Bask in the glow

Going to see Nine Inch Nails tonight in Baltimore.

Last night, my wife grabbed a shirt for bed and it was from the 2006 With Teeth Tour..

It later hit me, it’s been nearly 20 years since I saw that show. In honor of that memory, I’m reliving the show: www.youtube.com/watch

đŸ“ș Dept. Q (2025)

Dept. Q poster

I have binged through this entire series today. What an incredible ride we went on together. What a unique and terrifying ordeal. Absolutely loved this.

Happy to be home. Watching Aliens hug the faces of people. I mean look at how appreciative the humans are, their chests are just bursting! #alienearth

What it’s like when a former NHL star plays in beer league hockey - The Washington Post

“We have a team [group] chat but I didn’t tell anybody,” Laurencik said. “It was kind of a surprise, because we have a roster of like 20 people but if you send a message that Kuznetsov is playing tonight, I think we would have like 20-plus people on the bench. I was like, ‘Whoever is going to show up will have a little surprise.’

I love everything about this story. How many beer leaguers show up to a local professional on their team for the night?

đŸ“ș Somebody Somewhere (2022)

Somebody Somewhere poster

Really enjoying this series. It’s a beautiful story about adult friendship. We are all just trying to get through this life and finding our way with the people in our lives.

Wooden bird sculpture with outstretched wings crafted from piano keys, mounted on a gallery wall. Text reads: OVER 70 SHOW, July 19–August 31.

Black bench features text of “First They Came” by Pastor Martin Niemöller. Bench sits on a platform labeled “Get on the Bus”. Surrounding: art gallery with framed paintings on white brick walls.

Two framed paintings of birds in flight. Left: Bird with spread wings on an orange background. Right: Bird with blue-tipped wings against a white backdrop. Wall-mounted in an exhibition.

Went to Frederick, MD today and stopped by the Delaplaine Arts Center there. Absolutely in love with this flying piano. Blue dove also won my heart (sorry gold dove). And protest art knows no age. Especially for those who have done this over and over and over again.

My niece, The Fifth Light, just dropped the first track to her first album. It’s available everywhere you listen to music. Embedded here so you don’t have to hunt it down.

Also on Spotify: Fractals - The Fifth Light

Fractals

Finished reading: My Friends by Fredrik Backman 📚

This book has destroyed me. I’m a raw nerve. The writing is so beautiful. The story has a grip on me. Spent an hour long car ride today discussing various point with my wife who also just finished it.

It’s the most beautiful, painful book I have ever read.

🍿 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie poster

Porky Pig saying “did I a-s-s-stutter?” is perfection. This movie healed me after the week I’ve had. I had no idea there was a new Looney Tunes movie. Loved it.

What it feels like working within AWS (Amazon Web Services). Think of a sandwich.
Instead of A Sandwich, you’d need:
AWS Bread
AWS Peanut Butter
AWS Jelly
AWS Knife

There would be four required services needed like AWS Hands, AWS House, AWS Kitchen and AWS GroceryStore.

Which led to this chat.

A conversation using magical references and humor explores tech solutions and includes text related to AWS and magic wands.

A faint rainbow arcs across a cloudy sky, framed by dark silhouetted trees and intersected by power lines.

Caught the faintest rainbow disappearing as the light emerged after the thunderstorm rolled through tonight.

Raindrops rest on vibrant green leaves, creating a glistening effect. In the background, blurred greenery.

Raindrops cling to the textured green leaves of a plant, creating a glistening effect. The plant is in an outdoor garden setting under overcast skies with blurred foliage in the background.

Raindrops rest on a green leaf, hanging from a branch. The surrounding area is a lush garden with green grass and blurred foliage.

If you can’t be a little weird about wishing to swim in a rain drop, what is free will even for?

Look at it. What would it feel like to splash down a leaf filled with rain drops?

All of the “disruption” from tech companies, where is the app to tell me if the rain is warm enough to stand outside in and go full pluviophile.

Yes, it’s lovely out. A little chilly but the rain is soft and beautiful.

Wet road reflects streetlights' orange glow, with parked cars on both sides; trees line the street, and the sky is dimly lit. Rain is falling.

Two caps resting on a car dashboard; one camouflage cap with orange text reads “Learn to trust your own eyes,” and a black cap with pink text reads “In art we trust.

Loving my new art hat collection.

Hat on the left says “Learn to trust your own eyes” and it’s from Jenny Holzer’s truisms and came from Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD.

Hat on the right says “In Art We Trust” and is from the Moco Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

đŸ“ș Sirens (2025)

Sirens poster

Enjoyable.

Happy Pride Month!

I’m just a guy who loves his friends and believes people are all just doing the best they can to get through life and deserve our support. Love you all. Voting and fighting for you.

My #Destiny2 Titan and Warlock are adorned beautifully.

A Titan from the video game Destiny 2, adorned in purple and red geometric designs. The text reads: Boundless Shader.

Six armored figures stand in a confrontational pose. One dressed in vibrant colors. The rest in dark costumes with helmets and masks.

When making dinner, I do not recommend grabbing frozen pineapple from the bag near the frozen garlic.

It will not have the same effect on your finished dish.

Interesting window with vine seen on my walk.

Climbing plant grows around a window, set in a light-colored siding wall beneath a shingled roof. A wooden fence borders the area, with additional foliage below.

Cropped view of the window from the other photo. A green vine spreads across a white-paneled exterior wall, partially covering a sectioned window with closed blinds, reflecting nearby rooftops and trees in its glass.

Wooden ducks in fine footwear

Visiting Homesense, a local home goods store took a picture of the duck in black boots.

Then kept seeing more. So I present to you the entire family.

Wooden duck statue wearing black boots stands on a store shelf. Surrounding objects include a stone-textured pot and wooden slatted item, with green foliage as background. Price tag reads 24.99.

Wooden duck statue dressed in blue hat holding a surfboard.

A wooden duck stands upright, wearing bright yellow rain boots.

Wooden duck sculptures stand upright on a shelf, wearing carved shoes.

Did you know by pressing on your upper lip in the center just below your nose you can stop hiccups?

It also works for sneezes.

Next time you’re hiccuping or need to sneeze take a finger and apply pressure to your upper lip and just hold it there until they subside.

A vivid mural of a bird in flight adorns a door, with its shadow forming a nest on the lower half, set within a red brick archway.

Cape Charles, VA on the Eastern Shore. I absolutely adore this mural. The way the bird is painted with the shadow of the nest really hits me every time I see it. The nest is there but not. A work in progress. The future being built.

A large red rooster statue, decorated with a Santa hat and scarf, stands in a modern cafe interior beneath a chandelier.

A large, festive bird I’m in love with. Too bad it wasn’t for sale. Santa Rooster is fantastic.

A King Kong action figure sits on a wooden surface near a waterfront under a clear blue sky.

Walking along the water and splashing through tide pools I looked down and saw a black pile I thought might have been sea weed or some kind of ocean plant. But instead it was King Kong with a power glove or some kind. I left it on the boardwalk’s railing hoping it would end up in a good home, original owner of not.

Victorian-style pink house stands with a front porch, surrounded by a neatly trimmed lawn and adjacent houses.

I love a pink house.

💡 Say the quiet part out loud: simplifying communication in high context environments, and more ‱ Buttondown

“In-person is where decisions happen, remote is where work happens.”

This continues to be true. Every time.