Glad I fit in my Shamrock Shakeout run yesterday… Today would have been really slow going.


My son and I watched his teacher compete in a karate tournament. It was a first for both of us, as he just started karate a couple months ago. It was a fun time, lots of participants demonstrating their skills!


Listening to the annual “Rankings pod” episode of the Eyes on B1G podcast. They rank the coaches in the Big Ten, but the movies taking makes me want to do a blog post of my favorite movies. open.spotify.com/episode/6…


The kids are loving the Commodore 64! It’s rivaling the draw of the iPad which is saying something.


Finished reading: Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly πŸ“š


Finished reading: 25 Alive by James Patterson πŸ“š


My workout yesterday was a long run preparing for Zion in under 6 weeks. It was so icy on the trails I’m calling it the Slip n Slide 50k.


My friend Kendra is building a tiny home on a trailer and I’m enjoying watching her process through her new sub stack. This post is an exciting one which has scans of her designs πŸ“ kendrabuilds.substack.com/p/plans-f…


Finished reading: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š


Haven’t decided which one to get… www.commodore.net


New blog post: Pasting Teams Copilot Recap in Obsidian

Took the time to come up with a fix for this little nagging issue.


This inconsistency makes me chuckle πŸ˜†


This speaks so loudly…

You reach for your phone mid-sentence, mid-thought, mid-meal. Not because you’re distracted. Because boredom, the condition that used to force you to think, to create, to connect, has been reframed as a problem that needs immediate solving.

Things don’t have to continue like this.

Full article: thehumanityarchive.substack.com/p/the-num…


Six weeks into the year there’s been a lot of rough running weather (ice, subzero, powder, slush). Still well on track for my annual mileage goal, though a bit off of my race training plan. Still feeling like I’m in a good spot.


My terminal doesn’t look like Scott Hanselman’s, but I do appreciate revisiting his post on making the terminal look good. www.hanselman.com/blog/my-u…


Finished reading: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho πŸ“š


I dropped my Plus subscription to ChatGPT when they announced ads and re-upped my Claude Pro subscription. This Anthropic post calls out their intentions regarding ads and makes me feel good about my decision.


Finished reading: Whistle by Linwood Barclay πŸ“š


Finished reading: I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay πŸ“š


Finished reading: A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay πŸ“š