I spent the evening junk journaling with my wife while we listened to a playlist of “90s one hit wonders.”
I’m not sure it could be a one hit wonder list if a band appears more than once. Looking at you, Local H.
I find junk journaling therapeutic and peaceful. A no rules creative exercise.
At my wits end with my neighbor’s aggressive dogs jumping up on the fence they built and barking at us anytime we:
Today was finally “pick up all the walnuts covering my yard” day. With a small setback as the little trash can broke and sent walnuts rolling.
I have spent the last few weeks laying the groundwork for a Data Lake in AWS. It’s been exhausting and leaned heavily on AI because when your small company is ALL IN on AI, you get AI tools instead of humans.
So you use what you have to get the job done. Now we get to the exciting phase of “does any of this actually work in the real, production world?” I am anxious about the entire thing, while my leadership team is ready to pop corks and celebrate.
It’s certainly given me a greater understand of where AI can assist in technical projects and where it absolutely falls on its face. And it does, fall on its face early and often.
My Apple Watch SE decided that this weekend’s swim was a perfect time to cease being water-resistant. My partner’s watch came out of the pool ticking away. Ready to pull the trigger on a 2nd-Gen SE, but thought it was worth seeing what’s announced today.
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
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?
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.
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
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)
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.
Caught the faintest rainbow disappearing as the light emerged after the thunderstorm rolled through tonight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.