I finally finished building the HeathKit clock. My first real electronics project and I’m pretty happy about it.
I know Amazon Web Services are cool and powerful, but here’s an example of why I struggle with them.
Another nice night for a walk
I had this giant unused notebook so I started writing in it every book, movie, TV show that I finish. It’s useless but kind of fun to have.
From tonight’s walk. It was nice.
I would love for anyone with a few extra minutes to try the new gift-finding app we built: https://gftbot.com. Are the results relevant? Any issues with the bot interaction? Comments welcome.
Logan Lucky, 2017 – ★★★★
A wonderful lark of a film.
What I like about my recently revived photo blog is that I am posting only photos that I like and writing about what I’m interested in. No concern for building an “audience”. Feels good.
My grandfather worked for a tailor in the 1940s. I just found one of their business cards. Check out the phone number.
Old-school blogging meets new-school blogging. Typewritten page is edited with a pen, then re-typed on the iPad and posted to the blog.
How 11 Writers Organize Their Personal Libraries
Literary Hub:
There’s a secret war raging on the internet. The stakes are high. The warriors are fierce. The battleground is your bookshelf. Do you alphabetize? Do you color-code? Do you have no system at all? You’ll have to pick a side.
For the books that still fit on my shelves, I organize chronologically by the date I finished them.
Given that I have a new photo blog, I wonder if I’ll post as many photos here. And given that I may post fewer photos here, I wonder if WordPress is overkill. Also, I wonder if I could navel-gaze even more.
I’m feeling uncharacteristically digital today. I should probably go take a walk.
Tommy Boy, 1995 – ★★★★★
I love this movie. I just laugh and laugh every time I see it.