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tag(s): #meta #failures #random-thoughts Well, I guess because the title isn't a yes/no question there's something to explore here...

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances #random-thoughts #emacs Usually when I start thinking about something like this, it means I will do it sooner or later.

tag(s): #random-thoughts This weekend we drove to Pennsylvania to visit the Bloomsburg "Covered bridge & Arts Festival".

tag(s): #useless-facts #linux #meta The site has moved to a new host: a VPS running in Digital Ocean.

tag(s): #random-thoughts #politics I was born and raised in Argentina, lived there until my 30s.

tag(s): #reviews #infusions You can tell it's been a while, because I have five reviews.

tag(s): #books #reviews I have a deployment running and I guess I could do something else than write (and I did, during yesterday's deploy).

tag(s): #film-tv #reviews A couple months ago I found out (can't remember how) about the re-release of Apollo 13 for its 30th anniversary, in IMAX.

tag(s): #random-thoughts #pic#pic A couple days ago I took the recycling to the garage and realized I finally managed to complete my masterpiece.

tag(s): #emacs I wrote before about my custom mode line.

tag(s): #programming #random-thoughts #link-post The always insightful Andreas has a new post up, "Is the ability to think going to become a rare and valuable skill?".

tag(s): #random-thoughts #fútbol #fishing There are still people surprised that I like football now.

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances #emacs #useless-facts Remember when I said I was too lazy to change my browser?

tag(s): #programming #emacs A couple days ago I mentioned that I learned about page-ext, a built-in Emacs package that adds page navigation features.[1] Turns out page-ext has some things going against it: It clobbers C-x C-p with a its own prefix map that

tag(s): #retro #books I was reading a book on the bus, and halfway through Lincoln tunnel, I started moving the bookmark forward every other page.

tag(s): #emacs #programming I've seen some Emacs commands that operate on "pages" before, one that comes to mind is narrow-to-page, but I never paid too much attention to them.

tag(s): #vélezsarsfield #fútbol Today, Vélez defeated Central Córdoba 2-0 and won the "Supercopa Internacional".

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances #linux #failures I have used a lot of different browsers over the years.

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances Today we returned from the Adirondacks.

tag(s): #fútbol We are in the Adirondack mountains for the weekend.

tag(s): #vélezsarsfield #coloradorapids #fútbol I am thinking of making my football posting more regular - I don't expect much reader interest, but I need an outlet for my thoughts.

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances #yell-at-cloud #emacs #programming I have this command to create a PR using the GH CLI directly from Emacs.[1] For the reviewers, I have to type the GH usernames, so what I did is setup completion with my teammates users

tag(s): #programming #emacs I created yet another Emacs package, in this case it is just a few commands.

tag(s): #politics #pic A few days ago, Maria and I were at a ShopRite near our place.

tag(s): #blogging #meta I really don't have any excuse to have taken this long to do this, but: the site finally has tag navigation.

tag(s): #random-thoughts #fishing A few years ago, still living in Colorado, one of my nephews who is very much into fishing, was obsessed with going somewhere in the mountains.

tag(s): #infusions #pic (direct link to image) This photo was supposed to be in yesterday's post announcement about tag navigation, with a legend about "getting ready" or something like that.

tag(s): #random-thoughts #emacs There's a "blog carnival" going around asking people for their Emacs elevator pitch.

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances Today my boss and I booked desks in a different area of the office than our usual spot.

tag(s): #useless-facts #blogging #meta I was doing the rounds on my bookmarks, and found out Jack Baty's blog turned 25 today.

tag(s): #fútbol #coloradorapids I made a couple comments in the Rapids subreddit (yes, the same I said I was going to quit) about our away game against Minnesota United, and I figured I could recycle some of that and expand it just a bit more.

tag(s): #fútbol #failures #coloradorapids This week the fam traveled to meet up friends.

tag(s): #random-thoughts I was listening to a Mike Birbiglia interview on a podcast, can't remember which one[1], and something he said stuck with me, paraphrasing a bit: On stage, I am relaxed because I am in control.

tag(s): #yell-at-cloud I need a tag for "silly".

tag(s): #smallweb #blogging I meant to write this on Friday, but was too sleepy, and then the weekend was a whirlwind.

tag(s): #fútbol #pic #coloradorapids #vélezsarsfield I just realized I have a tag for Suzie and not for my family. 🤣 In any case, I need to revisit the tagging...and maybe finally implement tag navigation... >_> This weekend Colorado Rapids visited Philad…

tag(s): #random-thoughts Dubious connections This week I read two different articles about how taking a stance can be perceived, mostly in relation to consumerism.

tag(s): #reviews #books As I mentioned yesterday, I had a week-long vacation.

tag(s): #blogging #meta I was on vacation for a week.

tag(s): #pic (direct link to image) "Graphic design is my passion faith".

tag(s): #email A few days ago I wanted to setup a donation.

tag(s): #politics #random-thoughts #film-tv I was filling up my thermos with hot water for my morning mate, to chow down on a bagel with cream cheese.

tag(s): #pic #bike-rides This Friday the weather went from "scorching hot" to "tolerable summer heat", and Juan and I took the chance to have a bike ride together.

tag(s): #random-thoughts Someone emailed a reply on a previous post.

tag(s): #emacs #programming #meta The last tea review post, I used for the first time a scoring system, based out of mini-Hoagies.

tag(s): #yell-at-cloud #linux #programming #overblown-minor-annoyances Welcome to another edition of "Hoagie's venting posts", where I get fed up with something, then remember I have a place where I can rant about it.[1] I am (was?)

tag(s): #random-thoughts As I mentioned in the last post, we just moved.

tag(s): #random-thoughts #failures We are in the middle of a move to another town (the why is long story, and something I want to write about at some point), and of course because this would be the worst time for it to happen, I got a flat tire.

tag(s): #emacs I wrote the "only a tip" version of this post while my tea was brewing.

tag(s): #reviews #infusions Last time I mentioned calling these reviews sounds pretentious, since I am completely unqualified.