Today, YouTube decided to break my ability to change playback speed. I am a paying premium customer. The arrogance.

ESPN is out here playing ads for Ice. I knew they weren't good, but I didn't know they were this not good.

First time making polenta with coconut milk. It was good.

Four days of hiking in the Sierras with the dogs. A wonderful time. I wish the rest of my timeline could be so pure and joyful.

Is there a word for working around incompetent people in order to work with competent people? One of our vendors, with a three letter acronym starting with A, ending with S, and a W in the middle, has some really useful people if you can just talk to them.

So many good dogs!

Shout out to the "security" researcher (scammer) who emailed everyone they could find at my company, insisting we needed to change a DNS record from the current value to... exactly the same value.

Depressing day in US politics. Enjoy some dogs enjoying themselves on the beach.

Reshare to scare the data bros and popularism acolytes

First dahlias of the season. Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

Today in Nature Is Amazing: at low tide this beach might have 20-30 ft of sand. At high tide it is vast and pure joy for dogs. And for us.

Seaside beach never disappoints.

Hey @tef.bsky.social, I have a role that might interest you. I lead engineering at a small, product-focused startup (lettuce.co). We help businesses-of-one run their business, especially the tax/accounting part. We're backend heavy, remote-only, and amenable to fractional work. Happy to share more.

For Harvey (older dog)'s birthday, we had a lovely walk and swim at Spring Ranch. They were captivated by the seals.

Caught low tide at Jug Handle beach. Had it to ourselves, twice the size as usual. The dogs frolicked.

Buddy!

Let's go Dubs!

@ericapricot.bsky.social Can't dislike this start.

A beautiful walk to Ledges swimming hole in the Mendocino Woodlands.

An alumni mailing list (ultimate frisbee if you are curious) has started discussing what the university should do in response to the current fascist regime. One person: stick to sports Everyone else: nuanced discussion Huzzah

Just finished @robertjbennett.bsky.social's wonderful A Drop of Corruption. The final Author's Note could not be more fitting for this time.

First artichoke harvest of the year. Delicious. Especially with Irish butter...

Are spam security reports a thing? Received a claimed SPF vulnerability. Contained a fake DNS record. The report conveniently did not say record was at fault. Are there companies rich enough to pay a bounty but too poor to spend time verifying?

Apropos of nothing, just realized that two of my favorite authors are named Ursula. Only one China, though.

Our sweet girl was missing for 24 hours. Worst day of our lives followed by a glorious reunion.

No kings. No fascists. No Nazis. It's not complicated.

Harvey would like to remind you of joy.

You'd think the elected democrats would realize that they are in a fight for democracy.

I'm trying this kobo thing. I've been using kindle for a long time, but needs must.

My timeline has subtly shifted towards consequences for bad actions. Dare to dream.

I missed watching Cat Macario.

Our local senior center lost funding for senior meals. Our food bank might be next. Rob the poor to feed the rich?

Happiness is good dogs.

The best things in life are dogs.

I guess the lawyers will ride the to the rescue?

Good dogs are good.

Just got, and rapidly consumed, The Orb of Cairado, by @pennyvixen.bsky.social. It's a novella and it's immersed in the world of The Goblin Emperor, long family names and all. Would recommend, especially for those who enjoy hybrid fantasy/mystery (yes, please).

It's time to figure out who is making good anti-establishment/punk/protest music now. (I have not been remotely current with music in at least a decade.)

The doggos now have Hawaiian bandanas!

Morning adventure with Harvey and Pippa.

I totally have this chair. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H175...

Harvey, at his best

Sometimes the 7% wolf really stands out.

Took the dogs on a new favorite trail. The joy is inescapable.

Harvey, foreground. Pippa, background. Beach everywhere.

New trail, happy dogs.

Tired after a good dog day.

Another good dog day!