Second puzzle. 12:01 with two errors.

Enjoying my first crossword competition at boswords.org … finished the first puzzle in 5:20 with no errors.

I’m surprised that among all the zillions of dollars spent on defense, the United States doesn’t have some kind of drone that can simply attach itself to a balloon and escort it to the ground. Blowing shit up seems … kind of crude …

Proud to come from a very special subculture of the United States, where in 300 years there’s a real chance historians will have no idea what “slarv my dode” meant. Though I bet they’ll figure it out.

Apparently the best way to get attention is flying a balloon over Montana. Who knew?

It’s “running my two freeze-vulnerable sinks all night” degrees in Boston.

Down to -5F here in the Boston suburbs. This is friggin’ cold, even for New England. Thank you infrastructure, for keeping us safe and warm.

I feel bad for my wife, who had to suffer through me gasping at every pizza misdeed. Phrases like “a crime against humanity,” “an abomination,” and “for the love of the breed!” were heard.

“For the love of the breed” demands some explanation. There used to be a dog grooming business or something in Brewster, MA, with that name. Every time we drove by I would dramatize it like “For the LOVE of the BREEEEEED.” And now I use it to generally decry societal ills.

I consider myself an above average baker, but watching the recent British Baking Show’s episode on pizza, I felt I could utterly dominate all contestants, AND the judges. And I’m not even ALL THAT. I expect to feel the same way on the forthcoming, infamous, “Mexican Food” episode.

Pulled out of the oven in 1F, blustery weather!

My Roccbox is handling 2F cold fine, it’s just the wind gusts that occasionally blow it out. ⛄️

ahem, weather man voice: “Good evening, Arlington. Looks like we’re in for a nice BREEZY night…” #ThanksApple

If you’re anything like me, the things on your long todo list that take the longest to get around to are the multi-step processes with uncertain timelines. It’s easy to get overwhelmed without even starting. You. Simply. Must. Start. Hard things take a long time. Enjoy the journey.

I started a new exercise habit last year. For years I have run a substantial amount (6+ miles) every other day, like clockwork. It keeps me honest. Last September I started adding a swimming routine, every other day that I’m not running, during the work week. I am now typically doing an hour-long swim during these workouts. I still don’t ENJOY it as much as running, but it’s great to have some diversity in the workouts.

“Blog faster, blog better”! MarsEdit is currently a featured app in the Mac App Store! apps.apple.com/us/story/…

Lots of (all?) Apple platform developers are receiving survey requests from Apple to provide feedback about the App Stores. I think developers would be more likely to bother if Apple committed to publishing a summary in a few weeks of the biggest concerns posed by developers, and how Apple intends to address those concerns moving forward. It isn’t a black hole? Prove it.

I saw that the WordPress project is trying to clear out old tickets. I just added a comment to my oldest active bug report, 13 years old!, recommending that it be closed without fixing it. core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12…

Picked up some “Ground Turkeyless” from Trader Joe’s and it’s quite good. Nice to have a fake meat alternative that isn’t trying to be beef-like. I’m enjoying it now in some spicy ramen. www.traderjoes.com/home/prod…

My 14yo son woke up yesterday with the idea that he wanted a flute. He already plays oboe quite well, and has been experimenting with other instruments. He found one $25 flute on Craigslist, which fell through. Today he found another $25 flute on Facebook, and we bought it (with his money). I felt good to help facilitate this. It involved driving and picking up the instrument. It was a bonding experience, and he said “this is fun” when we were driving to pick it up.

Baking is beautiful.

I found multiple articles celebrating my early academic achievements, but not one celebrating the fact I didn’t make it past 10th grade. Come on! I’m one of California’s most accomplished High School dropouts!

I guess I used to read.

I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 15. One of my fondest memories of childhood was going with my mom to a burger place called “Danny’s Diner” in Capitola. Sometimes the rarest memories of joy are affiliated with things you would never, ever, do again.

I’m playing and singing Billy Bragg’s cover of “Everywhere” on guitar, and thinking about the recent shootings in Half Moon Bay.

“We grew up together Along Half Moon Bay Lee was Japanese Born in the USA.”

Asian American heritage runs deep in California.

Summarizing my feelings about GPL vs. MIT/BSD: “Do you believe that capitalist incentives produce anything good in the world? I do.” overcast.fm/+KxFF7cVo…