Notes

Sorry to those I sent multiple webmentions to. But in related news, my webmention sender now (theoretically) knows how to tell how many new posts there were since the last build. Will hopefully publish stable versions of the libraries soon.

• IndieWeb
• site changes

I’m really satisfied to have fixed a couple IndieWeb libraries and website config issues. Too bad my ideas are far ahead of my ability to get things accomplished…

• IndieWeb

Thanks to some work by Jacob an 8 year bug with posting to wordpress from Omnibear should now be fixed!

• Omnibear
• IndieWeb

Stares at collection of white border pieces. Welp I underestimated how long this puzzle was going to take by a long shot…

I’ve dialed back my TV show consumption recently. There are a lot of shows I want to watch but I feel like I’m busy enough already. It’s kinda nice having less to keep up with but I do still feel the FOMO.

🎵 Listening to Diagnosis by Noa Bar. Been really enjoying Noa Bar’s music after hearing the song Diagnosis on NPR. The vocals are funky and the strong bass gets me.

• jam

Thanks Joe for hosting HTML Day San Diego 2026. I had a great time exploring some CSS features I use less frequently while getting fresh air. Plus I met some great new people! It’s not much but I’ve published my HTML page with a few additional edit. As I expected...

• IndieWeb
• HTMLDay

Omnibear v2.3.0 has been release with some improvements to the login flow. But more importantly, it is now available in the Chrome Web Store! If you have a website that supports Micropub, check it out.

• IndieWeb
• Omnibear

Had some fun with the site recently and added some new pages/functionality: added animations between pages (when opening posts) improved caching to faster page loads updated search page components added more hats

• site changes

I now have bird stats on my website pulled from my ebird profile!

• site changes
• birds

Okay, I’ve set the times for my open birthday bird walk. If you are in the San Diego area and want to come birding with me, you’re welcome to join! Date: Monday May 25 (Memorial Day) Time: 5:00 PM Location: Batiquitos Lagoon (7380 Gabbiano Ln, Carlsbad, CA 92011) Kids are...

• birds
• birding
• personal

Okay, I’m calling it there. After wandering around town in the dark for an hour, I did eventually find a Great Horned Owl hooting. After reviewing my photos I realized…I’m not cut out for reviewing photos. Well, at least I’m only adding one more species. There’s a pretty clear a...

• birds
• birding
• birdathon

Species goal met! I was a little worried when I arrived at the Tijuana River Estuary because there wasn’t much activity going on. I heard and saw the Savana Sparrows. I heard and eventually saw the Ridgeway Rail. But there wasn’t much else for a while. I finally caught a...

• birds
• birding
• birdathon

Wrapping up at the San Diego River Mudflats. Got to see the Black Skimmers skimming which was really cool as well as see several other tern including Caspian and Elegant Terns. I took some photos and will check back to see if any Royal Terns were in the mix. There...

• birding
• birds
• birdathon

Just finished a hot hike in the sun at Lake Hodges and added 8 more species with a list of 24. The cutest had to be the covey of California Quail which included a bunch of babies. I also heard a few Bell’s Vireos. There was also a gnatcatcher though...

• birds
• birding
• birdathon