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Well, I won’t make that mistake again.

Two jars on a shelf contain peanut butter-filled pretzel nuggets and dog treats.

One of the most overlooked and least known iOS features: when you select text in a Safari article on iOS and tap “Share” to send it via Messages, the shared link includes the text you selected as a quote.

A text message conversation is shown with a message containing a news snippet about GLP-1 weight loss medications working better for women.

Anyone else tracking all the things?

A smartphone home screen displays various widgets tracking fasting, braces, quitting, a mud run, step count, and a goal achievement.

In the last year, Detroit proper grew more than the central cities of Austin, Denver, San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, or Portland.

Detroit’s population grows for second straight year. Prior estimates revised upward

A Vibrant New “Film District” Is Growing Around Hollywood Theatre

Some of my favorites from Santa Cruz last weekend. Afterword.blog

A person bends down outside a colorfully painted storefront on a sunny street corner with posters on the window and a bicycle parked nearby.A person carrying a surfboard walks along a coastal street lined with tall palm trees and beach-style buildings.A server carries drinks on a tray at an outdoor seating area with people dining under patio heaters.Two sea lions are resting together on a wooden beam above green water.

Catching up on some photos from my trip. I’d never seen Jade growing street side before. Afterword.blog

Lush green, waist-high Jade plants line a sidewalk, with a tree and urban street scene of a San Francisco neighborhood in the background.

I have been leaning more heavily toward Bluesky lately, primarily because of moderation features. Today I also figured out how to integrate Bluesky replies into my self-hosted Ghost blog, which makes it more appealing. If you want to find me over there, here’s the link.

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Deepfake of deceased man gives his own impact statement in court

Peak adulthood is buying a new garage door and acting like spending four figures on something so utterly banal isn’t soul crushing.

This will never stop being funny.

Four people are standing together, with one smiling broadly and the others looking awkwardly at the camera, at Saturday Night Live studios. Dave Grohl. Charles Barkley. Krist Novoselic. Kurt Conain.

Hit a milestone today with 20 lbs lost over the past 4 months. Feels good to be out of my rut and making progress toward a goal.

Very strange that in 2025, when you hit copy on an email address in any Microsoft product, it still copies the “mailto:”. This includes outlook for iOS.

Requested my high school transcript and found out they calculated my GPA wrong—not in my favor. Appalled and amazed, but honestly, not entirely surprised.

Started another 48-hour fast tonight. Happy I didn’t gain back the weight I’d lost eating tacos in California. All the walking helped. I’m aiming for a 10% loss before a 5k mud run this summer.

A view from inside a moving train shows a steel bridge against a city skyline with a building featuring large advertisements.

Sacramento Valley Station is a beauty. 🚂

#trains #rail #photography #transit #amtrak #california

People are walking toward the Sacramento Valley Station, a brick building with large windows and a sign on top.A grand hall features a high arched ceiling with chandeliers, large arched windows, a mural above an entrance, and people sitting on benches.A spacious train station waiting area features benches, travelers, large arched windows, and an elegant chandelier.Railroad tracks curve under a large bridge beside a rusted structure against a clear blue sky.

The light was incredible from Alamo Square the other night. Ethereal and memorable experience. 📷 #landscapephotography #streetphotography #sf

A serene sunset bathes a tree-lined pathway in golden light.A peaceful street scene at sunset features silhouettes of trees, buildings, and a bus stop.A distant city skyline glows in the warm light of sunset, with trees and Victorian-style houses in the foreground.A winding path leads through a park with a view of city buildings and distant hills at sunset.

Rajneeshees, anyone?

Musk gets his Texas wish. SpaceX launch site is approved as the new city of Starbase

Adios, San Jose

Wrapping up my SJ/SF leg of the trip.

I have been determined to not rent a car and mostly took trains and buses everywhere. I took light rail in San Jose, Caltrain to Palo Alto and San Francisco, Muni and BART in SF, and the 17 bus to Santa Cruz. Now riding Amtrak to Sacramento. Everything has been really efficient and comfortable.

I walked close to 50 miles over the last week to burn off all the Mexican food.

A few people are sitting with luggage in a sunlit, historic train station waiting area featuring large benches, a clock, and ornate architectural details.A train is stopped at the San Jose station platform with a few passengers waiting nearby.Sunlight streams through a large arched window in a train station, casting a warm glow into a dimly lit room.