Colin Closin'? #BBN

Colin Callin'! #BBN

It's not that cerebral to try to insert the word cerebral into every sentence. #BBN

Freezing cold in Nashville 🥶 #BBN

600% price reductions make more sense if you realize he's just saying 60% IN ALL CAPS !

Council Jr. under investigation for breaking the law of averages.

Kansas vs. NC State is entertaining. I hope UK vs. Indiana is... watchable. #BBN

Working at places like the library a couple of days a week pays off sometimes.

I hate when someone whose posts you value appears to have blocked/muted you and you have no clue why.

Some of the previous posts made me wish I could try them but I may have to start on that time machine now.

"Everyone should think like me" is not the cure for polarization, it's the cause.

Me, trying to hypnotize myself into liking this vanilla yogurt because it comes in larger containers.

Many thanks to the Times late-night-show update for motivating me to get off this site for today. Ick.

I'm not on Medicaid (though we were briefly last year due to a clerical error) but I suspect the subsidies that apply to our current plan will be affected by "that bill". The upside is that if they just want "proof of work", my obsessive tracking of hours will finally be appreciated!

Whatever it is that makes me replay conversations in my head is annoying, but sometimes useful... [Calls back customer I just spoke to] "I realize that I answered the wrong question..."

Texas Floods from just north of Liberty Hill: www.devharryc.com/2025/07/the-...

Finally getting back into form with 82 dev hours in June.

Last winter my wife bought two humidifiers and for no particular reason one is white and the other black. Don't buy a black one, it's really hard to see all the gunk when it's time to clean it.

Ironic, perhaps, but I just started Rhythm of War.

Hooboy. www.on3.com/college/kent...

Types, "Long story short," Thinks. Yeah, no, best case it's gonna be medium.

Mostly due to the knee replacement and recovery, I only got in about 36 dev hours in May. At least they were "good hours." I worked mainly on two projects for an existing client, one a completely new feature and another a long-awaited platform improvement.

I recently learned that Michel de Montaigne DIED of kidney stones. One more reason I’d better not time travel to the past.

I goofed and poured vanilla coffee creamer into Raisin Bran just now. Among other questions raised, why does it taste like strawberries??

Me, to wife: Did I maybe loan you some of these little weights that go in my ankle weights? Wife: If you did they would be in that drawer right there. (Opens drawer, finds them immediately) Wow, there's hope for our memories yet!

Love a good crossover. #crabgrass #WallaceTheBrave

So the thing about knee replacement is that in the future they may need to do a revision surgery, sometimes only to replace that white plastic part. So I hope someone out there is working on a procedure to arthroscopically remove and 3D-print that plastic part in place. 🙂

4 weeks post knee replacement: I got to 128 degrees yesterday. Every day is leg day 😅. I still get tired easily, am not sleeping great but overall doing well and starting to get more work done.

LOL, the Spanish remix of the Psych theme for the "Lights, Camera... Homicido" episode.

Thursday: Gets tetanus shot. Friday: Wow, what did I do at PT that made this shoulder so angry! Oh, wait…

Two seasons of #Andor and Rogue One is the only prequel trilogy we ever needed.

19 days post-op and as smoothly as this has gone, if I still had a 9-to-5 job this would have been a struggle. I would not have wanted to take this many sick days and there's a level of fatigue that makes it hard to get much work done.

16 days post-op. PT coaxed my knee to 117 degrees today.

I don't know if the surgeon intentionally slips it in as motivation but I certainly heard, "and some people walk into the 3-week checkup unassisted" as a challenge 😂.

10 days post-op. Finally OK to take a normal shower (glorious), getting almost full extension and bending > 90°.

5 days out from knee replacement and making good progress. Mostly using a cane (until tired and at night), detached the lidocaine pump yesterday, taking nothing stronger than Tylenol.

Ultimate PT goal: Walk into the 3rd week followup. Current PT goal: Move to a cane before I accede to the urge to accessorize this walker.

I don't recall any mention before my total knee replacement that my quad would be all freaked out and crampy for a few days. I just did my morning PT and whew, it's having rational conversations with my brain again.

I have a shiny new right knee and so far the pain meds are keeping me comfortable.

I just finished 'Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor' by @revcalebcampbell.bsky.social and would recommend if you're looking for a fresh take on how to engage with those around you.

I'm learning that the phrase, "I may soon qualify for a senior discount" unlocks the fun side of many customer service representatives.

At what pricing tier of Duolingo can I block Lily?

We typically do our cantata for a nursing home as a dress rehearsal. Concert black tonight.

Before and After. Later I will address the mess inside the panel but now I can shut the door again. (No, I did not paint, just bad lighting today.)

I finished installing the heater. I would change a couple of things if I had it to do over but it's up and running, doesn't make a lot of noise and was raising the temperature pretty steadily. If we have any cold mornings left I'll see how it does.

I have two younger brothers. One is legit a comedian. The OTHER brother called to ask about the work that was done to our parents' car. Battery, tires, front wheel bearings. I let him know about my upcoming knee replacement. "Oh, you're getting YOUR front bearings replaced too?"

Progress. There's a cover plate for the ceiling hole with a hole for the conduit connection that I should get on Saturday so I'll finish up the heater then. Also some CAT5 to run.

Creepy uncle plays "got your nose", nose not fully restored.