Rainy afternoon. But then there’s this

Just listened to Nilay Patel’s interview with Eugen Rochko, founder of Mastodon. Don’t get the impression he cares if everyone likes Mastodon. They’ve worked to make on-boarding easier for non tech people, but it still won’t be for everyone. I’m a chef, not everyone likes my food, I’m OK with that,

Charge port on my 13 Pro doesn’t work anymore. Going all wireless I guess.

Gonna try Apple Care

My wife just booked her (almost) annual trip back to N. Dakota to see her family. I only went with her twice. Once to meet her family after we were married (2006) and once for her Mom’s Funeral. The prairie isn’t really my thing. She dreads the trips, but wants to see her 3 siblings and their families. They spend their days off talking about what’s for dinner.

Their politics are way off the right edge of the spectrum, so they all avoid anything close the subject when my wife is there. Her older brother still snipes now and then about how bad Biden is and how much they all hate Sen. Mazie Hirono from Hawaii

Just looked out of curiosity. My first Day One entry was Tuesday January 11, 2011. 20,040 entries.

Rarely drink during my work week, but on my day off…

New flooring picked out (Golden Koa laminate) and delivered for bathrooms and kitchen. Picking up baseboards later today. New toilets will be delivered next week.

We seem to be getting more storms, but they blow through faster

Bottles Truffle oil, water, olive oil, garlic oil

Ready for the night Truffle oil, water, olive oil and garlic oil

See a cattle Egret in our neighborhood now and then. They are usually in marsh areas.

Injuries killed the Arsenal chances for the 2nd season in a row. We know what they need; squad depth. At least there’s the UCL and the the money associated with that

Had Mr In-Between in my Hulu queue for a quite a while, finally got to watching it. Really like it. The Aussie humor is priceless

One of our local banks (Central Pacific Bank), the one we use, has reported an increase in deposits.

Bluesky looks interesting, but I have enough conversations going on between ADM and Mastodon I couldn’t keep up with another

There’s a big battle here between people who want to feed and care for feral cats and the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources who are trying to protect endemic species, especially the Nene Goose, the state bird, which is endangered and endemic. Sorry cat people, I have to side with the birds on this one. The cat people suggest putting the birds in a sanctuary to protect them. The birds were here before the people or the cats.

I guess its the same mindset of putting Native Americans on reservations.

One year ago I saw the Dodger at Petco and this guy was roaming outfield during warm ups.

Don Lemon was kind of the anti Tucker Carlson during Trump years. Ironic that they are both gone the same day.

Lots of rain up mauka (towards the mountain). Guessing we’ll get some.

Back end of day off