …
: Feeling very fortunate this morning as we still have power while a great many people living west of …
: Schools are closed for the second day in a row.
: Not driving anywhere tonight.
: Audio Time Capsule It’s been two years since the ever-wonderful Jean MacDonald (@jean) invited me to chat with her on …
: Though I liked summer light on you If we ride a winter-long wind Well, time’s not what I belong to …
: As much as I enjoy journaling on paper, switching to Day One seems to have finally cracked my …
: Overnight, all was coated in crystal. Everything now, is still and locked in place. But soon, the …
: Don’t normally share my art here but I’m super happy with my little Dragonborn, in his freshman …
: My thoughtful brother in-law gifted me some vintage 1980’s Dungeons and Dragons metal figures. Their …
: Happily keeping warm on the heat vent.
: While the teen is away, the parents will play. Enjoying some good music and coffee with the college …
: Our world is an ecosystem in which our only real chance at survival as a species is cooperation, …
: Winter’s chill is ever so slowly waning from the air as the melting snows begin to water the plants …
: More improvemets to my website including: new dark mode colors (with increased weights in dark mode …
: We stopped so the train could pass which began a dance over the next several miles. First it went …
: Finished reading: Number One Is Walking by Steve Martin 📚 The first half of the book is a fun way to …
: This morning I ground my coffee at the wrong setting and now it won’t properly brew in my drip …
: Congratulations to some dear friends on the healthy birth of their first son. (Especially the …
: An Event Apart says farewell 😤This is genuinely upsetting news as those were the most useful …
: Well, I was trying to have a virtual meeting…
: File under “beware of life advice from young, single people”: Marie Kondo’s life is messier now — …
: Off to drive through the snow so women can beat me with swords. 🤺 …is a completely true sentence …
: We set out and bear witness to a moment. Silent as the scene before us.
: Snow day for the kid as it continues to fall. 6 to 8 inches are expected and I’m sad that I don’t …
: ⛄️ “Ahhhh, such lovely weather.”
: Pops of color against the monochrome.
: Last place in the game of hide and seek.
: Multiple walks through the trees, feeling thankful to enjoy the snow again. The light is brighter, …
: It finally started acting like a proper January! The kid and I filled the yard and front windows …
: A surprise “just because” gift from my awesome cousin: Lego Super Robot
: Finished watching Wednesday and, while we couldn’t help comparing it to the Addams Family movies, …
: This morning I managed to catch the best part of an amazing sunrise. January is supposed to mean …
: The Authentic Creative Struggle What makes a great song great is not its close resemblance to a recognizable work. Writing a good …
: One misty, moisty, morning, When cloudy was the weather…
: Taking advantage of the sun’s appearance and appreciating all the leaves that managed to hold on …
: 🧱 Finished building my new office buddy. He was so much fun to construct and I’m amazed how Lego …
: Instead of my alarm clock, I woke up to a fraud alert. I hope some of the thief’s $80 sushi was …
: Dear Every Website, I never, ever want to continue in your app or sign up to receive emails. …
: Alone in the office today so it’s time to blast Underworld’s amazing live album.
: Excited to see Cabel Sasser is finally blogging again. I really missed his fun.
: Visited the Museum of Contemporary Design in downtown Detroit. The highlight was the work of Jason …
: I managed to make some much-needed improvements to my theme such as a dark mode, color refinements, …
: The irony of parenthood is, when your kids are young, you’d love nothing better than a date night …
: 🤺 My first fencing bouts of the new year and I won more than I lost. My favorite opponent is still …
: There’s really only one question that can be answered, Genry, and we already know the answer….The …
: Late this afternoon, the sun made its first appearance after two solid days of cold, foggy rain that …
: It’s the first day of class in our new D&D campaign so I’m prepping with a london fog brewed in the …
: 🪦Rest in peace, Dark Sky. I’ll miss your near instant simplicity and focused usefulness.
: “Can the cat come out and play?”
: Litany Against Resolutions I must not make New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are the mind-killer. Resolutions are the …
: Enjoyed the temporary “heatwave” with a wonderful dinner at Lumen in downtown Detroit. (Hard to …
: “It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth.” Glass Onion: A …
: The Christmas joy of just being present with each other inside of a snow-globe.
: Watching it snow. Waiting for Santa 🎅🏻
: Good to see that the local wildlife is finding the food we’ve left for them in spite of the single …
: Thankfully, the worst of the bomb cyclone seems to be passing over us. A really great day to hide …
: Enjoying all the sun I can before Friday’s blizzard. It might be 22° (-5.5c) but the sun is out and …
: It took a little over a week but I finally completed version 1 of my fully custom Micro.blog theme. …
: 🤦🏼♂️ That feeling when you’ve spent nearly two days trying to laboriously troubleshoot a CSS error …
: Unroll it 2. Sleep on it 3. Relax, it’ll be flat soon 🤣These are the greatest IKEA instructions I …
: Let’s get the Christmas started with some carols.
: Snow flurries outside. Warm beds inside.
: Staying warm on a cold winters night.
: Joining the Caturday celebration while it’s still on.
: My wife discovered that we have a Yemenis coffee shop just up the street from us so we visited this …
: As planet-bound animals, we live inside shortening and lengthening days, alongside gardens growing, …
: 🤺 I learned a lot in fencing tonight. (Learned a lot is code for, I got my butt kicked in many new …
: Trying a new music page as a more dynamic replacement of my Full Album Favorites list. It runs off …
: Sunset at the Henry Ford Academy.
: Conversation with my own brain while trying to fall asleep last night: 🧠 “Make a custom theme for …
: December is off to a great start. The lights are up inside and out, the tree is glowing in the …
: “…frequently my sense of what’s urgent is really a matter of someone else’s priorities or …
: 🤺 Got my butt kicked in fencing last night however I certainly learned a lot. I still don’t know if …
: Face off between hunter and prey.
: A new D&D adventure begins tonight and Trinket is ready for his first day of school at Strixhaven!
: Just discovered an awesome new music site, Album Whale, co-created by the amazing @bjhess. It helped …
: Encountered a thanksgiving survivor wandering the streets. Wasn’t at all scared of the surrounding …
: Many people don’t want to quit because they worry: without my Twitter account, who will listen to …
: The D&D campaigns my friends and I play take about a year and a half to complete so I celebrate them …
: Upgraded my M.b website to use more legible font sizes, colors, and rem/em units. Pretty sure nobody …
: Bat for Lashes - Lost Girls Can’t believe it’s taken me so long to discover this album.
: My neighbor’s backyard is very excited about the sunrise.
: Why yes, I think I will play some video games today.
: “Excuse me. Do you have any more of those peanuts?”
: Some days, the internet feels like it’s nothing but a mall full of stalkers and “friends” that …
: I’ve been binging on early Björk albums this entire week. It’s been like having old friends over for …
: None of the snow flurries or morning meetings can disturb her chill.
: If you’re not following StickerSpotter, you’re missing out on some interesting creativity. This has …
: The first real snow of the season is falling and it’s actually kind of nice. The rotting pumpkin …
: Social media users documented in the moment, rather than retrospectively. What we have now is a …
: Finally broke down and jumped on the omg.lol bandwagon this morning and I’m already having fun with …
: Whelp, guess I’m not getting out of bed today.
: Sad to have to move off of Spark’s mail apps but the direction they’re taking them is a path I can’t …
: The last of the fall leaves have fallen and winter is closing in. Not a lot of opportunities for …
: After 20 months and 83 sessions, my group ended our third D&D campaign. During that time, one member …
: Mastodon seems so cool but it really has to get past the thick wall of techie bullshit you have to …
: It’s a banner day for Dot: I shared a bit of my tuna with her and she found a warm sunny spot. She …
: I can only hope to be as vibrant and impactful when my time comes.
: Sleepy Hollow - 1999 One of my favorite spook ‘em ups. Pitch perfect atmosphere, bonkers plot, and a …
: Sharing walls with neighbors has many benefits but hearing them vacuum at 11pm isn’t one of them.🤬
: I’ve spent over 40 hours drawing a poster to commemorate the conclusion of my D&D group’s year and a …
: More fall colors, courtesy of my wife. Gotta share them before they’re gone.
: The skies and the trees glowed together for a few, brief minutes this morning. This is as close as I …
: My first try at foam modeling. I made this bookshelf mountainside to display my D&D character minis …
: Visitors to the back door are increasing as the temperatures fall. We’re technically not supposed to …
: Alligator watching day. Lots of little new ones sunning and swimming through the lettuce.🐊
: “Oh, sure, I have control over some things. That’s called responsibility. But trying to take …
: Just started reading: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik and am amazingly hooked on it now.📚
: Here’s my contribution for @maique’s Sticker Spotter
: No One Cares - “People care about how your output helps them. No one cares about much else.” It’s a …
: Another piece of the city being assembled.
: Trees can make pictures just like clouds. I see a dragon but that’s probably just because my D&D …
: Enjoyed my nephew playing the Jazz Cafe at Music Hall in downtown Detroit.
: Early morning at Detroit’s Eastern Market
: The first really cold evening came early this year but that didn’t stop us from enjoying the …
: Phantom Hurri-pains Ian is the first major hurricane hitting my hometown since I moved away. I spent all yesterday …
: Managed to catch the dramatic part of today’s sunrise before it was reclaimed by the grey. We’ve …
: Many fun cars to ogle at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The concept cars are always my favorite …
: Delicious lunch in Mexican Town, Detroit
: A fun start the Detroit Auto Show was meeting at the giant duck. 61 ft (18.59 m)
: My first thrown pottery! These two cups are the results of my first pottery throwing class. Much …
: I attended my first fencing class tonight. My wife has fenced for many years but this is the first …
: Time continues its spiral with the year anniversary of our move to Michigan. It’s been a joy to feel …
: Learning how to turn foam into mountains because it’s a much cooler bookshelf display for my …
: Lots of fun at the 2022 Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village. Lots of families in period dress, …
: Creativity begets creativity. It started with drawing my D&D characters, then I learned to paint …
: How to make me leave your website, in one picture.
: Today is a sad day. It’s difficult for me to think of England without Queen Elizabeth as the two …
: Threw my first pottery tonight. It was a lot of fun but way trickier to get right than I expected. I …
: Starting my day with some sunrise appreciation. Yesterday’s wasn’t bad either.😃
: The autumnal temperatures are slowly showing in the trees which means I’ve been in Michigan for a …
: My office once held a multi-year D&D game that quickly became the most popular way to create …
: My daughter’s art camp was a great success. She was nervous about it but, when we arrived to pick …
: 🖖 My whole family enjoyed Strange New Worlds enough to rewatch it with multiple people. Sadly, can’t …
: These violet beauties just popped up seemingly overnight and I can’t stop taking the time to stop …
: I keep trying to take photos of something other than sunsets but I can’t help myself. Dramatic …
: All of my D&D characters get “trophies” so I spent the afternoon painting their minis. They’re a …
: I am thankful to be in this special place, at this special time, with these special people.
: Still testing positive but my overall health has improved massively over the past couple of days. …
: 🦠My turn to experience COVID☹️
: Wonderful way to end the day.
: 🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July, America
: Favorite hood ornament from this year’s Motor Muster was on a pink Nash Metropolitan.
: Summer continues to bloom and reminding me to stop and smell it.
: Captain Pike on Strange New Worldsis one of the most incredibly charismatic characters ever and each …
: This summer we learned there are some serious gardeners investing their talents into the entrances …
: Tonight I discovered the robins were enjoying the sunset along with me.
: Memorial Day camping in northern Michigan.
: I’ve started unsubscribing from podcasts that feature men who refuse to clear their throats. Some …
: Flickr and I Broke Up One of my oldest and most useful ways to recall memories just vanished. Flickr’s recent account …
: This tree is a little too excited about spring.
: The spring colors are just incredible up in the Midwest.
: A fantastic reward for making it through all the rainy, gloomy days.
: I love watching the seasons change around this greenhouse.
: I feel like I’m being watched…
: A mother Canada goose decided to nest right outside of the church sanctuary window. At one point she …
: The most accurate parody that’s not actually a parody. how-i-experience-web-today.com
: Last week it snowed. This week it’s outdoor season. Living up north is a rollercoaster.
: Michigan spring keeps bringing surprises. Yesterday was warm and colorful while today is grey and …
: The air is warming, the days are longer, and the robins are back to sing the sun to rest.
: I’m far too excited about the vibrant purple color of these veggies.
: Lake Michigan from the shores of Gaukler Point
: Hark! A visitor that isn’t a squirrel!
: Early spring sunrises have shifted further east.
: Nothing helps me find a different perspective than a literal change of perspective.
: Late season snows are beautiful in the morning.
: Being creative means spending 10 hours drawing a D&D one-shot character that I will only get to play …
: Mermaid surfing the icy waves on a frozen night.
: Stepping back in time at the Bowlero
: My daughter’s snowman got a little friend.
: It’s been two days of fresh pillowy snow.
: Roll yourself up tight to keep warm.
: Winter colors don’t get enough respect.
: “I still trust comics, but the jokes, memes and comments of internet trolls are different. Trolls …
: Google is killing their free tier of G Suite and forcing users into paid Google Workspace …
: In any other light, these clouds wouldn’t have held more than a passing glance. Tonight, however, …
: Spotted a Dark-eyed Junco huddling in the branches of our backyard today. Apparently they are true …
: Making New Friends The whole family misses all the wildlife we used to enjoy in our Florida backyard …
: Trust - She’ll sleep this way for as long as we will let her.
: Angelic chorus sings Been saving and waiting for years for Apple to make something worthy of …
: Today’s early morning sunrise.
: 9°F/-12°C Going to need extra coffee for this first day back to work after a wonderfully long break.
: The beauty of waking up after an overnight snow.
: Dot seeing snow for the first time in her life. I’m not sure if she was happy about it or not.
: ❄️First snow of the year arrived this morning and hasn’t stopped.
: Another one of the beautiful fall holdouts. Keep hanging in there!
: Many trees are already barren of leaves but this beautiful one still holds on.
: It’s below freezing and my cat now lives under my chin. Maybe I should get a baby sling for her?
: Old man tree is just enjoying life as the world goes by.
: Push Button - downtown, Detroit
: Partying on the town with an old friend.
: Weekend visit to the University of Michigan to see my wife’s new workplace. The entire campus is so …
: Never seriously considered buying a YubiKey until I realized their new FIDO Edition could act as …
: Doc and Marty may have gone too far back to the future.
: Golden tree from todays walk.
: 🍁For the first time in 16 years I’m getting to experience the fall season first hand and it is …
: 👻 Spooky season is beginning in earnest around here.
: Had a blast celebrating the 113th birthday of the Model T at the Ford Piquette Plant.
: Today’s mood is 54º (12ºC), breezy, and filled with beautiful sunlight.
: Processing the changes of a cross-country move involves a lot of nuance, something the internet is …
: Guess I’m not going to make the bed today.
: The joys of a Midwestern fall evening.
: 🐝 Amazingly beautiful day at the Plymouth, MI fall festival. We soaked in the sun while shopping …
: 60° and sunny. Perfect for visiting a local fall festival.
: Met a peacock this weekend and immediately thought of how they wake @maique’s family up all the …
: Sheep are usually thought of as cute but I couldn’t help feeling creeped out by this guy. After this …
: We visited a local farm today and met a Highland Coo taking a break from the sun in the shadow of …
: Even though I’m across the country, I can always count on spotting birds of prey. (My wife tells me …
: Journaling in the shade of the trees. Moving has broken nearly every old routine and loosened many …
: We made it. The first day was 14 hours of driving and the second about 6 hours.
: Our last evening in Florida. The usual half-hour afternoon thunderstorm finished and we’ve crammed …
: With the generous help of friends and family, we managed to pack all of our worldly possessions into …
: Sunset in my family’s garden.
: My family’s bromeliads are blooming like crazy right now. I’ll miss their lush colors.
: Chilling in the afternoon glow.
: Summer sunrise through the live oaks.
: The Continuing Voyages I guess Paramount wasn’t so particular about their TV swag in 1992. 😂 Everyone is assembled but …
: This is my cat beautifully expressing my family’s exhaustion. We are in the nasty bit of moving …
: One of the crazy things I’ll miss about Florida: A small cloud raining into another cloud that is …
: It has done nothing but rain for the past two weeks and my tiny yard is now a tiny lake.
: Moving from Florida Downstairs, my wife is listening to a Motown playlist while making dinner. It’s the music of her …
: Sleeping is her superpower. Related: I guess I’m not moving for a good while.
: Our garden is now being visited by a beautiful hummingbird moth. At first glance, we thought it was …
: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a working person in possession of a laptop, must be in …
: Hurricane Elsa blustered in around 10pm EST throwing heavy rains that shook the trees and drowned …
: The young cardinals and titmice are about to experience their first hurricane winds tonight. I keep …
: Celebrating Independance Day indoors with lots of rain storms and hurricane Elsa on the way.
: House Finch dad keeping watch on his mate and her nest.
: My wonderful wife surprised me with the watch I’ve been drooling for over for the past several …
: A super tiny storefront display of flowers were in bloom so I had to pause and appreciate their …
: A beautiful end to a great day with friends.
: We call it “The Sunshine State” but it started raining as soon as we passed the border and continued …
: Being in the Detroit area for fathers day meant we were able to attend the 2021 Henry Ford Motor …
: Watching the technicians that are keeping vinyl record pressing alive at Third Man Records, …
: Visiting the Shinola Hotel in Detroit, Michigan
: Enjoying a day at the Detroit Institute of Art.
: Now that the whole family is vaccinated, we’re enjoying our first real vacation in 14 months with a …
: 🤞🏻I have my fingers crossed for Apple to announce more colorful computers at WWDC. My next computer …
: Teenage cardinal was a little calmer while hanging out with us today.
: These teenage cardinals are intense!
: The sunset dipped lower into golden hour and the neighborhood quieted. The daytime animals and …
: I met one of the new baby hawks on a walk yesterday. Totally fearless about us walking under her. I …
: Happy Memorial Day to my fellow US peeps.
: Tonight is looking more tropical than usual so we took a walk to appreciate the saturated sky.
: No more errant touchpad shenanigans!
: Got lucky yesterday as I had about 10 seconds to get a shot of this Pileated Woodpecker that we …
: First Anniversary I’m a little late in celebrating my first year on here. Like much of the world, the COVID lockdown …
: It’s been crazy hot for “spring” (90°F/32°C) but it’s still dry enough to cool down in the evening. …
: 📚 The hardcover of Incredible Doom arrived and it looks amazing. Congratulations @bogart on a …
: They may look like they’re singing but this pair of Great Crested Flycatchers spent a good deal of …
: Downtown to get the kid her first vaccination.
: Today, my office confirmed that my team is free to continue working remotely for the foreseeable …
: Mother’s Day was a visit to the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. The temperature was a sweltering …
: Drew and printed a new D&D character for a one-shot and then we ended up having some “craft time” …
: Spotted an awesome sticker at one of our local coffee spots.
: Haircut!!! Full COVID vaccination means I could finally get my first haircut in over a year. It …
: Finally had the first quality time in a year with some friends. Never appreciated laughing over …
: The squirrels have a lot more than blue jays to worry about this morning!
: Spring continues to increase the diversity of our backyard birds. This week, the blue jays have …
: Cardinal Kiss Cam This couple loves to feed each other each night at our feeders. It’s very sweet.
: Posted an new drawing for Sticker Doodle inspired by sever Micro.blog watch conversations. I hope we …
: Pawbucks A Starbucks near our college campus has a fun collection of pets that come through their …
: Found a yellow tailed dragonfly to go with my previous blue one. It’s one of the few insects I’m …
: Earnest Creativity “One of the biggest sins on the modern internet is trying too hard to be funny. It has caused the …
: Somehow a Rose-breasted Grosbeak flew all the way down from the great white north to hang out in our …
: I drew a couple more “stickers” for Sticker Doodle. I’m particularly happy with how the OctoPencil …
: I hope your day is as happy as this goldfinch is.
: The dragonfly’s are hatching with the warm weather. Not only are they beautiful but they also eat …
: I think the cat likes her new bed.
: I finally added a new sticker to Sticker-Doodle. I’m making some schedule changes to be creative …
: It’s raining too much for photo taking today so here’s one from my first visit to London.
: I’m excited to launch a new creative project today called Sticker Doodle. It’s hosted on Micro.blog …
: (Posting this for @maique) The coffee bucket list is real. After finishing my sixth or seventh …
: Another hummingbird arrived in the back yard and the first is not happy to share. Lots of beautiful …
: Tonight’s setting sun lingered on anything that would agree to glow and the neighborhood was alive …
: The hummingbirds have returned! The 1yr anniversary of lockdown didn’t really connect with me until …
: “Cheers!” This guy is one of my favorite public murals in St Petersburg, FL.
: Caught some “neighbors” arguing about something on today’s walk. I think they should just make up …
: Wrapped up spring break with an outdoor visit to St Petersburg. It was one of our last days of low …
: Finally managed to capture the woodpecker with the help of the phone app’s remote shutter.
: Mother owl is watching over me, making sure I don’t try anything funny with her child.
: Grogu, the baby owl, figured out how to get out of his house and get some cooler air.
: The baby of the owl family (we named him Grogu) is finally old enough to venture outside of their …
: A new day brings a fresh start. The birds are enjoying the morning and I finally managed to take a …
: My best friend has passed. Her health was going downhill for a while now so it’s not a surprise but …
: I can’t stop looking through Sticker Spotter so I’m putting more effort into a fun series inspired …
: The newly hatched owlet at my parents house is making regular appearances now. We’ve taken to …
: Stay Creative to Live Over the weekend, @mariovillalobos wrote a great post on creativity’s role in keeping you happy. His …
: Spending the day outside with all the new leaves and the incredible weather. (A dry 70f/21c)
: 📷 mbfeb Day 31 | Defiance “You talkin’ to me?!”
: Controversial Hot-Take: The California watch face is the worst of both worlds: unfashionable to …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 30 | Privacy The privacy of having your own bed.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 27 | Pompasetting The wild chickens that wander downtown Ybor City are forever …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 26 | Favorite Of all the pens I own, the Pilot Kaküno has been my favorite that I keep …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 25 | Code When you’re on an adventure, you’re bound to encounter a secret code or two.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 24 | Baby Four generations in one photo. Everyone is a baby to someone else.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 23 | Banana I find bananas disgusting but I like their color. Here are some …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 21 | Colors The colors of a recently bloomed Spider Lilly.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 20 | Weather Anyone who’s worked at Disney has stories of guests asking them to change …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 19 | Alive Few things say “alive” like kittens jumping around in play.
: mbfeb Day 18 | At Home Nearly a year of working from home has made this how I experience nearly …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 17 | Still This little one was still before and after I approached for a photo.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 16 | Erudite Sure I have William Shakespeare, Jules Verne, and Haruki Murakami. But …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 15 | Reflection Reflections from downtown Tampa, FL.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 14 | Compassion Even cats need compassion from time to time.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 13 | Make I recently used the character drawings my daughter and I collaborated on to …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 12 | Sporg Finally found my SPORG assembly instructions.
: I can’t help but jump on the watch show-and-tell that @maique kicked off today. Like most of my …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 11 | Machine Over the years together, this has become my favorite machine. It’s …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 10 | Energy The glass insulators on the power line turns have their own kind of beauty.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 9 | Muddy We’re too far south to have much dirt, much less mud. Instead, we have wet …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 8 | Hope Hope is the only thing I’m running off of these days.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 7 | Craving My wife discovered a wonderful chocolate olive oil cake recipe that we now …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 6 | Sport I was a good sport about having to restitch this book about seven times. I …
: 📷 mbfeb Day 5 | Pets I often think that I’m their pet.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 4 | Layers Layers of time in written form.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 3 | Comfort In our house, the ultimate cat bed is two futon’s and a comforter.
: 📷 mbfeb Day 2 | Morning Beverage Black coffee, the sunrise, and the local birds.
: 🎨 I really wanted some Hilda art for my office so I spent some time making one of my own.
: Camera question in need of opinionated opinions: Trying to upgrade my setup and I’m limited to a …
: It’s time to recover from a day full of exciting new birds.
: The cats continue to carefully catalog all of the new friends arriving in town.
: These winter evenings, I love to stand outside and watch the light burn itself out.
: Wrapped up and zonked out. Warm blankets are shared with the whole family.
: We heard a loud noise and found an unlucky dove had slammed into our window. Hit so hard that you …
: The closest photo I could get of a Red-shouldered Hawk who put on an air show today. It kept to a …
: This morning, a pair of young American Goldfinches were nice enough to pose for me. We were all …
: Today’s cat schedule: Run outside to intimidate the squirrels Run back inside when it gets too cold …
: A hawk on my walk! This lovely one allowed me to get surprisingly close for a photo.
: Clear and blue 50~70 degree days. I live for Florida’s winter!
: Today I met a very fashionable tree wearing this season’s hottest colors.
: I’d love to see the whole line of the large, glass insulation discs up close. (I couldn’t decide …
: I very nearly walked by this on yesterday’s walk. With just a little winter rain, the moss blooms an …
: Ever feel like you’re being watched?
: It may be cold but our fire-spike is still keeping itself ready for the bees and hummingbirds.
: Today I’m thankful for the simple things like watching the dawn light as it plays through the leaves …
: The temperature managed to dip below freezing last night, a rarity for Florida. We’re embracing it …
: Took a long walk in a lovely winter sunset. “Learn to keep your wants simple and refuse to be …
: This year has been cold enough to turn the leaves and I’m enjoying an extended season of colors.🍁
: Cold (for Florida) morning walk.
: A friend and I finally found an opportunity to have a socially distanced visit. Even with the …
: 🥳 Woo, my D&D mini prints came in today! Going to paint these guys, add them to my others, and make …
: Contemplating cardinal on a cold morning.
: My favorite backyard buddy: the Titmouse. These little spitfires are not only the perfect balance of …
: Having fun with some macro photos today.
: 🐊 The alligators are really not enjoying the colder temperatures. Of the four I saw on today’s walk, …
: A cold day of rain among the old and twisted oaks.
: Now the house is ready for Christmas.
: Fishing. The late sunset made it the trees reflection look like fall colors for a few minutes.
: Winter creates the best skies in Florida.
: Cold temperatures mean I get a warm lap buddy for my morning meetings.
: Another lovely day in the garden.
: I’m thankful that I get to celebrate my favorite holiday 🦃 and my kid becoming a teenager on the …
: Mirror image from today’s walk.
: Spotted a new visitor this morning as an Eastern Wood-Pewee came around to eat some of our flying …
: @davidrmunson reminded me of an October day in Japan when the weather cleared enough to see Mt. Fuji …
: Reflections in the high water.
: Cooler mornings means more excitement.
: Mother Nature still tops our technology. This is my phone not being able to handle the extreme color …
: One of the neighborhood’s great egrets enjoying some fishing in the high waters caused by tropical …
: “Maybe we’ll get the birds if we work together.”
: Carolina wren is enjoying the new seed bell.
: Walking through the cypress dome before hurricane Eta takes over the week with storms.
: “We exist in a state of continuous and conscious attention triage, which can be exhausting, …
: 🇺🇸🗳🇺🇸 Every day starts as a blank page, even today.
: 🐊 The alligators and turtles were in agreement on today’s amazing weather. 🐢
: 🌱 I love following all of the tiny veins running parallel through our Prayer Plant (Maranta).
: I don’t know this plant’s name but they’re beautiful glowing fireworks in the sun. 🌱
: Mossy biome in the cypress forest. 🌱
: “If the pandemic has taught me anything, it’s that it probably isn’t going to teach me anything that …
: Our new little buddy arrives every morning to say hello.
: 📷 Details from a weekend nature walk
: I love the Sunlit app so much but it totally destroys posts and replies like nothing else.😤
: In fourth grade, Ohio Art, the company that made the Etch-A-Sketch line, came to my elementary …
: “Dad, I found a new friend. Can we keep her?”
: Florida may be too warm for fall but we’re still getting in on the colors. <a …
: 🎃Halloween cardinal with spooky feathers.
: Tampa, Florida USA 13:00 UTC-4 Since March, this corner has become the center of my world. I post to …
: My coworker really likes her cubical.
: Even the new Gray Catbirds are confused by the antics of the Morning Doves.
: An accord of peaceful coexistence was reached between rival factions this afternoon.
: She may look beautiful but she’s actually the new bully of the feeder.
: My 20 year old hair trimmer died last night. I took it apart and discovered the battery was leaking. …
: For the first time in four months, we could open all the windows and let in some glorious fall air. …
: Facebook is the Sauron of the online world, Twitter the Saruman. Let’s rather live in Tom Bombadil’s …
: The first morning of fall temperatures has finally arrived and it feels amazing. (30 degree drop in …
: My sticker came! Thank you @macgenie.
: 🤖 Trying my hand at edge-painting my Gundam Crossbone model. It went so well that I attempted a bit …
: The sun’s fall shift in the sky means more of the glass in the house cast beautiful prisms …
: I want to go out and take photographs but this rain Just. Won’t. Stop. 😩
: The ferns and spanish moss covering these live oak trees make the walking paths beautiful at sunset …
: Yellow-throated Warbler decided to visit us today. We were hoping that the season change would bring …
: A relieving pause between storm bands brought out the sun and a few deer this morning.
: Humanity In Uncertain Times We want to know, from our vantage point in the present, that things will be OK later on. But we …
: Dove gangs are muscling out the nicer birds from the platform feeder. Not pictured are the other …
: More Bok Tower details. I wish we had more architecture that combined gothic with Art Deco because …
: Spent an enjoyable (but very sweaty) day at Bok Tower Gardens. The giant Victoria water lilies are …
: Proof that reduced bags are possible, @maique.😊 (She was about three in this photo.)
: Happy international beard day
: I was fortunate enough to capture the amazing jeweled colors in last night’s sunset. They only …
: Hummingbird visitations have been increasing lately. We’ve really been enjoying this little lady’s …
: I came to Micro.blog hoping to escape the mindless promotion and perfectionism of Instagram but I …
: 📷 Finally some sun after two days of non-stop storms. The plants and the birds are out in full color …
: 📷 Love – I have always loved watching the sunset play off of clouds and I’ll never forget this …
: 📷 Discovery – There’s always something to discover in the boxes around our home.
: 📷 Overcome - It took several days of applying to get my daughter into the jedi academy before she …
: 📷 Hummingbird friend visited us again today. Luckily, my camera was sitting by the window. I just …
: 📷 Relentless – Florida storms always include relentless amounts of rain. That’s Disney’s Magic …
: 📷 Frosty – A nice frosty glass of one of my favorite beers.
: 📷 Graceful – A great blue heron gracefully fishing in my parents backyard.
: 📷 Home – I’ve moved far too many times for a building or a location to capture my heart but wherever …
: 📷 Crunch – My daughter was born in a place where snow is something you only see in decorations and …
: 📷 Change – Raintree blooms signal the change to winter’s sweet relief in Florida.
: 📷 Grid – The grid where models are assembled, computers are repaired, and small leather craft gets …
: Good Medicine We’re at my parents and everyone is trying their best to make my daughter’s last Sunday of this …
: 📷 Stationary – I do not miss this even the slightest
: 📷 Silhouette – From the pre-Covid times when my family enjoyed dashing out to local breweries.
: 📷 Among – One of my shots among the white ibis.
: 📷 Filter – During a solar eclipse, the light that filtered through the trees became half-moon …
: 📷 sound – I haven’t heard the sound of a pay phone in over a decade. That’s why I was so surprised …
: 📷 Transport – Street view of Piccadilly Circus taken while enjoying amazing pastries at Ole & Steen
: Micro Monday – I highly recommend the beautiful photography of @pip
: 📷 View – My favorite memory from Shenandoah National Park was when my daughter suddenly got a …
: 📷 Daytripping – From back when we could do such things.
: 📷 Bug - As in, “Don’t bug us right now.”
: 📷 Up (Day 1 of the Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge)
: Cat Cora’s Recovery: Final Stretch Today we received the follow up call from our vet and learned that, yes, the growths removed from …
: Cat Cora’s Recovery: First Night Last night was akin to having a newborn in the house. My wife and I decided the easiest way to calm …
: Cat Cora’s Cancer The vet had to remove our cat, Cora’s, mammary glands from her entire left side this morning. One of …
: Our fierce hunter wore herself out protecting us from the local songbirds.
: 📷 The hummingbirds have finally found our feeder. So fun to watch!
: My daughter drew me an awesome birthday card this year.
: Pindo Palm Fruit I discovered this massive bunch of ripe “jelly palm” fruit on a recent walk 1 and learned that it’s …
: The tension is palpable in my backyard.
: Rabbit family visited this morning.
: Homemade key lime pie with a graham cracker crust and torched meringue topping…and then we all died …
: My family completed Voyager’s final episodes this evening and I’m really thankful for podcasts like …
: The morning dove still isn’t convinced it’s too large for the bird feeder. (Update: Success! The …
: “The world needs balance and the internet is full of enough negativity, please don’t snuff what …
: The spring lilies and orchids are putting on a grand show this year.
: This week and last have been nothing but Bjork and CSS Grid problem solving.
: Always nice to see a dad helping with feeding too.
: The first summer storm blew right by us but it was still intense to see it pass over.
: Our romaine lettuce stumps are happily regrowing themselves.
: The cats can’t get to the squirrel, the squirrel can’t get to the seeds, but the birds are happy …
: One of the biggest boon’s of working from home has been the ability to split my day rediscovering …
: Reflection while squirrel watching
: Hey mister! Got any more of that seed?
: New color explosions are popping out.
: It’s too out here but still technically the first day of the fall semester.
: It doesn’t get much more relaxing than this.
: Still a favorite from my Colorado trip.
: Typhoon On Saturday morning we sat on the floor watching, but not understanding, the TV news reports on …
: Dr. Nightowl or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Morning I’ve always been a night owl. From as far back as I can remember, mornings have been something to …
: Levitation A tiny silver light shines like a brilliant star in the near total blackness of a bedroom. It’s …
: Day Moon On the one year anniversary of Don’s divorce, the moon appeared in the morning sky, bright and …
: The Scarab “AH! Bloody hell!” Screamed Reginald as he quickly pulled his foot from the boot. Something fell out …