A huge shoutout (and thanks) to @jean for putting together the April Photoblogging Challenge. It was a kick finding my own images, as well as seeing other’s interpretations for prompts. Just one more pin to go to have them all now.

I was woken this morning at 2:18am by what must’ve been a dream where people were urgently calling my name to get my attention. Once awake, I was unable to fall back asleep. I’ve woken up like this before. I’m not sure what it stems from.

I had a great idea for my next WordPress plugin this morning while reviewing the hacks I’ve added to my own site’s functions.php file. More to come soon.

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