I’m apparently very consistent in my photo-posting habits. 10 years apart, to the day. 😆

It’s probably not new, but this is the first I’ve noticed these little shortcuts in the Live Text view of a screenshot. Handy!

Just had my M1 Mac mini crash on me. First time ever. It was startling. 💻 😳

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.

God I love the sunsets here. This doesn’t even do it justice. 📷

I finally found my totem! 📷

Introduce yourself with 5 TV shows 📺:

• How I Met Your Mother
• The Leftovers
• Ted Lasso
• Parks & Rec
• Castle

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.

A goal within reach: run 200 miles this year. 🏃‍♂️

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. 💪 🚴‍♂️

just setting up my twttr

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!

Uncle-ing! 📷

First trip as a Guide! 📷

Rainier! 📷

Scarynac crack. 📷

Finished reading: Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) by Craig Luebben 📚 ★★★★

Summer climbing adventures! 📷

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 📚 ★★★★

Finished reading: The Trad Climber’s Bible by John Long 📚 ★★★★

When I purchased this book, I thought it would be a classic how-to book full of anchoring and climbing techniques, diagrams, and tips. I was right that it was chock full of suggestions, but completely wrong thinking it would be anything but a “for dummies” type guide.

Legends John Long and Peter Croft use an interesting way of weaving best practices into anecdotes of when these two old-school climbers had to learn them for themselves back when they were pioneering great climbs in North America. I’m so glad that I started with this book in my re-entrance to trad. It reminded me that everyone starts at the beginning, and that’s okay.