De-Googl-ifying
It has been 10 days now since I last used Google Search. It feels crazy to say that, but it’s true. I don’t make these changes lightly. A quarter ago , I was musing on whether I should pay for one…
Agam Brahma
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Two staffs
One is a rainbow unicorn my daughter hasn’t touched for a couple years now, and the other is part of something I used at Halloween.…
Of Selfies with Seals
As seen on a pier in Half Moon Bay.…
Graphs going up #2
Higher interest rates have a way of letting you know what your debt is. I hear Argentina has recently shown a compelling alternative.…
Pen & Paper
Getting back to more use of pen and paper this year — or rather, continuing my use in a different way, learning from my own use over the last few years. This is one of them, a place for “daily dumps…
Graphs going up
I still keep my NYT subscription -- one reason is the comments The original article is here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/opinion/biden-trump-consumer-confidence-economy.html…
On cleaning up after yourself
Grabbing my popcorn and cheering them on…
Two charts
One from this week’s WSJ, the other from this week’s Economist.…
More drawing time
Monthly Recap: January 2024
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Major updates(s) Not a lot Big garage cleanup Went for a 5-mile run (the most in a long time) Minor update(s) * Regrettable churn at work * Worked in a trip to Barnes & Noble * Swimming a…
All wired up
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(Originally a draft post for a longer series on “the first day of the 90s”) I found this piece amusing and naive. “The Internet in the 90s” is something that will be revisited later, but for now, her…
Winds of Change
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I usually listen to audiobooks when I'm driving alone -- all the time -- but today, I happened to be listening to a shuffled playlist, and "Winds of Change" came on. If you're too y…