Another perfect SoCal Thanksgiving day.
Today is the first day in 30 years, apart from the one year we didn’t host, that I will not cook a whole turkey for Thanksgiving. This year it’s just my wife, youngest son and me for the holiday. Instead, we’ll just do a single breast. The rest of my famous side dishes are still on the menu though…
If you’ve been waiting to buy that Micro.blog t-shirt, or any other Cotton Bureau merch, now is the time to do it. CB is waiving shipping (international 50% off) when you use discount code THANKYOU25 at checkout. Hurry though. This offer expires Monday, 12/1.
I love the process of setting up a new workstation from scratch as I slowly figure out which apps I rely on for my day to day workflows.
I had check-ins with two different doctors today who both pronounced me in fantastic shape. It’s only been five months since my heart surgery, but I can barely remember it now. I think clouding memories like that is the mind’s way of healing from the trauma.
There is someone, or some bot out of Singapore that’s hitting URLs on my site from a very old index (we’re talking 10 years ago) nearly every day. I wish there was a way to block this behavior on Micro.blog.
My wife and I are heading to Houston, TX for a nephew’s wedding. I’m more excited about going to a blues club tonight than anything else. It’ll be great to see what the scene is like there as opposed to the west coast “LBZ”.
With the recent update to NetNewsWire, I thought I might move my RSS feed syncing from BazQux to iCloud. So far it’s been impressively responsive and always seems to be up to date when browsing feeds on my four different devices. That’s $30 saved a year.
Walmart+ Membership is Half Off
Save 50 percent on a Walmart Plus membership until December 2nd | The Verge
If you have a mountain of holiday shopping to tackle over the next few weeks, Walmart is offering a great deal on Walmart Plus. New subscribers can snag an annual Walmart Plus membership for half off through December 2nd.
We’ve had a Walmart+ membership for just a little under a year and saved more than $270 so far. I’ve been able to find just about anything I would have on that other big site named for the river. All in all, I’d say it’s been worth the cost.
Disclaimer: I am a VIZIO employee, which is now owned by Walmart. I do not get a discount on Walmart+ membership as a perk. My wife and I still agree it’s worth what it costs us.
I’ve begun reading the next installment in the Bosch universe: Trunk Music by Michael Connelly 📚. I think I remember this episode from the Amazon series. We’ll see how well they align.
A Fancy Knitted Sock
Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone - Apple
iPhone Pocket is a limited-edition release. The short strap design is available in lemon, mandarin, purple, pink, peacock, sapphire, cinnamon, and black; the long strap design is available in sapphire, cinnamon, and black. iPhone Pocket in the short strap design retails at $149.95 (U.S.), and the long strap design at $229.95 (U.S.).
I understand limited-edition accessories and all, but seriously, $150 to $230 for a fancy knitted sock with a name attached to it?
Hmm… I don’t think so.
One of the many paradoxes of San Francisco: Homeless drug addicts curled up on sidewalks while tech bros whiz by them in autonomous Waymo ride service cars…
Finished: The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly 📚 This one had a lot of twists… I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now to wait for the next installment to become available.
As a reference for future me, I learned of a great font resource for nerds watching YouTube last night: www.nerdfonts.com
mnml v2.8.0 Released
It took a while to wrap things up, buy I’m happy to finally share that a new version of mnml has been published for Micro.blog users that adds some cool features.
HTML Image Classes
You now have better control over your html images using style classes, for example: <img class="align-left" src="image.jpg" />.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so check out the mnml style guide page for more details and code examples you can copy right from the page.
Copy Code Blocks
Speaking of copying code right from the page, this release also includes a setting you can enable to add a “Copy” button to your code blocks, letting readers easily copy a block of code to their clipboard for their own use.
Again, a picture is worth a thousand words, so try copying this code block for yourself:
<img class="full-width" src="https://mnml.micro.blog/uploads/2025/pexels-simonmigaj-748898.jpg" alt="Three towering rock formations rise prominently amidst a landscape of rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky.">
Pretty cool, right?
This feature can be enabled with the “Enable copy button for code blocks” option in the mnml plugin settings page.
Thanks…
Thanks to everyone who has supported mnml’s development over the last year. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.
I find myself using the Raycast AI features (or AI in general) to perform web searches far more often than I use regular search engines like DDG anymore. I like that I can ask follow up questions on the results to refine what I’m looking for versus scrolling through search results. Anyone else?
I’m looking at a new note taking app called Capacities. It’s an interesting idea. I like the idea of no folders.
Eleven Pointless Facts About Me
I’ve seen these floating around in the different feeds I read lately, like Manu’s, Scott’s, Kev’s, and of course Dave’s original that started it all.
Being one who has FOMO if I don’t join in, I had to share my own pointless facts. However, being the one-ups-man I sometimes am, I chose to throw in a bonus fact eleven for your enjoyment.
Do you floss your teeth?
Most of the time, but some days I’m just plain lazy and will skip doing it. But then I’ll feel guilty about that decision all day.
Tea, coffee, or water?
This one’s easy… Coffee. I love coffee. I can’t get enough coffee. Sadly, I’ve had to cut way back on it over the last two years. So it’s one or two cups of “regular” coffee in the morning. If I drink any more through the day it’s got to be decaf. The rest of the time it’s water. Very rarely do I drink tea…like almost never.
Footwear preference?
Running shoes, though I don’t run. My current daily drivers are a pair of black Nike runners with a white swish that I just love. Once they wear out, they will be replaced by the same.
Favorite dessert?
Hands down, chocolate cake, but then I have a sweet tooth, so I will accept nearly any dessert put in front of me. This too has been scaled way back over the last two years. For my sweet tooth fix these days it’s an apple, Mandarin oranges, or a handful of blueberries.
The first thing you do when you wake up?
I swallow a pill for my damned under-active thyroid. Every. Single. Day. Then I get dressed and walk the dog. Then have coffee, which I’ve been thinking of since the moment I woke up.
Age you’d like to stick at?
To me, 27 was my prime and was the age that being an adult just sort of clicked for me. I’d love to be that age again, but still have the wisdom I’ve gained over the last 34 years. I’d rule the world.
How many hats do you own?
Jeez. I don’t even know. A quick guess would have to be ten, maybe 15. I’ll get on a kick and buy a hat, wear it for a week and then it sits for months before I put it on again. I’ve got a box of about five in the closet I haven’t put on in nearly 10 years.
Describe the last photo you took?
A receipt for breakfast in the SFO airport when coming home from the Dreamforce conference last week. I take more photos of stuff like this than I do “cool” photos.
Worst TV show?
Keeping Up with the Kardashians, or Love After Lockup. Enough said. My wife enjoys both of them. I do not…at all.
As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood?
I wanted to be a truck driver. Smokey and the Bandit was popular when I was growing up. I thought it was cool too. I’m glad it didn’t work out that way though. I’m pretty happy doing what I’m doing now, even if it was all by accident.
Bonus fact: What’s the scariest dream you ever had?
As a kid of maybe five or six, I once had a dream that my Aunt and Uncle (who owned the family ranch that was lost to fire recently), had a collection of combs in a rack. They were all different types of combs, with one of them being made from bone. It had jagged teeth and looked scary. My aunt warned me to never use the bone comb.
I somehow managed to lose all the other combs in the rack until only the bone comb remained, so I had to use it one morning. When I took it from the rack, the comb – which turned out to be possessed – jumped out of my hand and began tearing up the sheets on the fold-out sofa bed I slept on when visiting them for the summer. That’s all I can remember of it now.
That dream scared the shit out of me then, and I can still remember parts of it today. I’m sure a child psychologist would have had a field day with that one since there was so much turmoil in my life back then.
So that’s eleven pointless facts about me…
What are your answers to the 10 pointless fact questions? If you want to add fact number eleven, it has to be totally unique to you.
I’ve found both the Seiko and Casio subreddits on Reddit. This could quickly become a problem for both my wallet and my wife…
I began reading The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly today. 📚