I have to say that Bluesky is an absolutely bizarre social media platform (and that's saying something). I've said this before 😂 I am just constantly amazed at how it never fails to keep pushing the boundaries of bizarre. Tonight I was put on a block list with the description: "People who call themselves allies or position themselves a...

I'm back to blogging again. People who know me online will know this validates any remaining questions about my sanity. But when I get discouraged and burn stuff down I quickly see that I still love the idea of writing online and resurrect it, usually pretty quickly. I need to learn how to just walk away for a bit when those thoughts s...

I haven't read the book yet but I love the idea of doing tiny experiments to help get ourselves back from an episode of high-function exhaustion as laid out by Anne-Laure Le Cunff here. Reading this post this morning unblocked my mind ever so slightly because I recognize this as happening to me right now. This might be the solution to ...

I'm a bit annoyed with the coverage of Signal since the story broke about it's use by many senior level US Government people to discuss the attack on the Houthis in Yemen which included Jeffrey Goldberg, journalist for The Atlantic. A few things to be aware of: 1. Signal is not vulnerable to anything but phishing. The reporting that I'...

I was cleaning up a bunch of stuff in Ulysses tonight and came across some old blog posts that I had completely forgotten about and that were "lost" in all of the blog moves I've made over the years. I ended up putting them up on my shuttered Ghost blog for when I'm ready to start things up again (I initially said "if" but I know I'll ...

(previous post that I wanted to share here) I turned on the Symphony Hall channel on Sirius XM tonight and heard the last bits of a song called “En avril à Paris” (In April in Paris) by Charles Trenet but arranged for solo piano by Alexis Weissenberg. This was an absolutely lovely song so I had to go and listen to the whole thing. The ...

I've shut down all of the blogs for now while I mull over how I want to proceed with all of this. I'm really not enjoying any of this anymore even if I'm trying to convince myself that I do. I don't have the energy. Moving from blogging system to blogging system is the same as moving task managers, or note apps. It's the same as buying...

There is a group of people out there who like to loudly announce their choice(s) of "moral" products or services. They congregate on "moral" social networks talking to each other about their current outrage and what they're doing to move away from it. It's like listening to a group of dogs barking to each other. The latest darling of t...

Hey World, You know how people buy stuff when they’ve had a bit too much to drink? Well here we are! I’m actually kidding because I don’t drink anymore but it is St. Patrick’s Day and in a fit mid-life “wanting to change things for something really different” I’m back for another year! Call me one of the HEY OG - I signed up for HEY wh...