I updated the link styles on my blog:

• removed underlines from links for readability
• added a box-shadow animation when hovering links for enjoyability

I pushed changes to Fed Meetup this morning! Users can now save their searches and export results to a CSV file. My coworker is using it to plan group travel for his new team at NASA. It’s nice to see it still getting some use, and it may be getting more use in the near future!

My latest attempt to be less distracted by my phone is printing articles on a piece of paper that I can fold up and carry in my wallet. Going to try to read these instead of using my phone and falling down the rabbit hole.

I just looked through all my old blog post ideas and drafts. There are some fun ideas I forgot about in there. There is one titled “Demustyfication” that has been a draft for a long time. I just can’t seem to get it where I want it, but it keeps tugging at me. I wrote about it back in April.

“Everything depends on everything and we don’t know anything!”
- my wife, while we decide on basement finishes

This perfectly describes software development.

My dad gave me his old 45 pound dumbbells so I:

• got excited
• made a list of the exercises I could do with them
• tried all the exercises
• crossed about half the exercises off my list because I can’t do them

45 pounds is heavier than I remember… Got some work to do. 💪

Note to self: I want to write an article soon. It’s been a while.

I just discovered and used screenshotr.app for my previous post. This is an awesome free tool for making screenshots look more interesting and professional!

I removed my bio from the header of my blog and improved the user experience on my subscribe page to make the call-to-action clearer. I like the minimal look. 👍🧹

New Look 👶

Old Look 👴

Had a beautiful walk after working from a coffee shop this afternoon.