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📷 Day 18: Mood.

Storm clouds over a body of water.

#mbapr @agilelisa

📷 Day 17: Transcendence.

Rocks stacked on a shoreline with a sailboat in the background.

#mbapr @drewbelf

📷 Day 16: Flâneur.

A crowd of people watching each other.

#mbapr @chrisaldrich

I’m finding it hard to believe that my youngest child turns 27 today. Where have the years gone?

📷 Day 15: Small.

A small curious lizard on a stick.

#mbapr @jmanes

Today has been a very slow day. The missus and I went out to buy a couple of small items, but that’s about it. The rest of the day has been filled with wandering and puttering around the house. I’ve learned to appreciate days like these more lately.

📷 Day 14: Cactus.

Blooming pear catus.

#mbapr @christopherchelpka

Grrr. Today is probably my least favorite day of the year: Tax check writing day.

I just configured and handed over my old MacBook Air M1 to my wife who had the same model except with an Intel chip. I think I might install Linux Mint on her old machine to have as an extra toy for tinkering once we’re sure I’ve migrated all she needs.

📷 Day 13: Page.

A page from a book titled 'the Daily Stoic'.

#mbapr @robj

Cleaning up files on the old laptop, I came across the Hacking with macOS book I bought a few years back but never got started on. Now is as good a time as any to start.

📷 Day 12: Magic.

An inspirational poster with candle and mirror.

#mbapr @DaveyCraney

📷 Day 11: Sky.

A fighter jet against clouds in the sky.

#mbapr @jedda

I think my (eventual) podcast will focus on office etiquette. I have so many examples from coworkers over the years that I’d easily have 15 episodes out of the gate. Does that make it a “rantcast?” Now if I could only make the time to record…

Well… A month later, and my eyesight has returned to what it originally was, and my computer glasses work again. An added bonus related to “the event” is I’ve managed to shed more than 10 pounds so far. Let this be a lesson kids; refined sugar is simply pure evil.

📷 Day 10: Train.

The side of an old steam locomotive.

#mbapr @starrwulfe

I’m really liking Bear as my new notes app, but I’m seeing a somewhat consistent rendering issue when switching to one note from another. When I do, sometimes the new note’s content draws funny and needs a quick scroll to rerender. Anyone else getting this? How about you, @canion?

Some people are way too quick to call a meeting for something that can be solved in one or two email exchanges. Don’t be that person, because I’ll shoot you down if you send me a pointless invite. 💥

📷 Day 09: Crispy.

Crispy fried chicken and potato salad on a plate.

#mbapr @rom

I’m playing a form of “Apollo 13” with the work laptop now, trying to find the right combination of apps that will keep the thing charging while I do some work. Launching any browser puts me over the limit and the charge stops. 🤣

Got to the office this morning to find my work laptop’s battery is drained. Sitting here waiting for sufficient charge to get going. I must remember to shut down for the weekends rather than sleep the thing.

📷 Day 08: Prevention.

A fall warning label on ladder.

#mbapr @anniegreens

A productive weekend. Cleaned most of the back yard. The rest is for next weekend. Built a new barbecue and grilling burgers for dinner. But the best thing was sleeping in really late this morning. The week ahead looks manageable. Life is good.

📷 Day 07: Well-being.

A sandy beach viewing the ocean with small waves.

#mbapr @ridwan

Oh, and day 5 of battery on the new MacBook Air and we’re still at 30%… 🤯