the river tao

This past Sun-Tues AML and I took a short getaway trip to Elk Country in Pennsylvania.

Came across a herd of bison yesterday in central PA.

I find the fall ritual of trapping mice very satisfying.

Gonna hate to leave it when it’s time to give it up.

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I went golfing this morning with another retired colleague.

If there is anyone out there who is running a video or audio podcast using Micro.blog, or knows of one, I would love to be pointed to it.

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Queens on winning the Inaugural Championship of the Women’s Professional Baseball League!

Happy Oligarch Day as Trump-Aligned Billionaires Take Over Hollywood.

I’ll say one thing for Linux - the updates may come fast and furious, but at least they install rapidly.

When I bought my first ebike in 2017, I was probably the only person in my small city to own one.

Always a good feeling to get that next podcast episode in the can.

I’ve decided to re-brand my blog title and username to better fit where I feel I am in life.

I continue to try and refine my solar situation, using a method that is called, in technical solar jargon, “trial and error.”

It’s Already Too Late.

Cory Doctorow dissects the reasons why the major AI players want to call a “moratorium” on AI development.

In these past few days, I’ve become more aware of the relationship between exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed.

It took about a week, but the mound of dirt that had been sitting in my back yard for two years has finally been leveled off.

It’s opening day for the NFL, and the period of time for cross season sports between football and baseball has begun.

Cancer Capital: It sucks for founders, too!.

Sounds like the high school football team is in full swing.

One of the great joys of getting old has been the complete freedom from tech lust.

One of the most fascinating aspects of Wendell Berry’s life is that so many people seem to admire it, but so few seem to want to emulate it.

With the beginning of the academic year, some knarly realities in higher education are beginning to surface.

It seems nothing I look to purchase these days doesn’t want to invade my privacy somehow.

I don’t like chores all that much.

I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I’ve always wanted a YouTube channel.

Doing some tweaking and housekeeping on MB.

Cory Doctorow’s latest post on Puralistic details something I’ve been feeling for a long time but had difficulty putting into words.

First episode of the sixth - and last - season of my podcast in the can for release Wednesday.

I’ve been struggling with the cost of my new hearing aids.

Anil Dash - Cancer Capital Didn’t Used to work Like This.

I’ve figured out how to connect my hearing aids to my MacBook Air M2.

Last Monday I got a new pair of hearing aids.

This is something I hardly ever do, but decided to do today.

“The majority never has right on its side.

Anil Dash’s latest post on what he has termed Cancer Capital is an excellent encapsulation about how venture capital is becoming more and more unaccountable.

Just finished reading Gloria Steinem’s obituary in the Times.

When I look for blogs to read, I always try to find something unique about the writer or the writing.

The Greek word hypokritḗs meant an “actor on the stage,” or “pretender.”

RIP Wendell Berry

Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report (NPR).

I picked up my new hearing aids this morning.

Made a huge dent in the excess computers.

I watched a video on Goodwill Industries, and discovered that they take used computer gear, So I decided I was going to get rid of some of my computers via donation.