Thoughts

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

📷 Day 30: Solitude.

Auto-generated description: A dirt path winds through a sunlit forest with lush greenery and tall trees.

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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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