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!
Weeknotes Vol. 1
I’m on the couch, coffee in hand, excited to try a new format.
I actually have no idea what the true format will be, but I know that I am going to write weekly. The plan is to have a consistent format for these weeknotes, but I’m more concerned with actually doing the thing, so I’m starting without the format. Jump first, find a parachute later, right?
Bear with me while I sort things out for the first 5, 10, or 50 of these.
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.
2024 Blog in Review
My first full year of blogging is in the books! Or should I say, in the internet archive? Check out this neat sitemap graph of my blog generated by the internet archive.
I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for over a year!
One thing that has become clear is I write more like a geyser than a waterfall. I spend most of my time dormant, and then have a sudden flurry of activity before going quiet again.
“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. 💪
Capturing Shower Thoughts: How Aqua Notes Boosts Thinking
I learned it’s weird to talk to your coworkers about your showering habits.
The slightly uncomfortable laughs gave it away.
But it’s been on my mind because I’ve been doing something different in the shower lately. I think showers are more than just a way to get clean. They’re also a space to think. While most people have “shower thoughts”, I bet a majority can’t remember them.
When I say that showers are a “space to think”, I don’t just mean they’re a place to have thoughts pop in and out.
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!