Hello, Yam!
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"summary": "\ud83d\udccd Checked in at Hello, Yam!, New York, NY.",
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"text": "Seemed obligatory?",
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This is just so, so nice. Congrats Joe and thanks, and thanks to all who have helped one another learn and make web pages. 💖 And here’s to more!! ✨🔥✨
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"text": "This is just so, so nice. Congrats Joe and thanks, and thanks to all who have helped one another learn and make web pages. \ud83d\udc96 And here\u2019s to more!! \u2728\ud83d\udd25\u2728\nhttps://artlung.com/blog/2025/04/25/study-hall-reflections/",
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Link: British Actress Nicola Coughlan Comes Out Swinging Against Anti-Trans Ruling in the UK
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"text": "Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has railed against the recent UK Supreme Court ruling that defines a woman by biological sex.\n\nIn a passionate conversation at the Palais des Festivals during Canneseries this evening in France, Coughlan criticized the \u201chypothesized, made-up thing about trans women attacking women in bathrooms\u201d and said this is \u201cridiculous because it is not something that is happening.\u201d\n\n\n\nWould that more stars with a measure of clout would come out this forcefully against the cynical nonsense-peddlers who paint trans women as a widespread threat against women. Spoiler alert: it\u2019s cis #gender men who are the threat far more than trans women, as Coughlan so rightly argues.\n\nI find it truly a shame that the UK Supreme Court would issue any kind of ruling based on bigotry and fear-mongering, rather than science and civil rights. Everyone in the LGBTQ+ community is at risk with these backwards lurches into far-right propaganda, but trans people in particular are the most vulnerable. They deserve our utmost consideration and respect."
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I came across someone who has scans of the Cornerstone Festival programs on Flickr. This will be a fun nostalgia trip for me. First year I attended and the last.
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Coming Home to Yourself
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"html": "<p>Look at me.</p>\n\n<p>You made this decision long ago.</p>\n\n<p>The Empire cannot win.</p>\n\n<p>You\u2019ll never feel right unless you\u2019re doing what you can to stop them.</p>\n\n<p><strong>You\u2019re coming home to yourself.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incredible, incredible stuff.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250303/putting-the-wars-in-star-wars\">As I wrote back in March</a>, I consider <em>Star Wars: Andor</em> to be one of the best <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a> of all time. Three episodes into the second season, and that continues to be the case. The above speech right at the start of S2E1 by Cassian Andor himself is sheer brilliance. <strong>I take these words to heart in my own time.</strong></p>",
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Slate: Another EV to look at
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Link: Bill Maher Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks
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My friend Joe wrote some good reflections about one year of the Front End Study Hall meetups.
If you’re interested in HTML/CSS, this is the place to be. It’s a fun, supportive group of people meeting every couple weeks. Join an upcoming one!
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Link: Slate Truck Shows Real Innovation in EVs
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Slate is presenting its truck as minimalist design with DIY purpose, an attempt to not just go cheap but to create a new category of vehicle with a huge focus on personalization. That design also enables a low-cost approach to manufacturing that has caught the eye of major investors\u2026 It\u2019s been engineered and will be manufactured in America, but is this extreme simplification too much for American consumers?</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>While Tesla literally crashes and literally burns, forever tarnished by the epic fail that is the \u201cCyberTruck\u201d (not to mention Elon\u2019s insanity), other EV companies are taking on the mantle of cool & different.</p>\n\n<p>I <em>love</em> seeing products like the <strong>Slate Truck</strong>. Historically I have been supremely disappointed at the conservatism of so many America-made EVs\u2026and the nosebleed prices of most. But it feels like we\u2019re turning a corner. EVs have been around long enough and established long enough as real, viable automobiles, the market is ripe for a few quirky experiments. <strong>I wish Slate the best of luck.</strong></p>",
"text": "Slate is presenting its truck as minimalist design with DIY purpose, an attempt to not just go cheap but to create a new category of vehicle with a huge focus on personalization. That design also enables a low-cost approach to manufacturing that has caught the eye of major investors\u2026 It\u2019s been engineered and will be manufactured in America, but is this extreme simplification too much for American consumers?\n\n\n\nWhile Tesla literally crashes and literally burns, forever tarnished by the epic fail that is the \u201cCyberTruck\u201d (not to mention Elon\u2019s insanity), other EV companies are taking on the mantle of cool & different.\n\nI love seeing products like the Slate Truck. Historically I have been supremely disappointed at the conservatism of so many America-made EVs\u2026and the nosebleed prices of most. But it feels like we\u2019re turning a corner. EVs have been around long enough and established long enough as real, viable automobiles, the market is ripe for a few quirky experiments. I wish Slate the best of luck."
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Congratulations to Joe Crawford for a year of organizing the Front End Study Hall meetups! Here’s a little badge:
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Want to read: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (ISBN 9780356504902)
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Currently reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (ISBN 9780593321218)
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Finished reading: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (ISBN 9780316229265)
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My Dinner with…
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"html": "<p>You know those sorts of conversations you have with old friends when you get together after a long absence and you just talk and talk and talk for hours upon hours about a great many things both lofty and lowly and everything in between?</p>\n\n<p><strong>I\u2019m grateful to have had several of those conversations over the past few days.</strong> And it\u2019s given me much food for thought. Good friends help stimulate your imagination in ways you didn\u2019t anticipate, or perhaps reinforce vague ideas you were wary of ruminating on too much in a vacuum. And perhaps most of all, they help you feel less alone in this world.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Value such relationships.</strong> They are all too rare, too fleeting.</p>",
"text": "You know those sorts of conversations you have with old friends when you get together after a long absence and you just talk and talk and talk for hours upon hours about a great many things both lofty and lowly and everything in between?\n\nI\u2019m grateful to have had several of those conversations over the past few days. And it\u2019s given me much food for thought. Good friends help stimulate your imagination in ways you didn\u2019t anticipate, or perhaps reinforce vague ideas you were wary of ruminating on too much in a vacuum. And perhaps most of all, they help you feel less alone in this world.\n\nValue such relationships. They are all too rare, too fleeting."
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How I Work as a Digital Nomad
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"html": "<p>A short addendum to <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/a-nomads-pnw-travelogue-part-i\">Part I of my Travelogue</a>:</p>\n\n<p>I realize I didn\u2019t mention much about what I\u2019m doing for work as I live the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a>. I\u2019m doing the same thing I\u2019ve already been doing for years, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/freelancing\">#freelancing</a> as a software developer for my boutique web studio <a href=\"https://www.whitefusion.studio/\">Whitefusion</a>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Working on the go isn\u2019t anything new for me.</strong> I had gone on short \u201cdigital nomad\u201d excursions on a regular basis long before hitting the road full-time. It\u2019s been a matter for pride for me that I can work in almost any conceivable environment. I\u2019ve worked in:</p>\n\n<ul><li>Planes</li>\n <li>Trains</li>\n <li>Automobiles</li>\n <li>Parks</li>\n <li>Mountaintops</li>\n <li>Libraries</li>\n <li>Boats</li>\n <li>Steps Behind a Building</li>\n <li>Coworking Spaces</li>\n <li>Caf\u00e9s</li>\n <li>Pubs</li>\n <li>AirBnBs</li>\n <li>Hotels</li>\n <li>Grocery Stores</li>\n <li>Beaches</li>\n <li>Churches</li>\n <li>Conventions</li>\n <li>Next to a Creek</li>\n <li>Athletic Clubs</li>\n <li>And Yes, Home Offices</li>\n</ul><p>In a certain sense, that last option is the least appealing to me which is why I never fully resonated with the concept <em>Work From Home</em>. For me, <em>Remote Work</em> has always had little real overlap per se with WFH. I could literally head into an office every day and \u201cwork a 9 to 5\u201d \u2014 and yet it\u2019s remote work. In fact, I\u2019ve done exactly that at times when I\u2019ve had a membership or even a dedicated desk at a particular coworking space.</p>\n\n<p>Remote work and also being a digital nomad to me simply means that nobody is dictating the <em>how</em> of my getting the job done. <strong>They simply evaluate the merits of the outcome.</strong> Whether that outcome was obtained because I did some work at an office desk or because I did some work in a yurt in the middle of the woods is completely beside the point. I\u2019m very thankful I\u2019m able to make a living\u2014challenging certainly in this crazy Tech Industry season we\u2019re in\u2014as a remote worker.</p>\n\n<p>With regards to the journey I\u2019m currently on, I definitely have to manage some logistics at times around where I\u2019ll be able to find a decent cell signal or Wi-Fi. Starbucks has certainly saved my butt now and again. I ended up joining the \u201cSip Club\u201d at Panera Bread which has also been very helpful when I\u2019m in major urban centers. <strong>Independent coffee shops in all sorts of out-of-the-way places are always a blessing.</strong> Some nicer grocery stores with seating have also worked wonders. And any chance I get, <strong>I always seek out a local library</strong>. They are truly treasures of the common good and rare examples of public spaces open to all.</p>\n\n<p>But sometimes I\u2019ve simply sat in my car seat with a little attachment that fits over the steering wheel to provide me with a \u201cdesk\u201d for my laptop while using my iPhone\u2019s Personal Hotspot feature. T-Mobile has been pretty good to me a decent amount of the time.</p>\n\n<p>I could greatly level up my \u201coff-grid\u201d work opportunities if I purchased Starlink, but do I want to hand a single penny over to Space Karen? <em>Aw HELL naw!</em> So I make do.</p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s pretty much the gist of it. Have more questions about how I\u2019m working on the road? <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/@jaredwhite\">Feel free to ping me on Mastodon!</a></p>",
"text": "A short addendum to Part I of my Travelogue:\n\nI realize I didn\u2019t mention much about what I\u2019m doing for work as I live the #NomadLifestyle. I\u2019m doing the same thing I\u2019ve already been doing for years, #freelancing as a software developer for my boutique web studio Whitefusion.\n\nWorking on the go isn\u2019t anything new for me. I had gone on short \u201cdigital nomad\u201d excursions on a regular basis long before hitting the road full-time. It\u2019s been a matter for pride for me that I can work in almost any conceivable environment. I\u2019ve worked in:\n\nPlanes\n Trains\n Automobiles\n Parks\n Mountaintops\n Libraries\n Boats\n Steps Behind a Building\n Coworking Spaces\n Caf\u00e9s\n Pubs\n AirBnBs\n Hotels\n Grocery Stores\n Beaches\n Churches\n Conventions\n Next to a Creek\n Athletic Clubs\n And Yes, Home Offices\nIn a certain sense, that last option is the least appealing to me which is why I never fully resonated with the concept Work From Home. For me, Remote Work has always had little real overlap per se with WFH. I could literally head into an office every day and \u201cwork a 9 to 5\u201d \u2014 and yet it\u2019s remote work. In fact, I\u2019ve done exactly that at times when I\u2019ve had a membership or even a dedicated desk at a particular coworking space.\n\nRemote work and also being a digital nomad to me simply means that nobody is dictating the how of my getting the job done. They simply evaluate the merits of the outcome. Whether that outcome was obtained because I did some work at an office desk or because I did some work in a yurt in the middle of the woods is completely beside the point. I\u2019m very thankful I\u2019m able to make a living\u2014challenging certainly in this crazy Tech Industry season we\u2019re in\u2014as a remote worker.\n\nWith regards to the journey I\u2019m currently on, I definitely have to manage some logistics at times around where I\u2019ll be able to find a decent cell signal or Wi-Fi. Starbucks has certainly saved my butt now and again. I ended up joining the \u201cSip Club\u201d at Panera Bread which has also been very helpful when I\u2019m in major urban centers. Independent coffee shops in all sorts of out-of-the-way places are always a blessing. Some nicer grocery stores with seating have also worked wonders. And any chance I get, I always seek out a local library. They are truly treasures of the common good and rare examples of public spaces open to all.\n\nBut sometimes I\u2019ve simply sat in my car seat with a little attachment that fits over the steering wheel to provide me with a \u201cdesk\u201d for my laptop while using my iPhone\u2019s Personal Hotspot feature. T-Mobile has been pretty good to me a decent amount of the time.\n\nI could greatly level up my \u201coff-grid\u201d work opportunities if I purchased Starlink, but do I want to hand a single penny over to Space Karen? Aw HELL naw! So I make do.\n\nThat\u2019s pretty much the gist of it. Have more questions about how I\u2019m working on the road? Feel free to ping me on Mastodon!"
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A Nomad’s Pacific Northwest Travelogue, Part I
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"published": "2025-04-21T09:51:46-07:00",
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"html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/mariposta/image/upload/w_1200,c_limit,q_65/mthood_adoleh.jpg\" /><h2>You\u2019re reading this because I\u2019m not a professional YouTuber. Also I didn\u2019t take this photograph of Mt. Hood. (Wish I did!)</h2>\n\n<p>My journey began February 28. I handed in the keys. My car was packed. My storage unit was stuffed. I was ready to hit the road*.</p>\n\n<p>* (To a certain degree. It was my weekend with the kids, so I actually drove partway to where they live with their mom and we stayed at a fun hotel in Corvallis, Oregon\u2026a lovely little college town next to the Willamette River.)</p>\n\n<p><em>Note: Most of these photos & videos are raw and unedited, right out of my iPhone Pro camera.</em></p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6615.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6615.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6615.jpg\" /></a>\n \n I'm excited to be back at the Riverfront\u2014and done with my @#$@$#*% move!<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6641.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6641.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6641.jpg\" /></a>\n \n A captivating sunset near Harrisburg<p>After the weekend festivities, my first true <strong>car camping</strong> excursions were in and around the Eugene & Springfield area\u2014also a nice (larger) college town next to the Willamette River. And when I say next to the river, I really mean it <em>embraces</em> the river (much in the same way that Portland does).</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6650.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6650.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6650.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6661.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6661.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6661.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: Looking east over the river with the University of Oregon nearby. <br />Right: Sunset at Alton Baker ParkAutzen Canal Bridge over the Willamette River<p>Alas\u2014from an urbanist perspective, there are some truly questionable aspects of this region. Yes, they\u2019ve made strides to build out a bike network as well as a BRT line called EmX. For cyclists, the paths on either side of the river are <em>fantastic</em>, and if you\u2019re a tourist you can easily rent a bike from many downtown kiosks.</p>\n\n<p>But stray a ways away from \u201cthe good places\u201d and it gets bad real fast\u2014especially West Eugene which I tried (and failed) to avoid. Imagine the worst of East Portland, and that\u2019s West Eugene.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Thankfully, the good places are good indeed.</strong> I thoroughly enjoyed a combination beer hall & food cart pod in Eugene called <a href=\"https://www.beergardenme.com/\">Beergarden</a>, as well as a cutesy coffee shop just a smidge south of the main thoroughfare called <a href=\"https://www.drinkmeraki.com/\">Meraki Coffee & Co</a>.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6663.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6663.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6663.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6672.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6672.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6672.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: Me enjoying a pint! Er, maybe more than a pint\u2026 <br />Right: A yummy scone, probably marionberry which is the absolute BEST<p>Beyond the city center(s), I thoroughly enjoyed the areas near the river or up in the hills and found some lovely parks, such as <a href=\"https://www.willamalane.org/places/dorris-ranch\">Dorris Ranch</a> in Springfield.</p>\n\nA picturesque location indeed<p>Also shoutout to <a href=\"https://www.blm.gov/visit/shotgun-creek-recreation-site\">Shotgun Creek Recreation Site</a> which is BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land in the hills northeast of Springfield where there are plenty of places to park and unwind as well as a staging area for OHVs (Off-Road Vehicles) if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.</p>\n\nShotgun Creek, Presumably<h3>A Note About \u201cCar Camping\u201d</h3>\n\n<p>You may be wondering what I mean when I say car camping. For me, it\u2019s basically the stripped-down version of \u201chashtag Van Life\u201d. My car is my home. I travel in it, work it in, eat in it, relax in it, and sleep in it (I\u2019m pleasantly surprised how cozy my bed is after some initial effort getting the right combo of a bottom board and foam mattresses). I stay in places where overnight parking is permitted\u2026my favorite locations of course being real campgrounds or \u201cdispersed camping\u201d areas (on public lands like state or national forests or BLM), but highway rest stops are also a (mostly) decent option. In-town street parking in a pinch, yes, but that\u2019s a real mixed bag and I try to avoid it if I can.</p>\n\n<p>There are also \u201cAirBnB but for camping\u201d apps out there such as <a href=\"https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US\">Hipcamp</a> (more on that in future installments), and you can also get connected with the Van Life community to find some more out-of-the-way places which cater to the nomadic community in particular. I\u2019m just starting to learn about a lot of this myself!</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ll have more to say about the mechanics of car camping in later installments\u2026such as what you do when you need to brush your teeth and you\u2019re super tired and don\u2019t feel like putting pants back on and crawling out of your vehicle and stumbling through the cold and the dark in an unfamiliar campground just to find a sink. \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<h3>Back to Portland (The Highlights)</h3>\n\n<p>The following week I had some business in Portland to attend to, so I hightailed it back to my old stomping grounds\u2026but now with a new perspective of being a traveler. It\u2019s always fun to pretend to be a tourist in your own town, and now I could really do it! A few highlights:</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6737.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6737.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6737.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6754.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6754.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6754.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: The first cherry blossoms have finally arrived! <br />Right: Super fab loaded nachos by <a href=\"https://www.farmhousecarts.com/bravos-tacos\">Bravos Tacos food cart</a><a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6742.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6742.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6742.jpg\" /></a>\n \n A great day to ride my scooter along Rock Creek Trail on the westside<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6761.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6761.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6761.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6762.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6762.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6762.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: Screengrab from <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYzt9d_Yqes\">this video by Sarah Berkowitz</a> <br />Right: I found the <em>exact</em> same spot in real life! It's in Forest Park along Cornell Rd<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6768.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6768.jpg\" /></a>\n \n The latest Portland food hot spot: <a href=\"https://www.flockpdx.com/\">Flock</a><a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6767.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6767.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6767.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6770.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6770.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6770.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: Flock is in the new Ritz-Carlton building <br />Is this the bunny version of Deadmau5?<p>I\u2019ll be real honest. I didn\u2019t totally dig Flock at first\u2026it felt very <em>rich tourist-oriented</em> and wasn\u2019t giving off those authentic \u201cKeep Portland Weird\u201d vibes. But then <a href=\"https://bridgetownbites.com/2025/01/30/flock-food-hall-first-look-portland-oregon/\">I read this article</a> about the push for diversity in this new food hall and how all the vendors are BIPOC-owned, so that made me feel better.</p>\n\n<p>And finally\u2026</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6744.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6744.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6744.jpg\" /></a>\n \n A super burrito of some kind at my favorite Mexican restaurant in Portland (Hillsdale): <a href=\"https://casacolima.com/\">Casa Colima</a><h3>Tip of the Northern Oregon Coast</h3>\n\n<p>Because the weather in Oregon in early March was pretty wet and cold-ish, it took me a while to start getting out to \u201cawesome places\u201d (not that Portland and there areas thereabouts aren\u2019t awesome!).</p>\n\n<p>One major exception: <a href=\"https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=129\">Fort Stevens State Park</a>.</p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s located right at the tip of land west of Astoria and Youngs Bay and south of Baker Bay and Cape Disappointment on the Washington State side of the Columbia River. I regret that I only stayed here one night, because even with the wind and the rain, it was absolutely <em>gorgeous</em>. A beautiful campground easily accessible, yet once there you felt like you were in the middle of a quiet coastal forest (because you were!). Hiking and biking trails galore, yet with that maritime vibe.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6783.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6783.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6783.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Yes, my e-scooter comes with me on my adventures!<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6784.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6784.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6784.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6785.JPG\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6785.JPG\" alt=\"IMG_6785.JPG\" /></a>\n \n Left: Obligatory selfie <br />Right: Fancy edited photo <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20250311/fort-stevens-state-park\">I posted previously</a><p>Even though I got to my campsite rather late, I hadn\u2019t brought much food with me so I decided to see if I could find a nearby town with a cool spot to get a bit of grub and do a bit of work. And I did!</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6790.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6790.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6790.jpg\" /></a>\n \n In nearby Hammond, my wish was granted at the delightful <a href=\"http://www.southjettybar.com/\">South Jetty Dining Room & Bar</a> where I had a glass of wine and <em>fantastic</em> clam chowder<p>I\u2019m definitely going back, although as the weather rapidly improves I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll start to be harder to find camping sites to reserve. Anything along the Oregon coast goes into <em>high</em> demand once the seasons head towards summer.</p>\n\nSo quiet, so majestic<h3>All Hail (the Storm!)</h3>\n\n<p>I arrived back in Portland in time for a meetup, only everyone got scared away (not me) because the weather suddenly (and I mean <em>suddenly</em>) went bonkers! \ud83d\ude31</p>\n\nI've been in hailstorms, but nothing like this!!<p>Thankfully, things calmed down after that and I managed to find my way over to a place I\u2019d never been to before near Goose Hollow / Nob Hill for some light grub before heading back out of town for another kids weekend in Corvallis.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6799.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6799.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6799.jpg\" /></a>\n \n This looks simple, but it's one of the best meals I've ever had in my life<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6801.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6801.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6801.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6798.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6798.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6798.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: <a href=\"https://www.kizuki.com/locations/uptown/\">Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya</a> doesn't just have great food, it has great illustration <br />Right: Also, best selfie mirror ever?!<h3>Getting Ready for St. Patrick\u2019s Day (and My Next Trip)</h3>\n\n<p>Part I of my travelogue now draws to a close. I had fun exploring more of Corvallis, particularly Oregon State University, and the kids and I did some shopping at a nearby mall to get ready for the holiday.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6809.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6809.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6809.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6811.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6811.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6811.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: Impressive collegiate architecture <br />Right: I took a selfie of me with these ridiculous glasses so I wouldn't have to buy them \ud83d\ude1c<p>After my kids and I said our goodbyes, I thoroughly enjoyed a glass of ale at the always excellent <a href=\"https://www.treebeerdstaphouse.com/\">Treebeard\u2019s Taphouse</a> (there\u2019s also a great location in Portland as well) to get into the spirit of things before the following day which was St. Patrick\u2019s Day.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6822.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6822.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6822.jpg\" /></a>\n <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6823.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6823.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6823.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Left: Oh yeah, this place has got all the vibes <br />Right: <em>Sl\u00e1inte!</em><p>But that\u2019s a tale for another time\u2014a rousing story about visiting my brother Shayne up in Washington State and exploring all sorts of groovy areas in and around Seattle (among other things).</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ll leave you with this parting message I was surprised to find at a truck stop restroom in a \u201cred\u201d area of central Oregon. I think maybe people are getting pretty upset about these dudes! \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6821.jpg\">\n <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_6821.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6821.jpg\" /></a>\n \n Yeah, fuckem!<p><strong>I hope you enjoyed Part I</strong> of my travelogue. Subscribe to me in all the usual places and stay tuned for Part II, to be released whenever I feel like it. (Er, I mean soon! <a href=\"https://youtu.be/rtjrAfdg_iQ\">How soon? Very soon!</a>)</p>\n\n\n\n <br /><p>\n \n <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#nomadlifestyle</a>\n \n </p>",
"text": "You\u2019re reading this because I\u2019m not a professional YouTuber. Also I didn\u2019t take this photograph of Mt. Hood. (Wish I did!)\n\nMy journey began February 28. I handed in the keys. My car was packed. My storage unit was stuffed. I was ready to hit the road*.\n\n* (To a certain degree. It was my weekend with the kids, so I actually drove partway to where they live with their mom and we stayed at a fun hotel in Corvallis, Oregon\u2026a lovely little college town next to the Willamette River.)\n\nNote: Most of these photos & videos are raw and unedited, right out of my iPhone Pro camera.\n\n\n \n \n I'm excited to be back at the Riverfront\u2014and done with my @#$@$#*% move!\n \n \n A captivating sunset near HarrisburgAfter the weekend festivities, my first true car camping excursions were in and around the Eugene & Springfield area\u2014also a nice (larger) college town next to the Willamette River. And when I say next to the river, I really mean it embraces the river (much in the same way that Portland does).\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Left: Looking east over the river with the University of Oregon nearby. \nRight: Sunset at Alton Baker ParkAutzen Canal Bridge over the Willamette RiverAlas\u2014from an urbanist perspective, there are some truly questionable aspects of this region. Yes, they\u2019ve made strides to build out a bike network as well as a BRT line called EmX. For cyclists, the paths on either side of the river are fantastic, and if you\u2019re a tourist you can easily rent a bike from many downtown kiosks.\n\nBut stray a ways away from \u201cthe good places\u201d and it gets bad real fast\u2014especially West Eugene which I tried (and failed) to avoid. Imagine the worst of East Portland, and that\u2019s West Eugene.\n\nThankfully, the good places are good indeed. I thoroughly enjoyed a combination beer hall & food cart pod in Eugene called Beergarden, as well as a cutesy coffee shop just a smidge south of the main thoroughfare called Meraki Coffee & Co.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Left: Me enjoying a pint! Er, maybe more than a pint\u2026 \nRight: A yummy scone, probably marionberry which is the absolute BESTBeyond the city center(s), I thoroughly enjoyed the areas near the river or up in the hills and found some lovely parks, such as Dorris Ranch in Springfield.\n\nA picturesque location indeedAlso shoutout to Shotgun Creek Recreation Site which is BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land in the hills northeast of Springfield where there are plenty of places to park and unwind as well as a staging area for OHVs (Off-Road Vehicles) if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.\n\nShotgun Creek, PresumablyA Note About \u201cCar Camping\u201d\n\nYou may be wondering what I mean when I say car camping. For me, it\u2019s basically the stripped-down version of \u201chashtag Van Life\u201d. My car is my home. I travel in it, work it in, eat in it, relax in it, and sleep in it (I\u2019m pleasantly surprised how cozy my bed is after some initial effort getting the right combo of a bottom board and foam mattresses). I stay in places where overnight parking is permitted\u2026my favorite locations of course being real campgrounds or \u201cdispersed camping\u201d areas (on public lands like state or national forests or BLM), but highway rest stops are also a (mostly) decent option. In-town street parking in a pinch, yes, but that\u2019s a real mixed bag and I try to avoid it if I can.\n\nThere are also \u201cAirBnB but for camping\u201d apps out there such as Hipcamp (more on that in future installments), and you can also get connected with the Van Life community to find some more out-of-the-way places which cater to the nomadic community in particular. I\u2019m just starting to learn about a lot of this myself!\n\nI\u2019ll have more to say about the mechanics of car camping in later installments\u2026such as what you do when you need to brush your teeth and you\u2019re super tired and don\u2019t feel like putting pants back on and crawling out of your vehicle and stumbling through the cold and the dark in an unfamiliar campground just to find a sink. \ud83d\ude05\n\nBack to Portland (The Highlights)\n\nThe following week I had some business in Portland to attend to, so I hightailed it back to my old stomping grounds\u2026but now with a new perspective of being a traveler. It\u2019s always fun to pretend to be a tourist in your own town, and now I could really do it! A few highlights:\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Left: The first cherry blossoms have finally arrived! \nRight: Super fab loaded nachos by Bravos Tacos food cart\n \n \n A great day to ride my scooter along Rock Creek Trail on the westside\n \n \n \n \n Left: Screengrab from this video by Sarah Berkowitz \nRight: I found the exact same spot in real life! It's in Forest Park along Cornell Rd\n \n \n The latest Portland food hot spot: Flock\n \n \n \n \n Left: Flock is in the new Ritz-Carlton building \nIs this the bunny version of Deadmau5?I\u2019ll be real honest. I didn\u2019t totally dig Flock at first\u2026it felt very rich tourist-oriented and wasn\u2019t giving off those authentic \u201cKeep Portland Weird\u201d vibes. But then I read this article about the push for diversity in this new food hall and how all the vendors are BIPOC-owned, so that made me feel better.\n\nAnd finally\u2026\n\n\n \n \n A super burrito of some kind at my favorite Mexican restaurant in Portland (Hillsdale): Casa ColimaTip of the Northern Oregon Coast\n\nBecause the weather in Oregon in early March was pretty wet and cold-ish, it took me a while to start getting out to \u201cawesome places\u201d (not that Portland and there areas thereabouts aren\u2019t awesome!).\n\nOne major exception: Fort Stevens State Park.\n\nIt\u2019s located right at the tip of land west of Astoria and Youngs Bay and south of Baker Bay and Cape Disappointment on the Washington State side of the Columbia River. I regret that I only stayed here one night, because even with the wind and the rain, it was absolutely gorgeous. A beautiful campground easily accessible, yet once there you felt like you were in the middle of a quiet coastal forest (because you were!). Hiking and biking trails galore, yet with that maritime vibe.\n\n\n \n \n Yes, my e-scooter comes with me on my adventures!\n \n \n \n \n Left: Obligatory selfie \nRight: Fancy edited photo I posted previouslyEven though I got to my campsite rather late, I hadn\u2019t brought much food with me so I decided to see if I could find a nearby town with a cool spot to get a bit of grub and do a bit of work. And I did!\n\n\n \n \n In nearby Hammond, my wish was granted at the delightful South Jetty Dining Room & Bar where I had a glass of wine and fantastic clam chowderI\u2019m definitely going back, although as the weather rapidly improves I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll start to be harder to find camping sites to reserve. Anything along the Oregon coast goes into high demand once the seasons head towards summer.\n\nSo quiet, so majesticAll Hail (the Storm!)\n\nI arrived back in Portland in time for a meetup, only everyone got scared away (not me) because the weather suddenly (and I mean suddenly) went bonkers! \ud83d\ude31\n\nI've been in hailstorms, but nothing like this!!Thankfully, things calmed down after that and I managed to find my way over to a place I\u2019d never been to before near Goose Hollow / Nob Hill for some light grub before heading back out of town for another kids weekend in Corvallis.\n\n\n \n \n This looks simple, but it's one of the best meals I've ever had in my life\n \n \n \n \n Left: Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya doesn't just have great food, it has great illustration \nRight: Also, best selfie mirror ever?!Getting Ready for St. Patrick\u2019s Day (and My Next Trip)\n\nPart I of my travelogue now draws to a close. I had fun exploring more of Corvallis, particularly Oregon State University, and the kids and I did some shopping at a nearby mall to get ready for the holiday.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Left: Impressive collegiate architecture \nRight: I took a selfie of me with these ridiculous glasses so I wouldn't have to buy them \ud83d\ude1cAfter my kids and I said our goodbyes, I thoroughly enjoyed a glass of ale at the always excellent Treebeard\u2019s Taphouse (there\u2019s also a great location in Portland as well) to get into the spirit of things before the following day which was St. Patrick\u2019s Day.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Left: Oh yeah, this place has got all the vibes \nRight: Sl\u00e1inte!But that\u2019s a tale for another time\u2014a rousing story about visiting my brother Shayne up in Washington State and exploring all sorts of groovy areas in and around Seattle (among other things).\n\nI\u2019ll leave you with this parting message I was surprised to find at a truck stop restroom in a \u201cred\u201d area of central Oregon. I think maybe people are getting pretty upset about these dudes! \ud83d\ude05\n\n\n \n \n Yeah, fuckem!I hope you enjoyed Part I of my travelogue. Subscribe to me in all the usual places and stay tuned for Part II, to be released whenever I feel like it. (Er, I mean soon! How soon? Very soon!)\n\n\n\n \n\n \n #nomadlifestyle"
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We should have listened to Stevie Nicks.
Last year, she released this powerful call to action. We should have listened to her. We should have fought harder.
I just pray it’s not too late.
The Lighthouse (excerpt)
I have my scars, you have yours
Don’t let them take your power
Don’t leave it alone in the final hours
They’ll take your soul, they’ll take your power
Unless you stand up and take it back
Try to see the future and get mad
It’s slipping through your fingers, you don’t have what you had
You don’t have much time to get it back
In the midnight hour, they’ll slam the door
Make you forget what you were fighting for
Put you back in your place, they’ll shut you down
You better learn how to fight, you better say it out loud
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"html": "<p>We should have listened to Stevie Nicks.</p>\n\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJDCYh5iWQs\">she released this powerful call to action</a>. We should have listened to her. We should have fought harder.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I just pray it\u2019s not too late.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Lighthouse (excerpt)</strong></p>\n\n<p>I have my scars, you have yours<br />Don\u2019t let them take your power<br />Don\u2019t leave it alone in the final hours<br />They\u2019ll take your soul, they\u2019ll take your power<br />Unless you stand up and take it back<br />Try to see the future and get mad<br />It\u2019s slipping through your fingers, you don\u2019t have what you had<br />You don\u2019t have much time to get it back</p>\n\n<p>In the midnight hour, they\u2019ll slam the door<br />Make you forget what you were fighting for<br />Put you back in your place, they\u2019ll shut you down<br />You better learn how to fight, you better say it out loud</p>\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https://genius.com/Stevie-nicks-the-lighthouse-lyrics\">full lyrics here</a>)</p>",
"text": "We should have listened to Stevie Nicks.\n\nLast year, she released this powerful call to action. We should have listened to her. We should have fought harder.\n\nI just pray it\u2019s not too late.\n\n\n\nThe Lighthouse (excerpt)\n\nI have my scars, you have yours\nDon\u2019t let them take your power\nDon\u2019t leave it alone in the final hours\nThey\u2019ll take your soul, they\u2019ll take your power\nUnless you stand up and take it back\nTry to see the future and get mad\nIt\u2019s slipping through your fingers, you don\u2019t have what you had\nYou don\u2019t have much time to get it back\n\nIn the midnight hour, they\u2019ll slam the door\nMake you forget what you were fighting for\nPut you back in your place, they\u2019ll shut you down\nYou better learn how to fight, you better say it out loud\n\n(full lyrics here)"
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bye gumroad
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"text": "I\u2019ve been using Gumroad as a digital asset store for years now, as well as for some of my physical goods. But I\u2019ve been wanting to extricate myself from it for a while now, and recent developments have finally pushed me all the way there, and the timing was good given I\u2019ve gotten a Dealer\u2019s Den booth at Furality Somna.\n\nMy digital assets are now primarily on itch.io, and physical goods are now just on Etsy for now, although I\u2019m not a huge fan of Etsy either, and my physical books aren\u2019t currently available anywhere (not that they ever sell to begin with). I guess I should look at my ko-fi shop as an alternative for that stuff.\n\nAnyway. I\u2019ve already sent (manually-generated) itch.io claim keys to everyone who paid for my VRChat assets, and for folks who bought my books on Gumroad they can request a download key as well if they want to be able to redownload it from itch.io for some reason.\n\nNow to figure out if I can sell my shares in the company\u2026",
"html": "<p>I\u2019ve been using Gumroad as a digital asset store for years now, as well as for some of my physical goods. But I\u2019ve been wanting to extricate myself from it <a href=\"https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/5339-An-open-letter-to-Sahil-Lavingia-re-NFTs\">for a while now</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/doge-department-of-veterans-affairs-ai/\">recent</a> <a href=\"https://creativerly.com/the-dark-side-of-gumroad-how-sahil-lavingia-got-involved-with-doge/\">developments</a> have finally pushed me all the way there, and the timing was good given I\u2019ve gotten a Dealer\u2019s Den booth at <a href=\"https://furality.org\">Furality Somna</a>.</p><p>My digital assets are now primarily <a href=\"https://beesbuzz.biz/vrchat/11365-My-assets-on-itch-io\">on itch.io</a>, and physical goods are now just on <a href=\"https://beesbuzz.biz/13798-Etsy\">Etsy</a> for now, although I\u2019m not a huge fan of Etsy either, and my physical books aren\u2019t currently available anywhere (not that they ever sell to begin with). I guess I should look at my <a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/fluffycritter/shop\">ko-fi shop</a> as an alternative for that stuff.</p><p>Anyway. I\u2019ve already sent (manually-generated) itch.io claim keys to everyone who paid for my VRChat assets, and for folks who bought my books on Gumroad they can request a download key as well if they want to be able to redownload it from itch.io for some reason.</p><p>Now to figure out if I can sell my shares in the company\u2026</p>"
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What Even is a Trave(b)logue?
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"html": "<p>I\u2019m in the midst of <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/writing\">#writing</a> my first travelogue installment to publish here on the blog since I embarked on the <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a>, and I\u2019m quickly realizing I don\u2019t really have any template, any \u201cgrid\u201d to follow. I\u2019m generally so used to consuming (and <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/browse/videos\">occasionally making!</a>) <strong>travel vlogs</strong>, and let\u2019s face it, video is a very good medium to show off travel & adventure.</p>\n\n<p>Yet there\u2019s a longstanding tradition of people spending time on the road and then writing about it. Unfortunately I can\u2019t say I am sophisticated enough to have read much of it.</p>\n\n<p>I suppose I could search the web for what other people have written, and copy that. However I worry that in doing so, I\u2019ll end up simply trying to sound like those other people. I\u2019m very protective of <em>my own voice</em> in this matter. <strong>There\u2019s a reason I haven\u2019t been filming any travel vlogs in this season.</strong> I did think about it a lot. In the end, I decided it would diminish my experience\u2014and add a great deal of stress to the situation\u2014if I were swallowed up in the need to focus on <em>how to film</em> my travels\u2026and how people would receive it.</p>\n\n<p>I have no interest in becoming \u201ca professional YouTuber\u201d\u2014and in fact <strong>I have a bit of a critique lurking in my brain somewhere</strong> with regard to the class dynamics between attractive Millennials showing off a glamorous world-traveling lifestyle vs. the very real fact that sometimes you\u2019re sharing space in a parking lot or a public restroom with people who are very much down on their luck and by no means feeling glam.</p>\n\n<p>Hence my travelogue will be frank, honest, raw, and hopefully enjoyable for the most part. <strong>I make no guarantees.</strong> This isn\u2019t a performance for me, nor is it a career. This is my actual life I\u2019m living. You\u2019ll get a taste of the bad and the good alike. Make of it what you will! \ud83d\ude05</p>",
"text": "I\u2019m in the midst of #writing my first travelogue installment to publish here on the blog since I embarked on the #NomadLifestyle, and I\u2019m quickly realizing I don\u2019t really have any template, any \u201cgrid\u201d to follow. I\u2019m generally so used to consuming (and occasionally making!) travel vlogs, and let\u2019s face it, video is a very good medium to show off travel & adventure.\n\nYet there\u2019s a longstanding tradition of people spending time on the road and then writing about it. Unfortunately I can\u2019t say I am sophisticated enough to have read much of it.\n\nI suppose I could search the web for what other people have written, and copy that. However I worry that in doing so, I\u2019ll end up simply trying to sound like those other people. I\u2019m very protective of my own voice in this matter. There\u2019s a reason I haven\u2019t been filming any travel vlogs in this season. I did think about it a lot. In the end, I decided it would diminish my experience\u2014and add a great deal of stress to the situation\u2014if I were swallowed up in the need to focus on how to film my travels\u2026and how people would receive it.\n\nI have no interest in becoming \u201ca professional YouTuber\u201d\u2014and in fact I have a bit of a critique lurking in my brain somewhere with regard to the class dynamics between attractive Millennials showing off a glamorous world-traveling lifestyle vs. the very real fact that sometimes you\u2019re sharing space in a parking lot or a public restroom with people who are very much down on their luck and by no means feeling glam.\n\nHence my travelogue will be frank, honest, raw, and hopefully enjoyable for the most part. I make no guarantees. This isn\u2019t a performance for me, nor is it a career. This is my actual life I\u2019m living. You\u2019ll get a taste of the bad and the good alike. Make of it what you will! \ud83d\ude05"
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Oh Calm Down, It's Just a…
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"html": "<p>I have always had the greatest respect for people who are deeply passionate about something esoteric.</p>\n\n<p>I don\u2019t even personally need to care about what they care about. I\u2019ll admire them anyway just for their passion. I once knew someone who was passionate about the fine art of making reeds for bagpipes. He didn\u2019t even play bagpipes very well, but he was a hell of a reed maker. It had never occurred to me there could be a person out there who doesn\u2019t really play the bagpipes yet cares about how to make bagpipe reeds.</p>\n\n<p>What a strange passion to have right? And yet <strong>I would never dream of wading into a heated conversation</strong> about the best way to make a bagpipe reed, or how to form the shape of a bellows, or what type of leather to use for a strap, and say <em>\u201ccalm down, it\u2019s only just a\u2026\u201d</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>How disrespectful. How rude. How ignorant.</strong></p>\n\n<p>My rule of thumb: never walk up to a master of their craft and tell them what they should or should not be concerned about when it relates to their craft. It only serves to illustrate the poverty of your own mind.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very close second to this is when people come along and say, in so many words, <em>nobody cares how the sausage is made</em>. This comes up in programming circles <em>all the time</em> for some odd reason. \u201cNo user cares\u201d how XYZ language/tool/framework/library/technique was employed in the production of this app, supposedly. They just care if it works to meet their perceived end goal.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/podcast/56/\">I once recorded a whole podcast episode thoroughly rejecting this sad and misguided notion.</a></p>\n\n<p>People <em>will</em> care about your craft because <strong>it\u2019s your job to make them care</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Me, I care <em>deeply</em> about how other people make the things that I use. I may not understand much of what they say about how they build what they build, how they design what they design. <em>It doesn\u2019t matter!</em> The point is that <strong>I respect their craft</strong>. I respect their ingenuity and unique <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/creativity\">#creativity</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I care about what they care about because <em>I admire how much they care about it</em>.</p>",
"text": "I have always had the greatest respect for people who are deeply passionate about something esoteric.\n\nI don\u2019t even personally need to care about what they care about. I\u2019ll admire them anyway just for their passion. I once knew someone who was passionate about the fine art of making reeds for bagpipes. He didn\u2019t even play bagpipes very well, but he was a hell of a reed maker. It had never occurred to me there could be a person out there who doesn\u2019t really play the bagpipes yet cares about how to make bagpipe reeds.\n\nWhat a strange passion to have right? And yet I would never dream of wading into a heated conversation about the best way to make a bagpipe reed, or how to form the shape of a bellows, or what type of leather to use for a strap, and say \u201ccalm down, it\u2019s only just a\u2026\u201d\n\nHow disrespectful. How rude. How ignorant.\n\nMy rule of thumb: never walk up to a master of their craft and tell them what they should or should not be concerned about when it relates to their craft. It only serves to illustrate the poverty of your own mind.\n\n\n\nA very close second to this is when people come along and say, in so many words, nobody cares how the sausage is made. This comes up in programming circles all the time for some odd reason. \u201cNo user cares\u201d how XYZ language/tool/framework/library/technique was employed in the production of this app, supposedly. They just care if it works to meet their perceived end goal.\n\nI once recorded a whole podcast episode thoroughly rejecting this sad and misguided notion.\n\nPeople will care about your craft because it\u2019s your job to make them care.\n\nMe, I care deeply about how other people make the things that I use. I may not understand much of what they say about how they build what they build, how they design what they design. It doesn\u2019t matter! The point is that I respect their craft. I respect their ingenuity and unique #creativity.\n\nI care about what they care about because I admire how much they care about it."
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