Alone on the lift.
I resented the time change and its early darkness because it stole from my outdoor adventuring time. But I’m starting to appreciate the time it’s given back to me to focus on other projects, like jumping back into writing and coding. 📝
It’s too bad that the tool and community that so many of us loved has had to suffer to teach someone a very expensive lesson about the consequences of trolling.
Isn’t it funny that one of Jack’s final initiatives was to build a decentralized Twitter (Bluesky) and although he stepped aside, it seems that goal has been achieved in the form of Mastodon? It, and by extension ActivityPub, will take the helm as the decentralized social network that was foretold.
I finally found my totem! 📷
Introduce yourself with 5 TV shows 📺:
I heard from our delivery worker that Tuesday was the busiest day in UPS history. Most packages delivered ever. And we’re not yet into the thick of the holiday season, it was all just from Black Friday sales. 🤯 Impending recession or not, we’re still buying ever more stuff.
I changed a bike tire today! Well, two of them, to be precise. You’d think that since I’ve been working in a bike shop for over 8 months, that wouldn’t be significant, but nope, today was my first ever! Getting the bike ready for winter rollers training. 💪 🚴♂️
Jo is taking a big test this morning to advance her care for patients and be able to do more care on her own without supervision. She’s learned so much from UH Trauma and the last 6 months here in Saranac Lake Emergency that she’s been able to take it way ahead of most PAs. I’m so proud of my bad-ass wife, and hope you’ll join me in wishing her good luck! 📷
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #10: The Lake of Souls by Darren Shan 📚 ★★☆☆
So much tedium and travel. Very Lord of the Rings-esque in its (unnecessary?) detail. But a good payoff at the end!
Finished reading: Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) by Craig Luebben 📚 ★★★★
Finished reading: Artemis: A Novel by Andy Weir 📚 ★★★☆
Finished reading: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚 ★★★★
Strange and wonderful, this book captured my imagination as thoroughly as a labyrinth. Piranesi’s goodness and awe brought me joy.
The idea of multiple minds sharing the same body seems to be all the rage lately, but it’s also oddly comforting. One can be whomever they choose – without losing who they were before – they just need to think it.
I think this won’t be the only time I read Piranesi.
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #9: Killers Of The Dawn by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★