2025-06-05: Micro.blog photo challenge Day 5: Reflection A reflection of the Gold Medal grain elevator in the …
2025-06-04: Micro.blog photo challenge Day 4: Nostaglia My brother Tim with his cash register, taken by my …
2025-06-03: I think it’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations — they …
2025-06-03: Micro.blog photo challenge Day 3: Shadow Shadows in the hallway leading to the Rochester MN Public …
2025-06-02: Micro.blog photo challenge Day 2: Curve A reading area in the Rochester MN Public Library along its …
2025-06-01: Taken northeast of Grand Marais MN on Lake Superior. – #mbjune Day 1: Tree
2025-03-19: The sky to the west after the blizzard. Not much snow but high winds and no visibility. Many crashes …
2025-03-19: Blizzard in progress. Worse to come.
2025-03-05: After the blizzard
2025-02-26: A heron on the wing at sunset. Seen at Wall Springs Park in Palm Harbor Florida. There was quite a …
2025-02-25: A recent visit to a fish shop in Dunedin Florida found this frequent visitor hoping for a handout.
2025-01-25: We had some icy days a couple weeks back.
2025-01-06: We had some freezing fog the other day.
2025-01-04: Hungry Chickadee
2025-01-04: Willow in Fog
2024-12-30: Frost on Oak Leaves, 2024-12-30.
2024-12-30: Ulf, the coffee gnome, wishes you all a Happy New Year!
2024-12-25: From the archive: 2015 Christmas Tree Ornaments. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!
2024-12-24: Cougar, Oxbow Park, Olmsted County, Minnesota. This girl was actually purring as we walked by. We …
2024-12-24: I might be crazy but I think I’m moving my personal programming projects from Ruby and Python …
2024-12-23: Bald eagle, Oxbow Park, Olmsted County, MN
2024-12-22: Just added an album of photos from our trip to Lisbon in 2019 to my photos page.
2024-12-22: You have my undivided attention.
2024-12-21: I just ordered my Christmas present: Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens
2024-12-21: Every time I pick up a camera now it’s my APS-C mirrorless. Seriously thinking of selling all …
2024-12-21: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a badger displaying such an attitude of nonchalance.
2024-12-21: I was at our Oxbow County Park yesterday. It has a small zoo of animals native to Minnesota. …
2024-12-19: 📷 I’m finally consolidating photos and making them accessible from my photos page here on …
2024-12-04: Editorial shenanigans aside, I still subscribe to the digital versions of the Washington Post, New …
2024-12-04: 📚 Finished the “Demon Copperhead” audiobook by Barbara Kingsolver. Book and narration …
2024-12-04: 📚 Next dead tree book is “Allow Me To Retort” by Elie Mystal. I like to mix up my …
2024-12-04: 📚 Finished “Future Home of the Living God” by Louise Erdrich. It is set in Minnesota so …
2024-11-15: WordPress to Zola to Tinderbox. I’ve removed all my WordPress hosted blogs. One I pointed here. One I just trashed. One …
2024-11-15: 📚 About ready to start reading “The Future Home of the Living God” by Louise Erdrich. I …
2024-11-15: 📚 Current audiobook: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. About 2/3 of the way through. …
2024-11-06: Doing some cleanup and testing. Please ignore my noise for a bit. Thanks.
2024-11-06: Firing up the micro.blog again. Pointing my root domain at it so I can trash the single page …
2024-05-18: RIP Spider John Koerner.
2024-03-02: Does anyone else add columns of numbers this way?
2024-02-27: Bookmarks. I’ve tried raindrop.io, omnivore, and pinboard. Pinboard is still my workhorse. …
2024-02-12: Backing off of Python back to Ruby and Pharo. I know Python is more popular, but having objects …
2024-02-09: I just loaded up KeyboardMaestro a couple of days ago. I have to say it’s slicker than snot.
2024-01-28: Tired of getting up at 5:30 to move the thermostat from 65° to 70° so I installed a new Ecobee …
2024-01-21: Currently reading: The World by Simon Sebag Montefiore 📚. Borrowed this from our local library. At …
2024-01-15: A bit chilly today. Might want to put on a jacket.
2023-12-31: Thinking that 2024 might be the year I try cultivated meat.
2023-12-31: BTW, a shoutout to Shawn King (@KingShawn@mastodon.social) of BC. Professional explainer. Runs …
2023-12-31: One of my project for the next year is to move from SmugMug back to Flickr. Yes I know it’s …
2023-12-31: Loading up on photo apps. Thinking of trying out Luminar Neo since it is in Setapp. Since the mods …
2023-12-25: Pot roast. Cheesy mashed potatoes. Garlicky carrots. Pumpkin cheesecake. What’s not to like?
2023-12-25: Chess with my daughter’s SO. He won. I need to brush up.
2023-12-22: ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hall a soft wimpering was heard The OS …
2023-12-21: Currently reading: The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya 📚. This is an audiobook. I listen …
2023-12-20: A Quiet Christmas Ann and I can’t be the only ones who celebrate a very quiet Christmas. We’ll go to …
2023-12-20: Currently reading: Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen 📚. Just started. I pick up a book of his about …
2023-11-15: I should get rid of duplicate apps. Too many do almost the same thing.
2023-11-13: Starting to learn Dutch again. I want to be able to understand the relatives when Ann and I visit. …
2023-11-12: Taken about a month ago just northeast of Grand Marais MN.
2023-11-12: Nearly ready to put the old place up for sale. It’s been a long road.
2023-11-12: Time to broaden my point of view. Following a bunch more folks at random on micro.blog.
2023-10-25: The Crazy Days are coming to an end. Our move out of our old place has taken months with Ann pretty …
2023-09-10: New TVs are too damn "smart" Problem: Our new LG G3 TV was turning off after 15 minutes when the HDMI switch is set to the …
2023-07-01: This upcoming week is move week. Ann and I move from our wooded 2-acre lot back into town. …
2023-05-29: Where Have I Been Following after @manton, @maique, and others. Reminds me a bit of this song: …
2023-05-23: I’m finding that I’m using the BBEdit scratchpad and Tot for almost all my #plaintext …
2023-05-23: New tries in the past 24 hours: Ivory for macOS (good so far), Kagi search trial (not sure yet, …
2023-05-21: What goes? A lot of books donated to our public library. Extra furniture. All the CDs donated as …
2023-05-21: Moving soon. Downsizing from 2300 to 1600 sq ft. Good thing I never bought that 3D printer.
2023-05-13: Grandiflora trillium
2023-04-17: Finally getting around to getting and setting up Yubikeys. Fun times!
2023-04-17: Ann and I saw Hamlet at the Guthrie Theater yesterday. Excellent!
2023-04-17: This week I’m playing with the Zola static site generator. Maybe a new toy will get me …
2023-03-20: The creators of Smalltalk: Alan Kay, Dan Ingalls, Adele Goldberg, et. al. have my admiration. …
2023-03-15: I’ve never played a Mario game in my life but somehow this just seems right. It’s-a-me, …
2023-03-09: How did I not find out about Standard ebooks until a week ago? I’ll be reading forever.
2023-03-03: Why is it that the days you feel too tired to journal are the days when everything happens?
2023-02-28: There is no one true app for handling notes I’m trying to limit the number of apps I have bits and pieces of knowledge stored in, but …
2023-02-26: At DeBine brewery in Palm Harbor next to the Pinellas Trail. Informal survey seems to be Half e-bike …
2023-02-25: Attempting to wrest control of my OmniFocus database from the clutches of entropy.
2023-02-22: Dad had a TAVR surgery yesterday. Looks like it went well. This means he’ll still beat me at …
2023-02-21: My dad is 95. He still beats me in golf. Yes, he’s that good and I’m that bad.
2023-02-19: Found Pins for Pinboard. That should help a bit. I’ve been looking for a better way to get …
2023-02-19: Pinboard or Raindrop? Decided to stay with Pinboard for now, but it desperately needs some …
2023-02-18: Should be Crimson King Court.
2023-02-18: Now using Omnivore to collect long form posts that need some time to digest. Such as this one: On …
2023-02-18: Ripping through the feeds this morning. Followed a bunch of folks on Mastodon last night. Unfollowed …
2023-02-17: Lattés from 9th Bar coffee in Palm Harbor. Pretty dang good and a much shorter line than the …
2023-02-09: Still on the road. Central Illinois is flatter than North Dakota.
2023-02-08: On the road again … 🎵
2023-02-02: I was thinking of using Chat GPT as a way to break writer’s block – kind of like morning …
2023-02-01: 📚I’m about 2/3 of the way through the audiobook “Faraday, Maxwell, and the …
2023-01-31: I’ve moved from mstdn.plus to universeodon.com. It not only matches my interests a bit more, …
2023-01-26: After eluding traps for two days the pantry-raiding rodent has been finally been dispatched.
2023-01-24: Experimenting again with Linux on my little System76 box. I’ve lost count of how many times …
2023-01-23: One of the perils of living in the country - mice - pantry raiding mice. Grrrr.
2023-01-20: Posting here should crosspost to my mastodon instance. Right?
2023-01-04: I’m happy that Jason Kottke is back publishing at kottke.org.
2023-01-03: Today’s workout: Shoveling snow/slush/ice off the drive. 200+ shovelfulls @ 10-20lbs each. I …
2023-01-01: Starting to record books with Epilogue. Catching up with 2022. Queuing 2023.
2022-11-22: The best part of Thanksgiving is the grazing on leftovers that happens on Friday.
2022-11-21: I tried to make clear ice cubes using the double boil method. They might be just a tad more clear …
2022-11-20: Cold pizza for breakfast is the best but should not repeat this tomorrow!
2022-11-19: I wish I could think of a novel idea for this post but, alas, none occurs. C’est la vie.
2022-11-18: I’m not sure I’d ever tire of the upcoming season. I love the old carols, but you can …
2022-11-17: 📚Just finished the audiobook “Troy” written and narrated by Stephen Fry. Loved the …
2022-11-17: Does every DJ/band at every wedding in Wisconsin play the “Beer Barrel Polka”? Seems …
2022-11-16: I just discovered the short story Franchise by Isaac Asimov. Written in the mid 1950’s about …
2022-11-14: Downsizing? I’m giving up on the hobbies that I haven’t pursued in some time, and …
2022-11-14: We need to leave for Thanksgiving in St. Paul on Wednesday next. All of my sibs and their adult kids …
2022-11-13: The terrific turkey tortas version 2.0 was better than 1.0. Still working on improvements. Will I be …
2022-11-13: I’ve now written a python program to examine my dad’s junk mail folder and immediately …
2022-11-13: My dad gets anywhere from 150 to 250 emails a day. I’ve been appointed his email guardian. All …
2022-11-11: I a few in my office, but my most used display is a 3440x1440 ultra-wide. Love the real estate on …
2022-11-10: Each year at Thanksgiving we have a contest among the Dykstal siblings. This year it’s turkey …
2022-11-10: I liked “Yes, Minister” during my britcom period. It appears that both Stephen Fry and …
2022-11-09: Let’s use the iPhone word picker just for fun. I’m certain that I have to go back in the …
2022-11-08: I’ve been on a few boards for volunteer organizations and am currently on my company’s. Fortunately, …
2022-11-07: I can offer no insight into the minds of others. I can only tell you of my own, and even then I …
2022-11-06: Ann and I saw Sally and Tom at the Guthrie Theater this afternoon. Not an echo of the past. Not …
2022-11-05: I have to admit that I just couldn’t come up with a good idea for today’s prompt so I’ll just have …
2022-11-04: I think admiration implies respect. Can you admire someone but not respect them? I don't believe the …
2022-11-03: Baleen whales have a license to krill.
2022-11-03: I'm not much of a game player, but I broke down and ordered a Playdate from Panic. It's just so dang …
2022-11-02: Our Microblogvember prompt for Nov 2 is appropriate. Today is known as the Feast of All Souls.
2022-11-01: Can I say that we all feast on roast beast? Maybe that’s in another month. I do love my roast beast. …
2022-11-01: I haven’t skated in years. There is no way I could do a figure eight now. Of course, I couldn’t do …
2022-10-31: I wake up and realize that OMG it’s almost Microblogvember!
2022-09-21: Ann has COVID. We think she got it at the Dublin airport, but no way to be sure of course. Could …
2022-09-11: A bit of falconry at Ashford Castle!
2022-09-08: Doonagore castle. View from our vacation rental in Doolin Ireland.
2022-09-02: The Ross-Errilly Friary outside of Headford Ireland.
2022-09-02: A nice lunch stop in Maynooth on the way to our B&B in Kilbeggan.
2022-08-28: Arriving in Ireland on Wednesday. Hope to post from there over the next two weeks.
2022-08-13: Ireland in 18 days. COVID stay away.
2022-08-09: Finished “Simply Gödel”. Brought back memories of studying computability theory in grad school. I …
2022-08-09: Finishing up cardiac rehab today. Feeling great!
2022-07-24: Starting Simply Gödel by Richard Tieszen. It’ll be interesting to see how it works as an audiobook. …
2022-07-24: Finished Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. I had never read it before. Though dated I’m not sure it’s …
2022-07-13: Current reading: Allow Me to Retort (Elie Mystal - hardcover), Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly …
2022-07-11: Where we are now So here we are. Ann is doing really well. She is heading to PT this week with the goal of getting …
2022-07-11: Heart Attack! The Monday after Easter I had a heart attack. It was just after dinner. Ann and I were watching TV. …
2022-07-11: Knee fracture! The proposed breast cancer treatment was pretty routine and the prognosis was really good. However, …
2022-07-11: Breast Cancer! The day after I was released from the hospital for the heart attack, Ann got a call from our primary …
2022-07-11: I've been absent for quite a while. Although I've been a faithful reader of my timeline, a lot has …
2022-05-01: Ann and I are heading to Seattle to cruise the Inside Passage up to Alaska and back. Hope to post …
2022-02-11: Dead slash pine in the Jay B. Starkey Wilderness west-central Florida.
2022-01-17: 📚 Today’s reading: One chapter of Le Guin’s interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, the …
2022-01-05: If I stopped playing so much iPhone solitaire I’d have finished my plan for world domination …
2022-01-05: I’ve replaced my 7-year-old ebike with a new step-thru model. The ebike is my main commute …
2022-01-05: Climbing onto the weather seesaw here in southern Minnesota.
2021-12-23: Trying Squeak again. This time to finally grok morphic.
2021-12-23: Post more. Reply graciously.
2021-12-21: I had assumed someone was watching the spectrum. Silly me. Boeing and Airbus urge a delay in 5G …
2021-12-21: I cannot believe how fast the coffee disappears from my cup while I’m working. Must be …
2021-12-17: About half done. 😳
2021-12-17: Work in progress 😍
2021-12-17: Cookie time!! 😋
2021-12-11: We got 10” of snow last night.
2021-12-10: An occasional evening ritual.
2021-11-28: Today I tried to find a reason to buy a tricked-out System 76 desktop Linux system, but couldn’t …
2021-11-09: Pulled the trigger on this Diplomat Aero yesterday.
2021-11-09: Giving up on Tinderbox again after a brief fling. I love the concept, but there are just too many …
2021-10-04: Half #sharp #mboct
2021-10-03: #majority #mboct
2021-10-02: #dark #mboct
2021-10-01: #touch #mboct
2021-09-26: Back to basics. Swapping the zoom for the 50mm prime. Zoom with the feet.
2021-09-20: Just downloaded Pharo 9.0. It feels good to be working in Smalltalk again, if only for small things.
2021-09-19: black walnuts a black and green mottled sphere embedded in the grass a long-handled plastic leaf …
2021-09-14: Not getting rid of the Canon 6D ii, but the G3X’s days may be numbered.
2021-09-14: The camera on the iPhone 13 Pro is making me rethink my camera usage.
2021-08-30: Tested negative prior to visiting my dad in Florida next week. Hoping I come back that way. 🤞
2021-08-30: Apple is acquiring Primephonic. Good news: somewhat decent classical music discovery and streaming …
2021-08-25: Woke up at 4:30am again. Third day in a row. I’ll need that nap today. 😎
2021-08-24: Finished reading: Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation by Edward O. Wilson 📚
2021-08-24: Our little travel group (6 couples) has a trip scheduled to NZ in February/March. I’m …
2021-08-19: I have yet to find a scheme for general stuff that can take the place of Circus Ponies Notebook. It …
2021-08-19: Testing Ulysses This is a test. It is only a test. Don’t get so worked up about it. :) Testing some formatting …
2021-08-16: twitter.com
2021-07-18: Cheboygan Light
2021-07-18: Five minutes before we were able to cross the bridge, the bridge closed due to some sort of security …
2021-07-18: On the road again. Ann Arbor to Manistique. Crossing the Mackinac Bridge on the way.
2021-07-12: Currently reading: From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History by Kenneth J. Hammond 📚
2021-07-12: Currently reading: Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way by Ursula K. …
2021-07-05: Finished reading: It Can’t Happen Here (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis 📚
2021-06-28: Finished reading: The Case of the Lady in the Luggage by Cheri Baker 📚
2021-06-26: Finished reading: The Case of the Lady in the Luggage by Cheri Baker 📚
2021-06-26: Finished reading: EndTimes by Bryan Walsh 📚 The subject matter is grim, especially on the …
2021-06-25: Finished reading: Figuring by Maria Popova 📚 The funny thing about all of Popova’s writings …
2021-06-23: My three favorite inks at the moment are Iroshizuku kon-peki, Iroshizuku yama-budo, and Colorverse …
2021-06-19: 🖋️ My shimmering ink problems might have been due to a new nib that wasn’t properly cleaned. …
2021-06-19: Fountain pen people – I have a couple of glittering inks, but I’m having difficulty with …
2021-06-17: I’ve been taking a couple of hours each day the past week to play with Mathematica. Just …
2021-06-05: 📚 It’s not all work and no play. I’m also reading The Case of the Lady in the Luggage by …
2021-06-05: Tech Resources I like having tech books around as reference and for ideas (Ruby, Python, Linux, security, style, …
2021-06-05: 📚 I’m reading Popova’s “Figuring”. I do not understand Emily Dickinson. …
2021-06-02: Just finished the audiobook “The Wave in the Mind” by Ursula K. LeGuin, an excellent set of essays …
2021-06-01: Ann bought a new step-through bike today so, of course, that means I had to buy a new bike rack for …
2021-05-21: I just bought two Homepod mini’s and set them up in stereo in our condo. These things are …
2021-05-19: I keep way too many fountain pens inked up (9). But I can cut back anytime I want. 😂
2021-05-19: One thing that is NOT getting a lot of use is the reMarkable 2. I’m a little surprised at that. I’m …
2021-05-19: I’ve been using a new iPad Air while traveling. I’m a little surprised by how much I like using the …
2021-05-19: Just finished the audiobook of “A Dance with Dragons.” Looks like I’ll have to wait quite a while …
2021-05-18: I’m getting tired of having to learn a whole new set of keyboard shortcuts for every …
2021-05-18: I’m off to Florida tomorrow to visit my Dad. I’ll see how he’s doing and do the …
2021-05-17: Back at the gym for a solid week now. Slow going and a bit sore at first. To be expected.
2021-05-07: I don’t post political content here to keep things civil. However, if you are interested, I do …
2021-04-21: I have this love/hate relationship with desktop linux.
2021-04-19: 🎶 ★★★★★
2021-04-18: The only books I’ve read more times than Dune are LOTR and Stranger in a Strange Land.
2021-04-18: Also waddling my way through this. Love the narration. 📚
2021-04-18: Queued
2021-04-15: New furnace installed today. The old one (going on 20 years) would stop with a clogged condensate …
2021-03-07: I’m beginning to shed apps that take too much mental energy: Roam and Workflowy among them. …
2021-02-19: I noticed this artifact on my Big Sur desktop background. Brings new meaning to the phrase “If …
2021-01-06: Our new well parts are in and working: controls, new pressure tank, new pump. It feels great to have …
2021-01-04: The Milky Way is probably full of dead civilizations | Live Science - Very interesting.
2021-01-04: I’m thinking of using a Raspberry Pi Zero to take pics of the backyard from a window at …
2021-01-04: reMarkable 2: first impressions So far I like it. the OCR experience is OK. It is reasonably accurate for my cursive handwriting, …
2021-01-03: Some time ago I posted how I was abandoning wordpress and blot for micro.blog. Well, that …
2021-01-03: Techo entries for Jan 2 & 3. Phenology entries are for sunrise, sunset, weather, unusual weather …
2021-01-03: Our 33 year old 5-party well began acting up on December 23rd. We’ve had to manually start the …
2021-01-01: My New Years gift to myself is a reMarkable 2. I’ve always found e-ink interesting. I think I’m …
2020-12-11: Finally getting around to getting rid of old, obsolete, technical books. I mean, who really needs …
2020-11-18: Science is dynamic. It changes based on evidence. If it did not, it would be religion.
2020-11-09: normal. command. insert. These are vim modes. I tried, I really did, to see the utility folks claim …
2020-11-08: Ann and I walked in Frontenac State Park. This is on the northern side of Lake Pepin – a …
2020-11-08: Another view of Maiden Rock.
2020-11-08: A view of Maiden Rock from Frontenac State Park on Lake Pepin.
2020-11-05: 🎵 Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it’s …
2020-11-02: Swans Ann and I took a short road trip yesterday to Brownsville and Weaver Bottoms on the Mississippi …
2020-10-22: I’m finding the Daily Notes section in Roam incredibly useful for collecting references to …
2020-10-14: #adayinthelife I’m going to squeak in under the wire with this pic of my office. I spend a …
2020-10-09: Peak color today.
2020-10-07: Nice. The Guthrie is doing a “Dicken’s Holiday Classic” streaming in December. …
2020-10-07: Lady Ta-Da stretching in the sun.
2020-10-07: Saint Francis contemplating the hosta.
2020-10-01: Computing: The Human Experience – The story of computing is the story of humanity.™
2020-08-12: Up late to watch the Perseids. Was out for 30 minutes. Saw two bright ones and I think I saw some …
2020-08-10: Today I gave my 90th blood donation. I was surprised.
2020-08-10: Latest peeve: Seeing staunch used instead of stanch when describing something that needs to be …
2020-08-07: Ann and I are back to hiking in MN State Parks. Great River Bluffs was the last. We’ll revisit …
2020-08-07: A view of the Mississippi valley from Great River Bluffs State Park just south of Winona MN.
2020-08-04: RIP Fran Allen. IBM Fellow Emerita.
2020-07-19: I’m beginning to really dislike Markdown for technical doc. All of our system’s special values begin …
2020-07-15: History shows again and again how Nature points out the folly of men.
2020-07-14: Listening to Stephen Fry read Mythos. Very entertaining. 📚
2020-05-19: 📚 So Far, So Good Ursula K. LeGuin’s final book of poems. Each one a gem. #mbmay
2020-05-18: 📚If you haven’t read Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac. Read it. Read it now. #mbmay
2020-05-17: Violet(s). #mbmay
2020-05-16: Indigo. #mbmay
2020-05-15: Blue. #mbmay
2020-05-14: Green. #mbmay
2020-05-13: Yellow. #mbmay
2020-05-12: Orange #mbmay
2020-05-11: Red #mbmay
2020-05-10: Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. The White …
2020-05-09: Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. Henry David Thoreau 💬
2020-05-08: He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Benjamin Franklin 💬
2020-05-08: I hate edge tiling of windows.
2020-05-07: I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, …
2020-05-06: 💬 Groucho Marx: I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I …
2020-05-05: Chaos is a friend of mine – Bob Dylan 💬
2020-05-04: Machines take me by surprise with great frequency. – Alan Turing 💬
2020-05-04: Life after death?
2020-05-03: Not quite social distancing.
2020-05-02: Lady TaDa
2020-05-01: Leftovers
2020-04-30: New pen! Lamy 2000. Black with EF nib. Colorverse “Map of Mars” ink.
2020-04-30: Daffodils
2020-03-15: Maintain a social distance while Dancing in the Street.:)
2020-03-15: Thinking about a gofundme for local restaurant workers who survive on tips. Is this workable?
2020-03-15: 📚Also finished Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. I should have read this years ago.
2020-03-15: 📚Finished the audiobook of The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas. Loved the narration by Bill Homewood. …
2020-03-14: My nephew has made it home from Denmark where he was studying.
2020-03-14: Archdiocese of Detroit suspends all public Masses
2020-03-08: Local Bookstores - Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN I admit that I’ve been getting most of my books from Amazon or from our library as ebooks. …
2020-03-05: More ink! I’m probably set for this life and many after.
2020-03-04: I’ve been journaling regularly now for over a year and sporadically before that: pen, paper, …
2020-03-02: I received three new inks today. Can’t wait to try them out.
2020-02-17: I’ve recovered from my norovirus attack and am now basking in a cool breeze off a Dunedin fishing …
2020-02-16: Today is Sunday, a day of rest. I thought I’d post this peaceful sunset over Lake Superior from last …
2020-02-15: Life today is out of balance. Unwell. Hope to be up to snuff tomorrow. #mbfeb
2020-02-14: It’s 75°F here in Dunedin Florida. These blankets at the downtown market spell even extra warmth. …
2020-02-13: About to rise at MSP. #mbfeb
2020-02-12: We ran across this odd attachment at Quase Café in Lisbon last spring. #mbfeb
2020-02-11: Lake Superior beach. Plain. Simple. #mbfeb
2020-02-10: I found this sign in Dublin this fall when visiting. It was in Merrion Square near the statue of …
2020-02-09: The lull before the Sunday snowblower symphony. #mbfeb
2020-02-08: Sunlit is crashing on my phone on startup. Just started today. Anyone else seeing this?
2020-02-08: Contrast. Too many here to count. #mbfeb
2020-02-07: My Gwen Ifill stamps have arrived!
2020-02-07: Science Hall looms above Park Street on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison WI. #mbfeb
2020-02-06: My dear friend, Craig, wrote this plant book. It’s getting quite a good reception. Craig …
2020-02-06: I’m finding that the photos I’m posting for this February challenge are from my everyday life. …
2020-02-05: This hobonichi techo planner has a cover made from the hide of a goat. #mbfeb
2020-02-04: A spot of tea in the mid-afternoon is just what I need. #mbfeb
2020-02-04: Catching up on the “classics”. Took a break from The Handmaid’s Tale to read On …
2020-02-03: Each morning I reflect on the previous day. #mbfeb
2020-02-02: The rose tinted dawn over our hill was quite a sight. #mbfeb
2020-02-01: My snowblower is looking lonely in the open garage. #mbfeb
2020-01-07: In progress are “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Kindle), a graphic novel that purports to …
2020-01-06: Now starting “On The Road”. Don’t know how long I’ll last through Kerouac, …
2020-01-05: BTW. I just discovered the Libby app for obtaining books from our public library. Easy to use for a …
2020-01-05: First book of the year finished. Nancy McLean’s “Democracy in Chains.” Recommended for US readers. 📚
2020-01-02: Something’s gotta give. I can either continue to fiddle with blot or just go whole hog with …
2020-01-02: Remembering this from a while back. Still true.
2020-01-02: Carmine was awake but knew she was drugged. “Some sort of opiate,” she mused. Breathing …
2020-01-02: The KVM experiment failed. The display emulation doesn’t match the monitor and fools the …
2019-12-21: Fired up the new Intel NUC i3 running an Ubuntu Linux variant yesterday. Not a bad little machine. …
2019-12-18: Mark and Betty joined Lt. Davis for the ride back to the hospital. “Carmine has threads …
2019-12-18: Done. All five systems updated to Catalina. No problems noticed as yet.
2019-12-17: Me: knock knock Grandson: who’s there Me: deciduous GS: deciduous who? Me (as Elvis): 🎶 …
2019-12-16: I have a dedicated Linux box arriving soon. I’m done with the gyrations of living with VMware. …
2019-12-16: Moving from 13” MacBook Pro to 16” MacBook Pro. It’s all about the screen real estate. I can …
2019-12-15: It’s 8:30pm and I can’t keep my eyes open.
2019-12-14: Carmine was waking up. She was in real pain. “She’s breathing on her own now,” she …
2019-12-13: Spent the day sizing and hanging coats for our annual Christmas Anonymous Store Day. Tomorrow, folks …
2019-12-12: Davis continued, “There’s a lot we know about Carmine, but there’s a lot more we …
2019-12-12: Is @blot down? I’m getting time-out and cert errors.
2019-12-11: Davis turned to Mark and Betty, “I’m gonna need details.” Mark told his bit then …
2019-12-11: My ##mbnov story has taken a life of its own. I blame @amit 😁. I’ll continue to post until I …
2019-12-10: An EMT hooked Carmine up to oxygen and continued to work on her. About two minutes later he gave a …
2019-12-09: Betty called 911 while Mark continued CPR. It didn’t take long, perhaps 10 minutes. The EMTs …
2019-12-08: I was considering submitting these flash fiction episodes to the 2020 Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest, …
2019-12-08: Carmine had stopped breathing. Betty checked for a pulse. Nothing. She started CPR. “Wake up! …
2019-12-07: It’s vs its. They’re vs their. You’re vs your. I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE! Why …
2019-12-07: I’ve been using Tower as a git client for a few years. I like it, but it’s time to get …
2019-12-07: Carmine coughed and swallowed. Betty unlocked her phone and handed it to Mark, “Call Lt. …
2019-12-06: “Don’t be an idiot,” Betty hissed at Mark, “of course I’m going to …
2019-12-06: I have been freed from the tyranny of #mbnov words! Actually, it was fun trying to find ways to fit …
2019-12-06: Betty made it to the end of the path. One car. The keys worked. Six vials in the back seat. Grabbing …
2019-12-05: Mark said, “She’s not going to last much longer.” Carmine’s breathing was …
2019-12-04: Carmine was speaking very slowly and deliberately now, but with a touch of pride still in her voice. …
2019-12-03: Betty felt Carmine’s resistance fade but finished tying her hands behind her back with the …
2019-12-02: It’s a good thing MicroBlogVember has been extended. There’s no way I could wrap up this …
2019-12-02: Carmine stiffened. One of the darts in the pouch had pierced her thigh and it was obvious that Mark …
2019-12-01: I’m running icro on Catalina. I didn’t even realize it was the iOS app running under …
2019-12-01: Carmine ran quickly up the path toward the clearing then went sprawling face first into the dirt, …
2019-11-30: There was no way I could integrate today’s word into the story. #mbnov
2019-11-29: Betty began to tease apart the platinum wire from the necklace ending up with two six foot strands. …
2019-11-28: Betty helped Mark up and they stumbled into the nearby brush that covered this section of the …
2019-11-27: Carmine quickened her pace to get back to the car for more darts. “I love that these …
2019-11-26: Updating second of five systems to Catalina. First one went smoothly and some critical VPN software …
2019-11-26: Heading out of town a bit early to avoid the snowstorm. Nearly 10" of heavy wet slop expected …
2019-11-26: Betty was rightfully angry. She hadn’t expected someone as dangerous as Carmine to be in the …
2019-11-25: Mark’s voice was recovering. “Carmine was going to turn double agent. Those plans were …
2019-11-24: Carmine felt a sudden chill of recognition. “Betty Beresford, damn, that’s her name. I …
2019-11-23: Betty stroked Mark’s forehead, “Mark, it’s me, Betty.” Mark calmed down when …
2019-11-22: Carmine was nearly all the way down the path to her car, thinking of a little tune to hum as she …
2019-11-21: Only a few more days left in microblogvember. I need be wrapping this story up. How the heck am I …
2019-11-21: Mark’s vision began to clear. It was no longer like looking down a hollow tube. He felt the …
2019-11-20: Betty approached Mark carefully. His breathing was shallow. Her flashlight showed the scribbled …
2019-11-19: I’m back in May with my “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” backlog. Only 29 more to …
2019-11-19: You could say that some of my microblogvember story posts are a little forced and you’d be …
2019-11-19: Mark could feel his life abate. He thought he heard a soft rustling noise behind him and a short …
2019-11-18: Betty waded through the creek quietly. The noise from the small dam downstream was enough to mask …
2019-11-17: Betty came up to the sulphur spring and wrinkled her nose, “Rotten eggs, phew.” She …
2019-11-16: Mark was face down, but was able to lift his head and scrawl “stump antidote mouth” in …
2019-11-15: Carmine continued, “Just to show that I’m not all bad, here’s the antidote. Just …
2019-11-14: The dart hit Mark in the neck. He slumped to the ground, still conscious but too weak to stand. He …
2019-11-13: Mark was barely able to see, but the note was definitely in Carmine’s handwriting. “The box is 10 …
2019-11-12: @amit Interesting. These flash fiction posts are a little challenging to write and keep a thread. I …
2019-11-12: Betty could stay in the room no longer. She must follow Mark. He could be in danger. Blackmail was …
2019-11-11: Betty’s examination of the room turned up nothing. She remembered the few times where she was …
2019-11-10: Betty rushed upstairs to their room, stowed the sapphire necklace into its case, and quickly changed …
2019-11-09: Betty knew Mark had to be mixed up in something. This note had the smell of blackmail all over it. …
2019-11-08: The writing was very faint in the dark. Mark took out his phone to get some light, but it was nearly …
2019-11-07: Mark reached the other side of the creek. The clearing was just ahead. Nothing frightening here. He …
2019-11-06: Updating the first of eight systems to Catalina. The first is a non-critical system. Already checked …
2019-11-06: Betty carefully detached the paper from its stick. It was a note addressed to Mark. “Dire …
2019-11-05: Thanks to @amit for the flash fiction idea for #mbnov. I don’t have the time to do NaNoWriMo …
2019-11-05: Betty was puzzled. Mark had said he’d be by the pool but there was no Mark. She walked around …
2019-11-04: Mark hadn’t planned on tracking cross country after he got that note. His shin was bruised …
2019-11-03: Betty adjusted her fancy sapphire necklace, admiring the way the three blue gems showed themselves …
2019-11-02: Mark paused. He sniffed. It was unmistakable, the acrid smell of a sulphur spring nearby. He was …
2019-11-01: I like listening to “Key to the Highway” while eating key lime pie on Key Largo. #mbnov
2019-10-25: Starting a new fitness regimen with app assisted training. Wish me luck!
2019-10-12: Now in Galway for the day!
2019-10-12: Dunsverick Castle. North (Atlantic) coast of Northern Ireland. Near Giant’s Causeway.
2019-10-09: Entering Belfast harbor.
2019-10-09: Had dinner last night at Badger & Co., the restaurant in the home of Kenneth Grahame in …
2019-09-26: The proliferation of markdown editors with syntax extensions and fancy previewers is getting out of …
2019-09-14: 📚 Books in progress Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (ebook) The Poet’s Corner, compiled by John …
2019-09-14: 📚Finished the Audible “Ben Franklin”. Narration was good. The book seemed quite thorough …
2019-09-04: 📚Starting “The Cruel Ever After” by Ellen Hart. Physical paper.
2019-09-03: Anyone here worked with nvUltra beta? I would think it would be out fairly soon. I’m wondering …
2019-09-03: 📚 Finished “Reckless Daughter”. I enjoyed the book, but it kind of leaves you hanging …
2019-08-30: Current Audible Book: “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life”. 📚
2019-08-30: Currently reading “Reckless Daughter: A Portrait Of Joni Mitchell”.📚
2019-08-04: Devil’s Kettle in Judge C. R. Magny State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore. The Brule river splits in …
2019-08-04: Album 10 of 10. “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” 🎵
2019-08-04: “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” is the first Neil Young album I purchased, and marks a …
2019-08-03: Hummingbird.
2019-08-03: Album 9 of 10. “Fragile” 🎵
2019-08-03: “Fragile” didn’t quite get me started on so-called progressive rock but it was a …
2019-08-02: Two angles. North shore of Lake Superior.
2019-08-02: Album 8 of 10. “6 and 12 string guitar” 🎵
2019-08-02: “6 and 12 string guitar” by Leo Kottke was a favorite of a few of my friends in college …
2019-08-01: Saw “Glensheen” at the Minnesota History Theatre in St. Paul this evening. I liked the play and the …
2019-08-01: Album 7 of 10. “Bach - Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Shlomo Mintz” 🎵
2019-08-01: 1985 was the tricentennial of the births of both Bach and Handel. That summer I spent ten weeks in …
2019-07-31: My love for David Bowie lasted for three albums. “Ziggy Stardust was the first one I bought. …
2019-07-31: Album 6 of 10. “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” 🎵
2019-07-31: One listen to “Can’t Buy A Thrill” and I was hooked on Steely Dan for the first 6 …
2019-07-31: Album 5 of 10. “Can’t Buy A Thrill”
2019-07-31: Album 4 of 10. “Songs of the American Land”
2019-07-31: “Songs of the American Land” has long been out of print and was never officially issued …
2019-07-31: Jefferson Airplane was a force of nature at their best. They were unlistenable at their worst. …
2019-07-31: Album 3 of 10. “Bless Its Pointed Little Head”
2019-07-30: For some it was “Blue,” for me it was “For the Roses”. The first chords of …
2019-07-30: Album 2 of 10. “For The Roses”
2019-07-30: Disraeli Gears was the first album I remember buying with money I had earned. It think it was at …
2019-07-30: Album 1 of 10. “Disraeli Gears”
2019-07-27: My good friend, Craig Huegel, accepted a Facebook challenge from his friend, Jeff Klinkenberg: Post …
2019-07-16: After about three weeks, I’ve decided to go back to WordPress from @blot. I really liked blot, …
2019-07-14: I have one year to get in good enough shape to tackle Isle Royale for the third time. I was …
2019-07-14: It seems like you can’t even buy a cup of coffee these days without getting a customer …
2019-06-27: Music participation in high school linked to higher scores on English, math and science exams This …
2019-06-25: I’m thinking a bit about what creativity means. Who is a creative person you admire? Can you …
2019-06-25: Mike’s Sushi in Palm Harbor FL. 👍👍
2019-06-25: I’m going all-in on @blot for my long-form blog. I’ve moved from dropbox to git and …
2019-06-24: Pondering how to distance myself from Google’s clutches after this and this. Leaving my phone …
2019-06-23: Whenever I want mellotron death-of-the-universe music there is only one album to turn to: In the …
2019-06-23: After a long and somewhat disjointed six months I’m going to try being a bit more micro.blog …
2019-04-24: I’ve just started Maria Popova’s new book Figuring. I was struck by its more than …
2019-04-05: Watching “The Sound Of Music” on the plane. I love the outfit Maria wears out of the …
2019-04-05: Off to Florida today. Aging parents.
2019-04-01: Back from Lisbon. Pics to follow.
2019-03-22: Flat white at fabrica in Lisbon.
2019-03-21: I graduated with degrees in Math and CS from UW-Madison in 1975 and 1976. I had never heard of …
2019-03-19: U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize
2019-03-18: I’ve yet to find a gel pen that doesn’t misbehave in some way on the paper I like to …
2019-03-17: Planning a photo trip to Lisbon. Wishing I could afford this, but taking this.
2019-03-15: I got back to the gym today after a five week break. My exercise during that time has been moving …
2019-03-15: I finally got a lap desk for my favorite chair. Nothing fancy. No lights. No wrist rests. No mouse …
2019-02-20: TIL Always check the white balance setting before a photo tour. 📷🙄
2019-02-05: We’ve had a temperature swing last week from -36ºC to 5ºC. It’s played havoc with my …
2019-02-04: By the way, that John Gorka concert at Crossings in Zumbrota was great. If you don’t know his …
2019-02-04: I haven’t posted much for Micro Monday, but it you like journally stuff (among many other …
2019-02-04: I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. I haven’t for years. I just don’t get off on this …
2019-02-02: At Crossings in Zumbrota getting ready to hear John Gorka.
2019-02-01: Not all the music I listen to is 50 years old. Some is 300 years old. It’s interesting that …
2019-02-01: Taking a bit of time for myself and iTunes. I can’t help but smile when I hear The Band …
2019-01-31: Need to learn python. Converting some ruby scripts to python, learning as I go. First impressions …
2019-01-19: I am thoroughly enjoying Le Guin’s So Far So Good. I’m dipping into it, reading a poem …
2019-01-16: Haiku #47 Sultans of Swing has the best combination of guitars and vocals Fight me. :)
2019-01-10: Just about to dip into Ursula K. LeGuin’s So Far So Good. I’m wondering if writing poetry is a craft …
2018-12-25: No presents under our tree today. We decided to just enjoy each other’s presence. It is indeed a …
2018-12-24: A interesting first game of Ticket to Ride tonight with Ann and daughter Laura. Will play again. 👍🚂
2018-12-23: Since the snow to this point has been somewhat disappointing I’ve decided to post a picture of …
2018-12-22: Off in a bit to see Ann Reed and Joan Griffith at Crossings in Zumbrota.
2018-12-21: Got a bit of time to start tinkering more with @blot and found that I couldn’t log in. Anyone …
2018-12-20: blot.im is just too damn easy.
2018-11-14: I’ve been busy. That’s why.
2018-10-22: New server hardware day!
2018-10-08: I’ve taken a short break. Now I’m back. Just in time for the end of the world.
2018-10-03: I think that having FEMA be able to alert cell phones in a true national emergency is a good thing. …
2018-10-03: Potato leek soup is my second favorite.
2018-10-02: Am I going to break down soon and trade in a 2 month old Series 3 apple watch for Series 4? At 65 …
2018-10-01: Fired up VMware and loaded Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and found that I still can’t get excited about …
2018-10-01: I’m my family’s Chief Entropy Officer.
2018-10-01: Made it back to the gym today after a month off. Hope to get back in a groove again.
2018-09-30: It’s been two weeks since I was able to mow the lawn. Today I go out to do battle with the …
2018-09-29: RIP Marty Balin. Another one gone. A great songwriter and singer. Jefferson Airplane loves you.
2018-09-29: 📚Next up on my reading list: Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography, when I can locate it.
2018-09-29: Farmers market day. Ann’s first excursion since surgery. Every day more progress.
2018-09-28: Installed Mojave on 2 of my 5 machines. So far, so good. Only one minor glitch with one of my VPN …
2018-09-27: Saw some nice shots at my camera club meeting this evening. Always fun to compare techniques.
2018-09-26: There is nothing more exhilerating than singing. Fight me.
2018-09-26: Old rockers do die. They don’t just fade away. Sigh.
2018-09-26: DT is coming to my town on Oct. 4. Shoot me now.
2018-09-26: I get to try out by barely existent carpentry skills today. What fun! Oh joy!
2018-09-25: Yet another cost of climate change - Airports At Water’s Edge Battle Rising Sea Levels : NPR.
2018-09-24: New roof went on today. Lots o’ bangin’.
2018-09-23: Finally got around to catching up on some podcasts. I listen to these while doing yardwork. Noise …
2018-09-22: Ann was discharged today. She’s doing pretty darn well. Some pain, but she’s gaining …
2018-09-21: I almost just got scammed hard: a cautionary tale. Whew. Close one for Mr. Sasser. Thanks to Cabel …
2018-09-20: I name hosts on my network after cities. But I’m seriously considering naming them after PG …
2018-09-19: This. So much this. Everything you know about obesity is wrong.
2018-09-19: So it looks like the surgery went well. Ann will have her back in much better shape. Spinal fusion …
2018-09-19: Up early. Surgery day for Ann.
2018-09-18: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Not happening, sigh.
2018-09-17: Go ahead. Make my day.
2018-09-17: Micro Monday? Why, @jack, of course. ‘nuff said.
2018-09-16: Oh. That decision about not getting the iPhone Xs Max? Reconsidered. Delivery next week? We’ll see. …
2018-09-16: Back at the gym for the first time in two weeks. We had a vacation interrupt. Now I have to get back …
2018-09-15: Ann and I just had a minor disagreement about who it was that screwed up and bought the wrong trash …
2018-09-14: Hit Medicare age. Transitioning all the extra insurance bits takes time and patience. I might have …
2018-09-13: Decided against a new iPhone and Apple Watch for now. When it happens it will be phone first, watch …
2018-09-12: So, if I say something about this iPhone X s, I get a pin of some sort. :) It’s about time to …
2018-09-11: Bee on echinacea. Glensheen.
2018-09-10: Ann and I had lunch today in the magnificent dining room at Naniboujou Lodge on Minnesota’s …
2018-09-09: Most folks following me are probably also following @cheri, but she’s my Micro Monday pick for …
2018-09-09: Plein Air Grand Marais for more info.
2018-09-09: Plein air in Grand Marais. This guy was doing a street painting of the front of the Ben Franklin …
2018-09-08: At the end of the Gunflint Trail. Gull Lake. Canada is just a wee bit from here.
2018-09-08: At Gooseberry Falls on Minnesota’s North Shore.
2018-09-08: Hope to make it up to the Gunflint Lodge today.
2018-09-07: Interesting coffee cup At Sarah’s Table Chester Creek Cafe. “Democracy must be something more …
2018-09-06: “Death Before DECAF” at the New London Cafe, Duluth MN.
2018-09-06: Lake Superior at Glensheen.
2018-09-05: Canal Park Lake Walk. Ann with “the determined mariner” and a lighthouse for sale.
2018-09-05: It was a beautiful day in Duluth. A welcome change from the rain yesterday in Rochester. Here is a …
2018-09-05: So. That rain yesterday? 7". Sheesh. Today we dry out.
2018-09-05: Just made a quick stop at the Higher Grounds Café in North Branch for a “Minty Moose” on the way to …
2018-09-04: Rain. Lots. Of. Rain.
2018-09-03: I keep wanting to spell “bullet journal” as “bullitt journal”. Thanks Steve …
2018-09-03: My go to pen these days is a Pilot Vanishing Point. I love this thing.
2018-09-02: Huh. It looks like we have to live with the typos in replies. Is that true?
2018-09-02: 📚 I loved Treasure Island as a kid. Still do. I keep wanting to recommend it to my grandson, but …
2018-08-31: New battery for the car, $280. Being able to get to Grand Marais next week, priceless. Side note: …
2018-08-30: It’s a beautiful day here in Minnesota.
2018-08-29: 📚I usually try to keep two books going. One from Audible and one on the Kindle. Currently listening …
2018-08-28: Podcasts and lawn mowing are like chocolate and peanut butter.
2018-08-28: 📚Finished the Audible version of The Three Musketeers a while back. Impressive narration by John Lee …
2018-08-27: 📚Finished N. K. Jemisin’s The Obelisk Gate, and so on to another book. I’ll read The …
2018-08-24: Setting up Drafts to micro.blog. Please excuse the interruption, we will resume our regularly …
2018-08-23: 📚Picked up The Obelisk Gate again after having set it aside for nearly a year. I was getting too …
2018-08-21: Stopped cross-posting. Hadn’t posted much on the old Twitter recently anyway. Just read.
2018-08-21: Shouldn’t have had that cup of coffee at dinner. Dang.
2018-08-16: Newbie here. Micro.blog sure ain’t twitter. But twitter sure ain’t micro.blog. Different feels in …
2018-08-16: I’ll miss you Aretha.
2018-08-16: Ahh. Beautiful sleep. Why dost thou elude me?
2018-08-15: So, up early tomorrow to head to Florida. I’ll be a bit north of the red tide.
2018-08-14: Three notebooks? A bullet journal, a long-form personal journal, and a project-based notebook/sketchbook. I may have …
2018-08-14: I wish to thank Kirk McElhearn for the clear instructions on rebuilding iTunes Library.itl.
2018-08-14: Time to head out to vote. #mnprimary.
2018-08-14: Did I figure out how to crosspost to Twitter from micro.blog?
2018-08-13: Following @macgenie cause you gotta start somewhere.
2018-08-08: This is the start of something big, or maybe not.