Sunday Review (5-26-2024)
This past week has been a week. My wife has been on a work trip in Europe and gets back late tonight (yay!) so I've been single dad since last Friday. I decided I'd try and surprise her with a new rose garden flower bed in our front yard (of the pictured pink drift roses) but it hasn't quite gone to plan - on day one of digging I strained my lower back which has put a damper on everything. Instead of 3-4 hrs daily I've been able to do 1-2 hrs on it (and I probably shouldn't have been doing any). It's almost done though and it's looking nice I think. On to the review!
This past week I wrote about...
- ...my favorite podcast listens. Maybe you'll find something interesting? Or maybe not.
- ...my blogging workflow.
- ...several shorts (including one about BBQ!) using the new shorts category I made - they'll post to social.lol in a different way.
- ...a quote on the importance of leadership teams.
I also added a colophon page and a hello page. Check them out!
Interesting links from the past week
- I've seen a couple of people do "Rules of life" posts (here and here) - I find them intriguing to read through and think about what my own would be. Post incoming?
- Similarly, I'm looking participating in the June "Junited" challenge.
- LLM (AI) Kryptonite??? Fascinating.
- This post exploring a number of different search engines is quite enlightening. If you are looking for a search engine to use, check this out. (I tend to stick with DuckDuckGo)
- Vox on why AI art won't stop sucking. Spoiler: It's soulless.
- Robb Knight made a new site about slash pages. If you are starting a new blog or website - check here for ideas about what pages people like reading.
- On a more serious note, this story from a victim coming forward in an SBC church is important. Being able to tell your story and have people believe is often an important part of recovery alongside the cry for justice inherent in it (so you'll see me post links to stories like this from time to time).
- On a similar tragic note, this thread on twitter. Supposedly pro-life laws like this shouldn't be so pro-death.
- I've been wanting to explore this outliner plugin for Obsidian more but haven't had a chance yet. Anyone use it? Thoughts?
Apps I'm trying
- Vivaldi: I've been trying to find a good web browser and this came recommended.
I've settled on using Plinky and still trying Bebop as well!