noasi on a smaller scale

: There are moments when I believe I am very good at my job. There are more moments when I do not …

: I swear, the apartment building that I live in is a dorm. Half naked 20 somethings running between …

: Picked up a New Yorker from the library, and came across the “Pick Three” feature: three …

: 3 friends died in the past week. Chat group response: “Unsolicited but hopefully not useless …

: 10am the mountains! 12pm wait, where did they go? 1pm hey, they’re back! yay!

: Business DRI wants to add a feature 3 weeks before beta. I respond, what other feature do you want …

: Just remembered, I have frozen cheesecake, ready to be thawed and eaten. #winning

: Subtle ways your manager undermines you, part 89: he reschedules an important meeting to discuss a …

: Nothing quite like opening the box labelled “REALLY REALLY HEAVY,” and realizing it is …

: Today I learned that Dyson stick vacuums have a washable HEPA filter at the top of the motor unit. I …

: Found the hot spots.

: “Hey, what are you doing this Friday night?” “Finishing the set up of my …

: Crevasse rescue training in a desert, as one does.

: Me: “I cannot find the blushing and crying emoji.” Him: “When in doubt, …

: Started at 8634’, ended at 10906’ for a long day up to Mt Superior, Alta, UT. The scree …

: “We’re not having our rathers on this trip.” 😂 dailystoic.com/accepting…

: I had forgotten how cathartic writing can be.

: I really hope this doesn’t mean local forest fires.

: For the record, shaving a sunburned face hurts a lot.

: BST in SLC, on a morning of breaking trails. Talk about a happy place!

: You cannot have a better poopin’ view than this one, which is the view from the buckets at …

: Good lord, I love this continent. 🇦🇶

: December 4th eclipse in Antarctica. 🇦🇶 📸 by Dr. Larry Shore.

: Looking southeast from the middle of the bottom of South America.

: Clouds off the coast of Punta Arenas.

: Even I can see the irony of training in a desert to climb Mont Blanc. #wavecave …

: This summit hurt today. Unsure why this hike was so hard. I suspect poor diet and poor sleep …

: Shit just got real.

: 21:15 - k8s deployment finally succeeds, I can now move on to my second task of the day. 😒

: Slack for iOS removed the swipe-to-dismiss-an-image gesture and I am annoyed. I like that gesture …

: Terrible views. Don’t visit.

: Flying will never be not magical to me.

: How does one explain to the kind person expressing encouragement, “You’re almost at the …

: Was not expecting to be hit by a wave of nostalgia for Ottawa, but here we are. Went for an eclaire, …

: Sunset on the way home, couple weeks ago.

: Thistle.

: “Getting old is an adventure. You start having problems with things that were never a problem …

: The airplane boarding saga, a story in N parts.

: TIL the notes one takes as a juror stay with the court. Huh.

: Each training session is hard, yet I look back at the ones from 3 months ago, and think, “I …

: Butterfly visiting me at the top of Mission Peak, Fremont, California. I have done wiser hikes than …

: drifting 🦟 AWAKE 😶 drifting 🦟 AWAKE 😶 drifting 🦟 AWAKE 😶 😒

: Ever known you were standing on a historic inflection point?

: Him: “I heard a bunch of cursing, that means you figured something out. Give me the good …

: Mission Peak AnT reset hike today. 30 minutes as hard as one can go uphill. I both love and hate …

: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or …

: Oh, how I have missed this…

: I suspect this training doesn’t become easier with time.

: Terrible views on today’s hike to the Black Mountain summit, just terrible. Don’t visit.

: Terrible views on tonight’s hike, just terrible.

: Today’s #devtrustme brew install tig

: “Just think, if you win, you’ll never have to write another line of react code.” …

: because sometimes one needs scritches in the sun…

: When the chef suggests, “Now would be the time to go buy yourself a pint of vanilla ice …

: Why am I all nervous about this baseline lactate threshold test? Argh! There is no judgement here, …

: A GPS map of “go to the park and throw a frisbee” will never cease to amuse me.

: This has never been a problem. Following through on said ideas, on the other hand…

: From 356 tabs to 24 tabs on my phone? We call this Victoire! Please don’t ask about my desktop …

: I’ve graduated from ketchup on fries to Humble House Ancho and Morita on avocado. This makes me …

: Reading about the Rusko Orthostatic Test www.uphillathlete.com/rusko-ort… and remembering my …

: I truly do not understand people who respond to questions on the internet with “I have no …

: Yes! Hell yes! Yes yes yes! How about you?

: Current status, tired doggie.

: TIL the hard way that soap and water will not wash hot pepper oils off one’s hands. #oops

: Twelve more days of Lent. I cannot wait until Sugargeddon on the 4th.

: I would argue that when someone sends you “get well quickly” flowers, the appropriate …

: In defiance of a culture of alcohol, of which I have been a willing participant for many years, I …

: Sometimes what you meant to paint isn’t what you actually painted, and that ends up being just …

: Despite a whole glacier for camp locations, not one but two other parties pitched within 15m of our …

: Had my first covid test in prep for events later this week. Keeping workload light because of events …

: Had a sleepover with Luna. She both kept me up last night, and woke me up early. I shall sleep early …

: Nature with her pompasetting ways, tsk tsk.

: Looking forward to returning to one of my favourite places in the world, though not specifically …

: What genetic code prioritized the twisting branches of the white oak?

: Convinced again that there’re a rat and her babies in the compost bin, Tilly started digging. …

: 🎶 This sh– is bananas, B A N A N A S 🎶 I do love spring in the middle of winter, though.

: Today I learned the phrase “another D as in David” is written as T. My name is not so …

: Went to throw a disc at the park yesterday. One pass caught the wind and came zinging in fast. I …

: I strongly suspect I am going to enjoy painting with these colors…

: The weather is iffy, but changing. Noticed the first peach blossom today.

: Despite two people and three dogs walking over / on it, the newt was still alive!

: Trying roasted buckwheat tea for a non-caffeinated drink at home this evening. Tomorrow’s …

: She sat still long enough for a picture and a startle, as I pounded on the window to shoo her away.

: So lacking erudition in the medium.

: Upon reflection, I probably should not have had that second chocolate bar.

: Moles have invaded my yard, and have begun digging under my slab foundation. I’m struggling …

: Posting at 23:34, did I make it? Tilly was convinced there was a rat in my car’s engine …

: The green of today’s matcha latte reminds me of sporg snot.

: Sadly, this ShopSmith is not being used. Unsure as of yet what to do with this machine.

: Finished The Science of Energy by Michael Wysession. Sadly (for me) was audio only from the library. …

: Well, that’s one way to ensure a muddy face.

: Hope springs eternal, cat.

: Today’s sugar craving was satisfied by a small slice of my first ever lemon chiffon pie. It …

: With the lovely weather and bountiful citrus in the yard, we’ve taken to spitting mandarin …

: We tired the girls out! Go us! With my Chase gone, Andy’s pets keep me supplied in dog …

: Ogres have layers. Onions have layers. Parfait! Everybody loves parfait!

: Finding comfort these days in the mundane.

: Silver needle white tea, my absolute favorite morning beverage, steeping in my pyrex “tea …

: The close up that works for morning beverage, comfort, and craving prompts, too.

: Rookie mistake: painted the wrong side of the paper. #creativityeveryday

: One of the questions on this medical form is “How far can you comfortably walk on level ground …

: Today’s water experiment: shapes of clouds. #creativityeveryday

: Watching The Wire for the first time, on season 5, episode 8, and oh good lord why am I watching …

: Tilly is convinced there is a rat in the compost pile. Can’t say I disagree with her, but we …

: “Name this band. Pearl Jam. I knew you wouldn’t get it.” “I wasn’t, …

: Up next in the queue, Storm in a Teacup, by Helen Czerski 📚

: Related, top of Peak Point. I now know that I need to work on climbing a sustained 20% grade with …

: I took this picture a few miles north of Maverick’s today, and I don’t know what water …

: One of those mornings, eh?

: OH “Nobody expects the American Insurrection.”

: OH: “There is always another level of bad, often involving shit.”

: Yu the Great from Julia Bainbridge’s Good Drinks, a delicious thai basil, matcha, lime, …

: New tea mug from Andy! It is a Chemist Cup by Haand. Squeeeeeee! 🍵

: The dregs of the loose leaf tea. 🍵 Happy Boxing Day! 🎁

: I adore Good Drinks by Julia Bainbridge, fantastic recipes for non-alcoholic drinks.🍹📚

: The Great Conjunction from the hills. Great viewing for about 20 minutes, until the clouds rolled …

: Taking a break.

: Missing this place desperately. 🇦🇶

: Andy captured the neighborhood strays and introduced them to his ducks. An exciting meeting!

: And so it begins.

: “You always like to drive!” The comment was made in jest, and yet, somewhat derogatory, …

: Argh! Repeat after me, “We do not use items from the Go Bag until we have gone. We do not use …

: Sooooooon!

: After two weeks of a very poor, sugar and wheat heavy diet, finally made a healthier meal. Every …

: Today is National Cookie Day. Like every day since March this year, tbh. I’m going to …

: Looks like I picked the wrong month to give away all my alcohol.

: Well, now that I flooded everyone’s timeline, this is Chase. He “crossed the rainbow …

: My dog just died.

: Let us call this irony: a sign in the lawn of the people who let their dog poop in others’ …

: “The act of casting a ballot is in your control. Who gets elected is not. The latter is not an …

: Sure, yes, weight loss media is what I’m looking for, Apple, when I search for “lose …

: Deleted the games from my phone to stop my mindless playing. Worked flawlessly today. Am delighted.

: 20 minutes into meeting with 4 women and 2 men, and the “you guys” count topped 29. 😒😒😒

: Guy 1: “How’s your Go code?” Guy 2: “Uh… probably terrible.” …

: Today’s randomness: for the first time in decades, I wrote my name with seven strokes instead …

: This should have been my #adayinthelife photo. #stillalive

: A distraction hike along the Bob Stutz Path in Los Altos Hills, California, just after five in the …

: Puppy dog, get better, please. #stillalive

: A woman who would take away the rights of women would not have the power to do so if not for the …

: I will never understand people who sort their bookcases by the color of the book jacket or spine. 📚

: Strange lighting tonight.

: Today in New Life Adventures, I trimmed a duck’s wings to prevent her from flying away.

: . @help SSL cert expired or bad caching on my device?

: I keep forgetting the garlic. At least I remembered the tomatoes today.

: Yeaaaaaaaah… someone get JK an editor. Too many words. 📚

: Whatever you do, don’t buy the Trader Joes Pumpkin Spice Batons*. unless you’re okay …

: “So how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?” Give me another week, dog, just one more. …

: A day. Welcome, October.

: Tempting.

: The dog knows, when you are on your last legs, you leave the devil’s cut, even if you are a …

: Life comes at you fast.

: Another Red Rocks training hike, this time with the Cherry Gulch loop. #dawnpatrol ⛰ Spend the early …

: Walking to the store last night, I was jumped by a black cat. Friendly, well-fed, and insistent that …

: “Bare with me, Kitt, as I rearrange schedules.” Um… I am not getting naked with …

: “Sometimes endings are more important than beginnings.” Watching a friend teach his …

: Things I should not do at 6pm: have tea. Things I am going to do at 6pm: have tea.

: I hope they are hit by cars into being able to think intelligently.

: First Colorado training hike complete. Little winded on the up, but far, far less than expected. …

: An inauspicious beginning to the preparations for this first Colorado mountain climb. #dawnpatrol ⛰

: Sitting on the porch, the smell of impending rain comes rushing in with the wind. My first thought …

: Danger!

: “Not what I was expecting.” “False advertising in one direction, or cultural …

: Unexpected visitor du jour.

: “I couldn’t do that. I don’t like the cold.” “I wasn’t …

: “They actually let you sit inside now.” “Oh, really?” They go off to sit …

: How am I this tired and still wide awake? Right. Mt Baker. Mt Baker and all its mountaineering …

: View from about 85% up Washington’s Mt. Baker’s south side approach.

: Sob

: Portland blueberries do not disappoint, even in September.

: I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as hard about my car dying as I am right now.

: That I am willing to place my bag on the airport floor to keep the woman behind me away from me is a …

: Thoughts On A Day, September 2nd Desert, so of course we have cockroaches. The one in my bedroom could have at least waited until I …

: Years ago when I split from my college BF, I had adventures (motorcycles, scuba, and hang-gliding) …

: Bought cup sake in paired glasses so I had some to share with my love. That didn’t work out. …

: I don’t know if managers understand how insulting being told, “Don’t post abt this …

: Probably shouldn’t have eaten that pint of ice cream.

: What is one supposed to do when one has read every book in one’s immediate to-read pile? …

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: I have to say, of all the things I did on this move south, packing up and bringing along a gallon of …

: Normally, I’m the last to upgrade my devices to the latest iOS. With this happening at FB, …

: Lunch, because adulting and 2020

: So, what we are learning this year is that the Mayan calendars were 8 years off. Not bad forecasting …

: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses …

: Surprising bonus of working from home: russian crunches between questions when the video is off …

: Hope is the cruelest form of denial.

: Love you, too.

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: Walked along the neighborhood alleys tonight. Said alleys seem to be the only reasonable elevation …

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: Listening to two twenty-somethings talk about what screwups their younger siblings are, I suspect …

: Today’s stair walk of Portland’s Alameda Ridge was just under 14km and about 3 hours …

: “I got this.” 🐝

: Sunflowers!

: Leg warmers on bees!

: Brr.

: Reminded again, pain is fleeting, glory is forever, chicks dig scars. Especially the scars part. …

: Found a new one, less patina on this one.

: One of the rougher days this past month. Tomorrow might be better.

: Him: “Are you in line?” Me (masked): “I am not.” Him: “Would you stand …

: 🐝🌼

: Today is, again, not that day.

: Site at work launched. Was a six hour deploy process. I am le tired.

: Portland walks continue to delight me.

: More than a little delighted by tonight’s take out. I have had more take out in the last two …

: Some day, I will not be an asshole. Today is not that day.

: Nope, I think I’m good with this. Thanks, airline, and no.

: I swear, the coldest winter I’ve ever spent has been this summer in Portland, but the flowers …

: Flowers seen on today’s training walk delighted me with their colors.

: You’d think we’d all be used to disappointment by now. Yet here we are, disappointed …

: Uh, Chrome, I’m sure “here” is a word.

: As I watch a fit guy run past me pushing a jogging stroller, I think, “wow, he is …

: Not a fan. Of the. Apple Speaking Style™. 🤯 It is. One short step. Away From. The Ted Talk. Speaking …

: And back. Next up, a week of quarantine.

: Good night, not-great day. Hello, better day tomorrow. Have a picture of Andy’s new family …

: Tried a new white tea today, one less processed than usual. Was surprised that the instructions …

: Yeeeeeehaw! Another 2020 bingo square achieved!

: Anyone know where @smokey went? I miss their insights.

: Things they don’t tell you at tea school: the tea patina that helps flavor your next tea is …

: No one needs a lecture first thing in the morning, or upon greeting. So don’t give one.

: I do not need another domain name. I do not need another domain name. I do not need another domain …

: “You know how some people like to burn their marshmallows when making s’mores?” …

: “The climb requires use of ascenders and fixed lines between Camp I and II over a 40-degree slope …

: Every. Single. Pole. And. Tree. Was. A. Stop. And. Sniff. Point. For. Beagle. Today. Annoying until …

: One of those days (and look at that filter!). PSA: put your mask on first, before helping others.

: Hello, Monday. 🍋

: Day 7 of book recommending: The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. The first two are okay, the series …

: What a day! 🍋

: Do you use the Brave browser? If so, have you signed up for the Brave Rewards thingy?

: For day 6 of MB’s Book Challenge week, I’m suggesting William Irvine’s A Slap in …

: For day 5 of MB’s Book Challenge week, I’m suggesting Sam Harris’ Free Will. This …

: Let’s be real here though, Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry is really what I want to …

: Day 4 of MB’s Book Recommendation week, moving back to fiction: Guy Gavriel Kay’s The …

: Day 3 of MB’s Book Recommendation week, and this one should be required reading: Rolf …

: Day 2 of the Book Recommendation part of MB’s May challenge, and, yes, this is also an easy …

: Day 1 of the Book Recommendation part of MB’s May challenge, and, hooboy, this is an easy one: …

: TFW your mother decides that she will read a Scalzi book, and you giggle as you hand her The …

: Finished The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins today. I was expecting neither to enjoy this …

: I would be most grateful for your lemon recipes… 🍋

: Lazy moment, lying in the yard, chatting with the neighbor sitting six meters away, watching the …

: I don’t know how I’m related to my dad.

: Travel complete and nominally successful! Except for the guy who sat in the aisle seat, same row, …

: Global pandemics are a shit time to break up with a best friend, let me tell you.

: I am grateful for the routine the beagle gives me. Every morning, without fail, he asks for walkies, …

: Started my day calling out an Irish American man and a Cuban American woman on their body shaming of …

: Stupidly excited to have found a training trail with many steep portions that I can use to train for …

: 😫

: Pretty sure my year goal of “Read The Wheel of Time” is in direct conflict with my year …

: Ugh. Why do people think social distancing means social isolation? I said hello with a hearty wave …

: I’ve been working on my throws, mostly by throwing small oranges from a tree to the sheep on …

: So, uh, how long do spiders live? Uh, asking for a friend.

: So, apparently you don’t clap after family sharings at memorials. Oooops.

: Antarctica, every moment is an awe-inspiring sight. This is what joy looks like. finishing #mbfeb …

: I missed the opening of the #mbfeb challenge, but I’ve been nominally keeping up with 🇦🇶 …

: Let’s see what happens. #newsletters

: When the sky is overcast, the continent is a haunting vision. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: That splash to the left is the result of my leap into the Southern Ocean last month. That splash was …

: Below. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: We’ll go together. You first. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: 🇦🇶

: While perhaps not everyone’s idea of escape, I’m looking forward to going back. Maybe …

: Another of Julia’s icebergs. I’m grateful she shared her photos and editing skills, such …

: Double trouble at Portal Point 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Base Brown, an Argentinian station on Antarctica, has quite the sordid past. _ Brown Station’s …

: Iceberg spectacle. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Progress. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Have an iceberg. The boat in the background for scale is 137m (451’) in length, and a ways …

: Well, let’s see how this goes. Starting Training for the New Alpinism 🇦🇶📚

: More lichen, more moss. 🇦🇶

: Being in this space is magical. My first continental landing at Portal Point. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Drifting slowly in a brash ice field is an amazing experience. Brash ice is compromised of ice …

: Cool. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: I’m going to rest here for a bit. You go on, I’ll catch up. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Less balance, more “hidden mass.” 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: The warmth from the ice we pulled from the bay was generated by the joy of tasting the most amazing …

: Same sunrise, different moment. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Downside of 150 pushups a day: massages hurt because muscles. Upside of 150 pushups a day: muscles!

: Yeah, I got nothin’ for attachment. Have an iceberg. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: The plainest of views, at Hardy Cove. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: One month ago today, no sign of land yet. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Lull in the excitement of the day. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: This dawn contrasted heavily with the overcast day on the continent. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Clouds above. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: The most abundant plant life in Antarctica is lichen, then moss. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: The bergs would hide behind each other, each as fascinating as the previous. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: First landing spot on 🇦🇶 for me was Fort Point on Greenwich Island, which was claimed by penguins. …

: Reflect. 🇦🇶 #mbfeb

: Friday evening plans: We Should Get Together by Kat Vellos, and The Happiness Lab with …

: Any recommendations for personal site comment spam filtering services? Akismet is failing me again.

: I should be less delighted about my stamp purchase than I am. 🇦🇶 What’s the emoji for small …

: Have a penguin. This one is a chinstrap penguin, hanging at Fort Point on Greenwich Island. 🇦🇶

: Just found an outfitter that can guide me to the top of Vinson Massif. Which is to say, I’m in …

: California Privacy Directory caprivacy.github.io/caprivacy… - check out the full list. I see …

: Welcome, @MKoopaJr! Can’t wait for your first post! :)

: I went for the ice. Others went for the animals, seals and whales and penguins. Some moments, we …

: Fellow traveller to 🇦🇶, Julia Watson, took this one, I love the gloomy filtering on the photo. The …

: And now, culture shock. The US is so loud. 🇦🇶

: And back. Wow. 🇦🇶

: bbiab 🇦🇶

: Reminded again that my motivating factor in personality growth over the last couple decades really …

: That youtube algorithm needs a lot of work if it is recommending science skepticism to me. Flat …

: “Oh, people, what were you thinking? I’ve seen this movie, it doesn’t end …

: Tilly wishes you a Happy New Year! 🥳

: Finally, branding that I don’t mind, given how toasty my toes are.

: My threatening-to-become-annual Internet recycling request: if you have too many Field Notes 2020 …

: “If I eat them and don’t die, will you eat some, too?” Found some mushrooms in the …

: Success! Seeing a sunrise has been on my todo list all year! Managed to see one this morning. Yay …

: Untitled Duck Game.

: Current status: giggling at the Tilly Girl

: Hello, Winter.

: TFW you realize that grout repair you intended to do in the bathroom is actually “regrout the …

: Today’s challenge: say nothing about yourself in conversations with family, friends, and …

: I’m not thrilled to be able to say, “See? I told you they were doing this!” at …

: Dear fellow traveller, I didn’t choose not to be an asshole so that you could be an asshole. …

: “Nothing good ever needs to be talked about in a back room.”

: I love the light through @snookca’s whiskey glass.

: Cacao y chai latte, not a fan, worth trying.

: Democracy in Chains by Nancy Maclean is a fascinating read, telling us how we arrived here today in …

: We’re going down… down… down… The companion photo to yesterday’s …

: Things are looking up!

: I appreciate the packaging on this protein powder packet: opening it creates a pouring spout.

: At some point, Zillow, you’re going to have to accept that that house is not actually going …

: Good times, good times. Feet in the Mediterranean Sea. Was cold.

: Today’s London Fog!

: 🍊

: “Walk the land” is a task, chore, opportunity every farmer has on the work list, and one …

: The tape holding down the broken tiles have returned as a mini Godzilla.

: This morning’s cooking adventure was a success, not too sweet. I’m delighted to be …

: Red clover experiment 1: failure in outcome, success in knowledge that is doesn’t stir well in …

: One of those kind of days. Downside: broke a favorite tea mug by dropping it. Upside: at least these …

: Té.

: Today shall be a day of walking.

: “A common note among people who make comics, is that we find ourselves making them because the …

: Recently finished books: Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World, by Weatherford - …

: Spent yesterday flat on my back, sick all day, unable to keep anything down or in. Here’s …

: The Day After™️

: Sure.

: “Let us accept it,” Marcus Aurelius wrote to himself in his own journal some two …

: Happy Thanksgiving to my American peeps! 🦃 Me? I’m starting the drinking early (Hello, …

: leading

: Well crap. Missed yesterday. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

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: Step… step… step… Harvested the basil 🌱

: Pieces of the MB community just about everywhere. Makes me smile every time. /cc @burk

: Hanging with fam, talking about the upcoming holidays.

: First lemon of the season coming in. I am delighted how much this tree thrived when finally watered …

: Yeaaaaaaaah, hello, rain. Thanks for the reminder I need to add gutters to my desert house. ⛈⛈

: First wikipedia edit from space en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spec… cool cool 🌟🌟🌟

: Decided I needed more sun, moved my chair to the front walkway. I can sit for 20 minutes at a time, …

: Serious question, what does one do with a gallon of freshly squeezed lime juice?

: The local coffee shop changed tea cups to a clear mug. I suspect the previous cups were too fragile …

: Unsure how often a craving is so easily satisfied.

: I am grateful for my parents.

: Dear Fellow Developer, The proper response is NEVER, “It works for me.” The proper …

: First orange of the season!

: Am determined to heal.

: I giggled when I saw this at the store, and picked one up. A woman next to me was really puzzled, …

: New hobby: calling out accounts on twitter that mis-@ my account. Today, I’m alternately an AI …

: The Asian pears are starting to fall from the tree in the far back of the property. I suspect they …

: Mom’s place has pomegranates. I loved them, so planted one when I lived in California. Loved …

: Convinced the ‘rents to visit tonight, and pulled out the port. Told Mom of the ex-Navy Seal I …

: I can’t wait for INVALID DATE! So excited! 😒

: How to have perfect posture: Borrow sheep from neighbors Let your guard down around said sheep …

: Okay, @smokey, I timed it. From dump to stick was about 40 minutes. 🐑🍁🍂

: I have named the wether* Wembley. My neighbor, the sheep’s owner, is a little scandalized …

: “I named the ram.” “Okay, what is it?” “Dodge.” …

: This girl cracks me up. 🐑 Injury update: stand a lot (can’t sit, bruised tailbone), walk …

: Well fuck. I’m a real sheep farmer now. This asshole rammed me not once but twice. Urgent …

: This floor continues to crack me up. I didn’t think I’d become use to it.

: My house hasn’t been this clean in years. #avoidingwork

: Well, I guess my winter reading list just changed. Found this list via Mattis’ Call Sign Chaos …

: “Hey, your mom says the sheep like mulberry leaves.” “They do, they’ve …

: Kitt: 1 Blackberries: 17

: I keep finding the sheepie lounging under the orange tree in the mornings. I am much amused at their …

: Okay, so, sheep do not like green beans, carrots are fine, and apples are worth sprinting across the …

: Okay, people, how do I not have sage?

: Go Nats! Whooooooooo! ⚾️

: Stepdad keeps turning on Seal Team during WS game breaks and TURN THE GAME BACK ON argh. ⚾️

: Whooo! Game 7! ⚾️

: And during commercial breaks, we’re watching city council proceedings, and hooboy, what an …

: 😒 Nats. Compare to ALL THE OTHER RUNNERS TO FIRST, not just Turner’s run. Fuckin’ …

: Was so sure the Nats found the bats with the hits in them, and then the bottom of the fifth …

: Meetings for the week donnnnnnnnnne! 🎉

: Somehow I managed to convince the ‘rents to learn Settlers of Catan and play with me and …

: These sheep crack me up. I come outside and they come running.

: I applied for the AirBnB Antarctic Sabbatical, not too late for you to apply, too (closes in 3 …

: Me: “He pooped 5 times yesterday, and kept me awake until 5 in the morning with his night time …

: TIL sheep like onions.

: Home! Yay!

: Please send good thoughts to Chase tonight. He’s going into surgery tomorrow morning, and old …

: World, meet Boop. Boop, this is a strange place.

: “When we are actively engaging in a behavior, we cannot really tolerate facing our complicity …

: I need to figure out the Dad Technique™️ for adding butter to this popcorn for tonight’s game …

: New project, new technology. I look forward to the moment I have uploaded enough knowledge about …

: How could one gracefully and empathetically tell a frustrated coworker that her inability to login …

: Watching John Wick in anticipation of 2 and 3, and still really like this movie. I mean, choosing to …

: So… who’s in Portland for #xoxofest this week?

: Released the sheep into my west yard, they are now feasting on the fallen fruit.

: Finished The Volunteer, after a recommendation via Dave Pell’s The Next Draft. Difficult read, …

: Painkillers cannot kick-in fast enough.

: Sheep Island

: Flowers on the morning walk with Mom.

: Email subject: “Everything You Need to Know About Oolongs” My reaction: “… …

: Hooboy.

: Grass trimmings for the sheep. 🌱🌾🐑

: These two know I bring them food.

: Unexpected lifestyle choices: shooting mini icecubes at birds with a slingshot to keep them from …

: Four tries to level my step-dad’s auto-bird-waterer. Four. Tries. Success hasn’t been …

: “85 Best Whole 30 Pescatarian Meals images in 2019” Uh… I don’t want to see …

: A Stabilo ballpoint refill in my Baron Fig pen (can’t stand rollerballs), let’s see how …

: You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to …

: “Everyone is talking about how bored they gonna be.” Kid, you are doing life wrong.

: How IG boosts their ad stats: prevent users from reporting spam. #quellesurprise

: Today, I confirmed the neighbor (who owns the sheep that graze my yard) raises the sheep for food. I …

: Item 143 on my list of things I didn’t expect to be excited about as an adult: pasture seed. …

: Hair.

: And now, @cleverdevil’s site demo! 😍

: The web is for all. @jackyalcine giving us the inspiration and the approaches!

: Oh yes! @schmarty rockin’ the mobile demo with Indigenous.

: At the IndieWeb Summit, listening MJordan talk about how switching to a male name helped her find a …

: Whoo! @indiewebsummit kick-off dinner in #pdx at #pinestmarketpdx

: Morning walks in a Portland summer always delight me.

: walking to local mexican restaurant “You going to order the ceviche?” “Ah, no, …

: Back in a stunningly happy place.

: Birthday decadence!

: I bought a reserve white tea a month or so ago, a small batch. I was excited to try it yesterday. …

: Things never to do drunk: workouts to exhaustion. When drunk, you don’t stop when injured or …

: I title this one, “Sheep by Moonlight,” subtitled, “WTF do I keep getting crappy …

: Excited to be going to the IndieWeb Summit in Portland, OR June 29-30, 2019 - …

: Good news! I found the missing roll of toilet paper! Related: Why the f’ is there a roll of …

: Upstream port has sufficient flow. Am concerned about the downstream port’s flow. Oddly, the …

: Um… so this happened.

: Snowflakes everywhere. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

: Blackberry sorbet from my blackberry bushes! 😍

: Today’s blackberry haul. Am thinking blackberry ice cream…

: Not so current status.

: “You want to know who lives, who dies, who writes your story.”

: me: “7pm, Friday night at SFO, getting work done. Sure.” him: “Kinda cool to be …

: Naked sheep in my yard! Best lawn mower so far…

: Water flow is looking good. Upstream neighbor was cynical about the level, though. Will know in an …

: Eh? No, your email was not found.

: But somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin’ dreams, I think of death, it must be …

: Dev pro tip in working well with your fellow developers: don’t close other developers’ …

: If this plane goes down, it will be in a flaming ball of irony.

: Yasssss! PerfMattersConf! Check out these sponsors!

: In a desert field of gravel, nature finds a way. #nofilter #exceptwhatthrphonedid

: My laptop has a “bug.” “Well, that’s a new one for me,” says Mom.

: 126 pushups today (no, not in a row), building up from 36 six weeks ago. I haven’t not been …

: A neighbor braced the branch gate. Flow is good now, covers the port.

: This morning’s adventure: set up the checks, open the ports, complain with the neighbors about …

: Today I learned that sheep are really smart: they, too, don’t like grapefruit. Related: …

: One of my favorite mailing lists, have been a reader for years and years xpda.com/junkmail/

: Not my usual view, delighted and grateful to have had it today.

: “Work from anywhere!” I thought, “What a great deal!” “Work any hours …

: docker. 😒 🔥🔥🔥

: Diet done. Down 5% body weight, sugar cravings stopped, clothes fit well, and a lot sick from my …

: 😒 What’s the point of having error messages in the logs if no one looks at the log files?

: Watching yourself being written out of someone else’s history is an interesting experience. …

: So, when a fellow developer starts a request to a team of only women developers with, “hey, …

: Still not used to the broiler on this oven. Worse, no sense of smell to know I was burning my food.

: Mossy! #pdx #pdxne

: $11011.00 - renews at $11/yr. Even less desirable names are “premium.”

: Sun rising over the bay.

: The overhead bin has a seam in the middle, preventing normal sized bags to fit in. There’s a …

: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

: Whoo, that snow. Coming down hard. Might need to put on… a brimmed hat soon. Related: a Great …

: I can think of places I’d rather be.

: I’m about to travel again. I’m attempting to travel lightly. I’m torn about …

: Can one be grateful for hard times and crappy situations? My home life as a kid was difficult. It wasn’t bad, it was difficult. I responded by staying …

: OH: “Sometimes it’s hard to continue to love what you do through all the bad moments.”

:

: OH: “You can’t change what you can tolerate. If you can tolerate it, it won’t …

: Fun asteroid mining fact of the day: m-class asteroids contain platinum-group metals, nickel, …

: So, the only place I have found in the UK that makes a London Fog is… a Starbucks. 😒

: Both of us sick managed to walk to the closest Bone Daddies for ramen. I wish I had ordered a …

: OMG @joshsullivan! You sent me a Field Notes notebook along with the calendar! Thank you! <3

: Micro Monday, we doing this? Oh yes, yes, we are. By following @jwhevans!

: “You been stretching or doing yoga?” “Eh? Why do you ask?” “Because …

: Current status.

: OH: “There’s no such thing as a prototype, it’s all just bad production …

: Wheeeee! GitHub is down. Didn’t want to work today anyway. /me goes to play

: 🎶 A long December and there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last 🎶

: Micro Monday follow Tim Gray @tgray - he’s talking plasma physics today, “meandering …

: @11ty/eleventy@0.5.4: wanted: {"node":">=8"} (current: …

: Anyone have an extra 2019 field notes pocket size calendar card that would be tossed anyway? Will …

: New neighbors saying hello.

: Only the 29th… plenty of time to finish two more books before the year’s end.

: Am thinking after this, I will go back to a year of no alcohol. It (tawny port in general) tastes …

: I’m starting The Mathematics Lover’s Companion. It recommends reading with a partner, …

: haaaaaaaaaate backerkit.

: 😐

: I wonder if a notebook swap would work… we all send an unused notebook to a central point, …

: An American eating a Swiss breakfast at a French restaurant with a Canadian in Mexico.

: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

: Current projects are in javascript, kotlin, java, ruby, python, dart, php, and bash. Now, where does …

: Never underestimate spite as a motivator for genius. Sam Kean, The Disappearing Spoon p 179

: OH: “Not my circus. Not my monkeys.”

: “I wonder whether the baby boomers were as annoyed by our generation 😂” “They were …

: Welp, found The Viking 1914 store in Copenhagen. There goes my notebook budget for next year… …

: How clever of me to set my ssh configuration to ssh-key-only, then let my ssl certs expire when …

: Copenhagen has been delightful! #adventure

: All in one amazing bite at Geranium with @snookca #copenhagen

: Friend sends over a 12 digit number, in 3 groups of 4 numbers, no explanation. I immediately know …

: An amazing Thanksgiving dinner with @snookca and the family. Full on nostalgia and Norman Rockwell …

: OH: “Your ass must be jealous of all the shit coming out of your mouth.” I really want to be …

: Happy OMG IS IT THURSDAY ALREADY?

: Beagle. Sorta.

: Do I know anyone here who lives in Atlanta? Any chance of a micro.blog meetup next Monday evening?

: TIL my parents aren’t fans of my singing Queen at the top of my lungs in their house. Outside seems …

: In a happy place… 🍵 + 📚

: Pretty sure the people upstairs brought in a herd of 🐘🐘🐘 again tonight. The 🐘🐘🐘 start tap dancing …

: OH: “Humans are good at detecting context changes. Computers are not.”

: I cannot lift my arms. ki.tt/181031 5x22

: The country is ripping itself apart. thewalrus.ca/americas-…

: OH: “I think cars are very internet-like, in that they insulate people from the reality of …