: Finished reading: Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon 📚 I wasn’t so sure on this book when I …
: Finished reading: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 📚 Not quite what I was …
: Gromit was a really good boy at the pet store today and came home with a new ball. He loves it.
: Finished reading: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett 📚 This was even more …
: Finished reading: The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 📚 It’s always strange reading …
: This weather is bullshit. I’d like to spend some time outside, and have it be nice out.
: Finished reading: Ogre, Ogre by Piers Anthony 📚 Oh, the puns in these books.
: How could you not love this squishy face! Gromit is settling in very well, we are all enjoying …
: Finished reading: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 📚 This was a …
: Finished reading: The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein 📚 This was much better than I was expecting. …
: Found an obnoxious flaw with forward parking sensors on our Telluride. We got a heavy snow squall, …
: Finished reading: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers 📚 Another fantastic Monk & Robot …
: Finished reading: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 📚 I’m not sure what to say about this book. …
: I did a speedtest. Spectrum doesn’t provide me with broadband anymore.
: Gromit is settling in pretty well.
: Finished reading: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 📚 Another fantastic epic story. A lovely …
: “I know you want to give me some of that delicious smelling food on your plate, look how cute I am!”
: New addition to the family today. We adopted a 14 month old Saint Bernard/Golden Retriever. After an …
: The most noticeable difference between the Telluride and the Outback, other than size, is the …
: Finished reading: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 📚 A wonderful prequel to Legends and …
: It feels good when you completely destroy the EPA’s highway mileage rates. Our new Telluride is …
: New car day! Time to upsize the family vehicle.
: +1 Car We’ve been a single car family for almost 10 years now, and for the last 7 we’ve had a …
: Finished reading: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 📚 I love Murderbot. These are fantastic …
: We have had our new Wink Bed mattress for almost 3 weeks. It’s awful. We aren’t waking up from …
: Finished reading: Circe by Madeline Miller 📚 It’s been a while since I’ve read anything with Greek …
: New work laptop has arrived. My personal machine will become my personal machine again instead of …
: Finished reading: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley 📚
: Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 📚 This was an amazing time loop story. …
: Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 📚 A quick heartfelt read about “what …
: We’ve been looking at dogs to adopt/rescue. We’d like another Saint Bernard, but so many …
: Finished reading: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 📚 Wow, can’t wait to start the next …
: We adulted and got a new mattress today. We’ve had a memory foam mattress for the past 13yrs, …
: Finished reading: Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare 📚 This was an epic fantasy. Excellent world …
: Finished reading: Centaur Aisle by Piers Anthony 📚 Another Xanth book in the books. This is a fun …
: We are in need of upgrading our Outback to something a bit bigger. I’d love to go electric, but I …
: Finished reading: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 📚 Another wonderful Naomi Novik book. This felt …
: Finished reading: All Clear by Connie Willis 📚 What a brilliant ending to Blackout. I did not see …
: Cleaned out my wallet, and found this. What was once my favorite local brewery, they had a wonderful …
: Year in books for 2023 Here are the books I finished reading in 2023. I had a goal of reading 40 books this year, a …
: Our 4yr old wanted a “wobbly bridge” for our mini crawler rc trucks. So this afternoon I drew up …
: Finally making progress on flooring on the hallway project. It’s only been just over 2 years since …
: Watched the Super Mario Bros movie tonight. We both really enjoyed it, and it was fun seeing all the …
: Ready for some night mountain bike riding! Got the Outbound Lighting trail lights. New bar and …
: Finished reading: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 📚 A very cozy story …
: Finished reading: All Systems Red by Martha Wells 📚 This went way too fast, really entertaining …
: Finished reading: Blackout by Connie Willis 📚 Really interesting time travel story. Started off a …
: Finished reading: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 📚 I don’t know …
: Finished reading: Starter Villain by John Scalzi 📚 Holy shit, was this a fantastic and fun read. I’m …
: Finished reading: War for the Oaks by Emma Bull 📚 Fantastic story of Fae and mortal lives …
: Finished reading: The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl by Theodora Goss 📚 Thrilling entry …
: Finally got a chance to watch Ghostbusters:Afterlife. Really enjoyed, felt as good as the original …
: Bought new smoke/CO detectors for the house. Having false alarms in the middle of the night from the …
: Finished reading: Castle Roogna by Piers Anthony 📚 Book 3 of Xanth. Really enjoying this world.
: Finished reading: The Source of Magic by Piers Anthony 📚 Another fun trip around Xanth.
: Tempting fate and installing Sonoma. Fresh clone made before I clicked install, so I can quickly …
: Finished reading: The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz 📚 What a ride! A cool sci-fi concept. Quite …
: We were wondering if we needed a humidifier for the 2nd floor. So instead of just buying one, I put …
: Finished reading: A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony 📚 I don’t know how I haven’t heard of Xanth …
: My XBox 360 has officially become a paper weight. The optical drive will no longer read discs. …
: iPhone has been updated to 17.1. Macbook Pro is still enjoying 13.6, but may consider updating now …
: Finished reading: The Pirate’s Wife by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos 📚 Really intriguing read. …
: Finished reading: The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 📚 Another fun entry in The …
: Finished reading: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix 📚 Mixing the ancient world and …
: I picked up a Traxxas TRX-4M this weekend so our 4yr old and I could play with it. It’s great …
: Time standards for computers are one of those things that should have been stopped after the first …
: The Kia EV9 looks like a great upgrade from our 2017 Subaru Outback. Sure I’d love an electric …
: Finished reading: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 📚 Super quick read, but a thrilling …
: Finished reading: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal 📚 Really fun sci-fi thriller/murder mystery. …
: Finished reading: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 📚 An epic fantasy novel. This …
: I picked up an Ugmonk Analog during their warehouse sale. I’ve been using the notecards for a couple …
: Tried some almond butter instead of peanut butter. It’s good, I like it, but the price …
: All ready for Pelikan Hubs. Inked up a pile of pens to bring to the meetup. Looking forward to …
: Finished reading: European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss 📚 Fantastic sequel …
: Cleaned out several fountain pens and inked a few more up. Looking forward to the Pelikan Hub meetup …
: iPhone Gaming The iPhone might be the biggest and most popular mobile gaming platform, but it’s a sad …
: Finished reading: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers 📚 Such an enjoyable series. …
: I just watched the 3yr old smash her head into her pillow repeatedly to get it to the right shape. …
: Picked up the Lego Ecto 1 set. Can’t wait to build this one. Not sure if I want to watch the …
: Quit reading: Babel by R. F. Kuang 📚 I tried. I’ve heard plenty of good things about this …
: Finished reading: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 📚 Excellent book, ended up staying up …
: New pen day, an Aurora Optima 365 Celeste with a broad nib. Inked it up with Robert Oster Chicago. …
: I have a few weather apps installed to try on now. Carrot is out because the premium version is not …
: Finished reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 📚 This was an amazing book. Loved …
: When you visit Vermont, you should make sure to get Vermont craft beer.
: Another batch of jam fresh out of the canner. Peach this time.
: Finished reading: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers 📚 Another excellent sci-fi space opera …
: I’m not sure what I did wrong, aeropress coffee isn’t that hard to make, but my first …
: Emptied another bottle of fountain pen ink. Organic Studios Copper. I like the color, but I don’t …
: Yeah, I think we got some rain today. The creek was low and slow prior to this morning.
: Tonight’s jam production is rhubarb orange. We didn’t get to make this last year, so thrilled it’s …
: I’m playing bachelor this week. So instead of playing video games, going for a bike ride, or doing …
: Finished reading: Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne 📚 This was fantastic. …
: Finished reading: Uprooted by Naomi Novik 📚 More enchanting than a Disney movie could wish to be. …
: Finished reading: The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox 📚 Fun quick book involving a …
: Finished reading: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers 📚 Quite a different feel from the …
: Stopped by the library this morning to pick up a book they had on hold for me. I’ve been doing …
: Picked up a new keyboard. This is a Keychron Q2. With Gateron Milky Yellow switches and SA Monster …
: Finished reading: The Bone Wars by Erin S. Evan 📚 Fantastic paleontology adventure. Reminiscent of …
: Finished reading: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 📚 This was an amazingly …
: Apparently Barbies expire around 20 years old. Our daughter got several Barbies from her cousin that …
: It’s 2023, and kids still get Flintstones vitamins, but have no idea who or what the …
: Finished reading: Soulstar by C. L. Polk 📚 A fantastic ending to the trilogy. This kept me on the …
: Finished reading: Stormsong by C. L. Polk 📚 A fantastic continuation of Witchmark. Really enjoyed …
: The view from our backyard this morning. The Canadian wildfires are turning everything orange and …
: I’ve heard of red sky at night, and red sky in the morning. But not orange sky all day. It is so …
: Nice to hear that iOS17 should stop ducking things up with autocorrect so I can type what I mean.
: Why are date standards with electronics and computers so fucked up? Some start at 1970, others at …
: Finished reading: Witchmark by C.L. Polk 📚 Already ordered the second book of the trilogy. This one …
: Finished reading: The River of Silver by S. A. Chakraborty 📚 A nice bonus collection of stories from …
: Moving from c# to c/c++ has been a struggle at times as I keep trying to do c# things in c, but the …
: Finished reading: The Wager by David Grann 📚 Interesting “biography” of the HMS Wager …
: Got out for an 8 mile mountain bike ride with ~1000 feet of climbing. My legs were sore when I got …
: Picked up a new bike pump, hard to find low pressure high volume pumps. Most that say high volume …
: Got out for a good bike ride yesterday, before we get 5 days of rain. Really enjoying the new bike. …
: Ordered a set of Ergon GP1 grips for the new bike. I like the PNW Loams I have but they aren’t big …
: Took the 3yr old out for her first “mountain biking ride”. She had an absolute blast, and was sad …
: Arg. Shakes fist at clouds. We lost power as the new washer/dryer were getting delivered.
: So after the water leak, our washing machine decided it has had enough, and destroyed itself. The …
: Dealing with water on an inside wall this morning was not in my plans today. Found a pinhole leak in …
: The weather around here lately has not been good for drying out mountain bike trails to get out for …
: Shoe shopping is a pain for me, especially for specialty shoes. I found these awesome bike shoes, in …
: Looks like we are getting two new bikes in the family this month. The 3yr old is way too big for her …
: Yesterday’s road trip was to Nashua, NH for a new bike day! Things lined up to check out this XXL …
: After 6 hours in the car on Wednesday and 9 today, I’m ready for no road trips for at least the next …
: My haul from the Baltimore Pen Show. 6 new nib grinds, including on the Kasama Una, and Esterbrook …
: The Baltimore Aquarium was a ton of fun. The Sawfish in Shark Alley was really cool.
: Made it to the Baltimore Pen Show. Our first show since the Philly Pen Show in January 2019. We had …
: Made it to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum today. We had a great time, old steam engines are …
: Finished reading: The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty 📚 This was a fantastic series, I found …
: Pearl has been sitting next to me at the table quite a lot lately. Normally she isn’t clingy like …
: Finished reading: The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty 📚 I think this one was better than City …
: It’s February in central NY. We should be getting cold weather and plenty of snow. Instead we are …
: Trying out the new Stops app and it’s film style grain. I like the simplicity of this app.
: Finished reading: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 📚 I don’t know where to start. The Starless …
: Finished reading: Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game by Joseph Goodman 📚 Ok, yes, I skipped …
: I love my watching my computer’s uptime count up. Current uptime on my M1 MBP: ❯ uptime 16:14 …
: [Scones] tastes like a muffin, but it sucks all the spit out of your mouth. Ted Lasso I hate …
: Finished reading: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty 📚 Really enjoyed this one. Having Djinn as …
: I’m a fan of Kraken Rum, but not so much their limited edition Black Roast coffee rum. It had a …
: Finished reading: The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik 📚 Really enjoyed this series, and this one …
: Finished reading: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 📚 The cliff hanger from the first book felt …
: My Dungeon Crawl Classics handbook has arrived. I was not expecting a college textbook sized tome. …
: My D&D book collection. I haven’t played in about a year, and hope to play again soon. I have no …
: Set up a new micro.blog theme. Still playing around with ways to combine omg.lol and micro.blog.
: Micro.blog is amazing. I’ve been using it for a few years now. Omg.lol is also amazing, but I …
: Finished reading: Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne 📚 Really enjoyed this one. It was a bit …
: Played Magic the Gathering for the first time in over a decade. Pulled out my old decks to play with …
: Finished reading: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 📚 Already ordered the sequel through my local …
: The fountain pens of 2022. First is a Kasama Una, to celebrate a job change and escaping the …
: Finished reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚 This is certainly the best book I’ve read …
: Sad day today. Deleted the Dark Sky app, as it will stop working after tomorrow.
: Gave the 3yr a sour Skittle. 3yr: I don’t like it. Me: That’s ok, you don’t have …
: Santa brought a Christmas train this year. I had a ton of fun setting it up under the tree, and …
: It’s a winter wonderland here, and I love it. So nice to see significant snow.
: The 2022 Best of Bootie mashup album is available now. I look forward to this every year, these …
: I’ve been really happy with iTerm, but Warp.dev looks really cool. Time to try it out.
: We got snow finally! We’ve been eager for snow this year, and finally got about 4in in total. …
: Pearl is usually not cuddly, but has been a bit more recently.
: I love my Logitech MX Ergo trackball, but it suffers from trackballitis. It’s the reason I …
: We picked up our Christmas tree on Friday. Went to a new place as the previous place we went to …
: Finished reading: Book of Night by Holly Black 📚 This is the first Holly Black book I’ve read, this …
: Moose would not appreciate these two laying on his bed. He’d be staring between them and us and …
: Moose Really hate this part of pet ownership. Moose was a fantastic puppy over the past 8 years. He lived …
: Alright, I think I need to figure out how to link my micro.blog to my mastodon account, so I can …
: My Fountain Pen Day orders all came in. 9 new inks to the collection.
: Got a Loupedeck Live S, and it’s mostly set up on the first page. Having trouble setting up …
: I’m a bit more active on Mastodon lately, you can follow me @sgtstretch. It reminds me a lot of …
: One very excited toddler now that this is put all together.
: Three days ago, the 3yr old saw the bucket to Lego 8043 in my giant tub of Lego. She immediately …
: Surgery time. I’ve got drift.
: I find the rumors of a 16in iPad to be ridiculous. The 12in iPad Pro is huge, I can’t imagine …
: This little truck survived my childhood, but with a toddler trying to tow things much larger than a …
: Fall is almost over, but there is still some fantastic color in the leaves.
: Hitting a steady 40 words per minute with the Norman layout on my Planck keyboard. Pretty happy with …
: Yep, one could get used to this view. This makes the backyard so much nicer.
: The creek project has finished. We have a stable backyard again, and a new wonderful view.
: A day in the life, central NY, Thursday October 13th, 2022.
: It’s been a little over a week since I’ve switched to the Norman keyboard layout, and …
: The currently inked fountain pens. It’s been a while since I’ve inked this many, but it’s nice to …
: Yesterday I switched the layout on my Planck keyboard from Qwerty to Norman. I tested at 9 WPM …
: New keyboard, a Planck EZ. Now I get to learn how to type all over again.
: Finished reading: Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard 📚 Really enjoyed this one. A nice continuation …
: I suspect we have about a weeks worth of work left on the creek project.
: I’ve been interested in an Apple Watch. And now the Ultra May finally pull me in, with a Sapphire …
: This has been a good summer for jam making. I’ve made a batch of strawberry rhubarb, peach, and two …
: Made a batch of peach jam this morning. Love the freedoms with the new job.
: Picked up Parks to add to our board game collection. Played it with a friend a few months ago and it …
: Submodules. What a pile of hot donkey shit. I think this is what I hate most about Git.
: I picked up a macropad to create macros for command line stuff I’m entering all the time all day. I …
: Debugging and testing new code often requires multiple devices.
: It’s the cat days of summer apparently.
: Visited Root Glen at Hamilton College this morning before it got too hot. It was a beautiful family …
: It’s a ton of fun watching the creek project progress.
: The crew working on the creak project were busy yesterday. They moved a lot of dirt.
: Finally got a chance to clean out some empty fountain pens. Some of them have been sitting for over …
: A very welcome sight this morning. Equipment has arrived and work on the creek relocation project …
: Currently reading: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 📚
: We are now 4. Mom and baby are both doing very well. I think #2 will be more giant than #1. The lack …
: I’ve been an Alfred App user since they first launched. I just set up my first Snippets today, …
: Double batch of strawberry rhubarb jam. Our kitchen smells amazing right now.
: It’s a great time for the internet. Not so great for the banks that are stuck on 1998 technology.
: Finally caught this guy after it was teasing us for quite some time. Glad it’s not in our backyard …
: Good mail day! Thanks @jean.
: Stage Manager might be my favorite new MacOS feature. #WWDC2022
: It only took almost 6 months, but I’ve finally written my Moonman C1 empty. 🖋
: New tech gadget has arrived!
: This morning brought to you by Jack Roger’s self titled first album.
: Got out for a bike ride early this evening. The weather was perfect and the trails were fast. 🚵♂️
: I switched my VS Code font library to Press Start 2P last week, and I absolutely love it. Retro …
: I’ve learned more Terminal commands in the last 4 weeks than the previous 20 years of computer …
: Almost ready for a new journal. I have about a week or two worth of blank pages left in this one. …
: Currently reading: The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk 📚
: I’ve been using this Ducky One 2 Mini mechanical keyboard on a Windows device for so long, I …
: I’ve wanted some succulents for a while now, finally got a pair. Would love some for my office too, …
: Last Friday of corporate life. Only 4 days remain.
: Career change started today. Sent in my notice of resignation with my current job. I’ll be …
: Gadgets. An ESP32 development board.
: Universal Control reminds me of the old Teleport preference pane from the mid-2000s. I used that a …
: New pen day! A Kasama Una, with a medium architect nib and inked up with Waterman Inspired Blue. 🖋
: Paint removal is slow but progress! Before and after.
: Installed Karabiner-Elements to set Caps-Lock + IJKL to arrow keys on my new MacBook Pro. After …
: It’s been 8 years but we’ve finally got this back on the wall.
: A pretty cool surprise on the bottom of a liquor bottle.
: I don’t understand how in 2022, and Apple still doesn’t have a middle click/tap option for …
: I picked up a 14in M1 MacBook Pro, to replace my cooked 2011 15in MBP. What a performance jump! This …
: One of the previous owners of our house were monsters and painted over this beautiful door. So glad …
: Order placed for a 14in M1 10-core MacBook Pro. Looking forward to trying out Apple silicon.
: Renewed my domain today, so you’re stuck with me for another year at least.
: Disney+ Flaws After using Disney+ for over a year now, I’m pretty sure whoever okayed some of the UI decisions has …
: It only took 4 months on what was supposed to be a quick refresh. Ceiling is painted, walls are …
: Picked up an Arduino project kit. I’m really looking forward to tinkering and learning with this. No …
: Slowly making progress. Should be able to get primer on the walls this weekend, then strip some …
: I don’t get this very often, but such an enjoyment when I do. 🍺
: I’ve moved from Dark Sky to iOS 15’s Weather. Everything is pretty great, except for the …
: Original door back in its doorway. Need to adjust the frame a bit, but vertically the spacing is …
: Framework laptop, or some configuration of the new M1 MacBook Pros? Some of the decisions I’ll need …
: Currently reading: Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White 📚
: Our house smells amazing right now.
: We got some reinforcement along the creek bank this morning. Nice to see the equipment coming across …
: Moderna booster last night. So far just a super sore arm, and slight headache.
: New pen day! First fountain pen purchase of 2021. 🖋
: Tankless water heaters are less of an issue when they start leaking, but still a pain. Hope we can …
: Going through photos from vacation and this is one of my favorites.
: So happy I finished this project. I’m going to need a lot more Skittles though.
: Moose’s compass points to food.
: Really hope to get some more board games into rotation. We haven’t had much in the table lately.
: I need to get out for a bike ride soon. I miss being on two wheels.
: This little animal let us get pretty close before he ran up the tree further.
: This legend is gathering dust.
: Moose’s hygge sometimes is invaded by the cats. Or worse, the humans take over.
: A simple bridge at the end of a lake.
: It only took a year or more, but my Skittles will have a safe place now. So thrilled with how the …
: Twilight in the Adirondacks.
: Spice, and now I want Greek.
: Head out into the wilderness far enough and the streets turn to dirt.
: I don’t have many toys on my desk currently, but this one always makes me smile.
: Day 4: Sharp Hard to get a sharp photo of otters that are constantly on the move.
: Day 3: Majority. I’d be ok spending the majority of my life in the Adirondacks.
: Touch: someone is very happy we are home.
: Fantastic sunset to sunset our vacation. Heading back home tomorrow.
: Went to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake yesterday. This was the “Stickworks.” It’s a large structure …
: Old steam trains are fascinating. This one was used for a 1/3 mile back and forth between two lakes …
: The Adirondacks are perfect this time of year.
: New mouse day. Picked up a Logitech MX Ergo for work. It’s been ages since I’ve used a trackball, …
: iOS 15s Weather app is a huge improvement. I’ve been using the widget since installing iOS 15, and …
: New pen day! A Karas EDK, with their dragonscale grip, in dark teal. 🖋
: Coming soon1 to this space, 1st floor laundry. Actual timeline is unknown, due to life and …
: New mural in the village to celebrate 150 years.
: This is actually one of the better looking wallpapers that was in the house when we bought it.
: Did someone order a bloomin onion?
: I’ve discovered a method to fix holes in plaster walls, at least according to one of the previous …
: More work on the house. Pulled out the false wall in the front hallway that gave my office a poor …
: It’s a dice and pens kind of day. 🖋
: When your Xbox 360 Elite stops reading 90% of your game discs, you don’t throw it out. You tear it …
: A bit of bright orange ink to brighten up the workday. 🖋
: Finished reading: Doors Of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky 📚 Really interesting sci-fi story, this one …
: Played April of Pandemic Legacy again last night. Managed to win this time, although yellow got …
: Today’s fountain pen. A Franklin-Christoph 20 special edition with a fine cursive italic nib, inked …
: Just in case anyone was wondering if the OEM Subaru remote car starter worked at a decent distance, …
: New monitor means new desk setup. Work on the left with my laptop in clamshell mode. Home on the …
: Currently reading: Doors Of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky 📚
: Pulled the drawers out of my tool box and found 2 missing 9mm sockets!
: Dad brought his drone over and we were able to get an aerial of the creek and wash out behind the …
: It happened again. Another bottle of ink emptied. Vintage Montblanc Black this time. 🖋
: Over 3 inches of rain in the past 48 hours. The creek behind our house is high, and we lost some …
: I’m only a month and a half late, but I finally picked up some of the Star Wars stamps.
: Stopped at a bike shop yesterday, and asked about ordering a new bike. I’ve been eyeballing a Trek …
: Time for a new Currently Inked page in my journal. It has been a few months since I’ve sat down to …
: Very tempted to order an SSD upgrade for my 2017 27in iMac, and replace the 128GB SSD half of the …
: Remember when SSDs made boot up times disappear? You could press the power button and 3 seconds …
: Monterey may get me to update my iMac from Mojave.
: Deep dish is the best kind of pizza? Deep dish isn’t pizza. WWDC
: First family hike in the Adirondacks. We had perfect weather for it, and the little one did great. …
: I’ve had my Steelcase Gesture for about 3 weeks now. After a bit of an adjustment period, I couldn’t …
: Finished our first batch of jam for the season. Rhubarb orange jam, it tasted delicious out of the …
: Gardens have been planted. Hoping to find some zucchini and spinach for the two empty spaces.
: The nightmares you find when replacing an outlet that doesn’t hold in the plug. Yes a melted outlet …
: I can’t wait until @gluon adds features for bookshelves! No rush @vincent, when you can get to it.
: Finished reading: Neverwhere: Author’s Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman 📚
: The kitchen is mostly put back together. We are both really happy with the refreshing color.
: Finished reading: The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir 📚 Another great Andy Weir book. I haven’t …
: Getting there, one coat of paint down. Should be able to put the kitchen back together by Wednesday …
: Finished reading: Project Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir 📚 This is the 2nd Andy Weir book …
: It has been a long week of mudding, sanding, and cleaning the kitchen every day this week, but I …
: I’m really getting tired of drywall mud, but hopefully only a day or two at most left. Then we can …
: Today’s pen. A Karas Vertex inked with 3 Oyster’s Doldam.
: Currently reading: Project Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir 📚
: Two days ago we put some nice shelves over our new kitchen island to make a coffee station. Now I’ve …
: Picked up some teak this morning and shelf brackets, and we now have 2 nice shelves over the coffee …
: Power has arrived to the coffee station. Looking forward to making coffee in the morning with all …
: New coffee station, just need to get an outlet installed in the wall about the countertop.
: My Star Wars day purchase. A close out Millennium Falcon ship for the X-Wing board game. I don’t …
: Got out for a bike ride on the Moonlander tonight. Great ride, but unfortunately an asshole on a …
: Pandemic Legacy Game 1 We played our first game of Pandemic Legacy last night. Started out strong, even when we got thrown …
: Shopping for a new office chair and without being able to try anything, it’s a bit difficult. …
: Vintage pens write so beautifully. This is inked with Waterman Inspired Blue, and it is a great …
: New dishwasher is installed. Only took 2 evenings, and 3 trips to the hardware store. Dishwasher …
: Getting ready to install our new dishwasher and this is the manual. Guess I have to wing it instead …
: There is a bike trail here somewhere. First bike ride of 2021, felt great to get out, could have …
: Fresh coat of furniture wax on the rolltop desk. I love sitting down to write letters or journal at …
: Trying to figure out why Apple would have a Mac Mini ring for FaceTime calls since Apple doesn’t …
: COVID-19 vaccine acquired today! We are both beyond thrilled. Looking forward to family time, …
: Think I’m going to be upgrading to 1Password Families soon. Really not a fan of software as a …
: Time to find a replacement for Dropbox. I no longer have access to my 1Password data on my work …
: It’s a few days old, and I have managed to write a couple of these empty, it my currently inked …
: Shiny new parts on the Moonlander. A new clutched GX derailleur to replace a practically seized G5 …
: February is InCoWriMo month, the goal is to write a letter a day for the entire month. 28 letters, …
: Time to start a new notebook, which starts with stickering up the cover. Old on the left, new one on …
: Moose was very excited to get his bone to chew on.
: Sometimes we want to relax on the couch. Moose often has other plans about that.
: The D&D 5e library grows! Added 5 new books this holiday season.
: Picked up some new Robert Oster fountain pen inks. Motor Oil, Grey Seas, and Citrus.
: Very productive during the little one’s nap time. Made a batch of rhuberry strawbarb jam, and a …
: I’d tell you a joke about time travel, but you didn’t like it.
: I recently finished reading Patrick Rothfuss’s book, ‘The Name of the Wind.’ It …
: Made a gingerbread house for the first time in forever. Next time we’re making our own gingerbread …
: Watching the original Thomas and Friends show, shot with the model train layout. It is weird to hear …
: Before March, I’d drink a pound of coffee at home in a month. Post March, it’s a pound in two weeks.
: Sometimes it’s the little things. We’ve had this coat rack for a few years now, but it’s never been …
: Remember when the Macy’s Day Parade wasn’t a giant ad for Verizon? I think I’ve seen more ads for …
: Bought an empty ink bottle to swap from the horribly useless squat Sailor bottles. This new bottle …
: Part of my Fountain Pen Day order arrived. Still one more package on the way.
: Yesterday morning I had zero typewriters. Picked up the Coronet from my parent’s last night, and …
: Pumpkins carved, we had fun doing these. Didn’t get a chance to carve any last year.
: In the process of writing a snail mail letter today, I managed to write two fountain pens empty.
: Anyone else smash a smoke alarm until it stops beeping after going off for absolutely no reason 4 …
: Finally got time to tear into the Moonlander’s drivetrain issue. Turns out 7 years of riding in all …
: Wrapping up a journal entry. This has been a daily habit for the past few years.
: What’s the easiest way to tell if a room used to be a bathroom? Look for the toilet shaped hole …
: Time to get out for a mountain bike ride. It’s been about 2 weeks since my last ride, and I’ve been …
: Looking up on someone looking down.
: It’s a cherry blueberry jam type of night.
: Oh, hmm, imagine that. Apple’s line of “we apply the rules to all developers evenly” was a load of …
: Ran across this little guy on our evening walk yesterday.
: So much for Google Docs being editable anywhere on any device. I can no longer edit from the browser …
: Pulled off all the no-coin locks on the gumball mechanism. It feels like it should, heavy initial …
: Komet Gumball Mechanism Took apart the gumball machine to start cleaning it. Interesting mechanism. The piece on the right …
: Our first harvest of peppers out of the garden.
: Got a nickel gum ball machine. Need to clean it up, refresh it, not sure on colors yet, and fill it …
: Our gardens are doing fantastic.
: Not sure why I’m getting this on my iPhone. I’m not part of Apple Music/Match/etc. This is music …
: The gardens are doing well. We harvested some spinach and lettuces for dinner tonight.
: I’ve been working on cleaning and organizing the garage lately. A few weekends ago I build shelves …
: It’s never easy saying goodbye.
: Garden bed filled, fresh topsoil was delivered on Saturday. Ventured out to a couple nurseries today …
: The baby has been saying “mama” but now she’s dropping “F”s. Only 7 months old, and she’s already …
: A very productive weekend. Built one raised garden bed, wanted to do two, but I mathed real good and …
: Another grocery run today. I think the biggest thing I’m looking forward to is having normal grocery …
: Coffee and fountain pens. The best way to start the work day.
: New month, new currently inked page. I feel like I need to ink up a few more pens.
: First mountain bike ride of the season. This is the first time I’ve been out in 7 months. Took it …
: I’ve finished a 2nd bottle of fountain pen ink, so I’ve now successfully done the impossible twice. …
: Muenster has been loving having me work from home. If he’s not in my lap, he’s in his cocoon bed …
: Day 4 of working at home. I no longer want to be in my office after 5 PM. I log off the VPN, lock my …
: My new home office setup. We’ve been told to work from home for the next couple of weeks at least. …
: Picked up a few pints of Sip Hops Hooray from Good Nature Brewing this weekend. Really liked the can …
: Incowrimo update, I managed to get 10 letters written during February. Better than I expected, but …
: New keyboard day for work. Ducky One 2 Mini Pure White with Kailh Box White switches. Big …
: Dungeons and Dragons tonight! 🐉
: Took Moose down to the local baseball field. It’s all fenced in so he can run to his heart’s …
: I must be doing something right if the baby can go from listening to Black Sabbath, to AC/DC, to In …
: I found out why Apple doesn’t replace keyboards in retina MacBook Pros. Because they designed it …
: Apple’s independent repair thing is a hot pile of shit. I repair 10-20 Apple devices a year locally, …
: The first big blizzard of 2020, 12-19 inches of snow is expected, with snowfall rates up to 2inches …
: Out to sea from one of the many lighthouses that surround Portland Harbor, Maine.
: Sometimes orange fountain pen inks will get spots of crusties on your nibs. Krishna Jungle Volcano …
: Moose wants to be on the couch, but knows if he touches Captain, he’ll probably end up getting …
: Moose causes quite the sight when he decides to flop over and roll around in the snow when we are …
: Letter #1 for InCoWriMo written. Used my Karas Ink, with Krishna Jungle Volcano.
: Trying to watch Helpsters on Apple TV+ and I’m getting a cross through the play button on our 2009 …
: InCoWriMo starts in 2 days, anyone else getting ready to write a few letters? I’ll probably be …
: New dice day, just in time for our D&D session on Sunday.
: I was planning on writing a letter last night, but Pearl has other ideas.
: New currently inked layout. The stamp is from Aileen Smith, and is one of a few I picked up.
: I’ve never done this before, and it was a bit strange but we bought the same car twice. Our old car, …
: I hate that used Subarus hold their value so well. Want a 2 year old used Subaru with 20k miles? Oh, …
: Baby neck is much worse than cell phone neck.
: Time to update the currently inked list. Inked up a pile of pens this evening. #fountainpens
: Started decorating the tree this morning. We didn’t get very far. #Newbornlife
: Went out for our Christmas tree today. Not the easiest thing with a 7 week old baby, but we all …
: New pen day! A Karas Vertex, in one of their limited edition material runs. I’ve been looking …
: There is certainly a wonderful snowy white Christmas feel in town.
: Moose decided he needed to take a break half way through our walk. He proceeded to spend that time …
: I think What the Golf might be the greatest game on Apple Arcade. But it isn’t worth $5/month, …
: Signed up for the free month of Apple Arcade. I’ve been playing Guildlings most of the day, it is a …
: New notebook day. Finished up my Hippo Noto last night. 🖋
: I’ve finally figured out what has been happening when I’m backing the car into the garage. We’ve …
: Got the notification to add the last 9 months of the free Nintendo Switch Online from the …
: You know when your mom told you not to do something because your face was going to freeze like that? …
: Checking out the Gluon iOS beta. @vincent has made a pretty nice app, I like it so far.
: Weekends are never long enough.
: My snail mail letter pile has been growing, due to a new family member, writing time for replying to …
: Playing with the NOMO app a little.
: Current home screen, I’ve had 4 rows on apps on the home screen for several years now. With the new …
: Three years ago this month, we were just getting in 900sq of hardwood flooring for our 2nd floor …
: We are in fatbike season again, this is a throwback to one of the first rides I did when I got my …
: I’ve been meaning to do this for quite some time now, but I’ve started a new page, The …
: Sometimes you crave a really dark stout. Today feels like one of those days. Heavy Boots of Lead is …
: Wishlistr In the effort to free myself from “free” services, I’ve started to consolidate and delete some of …
: Current conditions: white-out. 3-6 inches of snow expected overnight, with snowfall rates up to 1in …
: I’ve never done something like this before, but I got some new fountain pen friendly paper to try …
: The car is in the garage. For the first winter storm of the season, we got the car in the garage. In …
: Today’s fountain pen carry.🖋
: We are under a winter storm watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. Possibilities of …
: Just spent 20 minutes taking apart the vacuum trying to figure out why the roller wasn’t working. …
: On the walk home. We got our first snow yesterday, and it seems to be sticking through the start of …
: I’m looking forward to trying this, I love normal Kraken, and this smells delicious, but I’m not …
: Took Moose for a walk after work and decided to play with the new cameras on the iPhone 11 Pro. Wow …
: Today is Election Day, I voted, did you?
: Played D&D for the first time in several years. Online game, using Roll20, Teamspeak, and real …
: Picked up Rogue Legacy from the App Store yesterday. I’m pretty horrible at it, but it is a great …
: With a new baby in the house, Muenster doesn’t get much lap time, so he enjoys every minute he can.
: This isn’t something we normally see in central New York.
: Just realized I have no pumpkin or Octoberfest beers in the fridge. 🍻
: Office outing for lunch, haven’t bowled in forever but it should be fun!!
: Even without Deep Fusion, low light photos on the iPhone 11 Pro are very impressive. I can’t wait to …
: “Oh, dad has food, I like food!” 🐶
: Pearl has claimed this as her new home. You’d think she was homeless.
: After holding a 6# baby all week, all our cats feel like they weight 30#. #newparentthoughts
: My current journal(left) is almost full, so I stickered up the new one in preparations for starting …
: I was checking out the new Apple Maps in my neighborhood and noticed something strange, there seemed …
: iPod Classic Usefulness Wanes. The start of the death of the iPod Classic is coming. I’ve used one in my car since I started …
: Placed my order for a new phone, big upgrade from my 6S+. Really looking forward to the new cameras …
: I seem to have a thing for bright green. TWSBI Eco, and a custom Benchmade Mini “Grip”. @mtt
: Enjoying a nice game of Potion Explosion! 🎲
: The new volume overlay (that tiny bar on the top left) might be one of my favorite iOS 13 changes. …
: Muenster is annoyed I won’t let him on the table to eat my dinner. Which I’ve never done. 🐱
: The D&D 5e collection grows. Just added Xanathar’s and Mordenkainen’s. 🐲
: Packing up the D&D stuff for this weekend. Probably not going to play, but it will be nice to …
: Moose got a bath this morning, and is now exhausted. 🐶
: Time to do some bike maintenance. The bottom bracket on my Moonlander started creaking last time I …
: I absolutely love this pen, a limited edition Karas Decograph, 049/100, with a smooth cursive italic …
: The views and scenery are what makes central NY beautiful.
: Getting somewhat excited for the new iPhone release this fall. I think I’ll be read to upgrade from …
: This one is too good not to share, good taste, and it has a nice peppery bite.
: Game night this afternoon. Played a round of Mystic Vale, 2nd time playing it, very interesting …
: Local fountain pen club (GNYPIG) meetup. Pens and inks have spread out every where.
: Inspired by @cygnoir‘s post, I put together a currently inked list.
: Managed to get out for a fantastic bike ride after work this evening. The trails were mostly dry and …
: He’s middle aged now, but still an amazing dog. Moose still wants to go for his long walks, but we …
: Took some work but I’ve got the skinny bike ready to hit the trails again. I haven’t ridden it in …
: Put together a nice little fire pit for the backyard. Should be able to put it to use next weekend.
: Deleted my Instagram account. It was my last link to Facebook Co. and it feels good to get away, …
: Haven’t posted a currently inked fountain pen photo over here, so figured now is a good time to do …