Google Gemini on the Pixel phone is so nice. I got paper mail from my HOA about a meeting and was able to:

1. Take a pic of it
2. Hold the power button to open Gemini
3. Say “add this to my calendar”

All the details, including location, were saved at the correct time on my calendar. Took seconds.

Today I added a weekly microblogs counter to the top of my homepage. Clicking the link takes you to see all of my microblogs. A while ago I changed my homepage to only list long articles. But this made it hard to surface microblogs, especially on mobile. This remedies that. Plus counters are cool!

I’ve been on a weight loss journey and decided it was time for a new professional headshot! I’m fortunate to work with a group of NASA photographers and videographers so I was able to do this for free in our studio!

Trying beans from a new coffee roaster today. Really excited about this place. The owner has personally traveled the world to many of the farms where he sources beans and they only serve pour overs in the shop. I haven’t gotten a pour over there yet, but hope to soon. Troubadour Coffee Roasters

I shared this picture of the joke board with our contractor team today (who are still remote for now) and the responses were:

• “are the ‘jokes’ written on paper towel?”
• “We are resigned to using parchment like our ancestors”
• “you shouldn’t write jokes on the dead sea scrolls”

My wife picked up a leather bound journal for me at a thrift store today. I like testing a few pens in a new journal to break the tension of the blank page. After I finished the first page, my daughter climbed up on the couch with me and added her own finishing touches.

I packed up my home office yesterday and moved all my NASA IT equipment into the office today. After getting settled in, I put up this joke board on the outer wall of my desk to be a little speck of joy as we adjust to the new normal.

Today held happy water-themed beginnings. It was my daughter’s first time peeing in a full-sized toilet and her first day of swim lessons.

No need to read between the lines on the latest email to feds about “What did you do last week?” They moved on to open mockery. I will say, despite all the ill-will and distraction thrown at my colleagues, it has been inspiring to see everyone stick to the mission and deliver on our work.

New site feature! I added a sidebar for recent microblogs. This will only appear on desktop, not mobile devices.