Regarding replies, I often feel like I’ve become lazy when a short & simple response isn’t sufficient. I know I should write blog type reply but often can’t at that moment and am too lazy to come back to the subject later. //@macgenie

Ten years ago today

Most people take photos of pretty flowers. Me, I’m weird. And I didn’t see a dying flower. Instead I saw a blonde woman whose hair was being blown from behind by the wind. 🌸 📷

Donut run at 7am in suburbia.

For you @macgenie

If you enjoy real-life mysteries this is intriguing. So much room to make up possible explanations. Initially I thought this would be explained within a couple of days but it’s become long running.

A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week. No one will say why.

Ten years ago today we feared we had lost our little bun, angst that was amplified by the fact the previous pregnancy had resulted in a miscarriage. So glad the little guy was OK and has grown to be a blessing in our life.

My wife and I got two of the most wonderful emails from our 9th grade daugther’s math teacher. We’re going to float on cloud 9 for awhile. Proud of our chiclet. ♥️ 🧠

September 13, 2008 📷 🍄

Ok (micro?) podcaster people I have a question. I’m considering doing a podcast with my 9 year old son. What is the simplest way to get started (record, post, maybe edit)? We have a Blue Yeti mic. Not sure I want to huddle around it but I imagine the iPhone/iPad mic is no good?

Old phone sold right quick

Friday brings a new order

Heart, Water, Fitness

After looking into it I think I’ll have to go with the 44mm sized Apple Watch. My current bands won’t fit the 40mm model and I’m really fond of my now-discontinued leather band. N.B. I’m very happy they got rid of the huge red “look at me” dot on the cellular models.

Mind blown: adjusting depth of field after taking a photo.

Well, here comes the iPhone X update. Time to see if Apple can convince my wife and me to update from our current X to the Xs. 📱

When I bought my series 0, I nearly got the small model (38mm) because my wrists are not that large but the saleswoman pushed me toward the 42mm. Since the large model has gotten even larger I might go with a small (40mm) Series 4 as long as it displays the same amount of info.

In non-Apple news: I’m burning through my first Field Notes book much faster than I expected. They’re a great size and the paper is a joy to write on. That pack of 3 books isn’t going to last long! ✏️ 📓

Most of the attention is on the new 📱 but the product I’ll buy soonest is a new ⌚️.

My series 0 reminds me every day that it needs to be replaced.

If it weren’t for my Workout playlist there’d be no Workout at all.

My Micro Monday recommendation is someone who recently joined and I just started following. Check out @alexsavin!

First use of my Field Notes — in the field.

PSA: If you like the photos on micro.blog, check them out using the Sunlit app. They’re a little larger and zoomable in that app. And if you use Sunlit on the iPad the photos are much larger. Really lovely stuff.

It is the first day when it is both <90F and not raining so I can comfortably do some woodwork on the coconut shredder bench for my wife.

But it is so humid and cloudy I can’t do the staining today. It will work better if I wait for a sunny day.

Our daughter just started her freshman year of high school and she’s already been invited to a College Day next week. I am NOT ready for this. After talking with her we opted not to attend but did discuss college planning a bit. I want to make economically sensible choices.

Raining 2” per hour. It was nearly 4”. Guess I better pick up our daughter from the bus! 🚌📷

Do you think email is the answer? Unsurprisingly this opinion comes from a guy running a biz monetizing email newsletters.

For news I read digital papers plus RSS. For social media I think micro.blog could be a real answer.

Social media makes us angry. Is email the answer?

One of the many reasons to use Sunlit instead of Instagram is that Sunlit looks great on an iPad, even in landscape mode. Instagram’s app could never be bothered with the iPad. Thanks @manton.