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- Take a pic of it
- Hold the power button to open Gemini
- Say “add this to my calendar”
A friend just called me by accident. It turned into a long call where he shared hard stuff he’s going through and I was able to pray with him. These kinds of “accidents” are the little nudges of the Spirit that help me see a quiet God in a noisy world.
Thank you Ace Hardware for your eclectic mix of products.

Yester’s luxury
Presently necessity
Tomorrow’s vestige
π₯ππ€€π₯οΈπ³ Feels like summer!

I enjoyed a beautiful sunrise this morning from the back deck. Coffee and sunrises were made for each other. βπ
Also, you can see the new houses that have been popping up on the street behind us.

I deleted my account with follow.it and moved my newsletter feed to be hosted by Micro.blog. The poor quality of follow.it wasn’t worth the $5/month I was saving by staying off of Micro.blog Premium.
Ew. I just noticed that follow.it changed how emails are delivered to my subscribers. This is such a bad experience for people who are subscribed. Sorry for cheaping out on a free subscription service. I’m going to switch to a new service soon.

I just realized that during the pandemic I missed an opportunity to make jokes about Nickelback getting popular again because Covid made everybody lose their taste.
As an uninitiated observer currently immersed in theatre culture, I marvel at the intermission bathroom experience. People leapt out of their chairs as soon as the lights dropped 0.3 lumens. There are multiple employees in red suit jackets directing the ladies on how to form a line for the bathroom. The men’s restroom was a large square with urinals dotting every open stretch of each wall, except for two stalls. Each occupied, with a long line out the bathroom. The atmosphere was polite but… competitive. The musical has been fantastic, but the sociological aspect is just as exciting. I love the little details of subcultures.
I never know what my brain will throw at me while I’m doing mundane tasks.
me: brushing my teeth
brain: I think it’s my destiny to create the first naan-profit organization.
After spraying our basement ceiling today I’m thinking of starting a makeup tutorial blog. Shoot me a message if you want a tutorial on how to get this look. π¨βπ€

I just opened YouTube and the ad that played before a video was clearly AI generated. A handsome businessman reclined in a chair talking about his success as a stock trader. He said to join his Whatsapp chat to learn all his secrets. Spooky stuff. These hoaxes are obvious now, but in 5 years? We’ll see.
The key to doing your own taxes in 2025 is getting really good at inputting 6-digit verification codes. That’s at least 50% of it. Hopefully passkeys are more common in 2026.
Our disc golf league started up again for the season. It was a little wet today…

Early morning indie hacking on the back deck with coffee brewing… Bliss βπ»

I cracked open our back door to be serenaded by the birds this morning. Every Spring I’m reminded how much I missed them during the Winter. π¦
I present to you… “Jake Jobs”. Google AI Studio is fun π
Yesterday I listened to my daughter’s heartbeat. It got me thinking that the heart is incredible. Let’s say you live to be 90 and average 70 beats per minute:
90 years * 365 days * 24 hours * 60 minutes * 70 beats per minute
= 3,311,280,000 heartbeats in a lifetime.
We are a wondrous creation. β€οΈ
Google Gemini on the Pixel phone is so nice. I got paper mail from my HOA about a meeting and was able to:
All the details, including location, were saved at the correct time on my calendar. Took seconds.