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…
Finished reading: Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly π
Finished reading: 25 Alive by James Patterson π
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 π kendrabuilds.substack.com/p/plans-f…
Finished reading: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson π
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 speaks so loudly…
You reach for your phone mid-sentence, mid-thought, mid-meal. Not because youβre 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 π
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 π
Finished reading: I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay π
Finished reading: A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay π
I love the calmness, silliness, and simple joys of Camping with Steve videos. Worth a watch.
It was definitely “Chilly” yesterday for the 10K. The AI summary “wasn’t wrong” though perhaps at -23β°F before wind-chill it was understating the cold.
My layering was on point, so I felt great.
Then heartbroken after the race to learn about another killing by ICE in Mpls.

