Music is my time machine.


Yesterday’s strange state apparently brought on by lists of names in a spreadsheet and a brain primed to make associations.

Today’s drive to work fueled by an aggressive play list and coffee.

Which reminds me: I need more.


For some reason today I’m remembering events from decades ago of statements I’ve made that were hurtful to people.

I would like to believe I would choose differently, today.

But life is complicated, and maybe the eventual outcomes may not have been better.


iOS 12 Public Beta Is Available

I’ve installed developer and public beta iOS releases from iOS 3 to 11. I have never really had a “Test” device though in recent years I have leveraged the fact that I carry a phone for personal use and one for work. I may eat my words, but I think I am going to sit this release cycle out—knowing full well I’ll install iOS 12 on the day of release.

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Kicking off Summer in St Paul


OMG! Thank you for @JRE_Library


I don’t know with certainty that language is a virus, but if not, it’s certainly a carrier.

Beyond “Existentialism”

With gratitude to Terence, Dennis, Lorenzo and Joe


Pro-Tip

I could not get OwnYourGram to work until I created an account on GitHub that pointed back to my Micro.Blog URL, then added that GitHub username to my account in the account settings on Micro.Blog.

After that it was like butter.

I’m not a developer, but okay…


Words, and Writing Them Down

Picking which idea gets written first is a tricky proposition. I close my eyes and listen to them recite themselves over and over. Some lead to more ideas. Others stand alone starkly or awkwardly. Some seem ridiculously and unnecessarily revealing. Or mundane. Or grandiose. Vain. A trope. My internal editor red-lines most everything, anymore. However, I still crave writing and returning to the habit. Baby steps.

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