: 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 …

: Good morning.

: 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 …

: Daniff on shoulder. 📷

: “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 📚

: Photo challenge: practice

: Photo challenge: mirror

: Photo challenge: slice

: Photo challenge: prompt

: Photo challenge: support

: Currently reading: Complex PTSD by Pete Walker 📚 This book is slowly changing my life for the …

: Photo challenge: instrument

: Photo challenge: spice

: Photo challenge: court

: Finished reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚 👍🏽🍮🧁

: Photo challenge: chance

: Photo challenge: insect

: Photo challenge: tiny

: Currently reading: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚

: Photo challenge: houseplant

: Photo challenge: analog

: Photo challenge: portico

: Photo challenge: early

: Photo challenge: road

: Photo challenge: Patience

: Photo challenge: Horizon

: Photo challenge: connection

: Photo challenge: shiny

: Photo challenge: Gimcrack

: Finished reading: Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors: Covert Techniques for a Remarkable Practice …

: Photo challenge: Ritual

: Photo challenge: together

: Photo challenge: walk

: Photo challenge: whole

: Photo challenge: engineering

: Photo challenge day 5: Tile

: Photo challenge: zip

: Finished reading: Opening Up by Tristan Taormino 📚 That was eye opening learning how people and …

: Photo challenge: solitude

: Photo challenge: weather

: Photo challenge: Secure

: 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 …

: Bend Pride Celebration

: 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.

: Seems appropriate.

: 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 …

: Teenager at rest.

: 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 …

: Christmas 2019 memories.

: 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.

: Loved it.

: “To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral …

: Two hours to go.

: Dog 1, Hearing Aid 0

: 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 …

: Dear Baby Yoda

: 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 …

: Italian coffee….

: 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.

: Moonrise.

: 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 …

: Truth in false advertising.

: 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.

: A portent.

: 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! …

: One more for good measure.

: 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 …

: Enjoying a relaxing afternoon at Devils Lake. @macgenie