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Seattle vibes.

I’ve played music almost all of my life. Drums mostly, starting in the fifth grade. Little me, learning stick grips, sitting on the floor in front of a Slingerland practice pad, one-e-and-ah’ing away at rudiments. My parents bought me a drumset. Tama with Zildjans. Countless hours spent trying and failing to play along with The Police, Rush, so many others. I know our neighbors hated me for it. I played continuously through school. Marching band. Orchestra. Solo & Ensemble. ...

I’ve been running this site on Hugo for a while now. Static files, a GitHub repo, a GitHub Actions pipeline that deploys on push. Simple enough that I could mostly ignore it, which is exactly what I did for longer than I’d care to admit. The problem with “simple enough to ignore” is that you also ignore the stuff you actually want to do: post more, keep things tidy, tweak the small things that bother you but not enough to open terminal. ...

I don’t recall where I first ran across this sound advice, but I’ve referred to it many times over the years. Transcribed thanks to GPT-4-Vision. 😉 “This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together are monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. ...

I’ve arguably spent way too much time tweaking and futzing my home office setup. Here’s where I’m at. Desk 30” x 60” Javis Powdercoated Standing Desk in black by Fully. I don’t think they make this particular model anymore but it’s perfect for me, especially after adding big, rubbery wheels for rolling on and not destroying our hardwood floors. Chair A classic Herman Miller Aeron Chair which I’ve had for nearly 20 years. The best chair. ...