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It is good to know. I shall try to eat more watermelon because my blood pressure is always slightly high…
"Watermelon is a great addition to an overall healthy dietary eating pattern because it provides potassium, lycopene, and citrulline, which synergistically can help support blood pressure and blood flow." — Michelle Routhenstein, preventive cardiology dietitian at EntirelyNourished.
I love trying out new gadgets when they drop, but they tend to have a short shelf life — ending up tucked away somewhere, forgotten. Same goes for apps and websites. I used to sign up for every new thing that caught my eye, explore it for a bit, then move on to the next shiny object. I had accounts everywhere.
Now I only buy what I know I’ll actually use. I stopped buying new gadgets three years ago after a layoff, and my approach to apps has mellowed out too. I still dabble in new stuff once in a while, but nothing like the signing-up frenzy of my past.
I've been writing blog posts on and off for over 20 years. I survived the Blogger era, bounced around platforms, and eventually landed on Micro.blog — where I've been happily tinkering ever since. I dabble in HTML and CSS for fun, I'm a perfectionist about how my posts look, and I have a long history of going down rabbit holes trying to get things exactly right. If you've read my post about wrestling with Micro.blog, you already know how this goes.
Been tinkering with two apps and they’re both coming together nicely. Perch is my custom Micro.blog client (books from my bookshelf, movies and TV from Trakt). Draft Studio is for my long-form writing here and OULDHH, sending drafts straight to Micro.blog and Wix, no copy-paste. More on Perch soon.
I’d love my own analog room. I’m already planning a sunroom off my bedroom, but that’s where the computer desk is going to free up space. Definitely no TV in there either. Maybe I’ll build a small separate room outside next to the house instead. Hmm.
Madonna keeps reinventing herself and gets more beautiful and graceful with every era. My idol for life.
Three browsers on Mac. One on Android. Each has a specific job and I like it that way.
Brave is my daily driver on both platforms. It handles pretty much everything — general browsing, research, shopping, social media. Privacy-focused out of the box, fast, and I never have to think too hard about it. On Android, it’s the only browser I use. Simple.
Arc on Mac has one very specific role: it’s what opens when an external app fires a link. My email client, Talanoa, sends links straight to Arc — and it opens in Little Arc, a small floating window just for that quick look. No full browser, no tab clutter. Read it, close it, done.
I went to Yellowstone in 2019. It’s such a beautiful place, and I’ve been inside that inn. It’s stunning inside and out — truly a treasure.
Why Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn Remains a National Treasure
Good morning! Just wanted to say hi! By the way, I really love this movie, Hopper. It’s such a joy to watch.
I’m tempted to purchase The Stud Desk for my LEGO collections. It fits perfectly with my Tiny Home lifestyle, allowing me to work from the kitchen table, the living room, or the porch using my new seating arrangement… Hmm.
My cozy seating setup on my porch. I love it.
