Gave up on my crappy router and traded it in for a mesh bundle. Hardwired 3 with Ethernet backhaul, and holy moly, what a world of difference. Why I’m so stubborn and didn’t do this sooner, I don’t know.
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One of the biggest downsides of POSSE is making a typo.
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Detroit Lions have just set a franchise record! 🦁 🏈
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It would be helpful if the popular GPS/mapping applications could detect when you’re already on a train/transit route and adjust the trip duration accordingly. The only way I’ve figured out how to get around this limitation is to put your starting point as the next transit stop.
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My smile has always been a big source of insecurity. Honestly, it’s probably responsible for my severe case of RBF. I wish I’d tackled this sooner, but I’m finally in a place where I can afford to start clear aligners. Scheduling my appointment tomorrow.
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Another frosty morning.
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Some days, I still grieve the loss of the Grilled Stuft Burrito.
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You’ve just got to wonder about some of these Southwest Portland tax bills. Are you really getting that much better public services than, say, unincorporated Washington County, for 3x the cost? No, you’re not. The answer is no.
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Whenever I pass this field, I can’t help but think of the default Windows XP wallpaper. Washington County, Oregon.
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I took my lunch, as I sometimes do, on Unger Road, looking east toward Mount Hood. The east wind is keeping the northern Willamette clear and cold. Morning wrapped us in freezing fog, with frost still clinging to the shadows behind hills and beneath trees, wherever the sun can’t reach.
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Actually took my meds today and spent some time this morning filling out my calendar for the month ahead. A tiny bit of relief for my ADHD brain having the chaos written down somewhere. I’ll still mess something up, but at least it won’t feel like the tail wagging the dog from now until New Year’s.
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Zoo Lights.
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Warming up inside the Nature Exploration Station during Zoo Lights yesterday at the Oregon Zoo.
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I’m getting excited about Ghost’s implementation of ActivityPub. I have used it to micro blog, but it doesn’t work well out of the box, so I had to create a highly customized theme. But it now looks like they’re working on short form posts and separate feeds for long vs short posts.
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Currently reading: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson 📚
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I wonder how often dogs are just like “I wish these people would quiet down already.” And then anytime they bark we’re shushing them. We don’t deserve them.
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Analyzing the American Dream as an American living in Germany. From usa.mom.in.germany. 🇩🇪
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Meanwhile, 100 ft of Christmas lights barely scratches the surface when it comes to decking the halls with holiday cheer. Gonna need to make another HD run.
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Currently reading: Love in the Time of Cholera (Illustrated Edition) by Gabriel García Márquez 📚
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I wonder what kind of clientele they’re going for with that agency name.
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Finished reading: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 📚
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Woke up to 30° in PDX and lots of frost. I’m a wimp in the cold these days. 🥶
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What happens if we cut Alaska in half? Texas becomes the third largest state.
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Rereading Jane Jacobs: Reflections on “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” https://lowvelocity.org
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There’s always those people who email you something right before the weekend or heading into a holiday with a message that sits with you the whole time, stressing you out when you’re supposed to be relaxing. To hell with those people.