Thoughts

Quick notes, scattered ideas, and candid updates from whatever’s on my mind.

Alright, y’all. Tomorrow’s photo challenge has been queued. It’s time for this dude to go offline and head outside to be thankful for a beautiful day and the many blessing I have. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks. ✌🏻❤️

Of course, me being me, I’m wrestling with the urge of spinning up a self-hosted, single-user Mastodon instance again. I’m kind of missing it. I think I’ll sit on that idea for a month and see how I feel about it at the end of July.

📷 Day 29: Winding.

Auto-generated description: A desert landscape features rocky terrain, dry vegetation, and distinctive Joshua trees under a clear blue sky.

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📷 Day 28: Ephemeral.

Auto-generated description: A glowing streak of light trails across the twilight sky, resembling a rocket launch or celestial event.

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I just spun up a virtualization of macOS 26 Tahoe with UTM. I have to say I’m not as taken aback by the new look as I thought I was going to be. There are still some things to explore, however…

📷 Day 27: Collective.

Auto-generated description: A large group of surfers forms a circle on the water near a sandy beach.

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Today is my last day in the office for almost three months. I’ve turned over all my duties to others and cleaned the junk out of my desk. In a way, it almost feels like I’m leaving to go somewhere else. It’s kind of a strange feeling.

📷 Day 26: Bridge.

Auto-generated description: A long wooden bridge with a geometric metal framework spans across a dry landscape under a cloudy sky.

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I just brewed a cup of coffee without putting my mug under the filter. Nice. Clearly, I’m a little distracted today…

I’ve begun cross-posting to my original Mastodon.social account again. If you want to connect over there, give a follow. Yeah, I just couldn’t stay away from Mastodon…

📷 Day 25: Decay.

Auto-generated description: A small cave entrance surrounded by dense vegetation and rocky terrain.

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📷 Day 24: Bloom.

Auto-generated description: A delicate white and purple flower is surrounded by green and brown leaves.

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📷 Day 23: Fracture.

Auto-generated description: A rocky dirt path winds through a landscape of sparse bushes and vegetation.

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📷 Day 22: Hometown.

Auto-generated description: A crowd of people is gathered on a street lined with palm trees, engaging in an outdoor event with booths and a stage.

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📷 Day 21: Silhouette.

Auto-generated description: A person's shadow is cast on a textured, gray surface.

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📷 Day 20: Gather.

Auto-generated description: A large crowd at a concert captures the moment with their phones as performers play on a brightly lit stage.

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Since we’re on the topic of Punk, I think I’m going to start a new band once I’m recovered. I miss playing music to a live crowd, and I have a feeling my creative priorities will have a shift over the next few months. This one is filed away for later action…

📷 Day 19: Equal.

Auto-generated description: A historical information sign about coastal defense during World War II is displayed with illustrations and text, set against a background of greenery and flowers.

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Dammit! The day job has started blocking the Raycast app store and AI capabilities. I may as well go back to LaunchBar at this point. Friggen' security theater makes it so hard to get things done…

📷 Day 18: Texture.

Auto-generated description: A sandy beach surface is scattered with small seashells and pieces of driftwood.

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I threw together a really simple Micro.blog plugin to automatically open external links in a new browser tab or window by adding a “_blank” target link attribute via Javascript. If you could use something like it, go install it from the plugin directory.

📷 Day 17: Warmth.

Auto-generated description: A portable fire pit with burning flames and glowing rocks is set up outdoors at night, surrounded by parked vehicles.

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📷 Day 16: Blur.

Auto-generated description: A full moon glows behind swirling clouds at night, with palm leaves framing the scene in the upper right corner.

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One final mnml theme update (v2.5.8) for a while. This one tweaks more css and optimizes a couple of templates. Nothing major, really. Just simple things I felt needed to be done. You should be able to update soon if not already.

📷 Day 15: Tie.

Auto-generated description: A pair of brown and black hiking boots with green accents is placed on a wooden floor.

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I had the strangest dream last night… The frames of the glasses I usually wear suddenly became brittle and just crumbled in my hands. I couldn’t see anything after and was trying to figure out how to fix them. Could there be some kind of symbolism in it? I have no idea what it could be if there is.

📷 Day 14: Twilight.

Auto-generated description: The photo captures a serene ocean scene at twilight, with surfers in the water and the sun setting on the horizon.

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Hmm… iPadOS 26 with a Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse makes for a decent portable setup. This post published with that setup and it does not suck.

📷 Day 13: Pathway.

Auto-generated description: A sunlit desert pathway is surrounded by large rocks, shrubs, and trees.

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I am down to just three flagged action item emails in my inbox at the day job. I should be able to knock them all out this afternoon. I’ve also lined up transition meetings with the relevant teams for today. This should make the next two weeks a light load.