Notes

I’m really enjoying MarketSpice’s Cinnamon-Orange tea (both hot and iced). But it is NOT forgiving if you forget it’s steeping. That cinnamon gets angry and bites. 😅☕️

Used my digital driver’s license for the first time today at the airport. There’s a long way to go before a physical ID isn’t needed though. Seems like a chicken and egg adoption problem so I don’t see much movement on that front.

• technology

Waterpik should be marketing their water flosser as “a pressure washer for your teeth.” That sounds like a much more satisfying product than “a better dental floss.”

I’ve added a new lighbox feature to pages with multiple photos. In theory it should make viewing those photos a little better by giving you a slideshow you can click through if you click on the image. It also makes it easier to view some of smaller images in my...

• site changes

I’m grateful for friends making space to hang out this week. I’m not the most social butterfly but it really does feel good to be around people who care about you.

• gratitude

I am now a “bought these clothes at Costco” person but I’m not entirely comfortable with that fact. $25 jeans in my size seemed worth it.

🎵 Listening to Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. This is one of my favorite jazz albums of all time. My parents got it for me when I was a kid playing trumpet in the school band. Compared to some of the other music I listen to, this album feels...

• jam

I’ve really enjoyed the Wings Over Water birding festival this weekend, but one of my favorite surprises was finding the artwork of Laurel Mundy. Her artwork is so vivid and beautiful that we bought a few pieces and I added some to my /stickers page. I highly recommend checking out...

• site changes
• Washington
• birds
• art

I added my first custom web component to my site to implement a screen wake lock on recipe pages. Nice to get a chance to play with new web APIs.

• site changes

🎵 listening to the album Renewal by Billy Strings I haven’t followed contemporary bluegrass but I started listening to Billy Strings’s discography after I saw they won Best Bluegrass Album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Minus some of the trippier songs I’m really enjoying it. There’s something about the string...

• jam

Somehow we ended up with a million cookies in our house and I’m not mad about it. 🍪

I just got inspired to write some blog posts but I’m discouraged by the long list of previous ideas I haven’t written yet. Plus I usually end up distracted by ideas for improving my site. Anyone have tips on developing a writing habit? I mainly do it because I enjoy...

• IndieWeb
• blogging

More progress on Omnibear! Fixed some bugs and even implemented some enhancements. Still some big known bugs, but it’s getting more usable. Soon I’ll have to figure out distribution.

• IndieWeb
• technology
• Omnibear

Progress update on the Omnibear Micropub Extension! This is the first post using a WIP version compatible with Chrome’s manifest V3 requirements! It’s also the first post on my site using the extension. There is still lots to do. [Not] shockingly, rewriting all the state management in the codebase lead...

• IndieWeb
• technology
• Omnibear

Today I learned the dish my family calls “egg in a hat” is called “hole in egg” by my in-laws and neither of those are the most recognized names. A quick search online reveals there are dozens of other names. Some were close like “egg in the basket” or “egg...

• TIL