We had a nice hike on Lost Dog Wash trail today. 3.3 miles. Took multiple wrong or missed turns though. 😬🥾
Day 5 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Pets.
Lucky taking a break during our hike at Lost Dog Wash trail.
Gorgeous warm day for a quick walk at Desert Trail Park. 🌵
Day 2 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Morning beverage.
Delicious Guatemalan coffee from Pair Cupworks. Big carafe, thermos, cup.
This is my workstation setup for our February stay in Mesa, AZ. The mStand is critical to getting the screen and camera at a good height. The 12.9” iPad Pro does great double duty as a second display using Sidecar.
Day 1 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Close up.
It is novel for us Minnesotans to see lemons growing in the yard of this rental that we are staying in Mesa, AZ.
Fun to see a wind generator blade getting transported down the road. It had a pilot vehicle in front and behind as well.
I thought North Dakota had the record for roads that go straight as far as the eye can see. It turns out Arizona gives it a very good run for the prize! This is I-40 heading West.
Today’s point of view for the next several hours. Impressive volume of semi-trucks on I-40.
Day two on way to Mesa, Arizona departing from Elk City, Oklahoma. 835 miles, 12.5 hours, 4 states.
5:57a Left Elk City, OK
6:33a entered Texas
8:54a entered New Mexico and mountain time
12p lunch at Green Jeans
TAL Ship
TAL Fiasco
1:58p enter Arizona
These Duke’s Hatch Green Chile sausages are delicious. Great flavor and the Hatch chiles are great.
Family selfie by Clear Lake, IA on the road with the Honda Pilot stuffed full!
Big road trip to Arizona this weekend. Today’s drive is to Elk City, Oklahoma from Minneapolis, Minnesota! 913 miles, 13 hours, and 5 states.
Log
6:04 Left home
6:45 Played Trace
7:33 Entered Iowa
8:55 Gas and stretch in Ellsworth, IA
10:10 TAL: Kids Logic
10:48a Enter Missouri
12:15p Culver’s in Lincoln
4:35 Entered Oklahoma
We played Exploding Kittens for first time tonight. Silly game but quick and fun.
I love geeking out on all the AV gear when recording. This setup was great!
Capturing the moment with the Bernie Sanders Mittens Meme and the Peanuts Tree. Image by the artist himself, Adam Gale.
Bring Back Inline Replies
The vast majority of the email I reply to I do a simple top reply. Particularly on mobile. It is fast and simple.
However, I have started replying to friends and family with longer inline replies. It feels sort of old fashioned, like I’m writing a letter. It puts me in a context to write more thoughtfully. If you haven’t tried inline replies lately, with nice formatting and trimming of the note you are replying to, give it a go. ✍️
I 💛 micro.blog
I noticed that it was four years ago today that I signed up to back Indie Microblogging on Kickstarter. Micro.blog has evolved so much since launch and has firmly taken the place as my favorite blogging platform.
Micro.blog removes the friction from publishing, and is deceptively powerful. I’ve consolidated over 15 years of blogging across a few different systems into micro.blog. I have thousands of posts and it continues to be a delight to use. It strikes the perfect compromise of power and ease-of-use. It is the easiest way I know to get a photo on the web.
I’m amazed at what has been created, and I continue to be excited about the improvements being made. If you are looking for a home on the web, I would strongly endorse micro.blog.