A species of upright ape built a mighty firework to propel themselves to a giant rock in the sky. They paused to consider the moment and named a pockmark for their ship, and another for their fallen comrade. They embraced, they shed tears, they continued, far away, cradled in the hearts of millions.

December 2025

I printed out some whistles the other day, and I really liked the triple tone one in yellow, nice and loud, gets attention. Here's the link if you want to print one: makerworld.com/models/548070

I would like journalists to start asking the folks in this administration to share a funny anecdote about the president, because I bet they're all too afraid to say anything. I think it would be really interesting to watch them squirm. Alternatively, we'd see how humorless these people really are.

Yesterday at Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle barriers were built with scooters and bikes in front of the buildings garage exit. This comes as it was announced today that ICE will be deploying tactical teams to 5 cities in the US to assist in “mass deportations”

We knew it was coming, but this is still terribly disappointing news.

Welcome to Trump's America.

Sounds like meritocracy is producing results already at the Pentagon.

I picked up a late '90s Bose Wave Radio/CD at the Goodwill the other day for $11. The CD player didn't work, but with help from YouTube University it only took about five minutes to fix it, and it sounds great! I thought these were the height of fancy back in the day, lol.

March, 2025, Simon at the St. Louis Arch

🤖 Android here we come! Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.

Richard Serra, "Joe," 1999 at Pulitzer Art Foundation St. Louis visited by Simon in March, 2025.

Simon, March, 2025

When I did a drop bar swap on my Cannondale, I used a cheap quill stem adapter, but it wound up being a lot taller than I expected and looked kinda silly, plus it was a bit loose. So I just got one that fits, looks, and feels a lot better. I also flipped the stem to +7⁰. Very pleased!

Whoo hoo, thanks for the Wichita shout out @slotkin.senate.gov !

Protesters gathered at Wichita State University Monday during an appearance by Kansas senator Jerry Moran. Moran entered and exited by car through a garage entrance, causing the protesters to push signs up against windows of the building when Moran entered.

What a chump. Couldn't even be bothered to rename it to the American language first?

Look at that! One of my prints, framed and in a gallery for a change! On view at the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in the Analog and Alternative Photography Invitational until Mar. 29.

This was posted on the actual U.S. Navy's Instagram account today. There's no need to make posts like this except for political intimidation.

The Shout published a write-up on the current show at the Riney Gallery which has one of my cyanotypes on display.

I can't help but wonder if Trump or Musk have ever even been to a national park.

Back at Doc's Hangar last night for another event. Still pretty cool getting to spend some up close time with a B-29.

I did not know that you could do this with Gmail. I learned something new from social media today.

Good luck to the Missouri City Chefs on your Super Sportsball game! May all your baskets be holes in one, and all of your dunks be grand slams!

So I blew out the side of one of the ancient Kenda tires that came on my Cannondale, but I had just seen a marketplace listing for a set of new Panaracer Gravelking SK tires for about $30 off of the cheapest new price I could find. Pretty happy with these after a first ride today!

Taking the Grand Wagoneer out to do some work this weekend.

Nine year old me would flip to know that a) there's a B-29 based in Wichita, and b) that I would get to work around it so frequently.

I picked up a cheap '94 Cannondale H300 recently, and did a quick drop bar, downtube shifter, all-road conversion to it, and I'm really liking it so far.

One of my cyanotypes, "Untitled, Ditch," 2017, will be in an analog photography and alternative process exhibition at the Riney Gallery through Mar. 29, 2025. An opening reception will be held Feb. 7 from 5-7pm.

I think someone just mistakenly said Stargate when they were asked what the name was going to be. I'm pretty sure they meant Skynet.

#bluesky