: 2024-05-15 15:01 One signifier of a fast-approaching birthday (when you get to be my age) is that you get ads for …
: 2024-05-14 08:01 I didn’t get a view of the aurora, because I didn’t stay out long enough for the sky to …
: 2023-05-13 19:35 New glassware at the Esperanto group’s meeting venue.
: Sometime after May 2nd my posts quit propagating to my Mastodon account at …
: 2024-05-13 13:24 I got my signed hardback copy of Revin’s Heart by Steven D. Brewer!! “… my …
: 2024-05-11 14:48 Ashley’s place on the sofa is no longer in the sun. #dogsofmastodon 🐕 Although it may …
: 2024-05-11 06:32 Ashley’s place on the sofa is also her place in the sun. #dogsofmastodon 🐕
: 2024-05-10 17:48 A Manhattan for Jackie. “I’m only in it for the cherries,” says she.
: 2024-05-09 19:42 Today was a rest day, but yesterday I did three rounds on my rings: Jump rope Dips (best set x 2 + …
: 2024-05-05 15:05 Jackie and I took Ashley to Homer Lake and walked the West Lake Trail. #dogsofmastodon 🐕 …
: Today’s rings workout Back in 2020 I bought a set of gymnastic rings, and used them for pull ups, dips, and inverted rows …
: 2024-05-02 28:51 Today’s workout was hill sprints at Colbert Park. Did a few warmup sprints at 40% up to 80%, …
: 2024-04-30 08:51 Broadly speaking, every walk you take is both preprandial and postprandial.
: 2024-04-27 12:45 The closure of Blind Pig Brewing has left a gap on the shelves of the beer aisle in the grocery …
: 2024-04-26 12:50 In 1990 (or thereabouts) I helped my dad drive to Florida for a sabbatical. While there we visited …
: 2024-04-23 09:31 Instagram would have me believe that I have 30 followers there who want to follow me on Threads. I …
: 2024-04-22 17:42 I just asked my senators and representative to oppose a law that would allow laws to be copyrighted, …
: 2024-04-18 07:16 An excellent piece by @doctorow. Not just clear, accurate economics, it also gets at the heart of …
: 2024-04-17 09:14 Me and Ashley, out for a #run. Once again, she’s a much better running companion than she is …
: Running with Ashley #dogsofmastodon 🏃 🐕 The books say not to take your dog running until they’re at least a year (better: 18 months) …
: 2024-04-13 18:27 A view out my study window, where the flowering crabapple tree is in full bloom, and a dandelion …
: 2024-04-10 09:20 I got a phishing email that would have just been lame, except it pretended to come from a company I …
: 2024-04-08 17:56 Nia grup-kunvenejo ne plu nomiĝas la bierfarejo Blinda Porko, sed ili ankoraŭ uzas la samajn …
: 2024-04-06 14:29 A great #run! 🏃 My feet and knees felt great throughout. And it looks like the weather will …
: 2024-04-02 10:09 At 10:00 AM on the first Tuesday of each month, they test the warning sirens. The first time Ashley …
: 2024-04-01 14:39 Sometimes I’ll tell Ashley she’s my best girl. Then I’ll lean close to her and, in …
: Fitness training for longsword, Mark Wildman style Source: Wiktenauer A couple of aspects of longsword turn out to be hard not from a skill …
: 2024-03-23 07:31 Pretty good Pete Townshend interview. This line spoke to me: “… rock ’n’ roll is really …
: 2024-03-19 14:21 Personal quirk #339: I think it’s funny to pronounce the word “dregs” as if it …
: 2024-03-15 12:41 In histories of the period before modern medicine, people were often “sickly” in some …
: 2024-03-14 17:44 For Pi Day, Jackie baked me an apple pie. Yum!
: 2024-03-14 09:40 Here: Have a pretty Pi Day sunrise.
: 2024-03-13 17:49 You couldn’t see it, even if it weren’t behind the Oura ring “activity” …
: 2024-03-12 12:10 Just a piece of bark with some lichens on it. A little moss too, I guess. #lichensubscribe …
: 2024-03-12 12:05 Big open-grown oak in the Sangamon River Forest Preserve. #thicktrunktuesday
: 2024-03-12 07:50 Me: Ashley, we’re out for a walk! We’re not out for a “stand and stare at a …
: 2024-03-08 16:14 Dramatic sky. Not quite as dramatic as this filter would have you believe, but pretty dramatic.
: 2024-03-05 09:10 Ashley has been hearing about the Fightin’ Ball training that Tanuki has been doing, and has …
: 2024-03-05 06:52 I figure the marks showing healed damage to the trunk of this sycamore tell us how deep the water …
: Some longsword progress, finally! I’ve been training in longsword for almost a full year now—I just looked and saw that my first …
: 2024-03-01 13:55 🎵 Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side 🎵 Ashley is very long.
: 2024-02-27 15:03 Ooh! My signed hardback copy of my brother Steven D. Brewer’s book Better Angels: Tour de …
: 2024-02-27 14:11 My lowest resting heart rate has crept up these past few months. My Oura ring keeps saying that I …
: 2024-02-23 08:58 My brother, @author_sdbrewer, tells me this is a mlem, as opposed to a blep. #dogsofmastodon
: 2024-02-17 13:26 Forty-five minutes after getting her toy, Ashley struck stuffing. Five minutes later, the stuffie is …
: 2024-02-17 13:10 We are just home from Ashley’s class on loose-leash walking. It was graduation, so we got to …
: 2024-02-17 09:50 Bitter cold here today, and I felt bad making Ashley wait while I got a picture. But when I tried to …
: 2024-02-15 08:12 I had a dream in which I met an adult woman who had been found at sea as an infant. The sailors who …
: 2024-02-10 14:56 Sun HEMA Mon 1-handed 13.75 lb club: outside circles, shield cast, inside circles 9 x 5L/5R. Then …
: 2024-02-08 11:31 Heading out for her evening walk last night, the dog saw one of the neighbor dogs that she likes to …
: 2024-02-08 07:46 I did make my bluevardier last night. It was kinda sweet. Not a surprise, as triple sec is sweeter …
: 2024-02-07 10:34 I have invented a (I think) new cocktail: the bluevardier! It’s a boulevardier, except that …
: 2024-02-06 14:41 There’s a cybersecurity company that advertises on some podcast that I listen to. Their …
: 2024-02-03 14:40 The dog seemed happy to laze about for an extra half hour this morning, so I wasn’t out in …
: 2024-02-02 08:13 Reminder: Your local spring is forecast by your local groundhogs. Ignore celebrity groundhogs! …
: 2024-02-01 06:30 After week after cloudy week, where dawn was just the sky going from black to dark leaden grey to …
: An actually useful use-case for large language models I just thought of a possibly actually useful use-case for large language models (what’s being …
: 2024-01-23 18:55 Street lights on the ice glaze left by freezing rain.
: 2024-01-22 14:35 The package I was waiting for came! My new Sigi Maestro, by Sigi Forge! Look at that glorious …
: 2024-01-22 14:02 An ice storm has made it way too slippery to walk further than absolutely necessary. Plus, I have a …
: Finished reading: The Future by Naomi Alderman 📚 Highly recommended. The first two-thirds is …
: 2024-01-18 10:08 The very first breakfast Jackie ever cooked for me was some Tassajara Bread book pancakes. …
: 2024-01-16 12:52 You know the white tank-top style undershirts that for years have been called …
: 2024-01-16 09:26 “Now that the Tesla cybertruck is finally out in the wild, it’s being forced to contend with a …
: 2024-01-14 15:11 Not really a micro.blog thing (although it _could_ be), but if you spend any time on Mastodon, you …
: 2024-01-14 09:13 If there’s anything better on a cold day than a warm dog and a cup of hot cocoa, I don’t …
: 2024-01-14 07:44 I put Ashley in her new coat, put on my Alaska Pipeline coat, and went out into the bitter, bitter …
: Workouts! Although I haven’t quite achieved my aspirational goal of doing all the workouts I want to do, …
: 2024-01-06 09:01 After yesterday’s brightly colored dawn, a dramatic change: Today’s rather somber snow …
: 2024-01-05 07:16 I took Ashley out just a little earlier than usual, because the dawn sky was so pretty. And good …
: 2024-01-03 18:14 “Have you been happy?” Julie asked. “Of course,” I said, not noticing the …
: 2024-01-03 12:29 My HEMA group will be starting up a new beginner class later this month. If you’re local and …
: 2024-01-02 13:41 Jackie fixed cornbread yesterday, and today we had some for desert. She put apricot preserves on …
: 2023-12-31 10:23 My ambition has long been to be a young man of independent means. I achieved the “independent …
: 2023-12-28 15:16 Is this not an especially lovely loaf?
: 2023-12-25 09:11 No photo, so not so interesting for you, but at the end of our walk, just before crossing our little …
: 2023-12-24 07:05 Jackie toppled up my third coffee, so I get three-and-a-third coffees this morning! (Also shown: …
: 2023-12-24 06:47 Not many people out-and-about before dawn on a foggy Christmas Eve.
: 2023-12-22 14:07 Solstice feast: Roast beast with Yorkshire pudding, served au jus, with horseradish sauce, green …
: 2023-12-15 14:34 Things outside the window that need barking at, in priority order, according to Ashley 🐕 …
: 2023-12-15 06:56 I have ordered a signed copy of Steven D. Brewer’s Better Angels: Tour de Force, just out …
: Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy : Better Angels: Tour de Force by Steven D. Brewer I have ordered a signed copy of Steven D. Brewer’s Better Angels: Tour de Force, just out …
: Personal exercise program for winter 2023-2024 Based on the ideas that I talked about in Training for everything, here’s my latest cut at a …
: 2023-12-07 09:20 For a few weeks near the solstice, you can see the sun rise between the buildings east and south …
: 2023-12-06 14:23 Poor Ashley. Nobody’s ever told her the story of The Dog Who Cried “Woof!” …
: 2023-12-05 09:31 Okay, I know it’s lichen and not moss, but I know how to spell #mosstodon, whereas I have no …
: 2023-12-04 12:52 That’s more like it! My first few runs after having been sick were pretty mediocre, but today …
: Sparing again! I’ve felt entirely recovered from West Nile fever for going on three weeks now, and I’ve …
: Conservatory versus seasonal depression For several weeks before and after the winter solstice, I’m quite prone to seasonal …
: 2023-12-01 10:57 When the family dog would adopt this posture in a chair, we’d say she was “Sitting up …
: 2023-11-30 06:57 An above-average dawn sky.
: 2023-11-29 19:56 I’ve cooked enough fjord trout (which is a lot like salmon) to feel safe just winging it as …
: 2023-11-28 13:57 A few years ago I noticed a sharp increase in the number of cars left running empty to warm up. Of …
: 2023-11-27 17:24 Mi veturas al la kunveno de la Esperanta grupo per buso, kaj hodiaŭ mi povas vidi plenan lunon. Ĝi …
: 2023-11-27 08:27 Moonset over the solar farm.
: Finally back to doing workouts I’ve had a draft post that was originally called my “fall workout plan,” and then …
: 2023-12-23 13:48 Ashley and Moose Tracks tussling in the dog park. Moose Tracks is still a puppy, and kinda bitey, …
: The best light-therapy light for SAD My whole adult life I’ve suffered from SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Years ago I got a …
: 2023-11-22 14:14 Ashley lay down on the floor in the bedroom, so I sat down on the floor next to her. She started …
: 2023-11-22 06:36 Google offered several filters to make this sky more dramatic or colorful, but I decided that I …
: Finally recovered, I think Back at the end of September I came down with West Nile Fever, which made me pretty sick for a long …
: 2923-11-20 17:56 Dum mi atendas la aliajn membrojn de la grupo, mi trinkas bieron “U of IPA.”
: 2023-11-20 11:47 Just because I felt like it, I made a thermosy french press of coffee, so Jackie and I could have …
: 2023-11-20 07:12 If I live to eleventy-one (like Bilbo), Jackie and I will have been married 78 years. #jimmycarter …
: An entire article on this, with no indication that the writer understands that students staying away …
: 2023-11-16 17:05 Whiskey club: Cody Road Rye Cody Road makes a very fine rye. It’s got a nice rye spiciness, …
: 2023-11-16 06:21 Just a couple of days after seeing the crescent moon at dawn, last night there was a crescent moon …
: 2023-11-15 18:38 Whiskey club: Cody Road Bourbon. Pre-pandemic, our local liquor store used to have tastings. (It …
: 2023-11-15 06:17 Ashley likes to go for her first walk of the morning right at sunrise (hence the numerous sunrise …
: 2023-11-13 16:14 Whiskey club: The whiskey I drink most often is Evan Williams black label. I particularly like it …
: 2023-11-13 06:16 Two years ago I bought this hat for running. It’s merino wool, but machine washable, and of …
: 2023-11-11 13:10 I did a poor job of training Ashley to look at me. Instead of looking to me for guidance, …
: 2023-11-11 06:09 Ashley was pleased to walk about one-third of the way through Dohme Park. But once I got this image, …
: 2023-11-11 06:06 Crescent moon over Park View.
: 2023-11-07 17:27 Autumn tree backlit by setting sun.
: 2023-11-07 08:21 One of the great things in Illinois is the libraries are structured as taxing districts. With voter …
: 2023-11-07 06:14 Ashley was ready to head on back, but I insisted that we walk as far as First Street, so I could …
: 2023-11-06 17:59 Do, ekde la komenco de la grupa kunveno, estas plene malhela. Sed mi havas bieron. Do ĉio estas en …
: 2923-11-06-17:15 Already well past sunset, as I head to Esperanto, but not yet full dark.
: 2023-11-06 15:37 Because I use wearables to capture as much information about myself as possible, I can go back and …
: 2023-10-30 15:45 Today I managed to get in a workout—my first since coming down with West Nile fever five and a half …
: 2023-10-30 15:31 I noticed how sluggish Ashley got when the temperature rose above about 72℉, but I hadn’t …
: Roll your own Cash Management Account Back in the late 1970s, Merrill Lynch, and then several competitors, created what became known as a …
: 2023-10-28 11:53 Zoomies! #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-10-26 07:37 I slept so late this morning, the sun was already up when I got out to walk the dog!
: 2023-10-25 14:54 It has been 11 years since I wrote this bit of advice, and I think it may be the best advice …
: 2023-10-24 07:17 As someone who just spent five weeks recovering from West Nile Fever, this article spoke to me: …
: Sharing more stuff on LinkedIn In 2007, when I left Motorola, I was kind of reserving LinkedIn as a potential job-hunting site. In …
: 2023-10-23 14:06 Breakfast was a potato omelet with onions and peppers, and hot buttered toast with fresh sourdough …
: 2023-10-21 09:41 The sun rises behind the buildings east of where I live this time of year, so I need to walk all the …
: 2023-10-20 07:24 Even while I was sick, I still had to walk the dog. I cut back just a bit—when I was at my sickest, …
: Sick. Mostly better. Diagnosis! About three weeks ago I developed a fever and moderate flu-like symptoms. It felt like a virus, so I …
: 2023-09-29 12:07 Jackie has an Illuminated Brew Works Weird Science. Isn’t that a lovely Cthulhu illustration? …
: 2023-09-27 13:09 Jackie has two band-aids, having gotten both a flu shot and an RSV shot. (Covid shot delayed another …
: 2023-09-27 09:53 According to my Oura ring, my readiness has been declining for days now. Doubtful about the …
: 2023-09-26 13:14 I grabbed this image and sent it to my brother @stevendbrewer, saying “I guess I don’t …
: 2023-09-24 06:41 Yesterday’s equinox sunrise.
: 2023-09-23 11:19 Ashley found a ball. #dogsofmastodon
: Dawn gallery Walking Ashley gets me out around dawn every morning, giving me a chance to get a dawn photo most …
: 2023-09-23 12:21 To celebrate the equinox (actually because our dog is spending the day at Canine Academy) …
: Starting to rough up a new training program During the pandemic I followed something of a training plan—a mostly bodyweight exercise plan with …
: 2023-09-04 18:00 Mi trinkas bieron “Cloud Inversion” dum mi atendas la aliajn membrojn de mia Esperanta …
: 2023-09-04 9:43 “To take the dog for a walk safely, you have to pay attention to the dog, and to the …
: 2023-09-01 06:45 Ashley in the early morning sun. #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-08-31 05:24 The Winfield Village finance committee (everyone here interested enough in the budget to show up) …
: 2023-08-31 04:57 This makes me really want to read Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger: there is a tradition on the …
: 2023-08-26 12:10 Wanted an extra loaf as a gift, so I made double the dough and divided it. Took maybe 15 minutes …
: 2023-08-25 11:31 My copy of the new translation of Meyer’s 1570 sword-fighting treatise has arrived!
: 2023-08-24 09:04 The ice fairy cometh. (In my brother’s household, the person who actually takes the trouble …
: 2023-08-19 19:59 The sun shining through the patio fence cast almost zebra-like, or tiger-like stripes on Ashley. …
: 2023-08-19 06:17 I dragged the dog to the prairie (right next to Winfield Village), so I could get this picture of …
: 2023-08-18 19:29 I cleaned and waxed my feder before heading to St. Croix. But I forgot where I stashed my cleaning …
: 2023-08-18 06:32 The sky went from “Ooh, look at that red ball!” to “Ooh, don’t look at that …
: 2023-08-17 06:13 Apparently I was a lazy girl my whole life, and didn’t even know it. The Wall Street Journal …
: 2023-08-15 09:35 One of the best things about cats was that they seemed to understand when you were sick. …
: 2023-08-14 10:24 Speaking as someone who has advocated for a return to local solar time (now that everyone has a …
: 2023-08-12 10:43 It’s a pretty narrow strip early in the morning, but Ashley has found her place in the sun. …
: 2023-08-11 11:14 I haven’t done a #FootpathFriday post, but I’m constantly taking pictures of the paths I …
: 2023-08-10 12:06 If you’re like me, and enjoy fantasizing about how nice it would be to have high-speed rail in …
: 2023-08-10 09:44 Forty-eight hours ago we picked Ashley up from SportsVet boarding and brought her home. Today she …
: 2023-08-07 6:12 Turns out “priority” boarding on American Airlines in St Croix means “wait for all …
: 2023-08-04 10:52 My brother, @stevendbrewer, is contemplating various things, including holding office hours on the …
: 2023-08-04 10:06 This hermit crab has been hanging around our three cottages for a couple of days now.
: 2023-08-03 18:33 Seen a lot of anoles. Finally got a decent picture of one.
: 2023-08-02 12:17 Guy in a white T-shirt walking into the water, and I was thinking maybe a christening or something. …
: 2023-08-02 11:38 A shot of papa juana and a Leatherback Reef Life at Spratnet on the north side of St. Croix, with …
: 2023-08-01 09:48 There’s a cruise ship in, making it a good day to just hang out and Cottages by the Sea and …
: 2023-07-31 18:44 Looking south from Cottages by the Sea. Waiting for the green flash. #STX
: 2923-07-30 19:04 Sunrise is in 10 hours 56 minutes.
: 2023-07-30 My brother @stevendbrewer and I are having great fun pretending that we’re here to watch for …
: 2023-07-29 10:16 I’d forgotten how much better it makes my skin feel, just to spend 20 minutes in the ocean …
: 2023-07-27 10:31 This handsome fellow climbed down the tamarind tree into the cabana and then walked on by. #iguana …
: 2023-07-26 13:40 At the Islander Bar and Grill in the Miami airport. Jackie has a Prison hazy IPA. I have a Hollywood …
: 2023-07-25 14:23 I have a Triptych described as a hazy Midwest IPA. Jackie has a Brewdog Elvis Juice. Is there a …
: 2023-07-24 08:22 I was explaining to Ashley why she doesn’t get coffee, even though it’s wonderful and …
: 2023-07-24 06:44 The crescent moon and the red clouds made a dramatic statement when I took the dog out for her walk …
: 2923-07-21 19:44 Some serious tongue-wagging going on. 🐕 #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-07-21 10:17 I ironed a bunch of shirts to pack for my upcoming trip to St. Croix. #STX Looking forward to …
: 2023-07-19 19:49 Thanks to my long run, 🏃 on top of walking the dog, 🐶 I got another fitbit badge.
: 2023-07-19 15:03 I blew right on past the distance of my longest run ever by close to a mile and a half. …
: Relevant to the discussion of individual responsibility vs. the need for systemic change @Denny …
: 2023-07-15 14:31 🎶 And then I saw her snout, now I’m a believer. Not a doubt of trace in my mind. Then …
: 2023-07-14 20:45 My sword arrived! I got the Regenyei Armory Paratschwert Feder.
: 2023-07-13 07:19 I see so many pretty sunrises these days (out walking the dog), it’s possible to get a bit …
: 2023-07-06 06:49 Mildly amusing. Low peak for the first dog walk, notch for drinking coffee and Jumbletime, then my …
: 2023-07-06 06:33 It’s just a rumor (I don’t have have first-hand information), but I hear that if you …
: 2023-07-04 13:56 A can of beer in the sun gets warm really fast. You can’t see it, but the magazine under the …
: 2023-07-04 13:49 The brats are “Sheboygan” brats, which according to the woman at Olde Time Meats are the …
: 2023-07-03 11:43 Dinosaur detention area. See also: Red Bridge detention area.
: 2023-07-02 15:32 As long as I’ve been using a Pixel phone (I’m on my third), Google has been alerting me …
: 2023-07-02 06:32 Although this post is extremely topical, and will make no sense in a few weeks, I thought I’d …
: Gradually recovering my ability to throw I was not particularly sporty as a child. My dad played catch with me an ordinary amount of time for …
: 2023-06-29 13:33 National Weather Service: “Destructive 80 mph winds.” Jackie, wanting to be clear: …
: 2023-06-28 11:0 At our last dog training class, the teacher mentioned that a dog massage course would be offered in …
: 2023-06-27 15:57 Other times when the #airquality has been “bad” according to some metric or another, …
: 2023-06-27 06:43 Yesterday was Jackie’s birthday, and she and Ashley came to my Esperanto meeting. Jackie and I …
: 2023-06-26 06:48 The pose in this picture reminded me of the famous Andrew Wyeth painting of the girl reclining in …
: 2023-06-25 06:56 Sunny Ashley is a pretty Ashley. #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-06-24 06:45 One of the many nice things about having a dog is getting up in time to see the sunrise almost every …
: Rising prices in Britain are not inflation Inflation and a declining standard of living are two different things. Inflation is when the money …
: 2023-06-21 18:22 There is a squirrel up that tree. #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-06-21 13:27 If I’d realized that this run would be 0.01 miles less than my longest run ever, I’d …
: 2023-06-21 06:02 This post will go to twitter, but it’s the last post to go there. The site is no longer a …
: 2023-06-19 13:20 Any time spent asleep is time well spent. #dogsofmastodon My name is Ashley, and I endorse this …
: 2023-06-17 11:52 Dawn is pretty early this time of year—too early for me to see the sunrise, but not too early for me …
: 2023-06-16 19:58 More Ashley and Dodo. #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-06-16 19:43 I’m a little surprised to get a score of 100, considering that I didn’t go for a run. In …
: 2023-06-16 13:08 You can barely see it there in the distance, but Ashley was Very Interested in that opossum. …
: 2023-06-15 16:55 Yesterday’s #run was long for me, at 7.7 miles. The route included the south arboretum woods, …
: 2023-06-12 19:57 Ashley and Dodo at the dog park. Ashley has been kinda recalcitrant the past couple of days. …
: 2023-06-11 14:50 We have a great photo of our first boxer when she was a puppy, that I came upon while going through …
: Ashley howling with the emergency siren Just a month or two after we got Ashley we happened to have the bad luck of walking right under the …
: 2023-06-03 11:54 That second rule seems odd. “No pets without leash or horses.” Does that mean that if …
: 2023-05-31 09:12 Ashley hanging out with her bestie Charlie. Don’t they look happy? #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-05-29 09:20 Me, responding to Jackie (asking if I want her to close the house up): “Don’t do …
: 2023-05-26 12:24 Combining three of her favorite activities, Ashley broke lose a woody stem, carried it home at …
: Regulating Artificial Intelligence with copyright There’s a lot of talk these days about the risks of AI, with many suggestions that it should …
: 2023-05-22 20:14 Ashley and Dodo in the dog park. #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-05-21 10:45 I got a 100 on my Ours ring activity score twice in the past week, and it’s standing at 100 …
: 2023-05-19 13:51 My progress toward being ready for sparing is very slow, but Purpleheart Armoury got some stock of …
: Training for stepping in Meyer longsword In my workout yesterday, in the “lower body” slot where I’d usually do either some …
: 2023-05-10 19:38 “That felt like going downhill,” said Jackie. “We’ve been living in Central …
: 2023-05-09 06:39 I got kinda ho-hum about rainbows when I lived in California, because they were so common. Back here …
: 2023-05-06 16:30 I was unaware of the word blep until the last time I posted an image like this. But this one is new …
: I’m no good at multitasking (longsword edition) I’ve long known I’m no good at paying attention to more than one thing at a time. …
: 2023-05-01 13:12 Looking through my dad’s stuff while in Kalamazoo for his funeral, I happened upon this photo …
: Words on my father Katy asked me to say a few words about my father at his funeral. I wrote the following and read it …
: Attended my father’s funeral My father passed away a few weeks ago. His funeral was Saturday. My dad and me in 2018 Jackie and I …
: 2023-04-27 11:17 I keep taking Ashley on longer and longer walks, trying to tire her out so I can get stuff done, but …
: 2023-04-24 13:39 Jackie and I had seen these sculptures from the road on our way to our dog training class. Today we …
: 2023-04-20 10:36 My copy of The Art of Combat has arrived! #HEMA Ashley seems unimpressed. #dogsofmastodon
: 2023-04-17 13:09 Jackie was in the mood for some prime ribeye, so we got one and I prepared it with a quick and easy …
: Working with Meyer’s text In class a couple of nights ago the lesson was for us to take our first stab at understanding a …
: 2023-04-16 18:08 All it took to get this badge was making the dog’s long walk of the day a 5 miler, taking her …
: 2923-04-12 14:39 Ashley knows where to go when the lawnmowers are going past. #dogsofmastodon
: A medium-term plan for my sword-fighting practice The most obvious goal for someone learning to fight with swords is to get good enough to enter …
: 2023-04-10 13:53 While walking Ashley, noticed that a ladybug had landed on my hand. Stayed there long enough to get …
: 2023-04-05 13:45 Prairie grass is growing like a weed where they did the burn a couple of weeks ago. It’s not …
: 2023-04-05 12:45 “Be a good dog. Don’t boop my laptop with your snout,” I said. “What should …
: 2023-04-03 13:00 Ashley (just visible behind Jackie) likes shifting from the sunny places to the shady places every …
: 2923-04-03 11:46 The highest and best use for day lilly leaves is chewing on them, according to Ashley. …
: 2023-03-31 08:01 If you don’t want to get hit with a sword, you might want to consider a different hobby. My …
: 2023-03-29 10:28 Badge from my Oura ring today. Photo of me from my HEMA class last night (a guard position called …
: Enjoyed my first two HEMA longsword classes This week I attended my first and second HEMA classes, and had great fun. I am even (almost) in good …
: 2023-03-20 14:12 I came home to find my contributor’s copies of my new story A Classic Beginner’s …
: 2023-03-20 08:15 Sunrise on the equinox. It should be due east and the road should head due east, so I’m not …
: 2023-03-19 10:56 After several days when the weather was too crappy for either me or Ashley to want to take a long …
: Solar farm timing There’s a solar farm just north of Winfield Village, with ranks of solar arrays that turn from …
: 2023-03-19 07:08 Ashley doesn’t indicate needing to go out by scratching at the door. Instead, she boops my …
: 2023-03-17 09:34 I’m pretty happy with my (no longer so) new Pixel watch. In particular, it’s not too big …
: 2023-03-17 08:54 I think this is hilarious: a very expensive Pixel Watch (like I recently bought myself) with a case …
: 2023-03-14 07:16 Since the county roads here are strictly aligned on compass directions, every year I think I should …
: 2023-03-13 15:29 The equinox is about one week off, but already the sun is rising nearly due east. Ashley appreciates …
: 2023-03-12 07:37 For a couple of weeks now the birds have been acting like it’s spring. Now the trees are …
: 2023-03-11 07:07 Now that I have a story out in book form, I’ve gone ahead and created an Amazon Author page, …
: 2023-03-10 15:31 Ooh! My new story has picked up a review! …
: A Classic Beginner’s Mistake “A Classic Beginner’s Mistake” is published by Water Dragon Publishing, March …
: Cover reveal and ordering info for my new book! I shared some preliminary images of the cover of my new book a couple of months ago, but …
: 2023-03-03 13:48 Rainy, windy, and cold today. Even the dog doesn’t want to go out. But yesterday was rather …
: 2023-03-02 10:36 Ashley is pretty good at fetch—better than any other dog I’ve ever had—but after taking a …
: 2023-03-01 19:18 I cut a different pattern of slices into yesterday’s loaf before its second rising, and I …
: 2023-02-28 15:44 My activity score of 100 due purely to walking the dog. Well, and sleeping better since getting a …
: 2023-02-28 11:37 Evidence for my previous post:
: 2023-02-28 11:17 I am very impressed with myself: I walked far enough to get Ashley tired enough that she wanted to …
: 2023-02-27 09:16 Ashley does not understand that most dog owners are disinclined to bring their dog to the dog park …
: 2023-02-18 06:26 Just saw a toot wanting a feature to add subtitles to videos, but read it as wanting a feature to …
: 2023-02-14 14:18 As every Valentine’s Day since 2016, I recapitulated the very first meal I ever cooked for …
: 2023-02-14 10:59 Three delightful pieces of flash fiction for Valentine’s Day from writers at Water Dragon …
: 2023-02-12 17:07 Among Ashley’s areas of special competence is finding her place in the sun. That and chewing …
: 2023-02-10 13:36 Somebody should develop a breed of really big cherries, and then name them “tomato …
: 2023-02-07 11:00 Moonrise two nights ago: Sunrise the next morning:
: 2023-02-06 12:29 Ashley emphasizing the importance of weighted carries for optimizing overall fitness.
: 2023-02-05 09:57 I forgot to bring my phone on on of my walks, so those steps only got counted twice and not three …
: Ashley in 3 acts Something must be done Chewing on a pant cuff is something Completely innocent, of course
: 2023-02-03 18:31 Most days I walk the dog right at the end of cocktail hour, which this time of the year is right at …
: 2023-02-02 12:18 Sunny Groundhog’s Day morning. However: Near South Arboretum Woods, Ashley suddenly became so …
: 2023-01-31 13:35 Ashley’s place in the sun is very narrow, but she’s found it.
: 2023-01-29 14:56 Most of the time—unless I need to go somewhere in particular—I let Ashley pick where we go on a …
: 2023-01-29 13:21 Fjord trout with a honey-ginger-mustard glaze, served with mixed peppers and onion and rice.
: Depredated party girl Some years ago I shared this image in my post depredated bird. I see such configurations of feathers …
: 2023-01-28 11:09 We took Ashley to “puppy daycare,” giving us our first dog-free morning in nearly three …
: 2023-01-28 10:40 If we spend 45 nights in Hyatt hotels between now and late March, we’ll get enough …
: 2023-01-27 14:35 What could be cuter than Ashley’s little pink tongue?
: 2023-01-25 12:12 In his post on Water Dragon Publishing‘s Dragon Gems program, Steven very kindly links to an …
: 2023-01-17 17:24 I get scores in the upper 90s pretty often, but scores of 100 less so. Today I kept my …
: 2023-01-16 15:41 I keep looking at Ashley all stretched out thinking, “I wish I were that flexible!” But …
: 2023-01-16 07:19 T-ĉemizo sur griz-barbita fortulo: “Stranga esti sama aĝo kiel maljunuloj.”
: Library feature I want I wish libraries would take a page from the old DVD-based Netflix, and make it possible to put hold …
: First exercise in Born to Run 2 is surprisingly difficult I have been surprised (and a little amused) by how difficult the first exercise in the Born to Run …
: How getting a dog has changed my activity levels My Oura ring prepared an annual summary of the data it has gathered. One interesting bit shows the …
: 2023-01-02 10:59 Ashley is teaching me how to stalk squirrels. First lesson: When the squirrel’s head is down, …
: 2023-01-01 Ashley, Jackie with a martini, and my beer.
: Training with Born to Run 2, maybe 🏃🏻‍♂️ Do I need a new running training routine? Probably not? I’ve had pretty good success with …
: 2022-12-28 17:52 Dunno whether the self-storage place next door plows their own parking lot or hires it done, but …
: 2022-12-28 06:57 The sunrise this morning was so lovely I actually stepped outdoors to take a photo, rather than just …
: 2022-12-26 11:40 Doing my morning exercises. Ashley is the best of all possible workout companions.
: 2022-12-24 10:30 For a couple of years now I’ve included in my warm-up mobilizing the joints in my foot by …
: 2022-12-23 09:30 I made two big ol’ mugs of hot cocoa. Delicious and warming! Now I’ve filled my empty …
: 2022-12-21 12:46 The pandemic is bad, but one bonus of avoiding public places is that I hear almost no Christmas …
: 2022-21-21 11:56 My brother doesn’t much like porters, but I find them just right for winter.
: 2022-12-21 09:31 A couple of weeks ago, Jackie found this great duck-shaped dog tug-of-war toy. Made of ballistic …
: 2022-12-20 15:05 Ashley has found her place in the sun. (On the day before the winter solstice no less!)
: 2022-12-20 11:28 A moment before this picture was taken I had a little joke in mind: Ashley had picked up a big piece …
: 2022-12-19 09:38 Check it out! I have cover art for my new story! 😍 Due out February 2023 from Water Dragon …
: 2022-12-17 19:23 Wow. My Mastodon feed got really good just lately. I’ve boosted half a dozen toots just this …
: 2022-12-17 18:13 Ashley is putting on weight at the rate of about a pound a week, but so far it seems to all be …
: Currently reading: Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide by Christopher McDougall and Eric …
: Eating too late in the evening One of the first things my Oura ring helped me figure out when I got it 4 years ago, was that if I …
: 2022-12-14 09:10 This morning Ashley was demonstrating good skills at hiding in the prairie grasses. Even though …
: 2022-12-12 18:00 Dusk in Winfield Village.
: Another dog-related change in the metrics I track One metric that the Oura ring tracks is inactivity time: basically, the amount of time spent just …
: 2022-12-10 09:29 A neighbor’s dog ran over to meet Ashley this morning. I’ve been a bit leery of that, …
: The many walks of the dog Ashley and I have been figuring out how the dog should be walked, in order to get her enough …
: 2022-12-04 19:10 While walking Ashy, happened upon this probably immature hawk on the fence. He let me walk right …
: 2022-12-03 18:09 Walking the dog before sunrise and after sunset every day has gotten me more in touch with the …
: 2022-12-03 6:52 The sky is enlightening.
: Sleeping better under the influence of a dog Since we got Ashley, I have been sleeping better. Remarkably better. It’s kind of amazing. My …
: 2022-12-02 06:26 After not making a big deal out of my having an Oura ring for 1, 2, or 3 years, Oura has presented …
: 2022-11-27 10:16 Just me and my dog, out on the trail at Homer Lake.
: 2022-11-27 10:08 As I’ve written before, I have very mixed feelings about the gamification of exercise. Still, …
: 2022-11-24 10:02 If you want to follow what I write here, but don’t want your own mastodon account, just point …
: 2022-11-23 06:46 Two of my favorite WebComics, False Knees and SORROWBACON are presenting broken RSS feeds from …
: 2022-11-21 12:44 Our first look at the lease from new owner of Country Fair Apartments made it clear that they would …
: 2022-11-20 10:55 Water Dragon Publishing has announced the upcoming publication of a new story by me! We are excited …
: 2022-11-20 11:53 As I did with Twitter when it was new, on Mastodon I’m pretty much following anyone who …
: 2022-11-19 14:20 I was looking for a tug-of-war stuffie for Ashley and saw a sloth one. She loves it. I think she may …
: 2022-11-18 14:17 I have an orange fleece buff that I wear when it’s cold and windy. Ashley, still feisty after …
: 2022-11-17 11:09 It just occurred to me that I haven’t been tagging my dog 🐕 picture 📸 posts …
: 2022-11-16 06:52 Gradually getting my follows arranged for Mastodon. I’m having less trouble than other people, …
: 2022-11-15 08:31 I’m pretty sure Ashley has never seen snow before (she’s not quite 8 months old), but …
: 2022-11-12 12:56 Ooh! I got on the mastodon server where all the cool f&sf folks are going! Follow me there: …
: 2022-11-12 10:55 I guess I don’t really expect that the demise of Twitter will lead to a grand resurgence in …
: 2022-11-12 10:51 As Twitter swirls around the plug hole, I thought I’d mention that I’m …
: Dog barking I heard a tip some years back about how to handle dog barking. It made sense, and so I’d …
: 2022-11-09 08:38 One of the many advantages of living here at Winfield Village is that we have a dog park! Ashley …
: 2022-11-08 11:44 How it started: Ashley got up from the sofa and came over as if she wanted to sit in my lap in my …
: 2022-11-08 7:54 That bag will never be the same, Ashley. (We could have rescued the bag before it was destroyed, but …
: 2022-11-06 09:18 Thought it might be getting a little late for third coffee, but looked at the clock and it was …
: 2022-11-06 05:04 No doubt foolish of me, but when I adopted a puppy of a breed mix reported to be “high …
: 2022-11-05 09:14 The ancient Greeks were big on the idea that virtue lead to happiness and success, so this was kind …
: Checking all the things For years now, I’ve had a procedure that I go through just before going to bed, in which I …
: 2022-11-03 06:16 Jackie and I now have a new li’l pupper. Meet Ashley, a 7-month old black lab mix from the …
: 2022-11-01 15:20 Walked with @jackieLbrewer to a nearby venue for early voting, and exercised the franchise. The walk …
: 2022-10-28 12:13 As the son of an ornithologist (like @limako), I know a mist net when I see one.
: 2022-10-28 12:03 Taking the short way, past the back of the Sunsinger, rather than around. About 2 miles into my run. …
: 2022-10-26 17:00 Irish and international at 7 Saints. The feature is this Redbreast finished in Kentucky Oak. Sweet. …
: 2022-10-20 11:43 I’ve always been jealous of the sort of successful writer who can afford to design and build …
: 2022-10-18 14:23 I had no idea that’s what an escalator looked like on the inside.
: 2022-10-16 14:18 Time and distance are for my run, not the woolly bear’s. At over 9 miles, this is my longest …
: 2022-10-15 05:57 My brain wants me to get up when it starts getting light outside. Works great most of year—I wake up …
: I bought a Pixel watch. It came yesterday, and I had it on for today’s longish walk.
: Approaching home after Esperanto.
: The labor market may be becoming less evil All through the 1990s I was waiting for the labor market to punish employers for their (then new) …
: 2022-10-11 18:02 Pluvas hodiaŭ, sed ne pluvas nun, Do mi esperas, ke ni povas kunveni ekstere.
: 2022-10-11 06:19 Assets are called “safe” when they’re free of default risk. But that doesn’t …
: 2022-10-07 09:05 Me: Well, I was once again passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize. I’d KILL for one of those! …
: 2022-10-04 13:24 Yesterday at the Blind Pig I filled my growler with their India Brown Ale. Not exactly the hoppy …
: Speedwork, or maybe more of a little test I’m considering registering for the Rattlesnake Master Run for the Prairie 10k coming up in …
: 2022-09-30 07:33 Every time I go to read an article at @TheNewEuropean, instead of showing me the article, they …
: 2022-09-28 06:16 Steven: “There are plenty of manga about missing the last train…” Me: “Not …
: 2022-09-20 11:43 Therapeutic pony rides! Too bad @limako isn’t here in Giant City State Park with …
: 2022-09-19 17:47 A very nice hike with @jackieLbrewer along the Trillium Trail in Giant City State Park. I think she …
: 2022-09-20 09:19 According to the guy in the lodge, what’s tearing up the mulch is armadillos! I’d known …
: 2022-09-19 18:50 Our deck faces west. Sunset in 15 minutes.
: 2022-09-19 08:28 We can haz coffee. Breakfast in the Giant City Lodge with @jackieLbrewer.
: 2022-09-18 16:56 Cocktail hour in the Giant City Lodge. I’ve got a Galaxy IPA from Big Muddy Brewing. …
: 2022-09-18 16:01 We won’t be needing the fireplace this trip, but it is very handsome.
: 2022-09-18 13:50 This visit we’re staying in the fancy cabins with decks overlooking the woods.
: 2022-09-18 13:25 Here with @jackieLbrewer for our main meal of the day, at the Giant City Lodge.
: 2023-09-16 12:05 After a frustrating experience a couple of months ago, when Houlihan’s wasn’t serving …
: Three Tai Chi classes with Steven Barnes When I attended Clarion in 2001, Steven Barnes was my week-one instructor. Of course the class was …
: 2022-09-15 12:14 I’m sure it indicates a character flaw, but I find this snowy owl’s attitude extremely …
: 2022-09-06 13:58 Drinking Half Acre Bodem with @jackieLbrewer while we wait for lunch after a nice little hike at …
: 2022-09-05 12:13 My WorldCon is over and I’m at Union Station, waiting for my train home. Time to take off my …
: 2022-09-04 17:42 Enjoying the on-line group reading from the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy.
: 2022-09-04 11:26 An astonishing number of people at #ChiCon8 doing @tobiasbuckell cosplay! I mean, not very well, but …
: 2022-09-03 12:01 I made a blinkie! My first time soldering.
: 2022-09-02 19:26 At WorldCon there’s a little exhibit on zines…
: 2022-09-02 15:25 Just two brothers at #ChiCon8 eating lunch and drinking beer.
: 2022-09-01 19:52 Are you a member of a non-profit interested in “educating and informing the general public and …
: 2022-09-01 19:27 At loose ends for an hour, so hit the fitness center. Kettlebell swings 30 lbs 5×25, …
: 2022-09-01 16:36 Beer! @author_sdbrewer! Soon: food!
: 2022-09-01 11:51 Ready to sell books! @limako is wrapping bundles of his Revin’s Heart books that are out so …
: 2022-09-01 11:00 This photo scarcely shows it, but the dealer room goes on and on. The Water Dragon table is out of …
: 2022-08-31 17:31 Just a post to show off the Airship Pirate ribbon @limako made for me. Also shown: my lanyard: …
: 2022-08-31 15:07 I feel so welcome!
: 2022-08-31 13:55 This hotel is full of portly balding men with grey goatees. (In the interests of full disclosure, I …
: 2022-08-31 13:47 I’m checked into my room at the Hyatt. Now waiting for @limako with a beer (and a very …
: 2022-08-31 10:26 Looks like I’ll be facing backward all the way to Chicago. Nearly on-time, though.
: 2022-08-31 9:14 On my way to WorldCon! I’ve made it as far as Champaign’s Illinois Terminal.
: 2022-08-26 10:46 This handsome fellow was hanging out right outside our front window, vibrating the tip of his tail …
: 2022-08-24 15:20 Simulating a free college education by lending students money to pay to institutions, and then …