Bask in the glow


If you too are tired of Google Maps thrusting its “search with AI” in front of your face when you’re searching go to Settings > Labs > toggle off “Search with generative AI”

Because you know what I want when I’m lookinging for directions, “supercharged” experiences that “might get it wrong.”

Google Maps with a quarter of the screen covered with a “search with generative ai” prompt. Google Maps saying the generative ai search may not always get it right. Search with generative ai setting turned off

Essential functions include… I’m not sure about that second bullet. Wouldn’t that be covered under Other duties assigned?

Screenshot of a job posting with the lines: Essential functions will include:
&10;
&10; Bullet 
&10; Bullet 
&10; Bullet 
&10; Other duties as assigned
Why not build static website generators that people can just unzip, upload to the shared hosting they’ve just paid for, and start using via a browser?

Made a fire outside. Sister-in-law came over and we grilled burgers and sweet potatoes. I’ll take a warm February night.

A fire pit with rising flames in a backyard at dusk, with a darkened house in the background and a clear evening sky above.

Making tiny foods with my wife is very peaceful and a nice craft night ritual.

A toy glazed ham with pineapple and cherry toppings on a plate, accompanied by two round ham slices on a checkered napkin.A toy chocolate bundt cake with white icing and red berries on a small plate, next to a toy blue gelatin dessert on a cake stand.

After the robins flew off, they settled in a tree across the road and continued odd their song.

A silhouette of a bird perched on a bare tree branch against a twilight sky.

I wish I could share the nine American Robins sitting in the tree with their red breasts ablaze with the setting sun.

They had burning breasts as the golden light kissed their feathers as they chirped and sang.

It was a beautiful moment this evening.

American Robin perched in a tree with its red breast and tree branches in the foreground with a blue sky to behind it. 

You’ve heard of Picture-In-Picture. New! From Netflix comes Picture -ON-Picture!

Netflix showing the ui across three quarters of the screen size while the show itself fills the screen.

Dark-Eyed Juncos hanging out with cardinals, house sparrows and squirrels.

16

Screenshot of the calendar and weather all both saying 16. It’s January 16th and 16 degrees Fahrenheit outside.

Snowy trees and gray winter skies

Large nest on a tree branch with snow. Snow tree limbs against a gray sky late in the day. Gray sky with distant tree. A single bird outlined against the gray sky.

A sunset with stripes of pinks and purples and reds across a gray winter sky.

Snow Day trip to the movies

Lake with trees and a raid in the background. Square windows of metal with trees and snow visible through themYellow cardboard movie poster display ad for The Beekeeper showing Jason Statham surrounded by bees. Snowy boardwalk next to a lake with AMC movie theater in the background. AMC theater marquee sign

Building tiny foods and baking them in place with resin is very satisfying. I deeply enjoyed placing popcorn kernels and tiny noodles into my chicken noodle soup.

They’re called MGA’s Miniverse - Make It Mini. There’s food and lifestyle ones and other kinds.

Tiny bowl of plastic popcorn with tweezers, a tiny spoon, popcorn bag and a bottle of resin. A tiny box of chicken stock holding resin, tiny noodles, chicken strips, vegetable cubes, an empty bowl and tweezers and a spoon. Collection of tiny pastries, churros, popcorn, chicken noodle soup, cactus, snow cones and a crystal sitting on a tiny table in the background.

Happy New Year’s Eve!

Fireplace with fire burning. A stack of wood to the right of the frame. A mantle full of 15 Santa Clauses with holly and berries.

Generl Store

Little building with a sign saying Generl Store. General was missing the A.

Please enjoy this cooler I saw at the thrift store today.

Cooler with hand painted words saying “Cutie with a Booty.” 👀Cooler lid with hand painted hearts that says We kick it, they kiss it. Hand painted side of cooler saying 10 beers later in a sponge bob “three hours later” meme style.

Watching my sister-in-law play hockey.

It’s wild to me she plays at the Utah Olympic Oval.

Just your local ice rink.

Illuminated sign saying Utah Olympic Oval

There has to be a happy medium between “Stab your knees woth metal and your Tray table tips because it can’t sit flat” and “How about 8” of freedom and movement. Oh, and you can even extend your legs at the knee.”

Left is standard seat. Right is exit row. United flights.

Pair of legs with knees in contact with the seat in front and a tray table up. Pair of legs with 6” between knees and seat with a backpack visible on the ground and tray table up.

Decorating the golden frog.

Gold frog with its leg straight in the air wrapped with Christmas lights.

Sheet Pan Shake and Bake Pork Chops - Damn Delicious damndelicious.net/2016/08/1…

I made this for dinner a few night ago and have been feasting on the leftoverss ever since. 10 minutes per side was perfect. The pork was perfectly tender and juicy.

Panko crusted pork chop with roasted apple and Brussels sprouts on a white plate.

This is how I would like to spend the winter as well.

Bee sleeping in the middle of a yellow and orange dahlia flower.

I had Instagram recommend I follow… myself. And I don’t knoww how to feel about it.

Screenshot of instagram recommending accounts with two hidden and it showing my own account as one of them.

The sunset tonight was beautiful.

Sunset over house with trees. Sunset with dark clouds over street and row of houses.

It’s Thursday and that means.

Time to clean up Halloween and get ready for fall decorations (birds) since it’s not quite Christmas decor time.

Yet.

A group of about 20 different fabric birds standing about 6 1/2 inches tall wearing various Halloween costumes in front of a sign saying Evaluation Center for Disturbed Women.