at Lloyd Center Ice Rink

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When That Minor Setback Pops Your Delusion Bubble

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        "html": "<p><em>Noooooo! My day is ruined!!! Why me?? Why now?!!</em> \ud83d\ude2b\ud83d\udca2</p>\n\n<p>We all have those moments. You\u2019re going about your day, minding your own business, feeling good about your \u201cadulting\u201d skills, and then a cascade of events begins to unfold which leaves your schedule FUBARed and your composure in tatters.</p>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing though. Your \u201cgood day\u201d was an illusion to begin with. You had deluded yourself into thinking you had it all together. It was taking an extraordinary amount of effort to \u201cadult\u201d in the first place, and as soon as bottom fell out of your routine, it was time for such magical thinking to dissipate.</p>\n\n<p><strong>This is actually an improvement.</strong> Your freakout is a sign that you had failed to do what you should have done from the start, which is to prepare for the truth: you\u2019ll encounter minor setbacks <em>all the time</em>. And on occasion, though we wish it were otherwise, a major setback.</p>\n\n<p>The worthy challenge isn\u2019t to delude yourself into thinking you\u2019ll be able to avoid these bumps in the road. It\u2019s to <em>expect</em> them. The faster you are willing to engage with them, face them head-on, and then <strong>move on</strong> to whatever may happen next, the more you will discover they tend to fade from view quickly and with little fuss.</p>\n\n<p>I had my freakout moment earlier today. Now, as I write this, it\u2019s water under the bridge. <strong>Problem solved.</strong> Was my schedule interrupted? Sure. Is that upsetting in the moment? Sure. Will I have to make up for lost time over the next few days? Yes.</p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Did I shamelessly turn this shitshow into content for my blog just so I can hit my daily blogging quota? <strong>Absol-fucking-lutely.</strong> <em>Never let a crisis go to waste.</em> \ud83d\ude3c <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/lifehacks\">#lifehacks</a></p>",
        "text": "Noooooo! My day is ruined!!! Why me?? Why now?!! \ud83d\ude2b\ud83d\udca2\n\nWe all have those moments. You\u2019re going about your day, minding your own business, feeling good about your \u201cadulting\u201d skills, and then a cascade of events begins to unfold which leaves your schedule FUBARed and your composure in tatters.\n\nHere\u2019s the thing though. Your \u201cgood day\u201d was an illusion to begin with. You had deluded yourself into thinking you had it all together. It was taking an extraordinary amount of effort to \u201cadult\u201d in the first place, and as soon as bottom fell out of your routine, it was time for such magical thinking to dissipate.\n\nThis is actually an improvement. Your freakout is a sign that you had failed to do what you should have done from the start, which is to prepare for the truth: you\u2019ll encounter minor setbacks all the time. And on occasion, though we wish it were otherwise, a major setback.\n\nThe worthy challenge isn\u2019t to delude yourself into thinking you\u2019ll be able to avoid these bumps in the road. It\u2019s to expect them. The faster you are willing to engage with them, face them head-on, and then move on to whatever may happen next, the more you will discover they tend to fade from view quickly and with little fuss.\n\nI had my freakout moment earlier today. Now, as I write this, it\u2019s water under the bridge. Problem solved. Was my schedule interrupted? Sure. Is that upsetting in the moment? Sure. Will I have to make up for lost time over the next few days? Yes.\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Did I shamelessly turn this shitshow into content for my blog just so I can hit my daily blogging quota? Absol-fucking-lutely. Never let a crisis go to waste. \ud83d\ude3c #lifehacks"
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        "text": "Friend used a new-to-me phrase for the holiday blahs that\u2019s perfect: \u201cblah humbug\u201d \ud83d\ude02",
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Fiona’s feeling better

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        "text": "After having eaten a bunch of wet food last night and having had three doses of antibiotics, Fiona\u2019s getting back to her usual cuddly/climby self. She isn\u2019t sneezing anymore, and while she\u2019s still a bit congested she snuggled up with me in bed this morning, and right now she\u2019s being super snuggly and affectionate. She\u2019s also purring super loudly, which she hasn\u2019t done in a while.\n\nI still haven\u2019t heard from the vet about her bloodwork or x-rays but I feel like there\u2019s a lot less to worry about now.",
        "html": "<p>After having eaten a bunch of wet food last night and having had three doses of antibiotics, Fiona\u2019s getting back to her usual cuddly/climby self. She isn\u2019t sneezing anymore, and while she\u2019s still a bit congested she snuggled up with me in bed this morning, and right now she\u2019s being super snuggly and affectionate. She\u2019s also purring super loudly, which she hasn\u2019t done in a while.</p><p>I still haven\u2019t heard from the vet about her bloodwork or x-rays but I feel like there\u2019s a lot less to worry about now.</p>"
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Fiona

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Link: The Most Horrible Stat

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        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://youtu.be/17ON_yuMymo\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>Today, there was yet another school shooting, this time at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. So far, 3 people are dead, and many are struggling to make sense of such a horrific tragedy.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>In the absence of any mainstream media I care to watch or listen to these days, I\u2019ve found some comfort in the broadcasts of Don Lemon. Ironically I never saw his work as an anchor at CNN, but started watching his YouTube show when it launched earlier this year. He certainly has \u201cthe voice\u201d, and a certain gravitas which I\u2019ve come to appreciate\u2014rare in online media centered around <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a>.</p>\n\n<p>And it\u2019s grave news indeed to be processing <strong>once again</strong>. It feels ludicrous to yet one more time offer thoughts and prayers, talk about what a terrible tragedy this is, wave hands up in the air about how teenagers shouldn\u2019t have access to guns, etc., etc.</p>\n\n<p>All I can say is, this <strong>Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Statistic</strong> should be on air 24/7. It should be shoved in politicians\u2019 faces. It should be plastered all over telephone polls in all the major cities. This, <em>this</em> is the America we\u2019re asking our children (the ones who survive) to inherit. And it\u2019s despicable.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://jaredwhite.com/links/20241216/don-lemon-school-shootings.jpg\" alt=\"2024 has highest number of U.S. school shooting in decades\" /></p>\n\n<p>83. Eighty-three. <strong>83!!</strong> And all we can do is hope it\u2019s the last one before January rolls around.</p>\n\n<p><strong>2024 is just the worst.</strong></p>",
        "text": "Today, there was yet another school shooting, this time at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. So far, 3 people are dead, and many are struggling to make sense of such a horrific tragedy.\n\n\n\nIn the absence of any mainstream media I care to watch or listen to these days, I\u2019ve found some comfort in the broadcasts of Don Lemon. Ironically I never saw his work as an anchor at CNN, but started watching his YouTube show when it launched earlier this year. He certainly has \u201cthe voice\u201d, and a certain gravitas which I\u2019ve come to appreciate\u2014rare in online media centered around #politics.\n\nAnd it\u2019s grave news indeed to be processing once again. It feels ludicrous to yet one more time offer thoughts and prayers, talk about what a terrible tragedy this is, wave hands up in the air about how teenagers shouldn\u2019t have access to guns, etc., etc.\n\nAll I can say is, this Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Statistic should be on air 24/7. It should be shoved in politicians\u2019 faces. It should be plastered all over telephone polls in all the major cities. This, this is the America we\u2019re asking our children (the ones who survive) to inherit. And it\u2019s despicable.\n\n\n\n83. Eighty-three. 83!! And all we can do is hope it\u2019s the last one before January rolls around.\n\n2024 is just the worst."
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I screen printed some stuff

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        "text": "This week I finished up a fun and challenging screen printing class at the Gowanus Print Lab!\nTucked away in the giant maze of brick buildings that is Brooklyn's Industry City, Gowanus Print lab is a small space, mightily equipped for paper and fabric screen printing projects.\nOur instructor (and the proprietor) Todd took me and three other students through four 3-hour sessions: a hands-on instruction session introducing the basics of screen printing on apparel, an open apparel-printing lab where we could bring our own project of up to about 30 pieces, an instruction session on two-color paper printing (featuring our own designs), and a final do-what-you-want lab with the option to do a single-screen apparel run or up to three screens for a paper project.\nI consider myself a person with little in the way of art skills, so with three opportunities to design basically whatever I wanted, I struggled a lot with anxiety and trying to push various software to turn half-imagined ideas into simple designs. I also had an \"A-student mentality\" kick in, driving me to maximize each session, which led to way more angst about deciding what to make than necessary. \ud83e\udee0\n\n  Anyway, here are some photos of my finished projects!\n\n\n    Eternal Caturday shirt featuring a spiral of Lolly cats surrounding a large image of her making big owl eyes. In the background, actual Lolly sits on the floor making big owl eyes.\n  \n    A two-color blue and yellow poster print of Lennon in an homage to the iconic three-wolf-moon design.\n  \n    The Eternal Caturday spiral design as a three-color paper print. Black text and Lolly face, with alternating red and green cat silhouettes for the spiral.\n  I feel like the class gave a good foundation on the physical processes involved in screen printing. It's a lot of steps, but they're all about using careful prep to make things easier when it's time to start pulling the squeegee and churning out prints.\n\n  In terms of moving forward, I'd say the biggest thing I need to work on is a design practice - regularly pushing my skills with design software techniques. I'm in a bit of a negative cycle of having vague ideas combined with not enough skills to quickly sketch them out. I learned some new techniques in Inkscape (soo good for layout!) and the GIMP (newsprint filter and color managment!) but need to challenge myself to improve.\n\nThat said, I also need, uh, facilities?? A home setup feels pretty far out of reach given limited space and the potential for mess. I have a couple of places to try (textile arts center and Manhattan Graphics Center (when they're done moving to Brooklyn lol) and look forward to posting future projects if and when I try it out.\nA fun thing that I feel is solved is where to get stuff (particularly, apparel) to print on! Todd pointed us to Suneco Tees, which has really great prices on t-shirts, and the folks there were super nice and able to quickly grab what I needed, rather than let me waste everyone's time trying to hunt things down myself. \ud83d\ude05\n\n  Some stuff I'd like to try in the future includes transparent ink printing with color mixing (just to learn the technique), as well as making short apparel runs with home-made logos for all the silly things that I like!\n\nMany many many thanks to Amy for putting this on my radar and encouraging me through the class, staying excited about ideas even as my anxiety was spiraling, and helping me put together lists of family and friends who would happily accept and maybe even wear the results. Oh, and for shipping out a bunch of shirts!!!\nThanks for reading this far! Your reward is a bunch of random process photos!",
        "html": "<p>This week I finished up a fun and challenging screen printing class at the <a href=\"https://www.gowanusprintlab.com/\">Gowanus Print Lab</a>!</p>\n<p>Tucked away in the giant maze of brick buildings that is Brooklyn's Industry City, Gowanus Print lab is a small space, mightily equipped for paper and fabric screen printing projects.</p>\n<p>Our instructor (and the proprietor) Todd took me and three other students through four 3-hour sessions: a hands-on instruction session introducing the basics of screen printing on apparel, an open apparel-printing lab where we could bring our own project of up to about 30 pieces, an instruction session on two-color paper printing (featuring our own designs), and a final do-what-you-want lab with the option to do a single-screen apparel run or up to three screens for a paper project.</p>\n<p>I consider myself a person with little in the way of art skills, so with three opportunities to design basically <i>whatever I wanted</i>, I struggled a lot with anxiety and trying to push various software to turn half-imagined ideas into simple designs. I also had an \"A-student mentality\" kick in, driving me to maximize each session, which led to way more angst about deciding what to make than necessary. \ud83e\udee0</p>\n<p>\n  Anyway, here are some photos of my finished projects!\n</p>\n<img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/c7/97/59/bb/5475a0652ea92683465771003bc1f5ddad6a17722fe7b446bbb0fad9.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n    Eternal Caturday shirt featuring a spiral of Lolly cats surrounding a large image of her making big owl eyes. In the background, actual Lolly sits on the floor making big owl eyes.\n  <img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/26/59/72/4a/1ff18df9578e08738780ea5e62bf8edcc3f4d8dda8feed9957eeca48.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n    A two-color blue and yellow poster print of Lennon in an homage to the iconic three-wolf-moon design.\n  <img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/1c/39/e5/3a/631d5337caa2a5c1c36c0838aa783b1a090b7c376de168b3b91ac598.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n    The Eternal Caturday spiral design as a three-color paper print. Black text and Lolly face, with alternating red and green cat silhouettes for the spiral.\n  <p>I feel like the class gave a good foundation on the physical processes involved in screen printing. It's a lot of steps, but they're all about using careful prep to make things easier when it's time to start pulling the squeegee and churning out prints.</p>\n<p>\n  In terms of moving forward, I'd say the biggest thing I need to work on is a design practice - regularly pushing my skills with design software techniques. I'm in a bit of a negative cycle of having vague ideas combined with not enough skills to quickly sketch them out. I learned some new techniques in Inkscape (soo good for layout!) and the GIMP (newsprint filter and color managment!) but need to challenge myself to improve.\n</p>\n<p>That said, I also need, uh, facilities?? A home setup feels pretty far out of reach given limited space and the potential for <i>mess</i>. I have a couple of places to try (<a href=\"https://textileartscenter.com/studio/\">textile arts center</a> and <a href=\"https://www.manhattangraphicscenter.org/\">Manhattan Graphics Center</a> (when they're done moving to Brooklyn lol) and look forward to posting future projects if and when I try it out.</p>\n<p>A fun thing that I feel is solved is where to get stuff (particularly, apparel) to print <i>on</i>! Todd pointed us to <a href=\"https://www.sunecotees.com/\">Suneco Tees</a>, which has really great prices on t-shirts, and the folks there were super nice and able to quickly grab what I needed, rather than let me waste everyone's time trying to hunt things down myself. \ud83d\ude05</p>\n<p>\n  Some stuff I'd like to try in the future includes transparent ink printing with color mixing (just to learn the technique), as well as making short apparel runs with home-made logos for all the silly things that I like!\n</p>\n<p>Many many many thanks to Amy for putting this on my radar and encouraging me through the class, staying excited about ideas even as my anxiety was spiraling, and helping me put together lists of family and friends who would happily accept and maybe even wear the results. Oh, and for shipping out a bunch of shirts!!!</p>\n<p>Thanks for reading this far! Your reward is a bunch of random process photos!</p>\n<img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/65/6a/82/62/d511a4535eafa8ddd3a9c78d42a06a7c93ddf2a801aa8c1a26f4b585.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/a7/af/28/12/b727b01ad5f98534b118f50cd7ea30460e9473f6a138a6516dd22823.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/7b/bd/47/18/7e6a1af1dc014e3d51b6e8f03959b332bf0f6575e37f161bf2b8d673.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/39/62/1a/dd/5ef1db9b738c245e55fb8eeaff7b19530050f4ea60325d4304a8550a.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/45/45/13/cc/842ef34020b91eec6f66b8e49f21318fffe8c980eed6ee59f238dade.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/09/94/3c/4f/0f6e34b3717e690477c366fb5d5902fc97749de61bf8cf7c42a821b7.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/37/56/d8/64/4d37ca9089405469f0b543aaa8e1f1ee4f669795a4b89b4c5ff5d8ee.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/93/02/88/2b/e1a4a372b314f878c30e73e5fcba4c47b699185073c8af5f99674552.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/d3/48/f1/4f/6573da5c9ac3b65312cfe90ad7ab1950e46d29ed75077c4a3641d683.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/1a/37/73/3e/2644ce874bd1ce1aea7ac9d6d585aab6f3b78864d848236e7f2485c8.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/5e/12/ba/af/cbf9dab418dda2cc6b8967f2771c03005e502ec8c21ee878dc245009.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/f4/b1/1b/63/933bc7a4be0dae0970090a8579e1ada8838c696c46315de9af36b037.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/79/de/2b/59/2e0032df003e8d3b3b051ab015721bd57dcabd71dc9d96ab8aa13536.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/b9/77/0b/29/a3f79413a7a6b44de013f3bd542cc5482800a273e64f759c0c8565c8.jpg\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/38/e0/c7/b2/a59dfb57ebe2e6021c9a93882ae179fc70f3ea2441a7839065af17dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" />"
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20241215/radically-local",
    "published": "2024-12-15T15:20:27-08:00",
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        "html": "<p>I\u2019m changing my shopping habits. <strong>I\u2019m buying local.</strong> I\u2019m going to go radical on this.</p>\n\n<p>I rarely buy anything online as it is, and that\u2019s been true for a while now. I\u2019d already resolved to boycott Amazon, and at this point I don\u2019t feel too good supporting Shopify either (though that\u2019s different in that many independent online retailers use Shopify for their e-commerce websites).</p>\n\n<p>But when I talk about going radically local, I don\u2019t mean just going to a local store even if they\u2019re a Big Box retailer. I mean buying things <em>made</em> locally. Right here in <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Every day I carry my iPad and other gear in a backpack made locally. (So local in fact, I can walk to the manufacturer/storefront from my house in 5 minutes. \ud83d\ude02) And that\u2019s just the beginning. My next clothing purchase will be locally-made. I\u2019ll start with shirts because that\u2019s pretty straightforward and see where it goes from there.</p>\n\n<p>And I love shopping at locally-owned markets and will prioritize food items from local suppliers.</p>\n\n<p>If MAGA wants to claim with a straight face they\u2019re \u201cAmerica First\u201d, I\u2019m here to tell you I\u2019m \u201cOregon First\u201d. Call it my little act of political rebellion\u2026 \u270a\u262d</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m changing my shopping habits. I\u2019m buying local. I\u2019m going to go radical on this.\n\nI rarely buy anything online as it is, and that\u2019s been true for a while now. I\u2019d already resolved to boycott Amazon, and at this point I don\u2019t feel too good supporting Shopify either (though that\u2019s different in that many independent online retailers use Shopify for their e-commerce websites).\n\nBut when I talk about going radically local, I don\u2019t mean just going to a local store even if they\u2019re a Big Box retailer. I mean buying things made locally. Right here in #Portland.\n\nEvery day I carry my iPad and other gear in a backpack made locally. (So local in fact, I can walk to the manufacturer/storefront from my house in 5 minutes. \ud83d\ude02) And that\u2019s just the beginning. My next clothing purchase will be locally-made. I\u2019ll start with shirts because that\u2019s pretty straightforward and see where it goes from there.\n\nAnd I love shopping at locally-owned markets and will prioritize food items from local suppliers.\n\nIf MAGA wants to claim with a straight face they\u2019re \u201cAmerica First\u201d, I\u2019m here to tell you I\u2019m \u201cOregon First\u201d. Call it my little act of political rebellion\u2026 \u270a\u262d"
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    "published": "2024-12-08T06:55:57-08:00",
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        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/9da63c77d-bc90ba/SVwyVVHXnl4i/Abx9d2n1r0xYsbloH4AayUZHcpO7LxFhzmKGKZa8.jpg\" /><p>Even though it\u2019s now colder out when the sun\u2019s out, c\u2019mon. Who doesn\u2019t want to see <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a> waterfront views like this every evening? \ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/oregonexplored\">#OregonExplored</a></p>",
        "text": "Even though it\u2019s now colder out when the sun\u2019s out, c\u2019mon. Who doesn\u2019t want to see #Portland waterfront views like this every evening? \ud83d\ude0d #OregonExplored"
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20241127/a-rare-moment-of-sun-amp-open-skies-before-the",
    "published": "2024-11-27T07:59:56-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/0bb057b62-db9a0d/Tibkq4GwKPZW/ItRR19Dq6WI7fWVLJ1k9OcPtJkabuBW7Jm8kZmS2.jpg\" /><p>A rare moment of sun &amp; open skies before the latest rains came in.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/oregonexplored\">#OregonExplored</a> South Waterfront<br />(psst, this makes for great smartphone wallpaper!)</p>",
        "text": "A rare moment of sun & open skies before the latest rains came in.\n\n#Portland #OregonExplored South Waterfront\n(psst, this makes for great smartphone wallpaper!)"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43247071",
    "_source": "2783"
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20241124/that-sky-is-rather-dramatic-for-a-silent-sunday",
    "published": "2024-11-24T07:52:58-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/0bb057b62-db9a0d/dSjT6sHbOBh5/o70gYAsRswJZqPC1c4QfKrAnRpGASzxTP0AyoWwb.jpg\" /><p>That sky is rather dramatic for a Silent Sunday\u2026<br /><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/portland\">#Portland</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/bnw\">#BnW</a></p>",
        "text": "That sky is rather dramatic for a Silent Sunday\u2026\n#Portland #BnW"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43247072",
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Delays and SSGs, Oh My

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-15T13:30:51-08:00",
    "url": "https://nadreck.me/2024/12/delays-and-ssgs-oh-my/",
    "category": [
        "technical",
        "ssg",
        "web-design"
    ],
    "name": "Delays and SSGs, Oh My",
    "content": {
        "text": "Apologies for the delay between posts \u2014 it\u2019s not for lack of topics or interest, just a matter of time and energy. I\u2019ve been spending time trying out different static site generators for a potential move off WordPress (at least for some projects), and that\u2019s been eating into what spoons I have spare for writing. At this point I\u2019ve been fiddling mostly with 11ty and Astro, and while I\u2019m not 100% happy with either of them, it\u2019s been a worthwhile learning experience regardless. I may also end up taking a stab at Hugo, but we\u2019ll see. The main issues I have mostly boil down to opinion \u2014 every framework is opinionated to one degree or another regarding how to structure things, how to format things, and so on, and I don\u2019t agree with those opinions all the time. Then it becomes a matter of how hard it is to override those defaults to work more how I want to work.\n\n\n\nFor instance, a lot of these frameworks/generators feel that any images you include should be optimized, and when optimizing, the file paths should become arbitrary hashes. I don\u2019t mind the optimizing part, but I fuckin\u2019 hate when the filename gets mangled into a hash like that. You\u2019d think that\u2019d be a matter of just passing a parameter as part of the image processor config, but in several of these frameworks, you\u2019d be wrong. At least in 11ty I found some instructions in their docs to override things, but in Astro I was just out of luck, unless I wanted to store my images separately in the \u201cpublic\u201d folder.\n\n\n\nAnother recurring gripe I have is that the default markup is just markdown. Frequently either GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM) or CommonMark. These are fine as far as markdown goes, but they\u2019re kind of limiting when you want to do anything more nuanced than basic formatting. Even things as common as changing the alignment for an image don\u2019t have a generally agreed process. At which point, the question becomes: how hard is it to extend things to let you do stuff you want to do? 11ty lets you mix in a whole pile of different templating tools (Nunjucks, Handlebars, Liquid, etc), and extend things to add your own shortcodes and filters to let things work how you want. Astro gives you a few different markdown flavors, so you can go with markdown, MDX, or markdoc. From there, both MDX and markdoc have methods to extend your behavior. Personally, I\u2019m actually more inclined to use a different markup entirely, and write everything in AsciiDoc, which I\u2019m very comfortable with from work, and is designed to let you do the various bits of formatting you\u2019d want to do in documentation (or a blog post, or an article/essay). The options for SSGs that support AsciiDoc, though, are quite a bit more limited \u2014 I\u2019m aware of basically just two, Antora (which is oriented around documentation, not around blogging), and Hugo (which I should really give another shot).\n\n\n\nSo yeah, that\u2019s basically where all that is sitting. Frankly none of the things I just griped about are all that important, but it\u2019s been taking up that headspace I\u2019d be usually using for writing on here, so figured I\u2019d share. I\u2019ve been dusting off one of my other random sites to use as a test bed \u2014 when I actually have something to share, I\u2019ll be sure to mention it. The goal is something that feels frictionless to write and post in, and unfortunately the path to get there has been feeling pretty fraught.",
        "html": "<p>Apologies for the delay between posts \u2014 it\u2019s not for lack of topics or interest, just a matter of time and energy. I\u2019ve been spending time trying out different static site generators for a potential move off WordPress (at least for some projects), and that\u2019s been eating into what spoons I have spare for writing. At this point I\u2019ve been fiddling mostly with <a href=\"https://11ty.dev\">11ty</a> and <a href=\"https://astro.build\">Astro</a>, and while I\u2019m not 100% happy with either of them, it\u2019s been a worthwhile learning experience regardless. I may also end up taking a stab at <a href=\"https://gohugo.io\">Hugo</a>, but we\u2019ll see. The main issues I have mostly boil down to opinion \u2014 every framework is opinionated to one degree or another regarding how to structure things, how to format things, and so on, and I don\u2019t agree with those opinions all the time. Then it becomes a matter of how hard it is to override those defaults to work more how I want to work.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, a lot of these frameworks/generators feel that any images you include should be optimized, and when optimizing, the file paths should become arbitrary hashes. I don\u2019t mind the optimizing part, but I fuckin\u2019 <em>hate</em> when the filename gets mangled into a hash like that. You\u2019d think that\u2019d be a matter of just passing a parameter as part of the image processor config, but in several of these frameworks, you\u2019d be wrong. At least in 11ty I found some instructions in their docs to override things, but in Astro I was just out of luck, unless I wanted to store my images separately in the \u201cpublic\u201d folder.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another recurring gripe I have is that the default markup is just markdown. Frequently either GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM) or CommonMark. These are fine as far as markdown goes, but they\u2019re kind of limiting when you want to do anything more nuanced than basic formatting. Even things as common as changing the alignment for an image don\u2019t have a generally agreed process. At which point, the question becomes: how hard is it to extend things to let you do stuff you want to do? 11ty lets you mix in a whole pile of different templating tools (Nunjucks, Handlebars, Liquid, etc), and extend things to add your own shortcodes and filters to let things work how you want. Astro gives you a few different markdown flavors, so you can go with markdown, MDX, or markdoc. From there, both MDX and markdoc have methods to extend your behavior. Personally, I\u2019m actually more inclined to use a different markup entirely, and write everything in AsciiDoc, which I\u2019m very comfortable with from work, and is designed to let you do the various bits of formatting you\u2019d want to do in documentation (or a blog post, or an article/essay). The options for SSGs that support AsciiDoc, though, are quite a bit more limited \u2014 I\u2019m aware of basically just two, Antora (which is oriented around documentation, not around blogging), and Hugo (which I should really give another shot).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yeah, that\u2019s basically where all that is sitting. Frankly none of the things I just griped about are all that important, but it\u2019s been taking up that headspace I\u2019d be usually using for writing on here, so figured I\u2019d share. I\u2019ve been dusting off one of my other random sites to use as a test bed \u2014 when I actually have something to share, I\u2019ll be sure to mention it. The goal is something that feels frictionless to write and post in, and unfortunately the path to get there has been feeling pretty fraught.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Nadreck",
        "url": "http://nadreck.me",
        "photo": null
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Well If It’s Entertainment You’re Kraven…

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20241213/kraven-the-hunter",
    "published": "2024-12-13T18:56:58-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I haven\u2019t had the slightest bit of interest in the weird phenomenon that is the <a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%27s_Spider-Man_Universe\">SSU</a> (Sony\u2019s Spider-Man Universe). I never saw any of the Venom films. Never saw Madame Web. And it\u2019s definitely not <em>Morbin\u2019 Time</em> for me.</p>\n\n<p>But then I started hearing some buzz around the footage Sony released recently directly from the start of <em>Kraven the Hunter</em>, so I gave it a look and what I saw impressed me. The story genuinely sounded interesting, and Aaron-Taylor Johnson is a beautiful, beautiful man.</p>\n\n<p>So I headed out to my local movie theater and watched <em>Kraven the Hunter</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Is this a great film? No. Is it an extraordinary <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> superhero romp? Also no. Is it fun &amp; entertaining if you\u2019re ready to simply switch your brain off and enjoy the ride for a couple hours? <strong>Very much so!</strong></p>\n\n<p>I had a good time with it, and I think it <em>could</em> have been an excellent movie in the hands of more competent filmmakers. The action was quite exciting, and I liked all the <em>actors</em>. The <em>acting</em>, however, fell flat at times (though I was riveted every time Russell Crowe was onscreen!\ufffc), and the story\u2014while compelling in the abstract\u2014didn\u2019t adequately drive the narrative forward scene-to-scene.</p>\n\n<p>Still, I\u2019d recommend you go see it if you have nothing better to do and there aren\u2019t any other <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a> at the cinemas vying for your attention. <strong>True story:</strong> I got to chatting with a dude out in the hallway while exiting the theater, and when I asked him what he thought of it, he said he liked it a lot.</p>\n\n<p>I have a feeling this is going to be a slow but steady burn at the box office, and we\u2019ll be surprised at the numbers when all is said and done.</p>",
        "text": "I haven\u2019t had the slightest bit of interest in the weird phenomenon that is the SSU (Sony\u2019s Spider-Man Universe). I never saw any of the Venom films. Never saw Madame Web. And it\u2019s definitely not Morbin\u2019 Time for me.\n\nBut then I started hearing some buzz around the footage Sony released recently directly from the start of Kraven the Hunter, so I gave it a look and what I saw impressed me. The story genuinely sounded interesting, and Aaron-Taylor Johnson is a beautiful, beautiful man.\n\nSo I headed out to my local movie theater and watched Kraven the Hunter.\n\nIs this a great film? No. Is it an extraordinary #scifi superhero romp? Also no. Is it fun & entertaining if you\u2019re ready to simply switch your brain off and enjoy the ride for a couple hours? Very much so!\n\nI had a good time with it, and I think it could have been an excellent movie in the hands of more competent filmmakers. The action was quite exciting, and I liked all the actors. The acting, however, fell flat at times (though I was riveted every time Russell Crowe was onscreen!\ufffc), and the story\u2014while compelling in the abstract\u2014didn\u2019t adequately drive the narrative forward scene-to-scene.\n\nStill, I\u2019d recommend you go see it if you have nothing better to do and there aren\u2019t any other #movies at the cinemas vying for your attention. True story: I got to chatting with a dude out in the hallway while exiting the theater, and when I asked him what he thought of it, he said he liked it a lot.\n\nI have a feeling this is going to be a slow but steady burn at the box office, and we\u2019ll be surprised at the numbers when all is said and done."
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EVs to look at in 2025

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-13T14:49:11-08:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/6420-EVs-to-look-at-in-2025",
    "category": [
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        "vehicles",
        "EV",
        "electric vehicles"
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    "name": "EVs to look at in 2025",
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "fluffy",
        "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/",
        "photo": "https://beesbuzz.biz/static/headshot.jpg"
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    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "43228640",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-12T14:04:10-0500",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2024/12/12/140410/",
    "category": [
        "3DP",
        "3DPrinting",
        "Bambu",
        "bambu-x1c",
        "wethebuilders"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "I\u2019ve been procrastinating about posting which means tabs have been accumulating. \ud83d\ude41\nWe got a new, overpowered-for-home-use 3D printer, the Bambu Labs X1C. With the fancy Automated Material Switcher (AMS) that must be powered by forbidden magics.\nAfter setting it up and letting it run through its literal shake-out calibration, I printed these things and was really impressed with the results!\nThe classic benchy boat. This was actually included in the memory of the machine, but I\u2019m linking to what looks like the version on Bambu\u2019s MakerWorld.\nThese print-in-place fold-flat phone/tablet stands which I believe was suggested by the Bambu mobile app that I used to set up the printer. I started my 3D printing journey with a MakerBot Cupcake CNC kit back in ~2009 so print-in-place mechanical stuff still feels magical to me when it works. These came out nice and sturdy!\nCraving more print-in-place, this articulated axolotl is pretty cute and moved well straight off the printer, despite what I would describe as \u201cflimsy-looking\u201d joints between the parts.\nFor a first \u201cuseful\u201d print, I selected this one-piece Aeropress wall mount. It\u2019s in the same lineage as my sliced-in-half Aeropress wall mount that I cut into two parts to fit on my printer of the day.\nPhotos would only get in the way of finishing this post, so I\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll have to use your imagination.\nThe new printer meant I was well set up to contribute to the latest We the Builder\u2019s project - Charon\u2019s Boat, which is rapidly being finished by builders all over the world. If you have clear plastic filament and a large-ish 3D printer, you may still have time to grab a part and contribute to this underworldly sculpture!",
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve been procrastinating about posting which means tabs have been accumulating. \ud83d\ude41</p>\n<p>We got a new, overpowered-for-home-use 3D printer, the <a href=\"https://bambulab.com/en-us/x1\">Bambu Labs X1C</a>. With the fancy Automated Material Switcher (AMS) that must be powered by forbidden magics.</p>\n<p>After setting it up and letting it run through its literal shake-out calibration, I printed these things and was really impressed with the results!</p>\n<ul><li>The classic <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/15106\">benchy boat</a>. This was actually included in the memory of the machine, but I\u2019m linking to what <em>looks like</em> the version on Bambu\u2019s MakerWorld.</li>\n<li>These <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/208840?from=search#profileId-230435\">print-in-place fold-flat phone/tablet stands</a> which I believe was suggested by the Bambu mobile app that I used to set up the printer. I started my 3D printing journey with a MakerBot Cupcake CNC kit back in ~2009 so print-in-place mechanical stuff still feels magical to me when it works. These came out nice and sturdy!</li>\n<li>Craving more print-in-place, this <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/198885\">articulated axolotl</a> is pretty cute and moved well straight off the printer, despite what I would describe as \u201cflimsy-looking\u201d joints between the parts.</li>\n<li>For a first \u201cuseful\u201d print, I selected this <a href=\"https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3105431\">one-piece Aeropress wall mount</a>. It\u2019s in the same lineage as <a href=\"https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2138462\">my sliced-in-half Aeropress wall mount</a> that I cut into two parts to fit on my printer of the day.</li>\n</ul><p>Photos would only get in the way of finishing this post, so I\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll have to use your imagination.</p>\n<p>The new printer meant I was well set up to contribute to the <a href=\"https://www.wethebuilders.com/projects/15\">latest We the Builder\u2019s project - Charon\u2019s Boat</a>, which is rapidly being finished by builders all over the world. If you have clear plastic filament and a large-ish 3D printer, you may still have time to grab a part and contribute to this underworldly sculpture!</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Marty McGuire",
        "url": "https://martymcgui.re/",
        "photo": "https://martymcgui.re/images/logo.jpg"
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    "_id": "43218269",
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-12 11:38-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/12/paul-meany-mutemath/",
    "category": [
        "music",
        "TodaysAlbum"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3ld4zqdx3pt2s"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Mutemath/Paul Meany released Distance, an acoustic EP of some songs from the vault. Very chill.",
        "html": "<p>Mutemath/Paul Meany released <a href=\"https://album.link/i/1784266478\">Distance</a>, an acoustic EP of some songs from the vault. Very chill.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
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Do We Live in a Post-Toxic-Masculinity World?

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
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    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20241211/post-toxic-masculinity",
    "published": "2024-12-11T16:29:45-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>In the <em>very-online</em> cultural discussion around masculinity, the toxic/tonic masculinity divide seems to be getting us absolutely nowhere.</p>\n\n<p>I really thought that perhaps the Tim Walz-ian \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d upswell would have a major influence on America\u2019s body politic\u2026offering a sort of \u201creset\u201d on the kinds of discussions we have around \u201chow to be a man\u201d.</p>\n\n<p>Seems that amounted to a hill of beans. The \u201cmanosphere\u201d won, and the bro vote kept right on bro\u2019ing.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe they\u2019re right! Maybe it\u2019s time to retire toxic/tonic masculinity. But not because the bros are awesome, because they most certainly are not. However, I wonder if we simply need to elevate the conversation past \u201cgender norms\u201d entirely.</p>\n\n<p>As a person who has wrestled with <em>performative masculinity</em> their whole life\u2014and I\u2019m currently working on an entire blog series about my history in this space\u2014I must admit I\u2019m just a wee bit sick of measuring who\u2019s angrier today: <strong>men who hate women, or women who hate men</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Somehow I think it\u2019s entirely possible to be a good human and exhibit good qualities regardless of assigned <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/gender\">#gender</a> at birth. Can\u2019t we find a way to talk about how to demonstrate humility, compassion, and resolve, how to be one of the \u201chelpers\u201d (as Fred Rogers would say), without \u201cgender\u201d having anything to do with it? Even when well-meaning men talk about what they hope are good qualities of a \u201cman\u201d, I can\u2019t help but wonder why those aren\u2019t equally good qualities of a woman. By the same token, I can\u2019t help but wonder why good qualities of a \u201cwoman\u201d can\u2019t also be exhibited by a man. Men can\u2019t be sensitive caregivers? Women can\u2019t chop wood?</p>\n\n<p>And the more I think about it, the more I find the \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d of Tim Walz always rang hollow for me. It\u2019s not his fault! But here\u2019s the thing: I have zero interest in many of the things people were joking about when they were meme-posting about him. I\u2019m not about to fix up rare jalopies or dress in buffalo check on a wilderness expedition. Why is any of that considered \u201cmanly\u201d in the first place?</p>\n\n<p>I forget exactly where I heard this, but it was a revelation for me: <strong>as a man, whatever you do is what men do</strong>. In other words, if I identify as a man (and that\u2019s a whole other question if I do any longer\u2026), then <strong>\u201cmanly things\u201d are the things I do</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>At the end of the day, performative expressions of socially-expected gender norms in order make other people feel comfortable at your own expense <em>sucks</em>, plain and simple. My wish is we could spend less time talking about \u201cwhat women should be like\u201d or \u201cwhat men should be like\u201d and simply talk about \u201cwhat humans should be like\u201d. And that list really shouldn\u2019t be very prescriptive at all, other than to define universal qualities such as egalitarianism, altruism, strength of character, and so forth.</p>",
        "text": "In the very-online cultural discussion around masculinity, the toxic/tonic masculinity divide seems to be getting us absolutely nowhere.\n\nI really thought that perhaps the Tim Walz-ian \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d upswell would have a major influence on America\u2019s body politic\u2026offering a sort of \u201creset\u201d on the kinds of discussions we have around \u201chow to be a man\u201d.\n\nSeems that amounted to a hill of beans. The \u201cmanosphere\u201d won, and the bro vote kept right on bro\u2019ing.\n\nMaybe they\u2019re right! Maybe it\u2019s time to retire toxic/tonic masculinity. But not because the bros are awesome, because they most certainly are not. However, I wonder if we simply need to elevate the conversation past \u201cgender norms\u201d entirely.\n\nAs a person who has wrestled with performative masculinity their whole life\u2014and I\u2019m currently working on an entire blog series about my history in this space\u2014I must admit I\u2019m just a wee bit sick of measuring who\u2019s angrier today: men who hate women, or women who hate men.\n\nSomehow I think it\u2019s entirely possible to be a good human and exhibit good qualities regardless of assigned #gender at birth. Can\u2019t we find a way to talk about how to demonstrate humility, compassion, and resolve, how to be one of the \u201chelpers\u201d (as Fred Rogers would say), without \u201cgender\u201d having anything to do with it? Even when well-meaning men talk about what they hope are good qualities of a \u201cman\u201d, I can\u2019t help but wonder why those aren\u2019t equally good qualities of a woman. By the same token, I can\u2019t help but wonder why good qualities of a \u201cwoman\u201d can\u2019t also be exhibited by a man. Men can\u2019t be sensitive caregivers? Women can\u2019t chop wood?\n\nAnd the more I think about it, the more I find the \u201ctonic masculinity\u201d of Tim Walz always rang hollow for me. It\u2019s not his fault! But here\u2019s the thing: I have zero interest in many of the things people were joking about when they were meme-posting about him. I\u2019m not about to fix up rare jalopies or dress in buffalo check on a wilderness expedition. Why is any of that considered \u201cmanly\u201d in the first place?\n\nI forget exactly where I heard this, but it was a revelation for me: as a man, whatever you do is what men do. In other words, if I identify as a man (and that\u2019s a whole other question if I do any longer\u2026), then \u201cmanly things\u201d are the things I do.\n\nAt the end of the day, performative expressions of socially-expected gender norms in order make other people feel comfortable at your own expense sucks, plain and simple. My wish is we could spend less time talking about \u201cwhat women should be like\u201d or \u201cwhat men should be like\u201d and simply talk about \u201cwhat humans should be like\u201d. And that list really shouldn\u2019t be very prescriptive at all, other than to define universal qualities such as egalitarianism, altruism, strength of character, and so forth."
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    "name": "Do We Live in a Post-Toxic-Masculinity World?",
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Sockpuppet website updates!

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-11T00:31:25-08:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/1977-Sockpuppet-website-updates",
    "category": [
        "music",
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    "name": "Sockpuppet website updates!",
    "content": {
        "text": "I finally got a bunch of stuff working on the new Sockpuppet website, including the music browser. Now people will have the ability to actually find something in my vast sea of content!\n\nI still need to finish tagging a bunch of stuff to make it useful but having the functionality in place gives me motivation to do so.\n\nI\u2019ve also improved the \u201cbuy box\u201d and added way more streaming providers to the sources (which of course requires more content to be filled out, too), and there\u2019s a bunch of other functionality like being able to browse lyrics and song notes and such from album pages.\n\nThe really neat thing is that most of this stuff, even the dynamic stuff, is done using pure CSS! There\u2019s a little bit of Javascript for a couple of things but I have some ideas about how I can remove that stuff, and it\u2019s not like the javascript is particularly heavyweight anyway.\n\nAt some point I should release the templates as Publ samples, so that others can use this as a basis for building their own music sites too. Or something. I\u2019m doing a lot of stuff that\u2019s really taking advantage of Publ functionality under the hood.\n\nAnyway, for those who follow me via a feed reader but haven\u2019t added that site yet, it\u2019s definitely ready to be added at this point, and I\u2019ll be posting most of my music-related blogging over there from now on.",
        "html": "<p>I finally got a bunch of stuff working on <a href=\"https://sockpuppet.band/\">the new Sockpuppet website</a>, including the <a href=\"https://sockpuppet.band/releases/\">music browser</a>. Now people will have the ability to actually find something in my vast sea of content!</p><p>I still need to finish tagging a bunch of stuff to make it useful but having the functionality in place gives me motivation to do so.</p><p>I\u2019ve also improved the \u201cbuy box\u201d and added way more streaming providers to the sources (which of course requires more content to be filled out, too), and there\u2019s a bunch of other functionality like being able to browse lyrics and song notes and such from album pages.</p><p>The really neat thing is that most of this stuff, even the dynamic stuff, is done using pure CSS! There\u2019s a little bit of Javascript for a couple of things but I have some ideas about how I can remove that stuff, and it\u2019s not like the javascript is particularly heavyweight anyway.</p><p>At some point I should release the templates as Publ samples, so that others can use this as a basis for building their own music sites too. Or something. I\u2019m doing a lot of stuff that\u2019s really taking advantage of Publ functionality under the hood.</p><p>Anyway, for those who follow me via a feed reader but haven\u2019t added that site yet, it\u2019s definitely ready to be added at this point, and I\u2019ll be posting most of my music-related blogging over there from now on.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "fluffy",
        "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/",
        "photo": "https://beesbuzz.biz/static/headshot.jpg"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-10T18:22:57-08:00",
    "url": "https://aaronparecki.com/2024/12/10/11/crochet",
    "category": [
        "crochet"
    ],
    "photo": [
        "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/aaronparecki.com/2b8d1edc57e49d0bc9f359f692d5667bfe4ddcdd0a6aa378bf3b4735e0bcf2ee.jpg",
        "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/aaronparecki.com/bc284359a33be6d39ad7727423ee06b3dfb736edf6b49cd3fa49ad6ff9bd8c76.jpg"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "My first crochet project in 25+ years. This started as a washcloth, but it was so uneven that I stuffed it with paper and turned it into a cat toy."
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Aaron Parecki",
        "url": "https://aaronparecki.com/",
        "photo": "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/aaronparecki.com/41061f9de825966faa22e9c42830e1d4a614a321213b4575b9488aa93f89817a.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "43196109",
    "_source": "16"
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-12-10 10:58-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/12/another-thing-i-did/",
    "category": [
        "indieweb"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3lcxxfjedjx2t"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "Another thing I did during IndieWebCamp San Diego\u2019s Create Day was add a page with food and drink recommendations. This morning I added an emoji before each one as a quick indicator of the type of food. I like that it adds some color and variety to a page of mostly text.",
        "html": "<p>Another thing I did during <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/2024/SD\">IndieWebCamp San Diego</a>\u2019s Create Day was add a page with <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/lists/food-and-drink/\">food and drink recommendations</a>. This morning I added an emoji before each one as a quick indicator of the type of food. I like that it adds some color and variety to a page of mostly text.</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43194685",
    "_source": "95"
}