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Latest — 10 Nov 2026

Apple's HomeView: Good and Bad

You've got two bickering children. Two disconnected parents. This mom "wearing the pants" in the family. A dad getting bossed around by his son. And then the grandparents call and start berating their adult son. I stopped the commercial there and cancelled my order.

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Skipping the Gym Because my Body is Broken

Topo Shoes: New Blisters For Every Run

J Would Get Hurt Less if She Would Act More Lady-Like

S unexpectedly pulled into the driveway, got out of the car, returned with children's tylenol, muttered something about how J would get hurt less if she would act more lady-like at school, and then left. So many questions.

J Would Get Hurt Less if She Would Act More Lady-Like

An App to Help With Tracking Your Lap Swimming

Some idle thoughts finally turned into an app. I put my phone at the edge of the swim lane, and it counts my laps, overall time, and shares the workouts with HealthKit and Strava. Now I can daydream while I swim instead of trying to track the lap count.

An App to Help With Tracking Your Lap Swimming

1 Year of Daily Blogging

Soon, We Will Not Have Any Nice Things at All

I heard a crash upstairs followed by whatever G-rated "swearing" S does: daggum or something like that. I went upstairs to investigate. S took one of my nice dishes and used it to smash another of my nice dishes, breaking both of them at the same time – while unloading the dishwasher.

Soon, We Will Not Have Any Nice Things at All

Running Minecraft on a Mac SE

Facebook Marketplace is filled with civilization's cream of the crop, including this guy Logan who was upset at my lack of a direct answer when he wanted to know if my 1980s Mac SE would run Minecraft. Dude.

Running Minecraft on a Mac SE

Bears, Mountains, Swimming and Software

I startled a black bear, but made it to the top of the mountain, grilled some delicious meat, and swam a mile. K has a Minecraft play date with a girl from school. I'm going to write an app to track my lap swimming. And Claude's Fable shows up Codex's Astra.

Bears, Mountains, Swimming and Software

Wow, These FORM Smart Goggles Are Bad

Counting laps in my head and using an imprecise analog clock on the wall to track my time isn't exactly optimal. I had hoped these smart goggles would be the answer. Instead, it's like swimming with narrow blinders on. Utterly unenjoyable.

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