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2026

June 2026

Jun 30 — Fable 5 Is Back (Well, Tomorrow)
Jun 29 — 🎬 The Sheep Detectives (2026)
Jun 29 — Jaws Never Really Left
Jun 28 — It Was the Dust
Jun 28 — Currently Reading: The Andromeda Strain
Jun 28 — TIL: Foppish
Jun 27 — Site Refresh: The Header Got a Glow-Up
Jun 27 — Happy 20th Birthday, Blu-ray: Wait, It's Still a Thing?
Jun 27 — Indeed, it is true. The Boston Consulting Group Isn’t Wrong john.philpin.com …
Jun 26 — The ADA Turns 36. The Work Isn't Done
Jun 26 — Solar Is Thriving. Trump Hates It
Jun 26 — Duck AI Fell for a Fake News Story
Jun 26 — Happy Palindrome Day! 6-26-26
Jun 25 — Twenty-Two Years and Eight Platforms Late
Jun 25 — Well, It's Official — Apple Prices Are Going Up
Jun 24 — Two New Pages, One Productive Day
Jun 24 — 🎬 Per Aspera Ad Astra (2026)
Jun 24 — Mountain Horses
Jun 23 — 🎬 Day of Reckoning (2017)
Jun 23 — 🎬 The Wolf 🐺 of Snow Hollow (2020)
Jun 23 — The Android Feature That Leaves "Close All Tabs" Guides in the Dust
Jun 23 — Espresso Without the Heat
Jun 23 — Word Nerd Alert: Quintessence
Jun 23 — Hamilton Saw This Coming
Jun 23 — One King, One Table, Five Centuries
Jun 22 — 📽️ Watchlist: Klara and the Sun (2026)
Jun 21 — Word Nerd Alert: Octothorpe
Jun 21 — Word Nerd Alert: Sanguine
Jun 21 — Word Nerd Alert: Clepe
Jun 21 — 🎬 Colors of Evil: Red (2024)
Jun 21 — 🎬 Colors of Evil: Black (2026)
Jun 21 — Your Phone Is About to Get More Expensive — and AI Is Why
Jun 18 — 📺 Cross Season 1 (2024)
Jun 18 — 📺 Widow's Bay Season 1 (2026)
Jun 18 — That is amazing! Medical tech got better and better. That is why I support …
Jun 16 — 📽️ On my radar: Hexed (2026)
Jun 16 — 🎬 Bhooth Bangla (2026)
Jun 16 — 📽️ On the Radar: The Last House
Jun 13 — American Sign Language (ASL) is beautiful, and I have been watching this video …
Jun 11 — 📽️ Want to Watch The Death of Robin Hood June 18, 2026 Grappling with his past …
Jun 11 — 📽️ Want to Watch Cold Storage 2026 When a mutating, highly contagious fungus …
Jun 11 — 📽️ Want to Watch Whalefall October 14, 2026 Following the death of his father, …
Jun 11 — 🎬 Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major 2023 ★★★★☆
Jun 11 — Only two episodes left of Widow’s Bay—stoked to hear it’s been …
Jun 11 — 🍿 Watching Now Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major
Jun 11 — What an amazing transformation. Check out those before-and-after photos. A …
Jun 11 — That is great news!!! Speak of the devil, for the first time ever, solar created …
Jun 11 — I would love to see a creaseless display on a foldable phone in the US. I know …
Jun 9 — 📺 The Boroughs (2026)
Jun 9 — 📽️ Want to Watch Scooby-Doo: Origins 2027 During their final summer at camp, …
Jun 9 — There is truly no one like Madonna. She’s been my idol for as long as I …
Jun 9 — 🎬 Mortal 2020 ★★★☆☆
Jun 8 — I realized that I already have seen Mortal before. I decide to continue watching …
Jun 8 — 🍿 Mortal 2020 WHY I'M WATCHING I've always been fascinated by Norse mythology, …
Jun 8 — I just learned that if you want Apple’s most powerful, next-gen on-device AI, …
Jun 8 — Continuing watching Spider-Noir — S1E4
Jun 8 — 📺 Watching Now Spider-Noir S1E3
Jun 8 — Resuming watching Widow’s Bay — S1E8.
Jun 8 — Madonna looks amazing!!! And her fabulous cameos, too. Also on Facebook, here is …
Jun 8 — As expected, WWDC focused heavily on AI, with no major iOS or iPadOS features …
Jun 8 — Pausing Widow’s Bay — S1E8 and getting ready to watch Apple’s WWDC26 …
Jun 8 — 📺 Watching Now Widow's Bay S1E8
Jun 8 — It’s incredible how far we can go to observe what they look like. The …
Jun 7 — 🎬 Snake Island Python 2022 ★★☆☆☆
Jun 7 — TIL a new word: agathokakological agathokakological adjective : composed of both …
Jun 7 — Most bottled brands are just filtered tap water, so why pay a premium? Used to …
Jun 7 — Learned a new word today: silly-maxxing. It’s basically decorating with …
Jun 7 — 🎬 The Terminal 2004 ★★★★☆ MY THOUGHTS I've seen this film before and re-watched …
Jun 7 — I love this house design—very simple and clean! It’s ideal for a mountain …
Jun 7 — TIL a new word: traduce traduce verb : to expose to shame or blame by means of …
Jun 7 — Yikes! The United States confirmed a case of New World screwworm in Texas, …
Jun 7 — It is good to know. I shall try to eat more watermelon because my blood pressure …
Jun 6 — 🎥 Want to Watch Fall 2: Deadpoint Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig 2026 …
Jun 6 — 🎬 The Birdcage 1996 ★★★★☆ MY THOUGHTS I have seen it before. It never gets …
Jun 6 — Continue watching 📺 Spider-Noir — S1E2
Jun 6 — 📺 Watching Now Spider-Noir 2026 S1E1
Jun 6 — 📽️ Want to Watch BeLIEf 2026 Julian Austwick When a revengeful heretic …
Jun 5 — 📺 Watching Now Gannibal S1 MY THOUGHTS I hope it is a good TV series. Will post …
Jun 4 — 📽 Watched How to Train Your Dragon ★★★★☆ 2025 · Dean DeBlois On the rugged isle …
Jun 4 — TIL the entryway is the most underrated room to paint. Small space, quick job, …
Jun 4 — Great, but how can it compete w/ Chrome? Chrome can do w/ setting and …
Jun 4 — I hope this isn’t true—it would be an eyesore! I believe it …
Jun 4 — 📖 Currently Reading The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6)Dan Brown Page 333 …
Jun 4 — 📽 Watched Elio ★★★★☆ 2025 · Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, Adrian Molina Elio, …
Jun 3 — 📖 Currently Reading The Andromeda StrainMichael Crichton Page 38 of 290 13%
Jun 3 — I’m finally reading a book — The Andromeda Strain 📚 by Michael Crichton — …
Jun 3 — TIL a new word: waft waft verb : to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant …
Jun 3 — I’m really fond of the bamboo-and-steel canopy. If I had a bigger yard, …
Jun 2 — Posted a titled blog post to Bluesky via Micro.blog’s Standard.site …
Jun 2 — Learning to Say No (Mostly)
Jun 2 — It’s embarrassing that the US hasn’t kept pace with the shift to …
Jun 2 — TIL that DC is an acronym for “Detective Comics.” Now, the times I …
Jun 2 — If I plan to redo my tiny house, I would go with this exterior wood like …
Jun 1 — 📽 Watched Freakier Friday ★★★★☆ 2025 · Nisha Ganatra Years after Tess and Anna …
Jun 1 — Why I built Perch...
Jun 1 —
Jun 1 — 🎥 Want to Watch Strung 2026 · Malcolm D. Lee A talented violinist whose …

May 2026

April 2026

March 2026

Mar 31 — Studying for my driver’s permit. Hoping to take the test next week. I …
Mar 31 — Tomorrow is April 1. March was a blink. Where did it go? What was I even doing? …
Mar 31 — I watched the entire TV series a while ago: Scarpetta Season 1. It had promise, …
Mar 31 — Watched: Project Hail Mary 🍿 The start is somewhat slow, but I really enjoyed …
Mar 31 — Photo: KL Murphy for NPR There are only 51 Rice’s whales left on Earth. …
Mar 31 — Credit: Lucas Gouveia/How-To Geek Most streaming services default captions to …
Mar 31 — Photo: AP Photo/John Raoux NASA’s Artemis II launches tomorrow, April 1 …
Mar 31 — The Court says banning conversion therapy silences free speech. But every major …
Mar 31 — TIL you can soften cold butter fast with just hot water and a glass. Fill it, …
Mar 31 — Where Did the Word "Geek" Actually Come From?
Mar 31 — “If we write properly, we get accused of being AI — it’s absolutely …
Mar 31 — “Three central components of subjective well-being were considered: life …
Mar 31 — Still rocking my 2017 Pixelbook, minimal lag. The 16GB model was the right …
Mar 31 — A leaked LEGO set of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família could dethrone every set …
Mar 31 — That enclosed porch on the Shoreline Glass House is living rent-free in my …
Mar 31 — Wood walls. One good chair. A window. That’s all a writing space really …
Mar 31 — New research finds the U.S. has caused roughly $10 trillion in global climate …
Mar 30 — Those sliding doors are everything. I’d love something like that in my …
Mar 29 — Ooh, Legos! I love them. I saw some Crocs featuring a Lego design the other day. …
Mar 29 — Love this! It is gorgeous! View this post on Instagram A post shared on …
Mar 29 — Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. …
Mar 29 — Short Stack
Mar 29 — If I were short, I wouldn’t mind a Hobbit-style house, but at 6'0", …
Mar 28 — Watched two days ago: War Machine 🍿 ★★★½
Mar 28 — I’m enjoying my Iced Mocha latte with Almond milk—it’s so delicious! …
Mar 28 — I just had sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast, but it wasn’t …
Mar 28 — “Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would …
Mar 27 — Finally, WhatsApp allows chat transfers from iPhone to Android! I wish this had …
Mar 27 — I’ve been using Claude MCP through my browser—it’s pretty great. But now? I’m …
Mar 27 — This "Bear – The Largest Land Predator" LEGO Ideas project is incredible! 🐻🌲 …
Mar 27 — My Accidental AI Writing Stack
Mar 26 — Theme in Progress
Mar 24 — I don’t do documentaries. But Dancing with the Birds intrigued me enough …
Mar 24 — Amazon isn’t alone. Microsoft just launched Copilot Health and OpenAI has …
Mar 24 — Amazon launched Health AI on its website and app, giving Prime members free 24/7 …
Mar 24 — One of my fav rabbit holes: tiny house browsing. Own a 12x40 house & love every …
Mar 24 — China controls 90% of humanoid robot sales. The U.S. is scrambling to keep up. …
Mar 24 — I should start making my own butter. Heavy cream, yogurt, a stand mixer — …
Mar 24 — “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe …
Mar 24 — Word of the Day: Spurious
Mar 23 — The U.S. government just officially registered alien.gov and aliens.gov. While …
Mar 23 — This French tiny home is a total fairytale. The artisanal woodwork and cozy …
Mar 23 — Word of the Day: Anomie
Mar 23 — Recipe Bucket List: Vegan Peanut Butter Pie
Mar 23 — Watched: Zone 414 🍿 ★★☆☆☆
Mar 22 — Watched: Mercy 🍿 Better than I expected. Not perfect, but I enjoyed it. ★★★☆☆
Mar 22 — Can a Robot Love You Back?
Mar 21 — Paris spent a decade ripping out car lanes and replacing them with 550km of bike …
Mar 16 — Dinner’s on the stove. I looked out the window and saw everything buried …
Mar 15 — Congratulations to Keivonn Woodard for making history at just 10 years old for …
Mar 15 — This Lumibricks’ Van Gogh Wheat Field with Cypress set looks amazing. It …
Mar 15 — Ooh, I can’t wait for Percy Jackson Season 3. With the new cast joining this …
Mar 15 — My Hands Are My Voice: The Problem with AI Search in Google Maps
Mar 15 — Meet Gizmo.
Mar 15 — It’s all done, and it looks really adorable! I decided not to include the …
Mar 15 — This Biscuit and Sausage Casserole looks so good! Growing up, my family always …
Mar 15 — I’ve been a loyal John Grisham fan for years, keeping a Christmas tradition my …
Mar 15 — That DIY tile trick is brilliant. Instead of mixing mortar and making a huge …
Mar 14 — Another one is cute, a frog! Great for another fun project! Check it out. via …
Mar 14 — I could do something like this cool project. Check it out here. I have to find …
Mar 14 — Spring’s nearly here with nice mid-60s weather. Can’t wait to start …
Mar 14 — Wait—The U.S. and Iran Were Once Allies?
Mar 14 — I have finished half-way. Now taking a break… Next: step 6! It has been …
Mar 14 — The fun has begun…opening to the first bag right now.
Mar 14 — After lunch I’m opening this LEGO set and taking a little trip back to the 80s. …
Mar 13 — I’m currently watching the Scarpetta TV series on Amazon Prime. So far, it …
Mar 13 — A Detour Through Butcher Hollow
Mar 13 — It’s incredibly heartbreaking to see this today. True peace will never be …
Mar 11 — I recently set up my MacBook Air. I had forgotten how lightweight it is—it feels …
Mar 11 — Is 8GB Still "Enough" in 2026?
Mar 11 — Can’t wait for my 15" MacBook Air, expected by 5 pm. Rural delivery …
Mar 11 — View this post on Instagram A post shared on Instagram
Mar 11 — Netflix’s March lineup is stacked. Two on my radar: War Machine and Peaky …
Mar 11 — I try to avoid talking about politics here, but I have to say something abt …
Mar 11 — Drove through the scenic New U.S. 460 / Corridor Q to Pikeville for a …
Mar 11 — Always wondered if water filters actually work. Brita is the obvious name …
Mar 11 — Can we talk about these Italian mountain huts? Val d’Aosta has nearly ten …
Mar 11 — This is the most cringing thing I have ever seen. Researchers built a …
Mar 10 — I can watch ONE PIECE Season 2 now as it is just released now. Excited. In the …
Mar 10 — Currently Watching: The Bluff. I hope it is good.
Mar 10 — I just finished watching the Melania documentary to see what the fuss was about …
Mar 8 — Fun Fact: The ‘zip’ in ‘ZIP code’ stands for ‘Zone Improvement Plan.' via …
Mar 8 — I happen to live in a rural town. If you want to understand rural America, check …
Mar 8 — So, is AI a mental health miracle or a total minefield? Honestly, it’s both. A …
Mar 8 — Finished watching Jekyll and Hyde S1. I wish they would do seasons 2. 😕 I …
Mar 8 — This example clearly shows AI at its sloppiest… A process that looks …
Mar 8 — It is hilarious. Some people fell for it! Check it out below. Threads
Mar 8 — At 116, Ethel Caterham is the world's oldest living person — the oldest ever, …
Mar 8 — Are We Ready for a Conscious AI?
Mar 8 — Clocks spring forward tonight at 2 AM. Yes, you lose an hour of sleep. But hey — …
Mar 8 — Apocalyptic Warning Against AI
Mar 7 — Watched: Firebreak A grieving mother whose young daughter vanishes near their …
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Mar 7 — I Was Never Weird — I Was Just Well-Programmed
Mar 6 — Robots Freak Me Out (And Other Things I Was Wrong About)
Mar 6 — China built GrowHR – a shape-shifting robot that literally grows like a …
Mar 6 — Just discovered Holi is a thing in at the Seaport in NYC tomorrow, and now …
Mar 6 — You already know how to build a habit. You brush your teeth every day without …
Mar 6 — I have been thinking about it a lot lately. The internet is indeed flooding with …
Mar 6 — Small shifts, big impact. 🌱 New research from @RealSimple highlights that you …
Mar 6 — I learned a new word today: Quishing. It’s a sneaky twist on phishing where …
Mar 6 — I wish they’d create a phone like the Nothing Fold concept. It’s wide and tall …
Mar 6 — Colon cancer is increasingly hitting younger adults. While doctors once …
Mar 6 — A lone tree stands guard under Orion’s glow on the banks of the Ōreti River, NZ. …
Mar 6 — Regarding that shelf—it’s seriously a mood. The way the dark, textured wall …
Mar 6 — I am definitely adding Preschool to my watchlist. Josh Duhamel playing a …
Mar 5 — Okay, this one is a little alarming. Security researchers have been digging into …
Mar 5 — Following up on my last post — this one is specifically about fake AI browser …
Mar 5 — Gallery Wall: My Spring Project
Mar 5 — My Quiet Hobby Is Making a Comeback
Mar 5 — Finally finished Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1, and now I’m diving …
Mar 4 — The Robots Are Driving Now. And It's Getting Real
Mar 4 — I just learned about vagueposting; it isn't new — the term dates back to 2011 — …
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Mar 4 — Saw four robots.txt plugins on micro.blog — debating which one to install. It …
Mar 4 — A new MacBook Air M5 releases on March 11, with pre-orders starting March 4 at …
Mar 4 — Do you agree? I always added milk to my scrambled eggs because that’s how …
Mar 4 — I am SO ready to get outside and enjoy dusking. That quiet stretch after sunset …
Mar 3 — Been deep in the weeds, tweaking my Micro.blog most of the day — custom HTML, …
Mar 2 — The Internet Is Filling Up With Slop. Does Anyone Actually Care?
Mar 2 — Well said! Source
Mar 2 — The way that terracotta wall hits the natural wood ceiling is everything. It’s …
Mar 2 — Who says bathrooms have to be boring? That mural wallpaper is already a …
Mar 2 — Those warm wood open shelves against that creamy white kitchen just work. …
Mar 2 — That arched sliding door with fluted glass? Chef’s kiss. It lets light …

February 2026

January 2026

Jan 31 — Promising Science and My Mountain of DNF Books
Jan 31 — Thrift store haul
Jan 31 — Finally catching up with Bridgerton after two years, and I’m absolutely …
Jan 30 — 35 Years of the ADA, and Hotels Still Can’t Get It Right
Jan 30 — A Moment of Beauty
Jan 30 — All Movement Counts (Even the Aimless Kind)
Jan 30 — Mediterranean Sunshine for Under $4
Jan 30 — Chasing Sunlight: My Vitamin D Journey
Jan 30 — What Food Defines You?
Jan 30 — Currently reading: The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon, #6) by Dan Brown 📚. …

2022

December 2022

Dec 25 — Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
Dec 21 — I’ve been reading this book on & off for months now. I hope to finish …
Dec 21 — I’ve been reading this book on & off for months now. I’ll be …
Dec 21 — I just finished the The Wild Robot book last week. It was good. Now I will be …
Dec 21 — I am trying out the new social media, second to Twitter, and see how it works. …