This past weekend’s project: the rainwater irrigation system. Despite a lot of work, I still haven’t solved the issue of the pump cycling. Suffice to say, I’ve put a lot more time into working on the automatic irrigation over the years than it would have taken to just water the vegetables by hand.

Everyone expects wrinkles as they age, but I wasn’t prepared for all the other skin stuff that can happen. Eczema, strawberry bumps, stretch marks, skin tags, sun damage, hyperpigmentation. Fun stuff.

Late breakfast or early lunch?

People with multiple Micro.blog blogs, how do you split up your content? I’ve seen separate blogs for photos, specific photo content, hobbies, podcasts. What else?

It’s mind blowing to me that the United States has more land area than Canada. It’s only when you add its water area that Canada wins. That damn Mercator projection strikes again.

On high alert for bullfrogs.

When recipes say stuff like “the moistest chicken,” I cringe a little. I like my chicken dry AF and I won’t apologize.

Saw an early 90s Pontiac Grand Prix in someone’s driveway today, miraculously. It made me think about how ubiquitous the brand was in the 90s and early 2000s. Bonneville, Grand Am, Grand Prix, Sunfire. The OG proletariat chariots, no doubt.

iOS 18 feels like a step backwards in terms of UI for me. The Photos app is so clumsy and incoherent now, and I really dislike what they’ve done with Control Center. Adjusting widgets is awkward and buggy. I realize we’re in beta, but so far, I’m not a fan of any of this.

Although cool to see the Require Face ID control, I would’ve much rather seen a “turn off badge notifications” on this menu.

I’ve got the day off, so I’m heading to the coast with my boy. At long last, the weather looks decent. I like to keep all the beach gear in a clear tub so I can just throw it in the car and away we go.

Had one of those “moral high ground” types of days at work. Decided to stop a little early to have a beer and cook some bacon on the grill for BLTs before the kids get home. I love bacon, but hate that cooking it permeates everything in my poorly ventilated house. Cheers. 🍻

Really happy with what I’m averaging in gas savings since getting an EV. $14 spent on electricity over the past 31 days isn’t bad. And my old car was 20% worse on mpg vs their data model ($158 vs $132 in equivalent gas costs).

I’ve grown tired of my little Canon RP and its limitations, specifically its abysmal battery life, lack of in-body image stabilization, and slow shooting speed (kids!). So I decided to sell it and give a new system a try. Excited to start working with the Nikon Zf!

El Jefe Food Cart. Picking up dinner a little early at the best taco truck on Portland’s west side.

Picking up dinner a little early at the best taco truck on Portland’s west side.


Recently switched to carrying a backpack to work instead of a messenger bag and I ain’t ever going back. Not sure what initially brainwashed me into thinking I needed a messenger bag for work, but my back is thanking me for making the switch.

Recently switched to carrying a backpack to work instead of a messenger bag and I ain’t ever going back. Not sure what initially brainwashed me into thinking I needed a messenger bag for work, but my back is thanking me for making the switch.

I’ve been working with this new architectural design and markup software called Rayon (pronounced like Ryan), a startup out of Paris. I really love it for the space planning component of my job. It’s so much simpler than Autodesk…I hope the company is successful so I can keep using it. https://www.rayon.design

I’ve been working with this new architectural design and markup software called [Rayon](https://www.rayon.design) (pronounced like Ryan), a startup out of Paris. I really love it for the space planning component of my job. It’s so much simpler than Autodesk…I hope the company is successful so I can keep using it.

I wonder what Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere is like.

I wonder what Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere is like.