: Finished reading: Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik 📚 The series remains fun if a bit too YA for my …
: Top Tips for Dungeon Masters Don’t build stories during prep. Watch them unfold at the table. …
: Tink contemplates life, the universe, and everything. The Oregon coast has that effect.
: Apple pulls its ads from X after Musk’s antisemitic posts Apple has reportedly followed IBM by …
: Finished reading: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 📚 Super academic historian nerds run afoul of …
: Finished reading: Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan 📚 Epic and masterful. My brain needs time …
: Vision Pro, Spatial Video, and Panoramic Photos Nothing you’ve ever viewed on a screen, however, …
: Finished reading: The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova 📚 Beautiful, powerful characters and story …
: Currently reading: The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova 📚 I’ve got The Historian on hold at the …
: Finished reading: The Exchange by John Grisham 📚 Bleh. Kept waiting for this book to get smart or …
: Currently reading: Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan 📚 Half way through and Saga is totally …
: Reminds me of a PNW version of one of my favorite rides in the Netherlands. This is right off some …
: Finished reading: The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚 Going to pause the re-read here and pick …
: Finished reading: The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚 Ged’s humility is inspiring.
: Finished reading: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚 Read the whole series two decades ago. …
: Dream Theater announce the return of drummer Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater 🤘🏽Fantastic news!
: Finished reading: Dust by Hugh Howey 📚 Strong, fun finish to the Silo trilogy. I’m really curious to …
: Finished reading: Shift by Hugh Howey 📚 The “Silo” series continues to be fun. It is also a deeper …
: Finished reading: Holly by Stephen King 📚 Loved it. Fairy Tale is still my favorite of King’s recent …
: Finished reading: The PARA Method by Tiago Forte 📚 Required reading along with Building a Second …
: Finished reading: Wool by Hugh Howey 📚 Better than the show and the show is pretty damn fun.
: Finished reading: Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot by Michael Shea 📚 This is a 5e …
: Finished reading: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon …
: Finished reading: Unlocked by George Mumford 📚 Powerful. The last two chapters did my hopeful …
: Currently reading: Unlocked by George Mumford 📚 Reading George Mumford’s books is always life …
: Baldur’s Gate 3 is amazing but I wish it had the equivalent of a session zero with safety …
: Thank you Anita Sarkeesian destroying our brittle male-centric perspective on gaming Shutting Down Feminist Frequency After I made the conclusive decision that the time had come to …
: At some point I’m going to have to accept just how much ADHD + C-PTSD has affected every part …
: Finished reading: Sourdough by Robin Sloan 📚 Apparently I’m a Robin Sloan fan now.
: It is disheartening watching Florida lobotomize itself. We are witness to the modern crusades except …
: Finished reading: Ajax Penumbra 1969 by Robin Sloan 📚
: Finished reading: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 📚 A delightful, fast paced, …
: Finished reading: Death’s End by Cixin Liu 📚 I enjoyed the second read through more than the …
: I would love to see Anchor reborn as an employee owned brewery. Here’s hoping they pull it …
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 19 = 26 push-ups today, 202 push-ups total in 2023 ✅ …
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 18 = 25 push-ups today, 176 push-ups total in 2023 ✅ …
: Normally I hate a Bait and Switch" but I'm cool with this one My friend Shawn sent me this professional soccer video along with this article. I won’t spoil …
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 16 = 23 push-ups today, 151 push-ups total in 2023 ✅
: Just double checking that crossposting to Mastodon is working after the server move.
: I’m going to attempt moving Mastodon servers. It seems pretty straight-forward according to …
: So Long and Thanks for All the Tweets Twitter has started paying creators like Andrew Tate and the Krassenstein brothers for generating ad …
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 14 = 21 push-ups today, 128 push-ups total in 2023 ✅ …
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 13 = 20 push-ups today, 107 push-ups total in 2023 ✅
: Finished reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 📚 I still chuckle every time the book mentions …
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 12 = 19 push-ups today, 87 push-ups total in 2023 ✅
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 11 = 18 push-ups today, 68 push-ups total in 2023 ✅
: 2023 daily challenge 🏋️♂️ Push-ups: 07 + 10 = 17 push-ups today, 50 push-ups total in 2023 ✅
: Currently reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 📚 This is one of my favorite science fiction …
: Almost home, just one flight left.
: Threads feels like it’s going to win and win fast. I have account there but I’m long past caring …
: 2023 Daily push-up challenge: 7+5 = 12 push-ups. I did them yesterday but didn’t post: 7+4 = …
: Inspired by Andrew Welch, @gaijinity, I’ve started the daily push-up challenge. The amount of …
: Today’s itinerary. Bend ➡️ Seattle ➡️ Vancouver Canada ➡️ Brisbane Australia It still hasn’t quite …
: EOS Traction Library: The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick M. Lencioni 📚 …
: Finished reading: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 📚 Teared up a bit at a the end. It has …
: Binge watched the HBO Shaq series on the flight from NYC to Seattle. There is a lot to be learned …
: Stopped reading: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds 📚 Probably the most well written book I …
: Why does this airport mural in Kalispell include this creepy dude? There is something seriously …
: Currently reading: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds 📚
: Finished reading: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 📚 I didn’t know that Samantha …
: I find myself obsessed with this album. The band had a vision for this album and have the …
: Across the Spider-verse, waffles, and ice cream with the 13 year old. A solid morning and afternoon.
: Currently reading: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 📚 I’m about 1/3 in and loving the deep, …
: Finished reading: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 📚 Fun but didn’t …
: When the Mexican restaurant is actually packed with Latinos I feel safe ignoring whatever Yelp says …
: Finished reading: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty 📚 Fantastic piratical …
: Finished reading: How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan 📚 Pollan’s work is an excellent …
: Currently reading: How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan 📚 Stoned apes indeed.
: Currently reading: Misspent Youth by Peter F. Hamilton 📚 Off to a fascinating start!
: Love the Outpost theme by @mikehaynes! It is the type of Mb theme I’ve been longing for. I …
: Visiting my sister. She does foster care for Great Danes. This is Fiona who has decided I’m pretty …
: Having a blast reading comics on the Omnibus app. This is the most fun I’ve had “beta testing” …
: Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚 Didn’t finish it. It is a greatest hits …
: Currently reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚 This is a gut puncher of a book so far. …
: Currently reading: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 📚 This is turning out to be an excellent series!
: Finished reading: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 📚 Recommended by the 16yr old and he wasn’t wrong. …
: I’ve stuck with Duolingo for 200 days (and counting). I think this counts as surprising …
: Finished reading: Desert Star by Michael Connelly 📚 Love that the audio book is narrated by Titus …
: Currently reading: Desert Star by Michael Connelly 📚 One of the few detective series I enjoy.
: Finished reading: The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner 📚 Super challenging book that left me with a …
: Currently reading: The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner 📚
: 16 year son described me as “adorably nerdy.” I’ll take it!
: Finished reading: The River of Silver by S. A. Chakraborty 📚 Very satisfying. It is full of spoilers …
: “Want to achieve great things? All you need is a plan and not quite enough time. - Leonard …
: Currently reading: The River of Silver by S. A. Chakraborty 📚 Short stories from one of my favorite …
: While I love and agree with the sentiment and theology of this cartoon by the Naked Pastor I stopped …
: Finished reading: Complex PTSD by Pete Walker 📚
: Currently reading: Complex PTSD by Pete Walker 📚 This book is slowly changing my life for the …
: Finished reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚 👍🏽🍮🧁
: Currently reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚
: Finished reading: Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors: Covert Techniques for a Remarkable Practice …
: Photo challenge: engineering
: Finished reading: Opening Up by Tristan Taormino 📚 That was eye opening learning how people and …
: The Last of Us pt. 2 broke me. What an incredible story. I don’t think any game/media has given me …
: 3/4 through and Babel by R. F. Kuang 📚is living up to the hype and then some. Holy smokes this is a …
: Currently reading: Babel by R. F. Kuang 📚 Thoroughly enjoyed The Poppy War trilogy and excited to …
: The Last of Us episode three is one of the most beautiful & powerful episodes I’ve ever seen of …
: Duolingo is actually improving my Spanish skills. One of my 2023 goals is to have casual, friendly …
: Celebrating all the things with Laura
: Finally. Thank you WotC for taking this seriously. for One D&D, we are presenting a replacement …
: Me: Do you know what a floppy disk is? 9yr old: Looks up from iPad A kind of pancake? Conversation …
: Learning about and then practicing meditation has been life changing.
: Reading Thich Nhat Hanh for the first time. The opening paragraphs of You Are Here changed how I see …
: Laura and I had a such a fun evening playing Rhino Hero and Menara with our friends Merv and Lauren. …
: When you leave your car door open at a farm you risk attack by vicious beasts!
: Dropped two wonderful humans off at the Stray Kids concert and now grabbing a few quiets moments for …
: Okay @browsercompany Arc has my attention. The easy with which I can take notes, create collections, …
: First family ride of the summer!
: Glacier National Park… Near sunset by Patrick Rhone is a call to adventure if there ever was …
: RIP Alex Technoblade. So long and thanks for all the Minecraft Fish. RIP Alex Technoblade. My kids loved your Minecraft stuff & cried when they heard the news. You …
: Watched my son give a speech at a student led gun-violence protest today. So proud. So angry.
: Finished reading: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 📚
: Currently reading: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 📚 I’m about 3/4 through & it is …
: My wife Laura sent me flowers for speaking at my aunt’s funeral (miss you Ludim) and kicking butt at …
: Cortado from Steamer in Denver.
: Tink turned 11 weeks old on Saturday (2020-10-17). He weighs 31.3 pounds, making this the week …
: A dog keeping watch over her boy as he contemplates life by the river. Bend, Oregon. 5:37pm. …
: Tink is on the “smaller” side for a Great Dane and an English Mastiff. I wonder if the …
: Question: How can I make it all work? Answer: Relax, you can’t make it all work. Nobody has, …
: Tink at 6 weeks, 1 day (2020-09-13) is 13 lb 0.8 oz. That is double Tink’s 4 week old weight! That …
: Tink at 4 weeks old (as of Saturday, August 29 2020) is 6 lb 13.9 oz. He is currently the …
: Tink “the baby hippo” is 5 lbs 8.9 oz at 3.5 weeks old. Tink’s eyes and ears are open, tail wags, …
: Binged watched World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji over the weekend. I’d enjoy that kind of …
: Most of the time activism is hard work. But there are rare moments when it is as easy as buying an …
: Tink is two weeks old today. He’s at 3 lb 9.5 oz. His eyes are open and he walks like a mean drunk.
: Love (Linear) & Hate (Racist Voicechat) Slept in until 1pm. Yeah, my sleep this week was not good. Waiting for domain name transfers is one …
: Tink is now one week old and has already mastered the lazy, inappropriate dog sprawl. Good boy. He …
: Life is Fragile. One of Tink’s littermates passed away today. It was a freak accident that can happen with a …
: Meet Kalmar Tink! Puppy based decisions were made today. Meet Kalmar Tink! He’s the one in the silver collar …
: You can have any color you want as long as its black! One of these remarkable little pups will be ours. There are two blue merle females, 1 harlequin …
: Murderbots & Puppies Oh My! Slept in. Maybe there is a God! Arepas for breakfast! Cleaned up the kitchen. Started reading …
: So Help Me I Responded to a Thread about Religion on Facebook A Facebook friend of mine was engaging in some thoughtful discussion and disclosed upfront that he …
: Changelog - Taytay to DT? I blame whiskey. Spent an hour with an ops friend catching up on how we’re building all the things. I really …
: Changelog - Cynicism to optimism Started the work day with a very energizing product roadmap discussion with the tech co-founder. The …
: Mt. Hood Ramona Falls Hike Important life decisions were made on this hike. The most critical was “put family first.”
: Begin Again - The Camacho Weblog So much has happened this year that it is hard to recap it all in writing. We may try do that in a …
: New Twitter tutorial I found helpful. www.penny-arcade.com/comic/202…
: More like game of the decade! Game of the Year 2019 - Double Xp
: Apparently it was bring your kids to work day. Related, the “Chromebook for the kids” experiment is …
: The Expanse continues to be the best sci-fi show on right now. The cast is strong yet somehow …
: Finished up The Witcher and found it thoroughly enjoyable. But it is quite violent at times which …
: Fibery’s “Anxiety Landing Page had me ROFL! Respect to them! Hat tip to the Dense …
: The Strange Planet captures Laura and I perfectly.
: Dear Baby Yoda, For 2020 I wish for a kicking ass and taking names team up show starring Cara Dune …
: Laura and Alana enjoy a quiet snuggle in front of the fire before everyone else wakes up. These …
: Our family just finished watching Klaus on Netflix. It has been a while since a movie made all of us …
: They bring so much joy into our home.
: “To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral …
: Fast and Fierce (my two youngest) finished Halo Reach tonight. It was their first real co-op game …
: Reno 911 is getting a season 7. It isn’t clear if this is a reboot or picking up the story a …
: A rare work day with the love of my life. Our work and personal schedules aligned for the first time …
: The White Democratic Debate? I am sad about Kamala Harris dropping out of the race. She had qualified for the December debate and …
: The first of the Robot Overlords invaded our home. It wasted no time attacking our floors.
: We walked a mile in the snow, both ways, to partake of the world’s best sticky buns from the Foxtail …
: Mike Birbiglia’s The New One is simply excellent. Watched it this evening and went to my room to …
: When you over do it at Thanksgiving…
: The Force is with Story Mode I love that games like Jedi Fallen Order and Horizon Zero Dawn have a “Story Mode” …
: I’m feeling very grateful this evening. I’ve learned so much. I’ve got an amazing set of challenges …
: Strong Daughter has been battling a high fever all day. Skye has been by her side providing all the …
: Watchmen. I’ve never seen anything like episode six. It captures an emotional complexity about real …
: Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself has been on my list for years. I finally started listening this …
: Friday Family nights are officially Baby Yoda nights now.
: “Dealer has to replace the hard drive in his tire machine so they can’t change the car tires until …
: This Rise of Skywalker poster from DolbyCinema gives me all the feels! One month left. Please Baby …
: Fierce Daughter, 9, informed me that she has created her own race for DnD and wants my help building …
: “Train your mind to mean what it says but not mean when it says it.” George Mumford, Performance …
: Want to play Jedi the Fallen Order for PC? Don’t want to pay $60? Sign up for Orgin’s …
: This was one of the best days in my entire life, murky weather and all. We braved the weather, rode …
: Bad: Neck hurts from sitting in front of computer so long. Good: Learned a whole bunch of useful …
: I’ve learned that a critical part of parenting is saying yes to big challenges where they can test …
: There are some good things in life that just stay with me. For example, this tempura fried cheese …
: Here’s a little 80s nostalgia for all the night owls.
: Making Space for Joy Today I finished listening to The Book of Joy which captures a week long conversation between His …
: Dear Fall, Please hold back the cold and give Bend one more sunny Sunday because biking.
: Amazing Marvin, my favorite productivity app, is free for one year! Amazing Marvin, my favorite productivity app, is free for one year right now via AppSumo. Here are …
: Two of my three Stars attended a family friendly Halloween drag show & party. My eldest made it …
: Insomnia isn’t frightening just boring. yawn
: Sometimes I just need to stick with the classics, especially when they come in a Norwegian Blu-Ray …
: Umbrella Alley in Redlands CA is a little side street off the old downtown area. There is a little …
: You can keep all your fancy, shiny tech toys. Nothing feels better than conquering a rock!
: We enjoyed Monkless Brewery’s soft open with great friends earlier this week. This delicious flight …
: Sunbeams and leaves are key to making the most of Fall here in the PNW. Skye has been soaking up the …
: Good. Game of Thrones Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Won’t Be Making a Star Wars Trilogy …
: Professionals demonstrate how to properly enjoy a fire at the start of winter.
: I had my first “real” gravel adventure last Sunday and it was everything I hoped for and more. The …
: Running Man was one of the first R movies I saw as a kid and I loved it! Now, 32 years later, I …
: Biking to work turns out to be a lot of fun.
: Big Tech is Not Your Friend: Blizzard Edition “I want to start by saying that I feel what Blitzchung did was very brave. He knew that his …
: Breakfast for supper? Yes please! Mmmmmm bacon.
: I miss summer but autumn certainly has a beauty all it’s own.
: Waiting for morning coffee is the worst!
: View from The Haven, the new co-working space I started going to. The photo doesn’t even begin to do …
: Fierce daughter got herself a mohawk with a d20. We’re doing something right.
: No spoilers. I want to see Ad Astra 2 where the closing theme is lived out. That’s where the hardest …
: Last day before she’s a teenager. I’m so proud to be her Dad.
: Great family time at #climatestrike today. It was inspiring to see the Bend community show up! …
: Enjoying the end of a long but very good week with our CCO. One of those Cs is for canine.
: I’m so ready for Raising Dion. www.youtube.com/watch
: A reminder to keep myself in check when working with smart, amazing young people (those under 40 …
: Today’s struggle for beauty is powered by photosynthesis.
: The inter-generational crew enjoying a walk at Shevlin Park.
: Someone please make an epic alt-history sci-fi game centered on Simon Bolivar.
: Photo Challenge Day 11 Gratitude I am so grateful for family, friends, belonging to wonderful …
: Photo Challenge Day 10 Friends Yes Skye and Ollie are friends. Why do you ask?
: Photo Challenge Day 9 Persistence Ethan’s first time using a power tool. It took him almost 10 …
: Two space sci-fi recommendations. After Life - Netflix. Recommend that you keep your galaxies far far away from this poorly written …
: Photo Challenge Day 8 Happiness eating simple family meals together is one of the forms of happiness …
: Photo Challenge Day 7 Relief A perfect espresso at the Scandinavian Embassy made by world champion …
: I remember those “blame it on the devil” days. Nerf NOW!! — Corruptors of the Youth
: Photo Challenge Day 6 Support My youngest was up all night with a fever and stomach bug. This …
: We made a VOGSY overview video (Youtube) that shows what our software can do for your agency. I …
: Micro blog has actual Community Guidelines. This is one of the reasons I wanted to give them money …
: Day 5 Determination of @macgenie’s Photo challenge. My amazing wife after biking 13 miles in …
: Just a few minutes in with the new Reminders in iOS 13 and already digging it.
: “You think one’s life belongs to oneself. But that’s the difference between the East and the West. …
: One of my favorite writers, Mike Monterio, has self published Ruined by Design (his latest book) as …
: I’m not good at social media but I want to remain connected. I miss having a personal blog. I …