Team meetings sometimes are frustrating. I’ve noticed, though, that sometimes the frustration is with myself, learning that I had preconceptions that were wrong, or that there are many more valid perspectives than I had been considering.

Upside? I get to learn from this.

Sweet Merciful…

Every single time Sommer’s MacBook tries to update, it becomes very unhappy. For a good hour I hould not get it to boot. Checked volumes in Target Disk Mode, Command-Option-P-R, booting to the recovery image never worked. Then, it booted and I logged in. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Straw hat at sunset

When the power strip is shaped in such a way that it was possible (in the dark, under my desk) to plug in only one side of a power plug, with the second prong in open air. This lead to a dead battery and much disappointment.

Tonight I learned about inline SVG and OpenGraph while leveraging a template to redesign the landing page at my vanity domain. Thanks to One Page Love for the layout and CSS.

1. In US tourist areas/high season, do not assume the convenience stores will have a “working” bathroom. I would estimate odds are worse than 50/50 against you.
2. Hilton Home2 is pet-friendly and could make a great base of operations. Our experiences in two locations were very good
3. AirBnB hosts and homes are really lovely, though mattresses on beds are uneven. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be, to provide a good mattress yet subject it to the whims of visitors about whom nothing is known—though hotels seem to have that sussed.
4. Gentrification is a thing. Wealthy individuals and large companies swoop in, buy land and build monstrosities that block everything out for people who have lived in an area for generations, then shut them out because prices sky-rocket to cater to more wealthy people who care nothing for the area, the local population, nor the natural environment. I’m grateful for land designated as parkland—so at least there are some limits to “growth”. Yes, I see how I contribute.
5. Being near the ocean is powerful. I hope I can always appreciate this.
6. The ocean is powerful. I hope I never underestimate this.
7. Sometimes the asshole on the road is me.

There and back again. Dayton, OH > Saint Paul, MN.

1400 miles in two days!

Construction zones in Indiana have signs that scold you: Your speed is flashing number, flashing number, SLOW DOWN

Status: somewhere in Indiana

Homeward: Kill Devil Hills, NC > Dayton, OH

“…The shifting shafts of shining weave the fabric of their dreams.”

Sunrise, Kill Devil Hills, NC

Listening to the surf and watching the sky.

Last night in OBX

There is just no way a few hours at the ocean can’t be beautiful #obx

Status

When you spend time reading well-researched writing on pensieves.

It’s a fascinating idea to explore with respect to note-taking, journaling, and capturing knowledge.

It’s a literary device, but our various technologies could give us those magical powers one day.

1. Pensieve - Harry Potter Lexicon
2. Memory Extraction Spell - Harry Potter Wiki
3. Thoughts on the Pensieve - The-Leaky-Cauldron.org

Me and Louie

Did a preliminary scan of the steps involved in transferring my vanity email to iCloud. I was very pleased to see Sender Policy Framework and DomainKeys Identified Mail as part of the setup. I have that currently with Google and was afraid of losing that when I moved away.

Note to Self: Tame Impala Radio on Spotify as played at Noosa Beach Grill, Nag’s Head, North Carolina

Good morning from the Outer Banks!

Today’s travel: Norfolk > Portsmouth (Churchland and Port Norfolk) > Kill Devil Hills

We are no longer on the mainland

Yesterday’s travel: Littleton, NC > Roanoke Rapids, NC > White Oak, NC > Norfolk, VA

Promises kept.

Scrapple with breakfast. Cheer wine with dinner.

We are not in Minnesota.

“East bound and down, loaded up and truckin”

Many destinations in the next while.

There is an R40 Cinema Strangiato thing happening on Sept 9. Anyone want to go with me?

Celebrating 40-year anniversary of the release of Moving Pictures.

We had to let it go.

We had put in a bid on a home of a scale and from a time that I have long appreciated. We did due diligence on the house and property and learned more about regional history, architectural styles, and what it takes to be more than a homeowner, but also a caretaker or conservator.

Making the leap would have been exciting in all the right ways, save one: it would have tapped all of our resources and left little for the future. Despite all of the modernization we could have hoped for and a house in extraordinary condition, we would have needed half again the purchase price for remediation of issues on the property.

This leaves me grateful that I could have even considered the change. I am glad for what I learned. In the end I still own a lovely home in which I will continue to invest.