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: I didn’t vote, and I feel pretty bad about it. 😒

: Been up since 4 a.m. Still battling a weird stomach issue because I had so much cheese the night …

: Note to self: you CAN eat too much fancy cheese at dinner, no matter how light your entree was.

: Out of all the wineries that surround Lake Seneca that I’ve visited, there is one in …

: I never get tired of this view. Lake Seneca, NY

: Early morning on the road trip. Watkin’s Glen, NY. At a little local breakfast diner. The “classic” …

: I love this time of year. The pre-sunrise sky is beautiful against the darkness of the passing …

: This morning, a professor (guy I’ve never seen before on campus) gave me his full punch-card when I …

: My 46th birthday today ended with dinner at my favorite restaurant with my daughter and girlfriend, …

: A Return to Form Today I turned 46. I haven’t blogged since May, which is par for the course, whenever I start …

: NPR reported this morning that the smoke from the Canadian wildfires will reach as far south as …

: The Canadian wildfire smoke hanging over the air, making the sun a dense deep orange disc is the …

: Today I’ll be at the U.S. Supreme Court. Let me know if you want me to pass along any messages to …

: In for a busy weekend that even getting up at 4:30 a.m. won’t solve. Still, there’s wine, food, and …

: Pastel Friday, 6:03 a.m.

: I’m hanging out the driver’s side of my CX-5 yelling “I voted!” #PAprimary 🗳️ <img …

: Although I’ll miss the majority of it, I’m looking forward to Micro.camp.

: In Which I Break Wheaton's Law Discussing politics or current issues online is not my style. I wrote this post last week in the …

: What a great time to be a geek. We have The Mandalorian and Star Trek: Picard finales coming up. 🚀 🪐 …

: Photoshoot Day 1: all going to plan… so far. Knocking on wood for a smooth afternoon. 🤜🪵

: The Struggle of Self-Expression Imagine you are stuck behind a very tall wall on three sides. You don’t have the option of going …

: Sunday night before a hectic work week. Multi-day photoshoot ahead. More design deadlines. A lot …

: Spent most of Sunday afternoon in a very nice downtown cafe with my girlfriend, writing and catching …

: Down and Out After my most recent blog post, where I had the momentum to write a blog post semi-daily, a few …

: Such a warm welcome from my previous posts. I was down and out (health-wise), then super-busy with …

: A Science Fiction Life One of my favorite writers, Harlan Ellison, rejected the term “sci-fi” because in his experience it …

: You’ve never heard of “breakfast hummus” because I just invented it.

: Micro Transitions My first month on Micro.blog was amazing. I found that it was a community full of people who seemed …

: 6:50 a.m. EST, the first thunder of the year.

: We all have detention today. Shermer High School. March 24, 1984.

: Star Trek: Picard season 3 just gets better and better. 🖖

: Every other day I wake up at 4 a.m. to help my girlfriend go to the gym. When I walk her to her car, …

: Johnny Mnemonic (the 1995 film) is better than you remember.

: Every Mazzy Star album is its own universe.

: Searching: The Writer's Voice Some of my favorite writers include Chuck Wendig, John Scalzi, Catherynne Valenti, Delilah S. Dawson …

: Listened to Mazzy Star’s Seasons of Your Day in full for the first time in a long time. It speaks to …

: Just listened to Still, the most recent Mazzy Star EP. Reminded me of the So Tonight That I Might …

: Wondering why my photos don’t show up on the March Photoblogging Challenge? Am I missing some …

: The Last Days of a Wild Winter Winter is not my favorite season. Living in eastern Pennsylvania, late March and April feels like a …

: I am finally satisfied enough to say that I have a functioning blog. It took a while, but the info I …

: Sometimes, science fiction is best read analog.

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: Not spoiling, but Star Trek: Picard is the forward-facing Star Trek series I’ve been waiting …

: Early 📷 Big event today. My design is literally everywhere. Even being worn. Crazy feeling.

: ROAD 📷 One road leads to a little city, one leads to the biggest city.

: Still trying to get the hang of how things work on Micro.blog. It’s been a couple of weeks, so …

: Oh, okay. I thought my longer blog posts showed the first few lines before cutting off and showing …

: Restart There’s something about getting a new computer or device with a clean HD that feels so satisfying. I …

: The Takdown There’s a big difference between critique, criticism and judgement. These three barriers have always …