Two months after “the episode” I’ve managed to shed 17 pounds. A balance of meds, extreme dietary change and exercise made it possible. I’ve managed to develop a refined sugar aversion/phobia because of it too.

📷 Bonus Day 2: Unputdownable.

An open book displays the title page of 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck, published by The Viking Press.

#mbapr @jimmitchell

One of my all-time favorite books. My family came to California in much the same way, so to me, it was completely relatable.

Today, I was a hero. I saved a four man-hour meeting with a single email that took less than five exchanges to resolve. Remember kids, a meeting is not always needed to get something done if you’re clear and concise with your questions up front.

📷 Bonus Day 1: Bubble.

A glass of amber beer with the logo 'BODEGA 41°' printed on it rests on a table with a matching coaster.

#mbapr @paulrobertlloyd

📷 Day 30: Hometown.

A sunny beach scene with a pier in the background, grass in the foreground, and people engaging in various activities such as sitting, walking, and biking.

#mbapr #SurfCityUSA @mattypenny

📷 Day 29: Drift.

a pool full of people drifting around.

#mbapr @SimonWoods

📷 Day 28: Community.

Cultural dancers in a parade as the crowd looks on.

#mbapr @stupendousman

📷 Morning low tide while camping at Carpenteria State Beach Campgrounds.

A serene beachscape is depicted with a rocky shoreline in the foreground, calm blue waters, and a mountainous landform on the horizon under a clear sky.

📷 Day 27: Surprise.

A MacBook Air box on a desk.

#mbapr @Sdevore

📷 Day 26: Critter.

A curious squirrel looking at the camera.

#mbapr @7robots

📷 Day 25: Spine.

#mbapr @thedimpause

After seeing how cool and powerful EchoFeed really was, I decided it was a tool I could definitely use. Totally worth the $20 a year.

Giving Echofeed a shot for posting from my WordPress blog to Bluesky since I haven’t found any plugins I like yet.

📷 Day 24: Light.

#mbapr @eumrz

After using Mona for the past few months as my Mastodon client, I thought I’d give Ivory a go today, just to see if I was missing anything since my subscription is running out. And the answer was… Nope, not missing a thing. I think the feature I like most about Mona is toot threading. Ivory doesn’t have it and it’s impossible to follow conversations.

If you’re a Tinylytics for WordPress plugin user, what features would you like to see next? I’m planning roadmap.

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📷 Day 23: Dreamy.

#mbapr @maique

I moved my jimmitchell.org domain to a US based VPS this morning from a shared SAS (Slow as 💩) UK based WordPress hosting. Thanks to @vincentritter for the Hetzner recommendation. Really liking it. This is really a test post to be sure Mastodon federation is working as expected.

📷 Day 22: Blue.

Boats anchord in Catalina harbor.

#mbapr @lzbth

Nerd friends… Looking for a reliable VPS recommendation that runs about $10 per month with decent specs to handle a WordPress site. Currently looking at IONOS as an option. Anything better?