IndieWeb Summit 2019

Jared White jaredwhite.com

At the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, Sacajawea State Park in Pasco, WA
(couldn’t decide which framing I liked better so here’s both!)
#WashingtonExplored #NomadLifestyle

June 4, 2025 8:05am -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/pictures/20250604/at-the-confluence-of-the-snake-and-columbia-rivers-sacajawea",
    "published": "2025-06-04T08:05:58-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/4f692c7f1-e20d1b/pRTcAeJMF7bT/EISorf7IU6Ytd2vOOrFfu2Ehmti3hPK5wMFQWpxW.jpg\" /><p>At the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, Sacajawea State Park in Pasco, WA<br />(couldn\u2019t decide which framing I liked better so here\u2019s both!)<br /><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/washingtonexplored\">#WashingtonExplored</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#NomadLifestyle</a></p>",
        "text": "At the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers, Sacajawea State Park in Pasco, WA\n(couldn\u2019t decide which framing I liked better so here\u2019s both!)\n#WashingtonExplored #NomadLifestyle"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "45381125",
    "_source": "2783"
}

fluffy beesbuzz.biz

Link: Jessie Gender: ‘Superman’ Is a Radically Kind Masterpiece

July 12, 2025 10:50pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250712/superman-jessie-gender",
    "published": "2025-07-12T22:50:11-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://youtu.be/unIuOYiwNkg\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>This is who Superman was always meant to be. He\u2019s supposed to be one of us\u2026like a guy that\u2019s one of us but he actually has power and he actually cares for other people. He\u2019s not there for power for power\u2019s sake because he doesn\u2019t need it. (YouTube)</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Confession time: I haven\u2019t though much of any of the Superman <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a> made in the last 20 years. (And I actually never saw the originals with Christopher Reeve.) Honestly, the character has never made a whole lot of sense to me. Maybe I\u2019d feel differently if I\u2019d read some of the comic book source material. In terms of live action portrayals, I just never \u201cgot\u201d Superman.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Until now.</strong></p>\n\n<p>James Gunn pulled a rabbit out of his hat with this film. He not only made me care, deeply, about <em>Superman</em> of all people, but he somehow crafted a story that feels fun and funny in a truly goofball way\u2014yet also resonates on a deep level in some incredibly smart ways which are fully relevant to the zeitgeist. We\u2019re having a <em>conversation</em> about who Superman is and what he stands for and it\u2019s reflecting back on who we are and what we want to stand for as leaders here in the real world.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m kind of shocked this is the case, but when you really think about it, <em>that\u2019s the whole point</em> of having these mythic stories. They\u2019re <em>supposed</em> to be a reflection of our hopes and our fears, our aspirations and our foibles. It\u2019s not just dumb entertainment\u2026although let\u2019s not get too academically carried away, <strong>this movie is very entertaining in the vein of Hollywood summer blockbusters</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Personally? I can\u2019t wait to go see it again.</p>",
        "text": "This is who Superman was always meant to be. He\u2019s supposed to be one of us\u2026like a guy that\u2019s one of us but he actually has power and he actually cares for other people. He\u2019s not there for power for power\u2019s sake because he doesn\u2019t need it. (YouTube)\n\n\n\nConfession time: I haven\u2019t though much of any of the Superman #movies made in the last 20 years. (And I actually never saw the originals with Christopher Reeve.) Honestly, the character has never made a whole lot of sense to me. Maybe I\u2019d feel differently if I\u2019d read some of the comic book source material. In terms of live action portrayals, I just never \u201cgot\u201d Superman.\n\nUntil now.\n\nJames Gunn pulled a rabbit out of his hat with this film. He not only made me care, deeply, about Superman of all people, but he somehow crafted a story that feels fun and funny in a truly goofball way\u2014yet also resonates on a deep level in some incredibly smart ways which are fully relevant to the zeitgeist. We\u2019re having a conversation about who Superman is and what he stands for and it\u2019s reflecting back on who we are and what we want to stand for as leaders here in the real world.\n\nI\u2019m kind of shocked this is the case, but when you really think about it, that\u2019s the whole point of having these mythic stories. They\u2019re supposed to be a reflection of our hopes and our fears, our aspirations and our foibles. It\u2019s not just dumb entertainment\u2026although let\u2019s not get too academically carried away, this movie is very entertaining in the vein of Hollywood summer blockbusters.\n\nPersonally? I can\u2019t wait to go see it again."
    },
    "name": "Link: Jessie Gender: \u2018Superman\u2019 Is a Radically Kind Masterpiece",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45374712",
    "_source": "2783"
}

fluffy beesbuzz.biz

A Nomad’s Pacific Northwest Travelogue, Part IV

July 9, 2025 7:55pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/articles/a-nomads-pnw-travelogue-part-iv",
    "published": "2025-07-09T19:55:33-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/mariposta/image/upload/w_1200,c_limit,q_65/mt-hood-sunrise.jpg\" /><h2>At long last, my years-long dream of exploring and sleeping in the wilderness comes to pass.</h2>\n\n<p>At this point in my nomadic journey, I\u2019d spent a whole month (March 2025) on the road\u2026yet I felt like I didn\u2019t have much to show for it in terms of the kinds of experiences (and let\u2019s face it, photographs!) you can only get when you truly live as a cross-country nomad. For the most part I\u2019d stayed near major urban centers in Oregon &amp; Washington, and while I\u2019d enjoyed a fair degree of nature experiences, I didn\u2019t feel like I was living <em>out in the wild, man</em>\u2026like the true hippies do.</p>\n\n<p><strong>This was all about to change.</strong> And I got the cover photo (above) to prove it!</p>\n\n<h3>Hipcamp is the Hip Camp</h3>\n\n<p>Where <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/a-nomads-pnw-travelogue-part-iii\">last we left our intrepid hero</a>, he (I) was just returning from a fun touristy time in Seattle hanging out with my brother Shayne. But my adventure was just beginning, as I decided it was time to head the opposite direction and go south (and a bit east) in search of what I hoped would be an epic trip through the rugged high desert regions and eastern slopes of the Cascades in central Oregon.</p>\n\n<p>But first I had to get <em>through</em> the Cascades, so I began my travels heading east from downtown Portland, stopping first for a leisurely afternoon respite at Blue Lake.</p>\n\nSuch pristine waters<p>From there I made my way out along Hwy 26 and southeast towards the small town of Sandy, a well-known gateway to the stretch of highway which leads directly to Mt. Hood. I had decided to stay the night at my first <a href=\"https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US\">Hipcamp</a> ever, out in the foothills past Sandy.</p>\n\n<p>For those unfamiliar, Hipcamp is essentially an \u201cAirBnB\u201d for camping. You can browse through listings of all sorts of camping destinations largely run by private operators (in many cases people who own homes on acreage and offer a portion of their land to be used by campers). Check out photos, read reviews, and when you\u2019ve found the perfect spot, book online quickly and easily.</p>\n\n<p>I was rather nervous about finding \u201cthe right place\u201d to stay the night car camping for the first time, but I shouldn\u2019t have been. As soon as I arrived, the owner of the property aka the host came out to greet me and walk me through the basic aspects of the property. <em>It was gorgeous!</em> And in addition to the cleared space where cars, vans, &amp; RVs can park, it turned out there was a walking path through the forest in a loop around the perimeter. <strong>Was this my first time hiking through a privately-owned nature park? Could be!</strong></p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7260.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7260.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7260.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7263.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7263.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7263.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: Sit a spell and enjoy the solitude of the ferns and the trees <br />Right: I was a happy camper\u2026literally!A quiet path all to myself\u2026incredible<p>After exploring a bit, it was getting dark so I went back to my car and got settled in for the night. Even though technically it was now springtime, the nights were still quite chilly and the air was damp so I tried (and mostly succeeded) to stay warm and dry.</p>\n\n<p>In the morning I woke up right at the crack of dawn\u2014and let me tell you, there is <em>nothing</em> like beholding that magical moment when night gives way to day while you\u2019re camping in a forest. <strong>Nothing like it at all.</strong> I simply <em>live</em> for forest mornings now. My oh my.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, I packed up and made my way back to Sandy, and after grabbing some coffee and a muffin, I had an inkling to explore just a little bit more on the edge of town before pointing the car towards Mt. Hood. <em>And I\u2019m so glad I did</em>, because I found a quaint little country road heading north from the town and OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7273.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7273.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7273.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Pinch me, is this for real?!<p>Spread out below me to the east were rolling hills and valleys laden with dense fog banks, and past that, <strong>the mountain</strong>. It was out, as they say here in the PNW. Not only was Mt. Hood out in all its glory, but the most incredible shimmering sunlight was streaming down past the mountain and onto the fog and it was a thing unlike any I had ever seen; thankfully I had a lens on me for my Nikon Z fc to capture some measure of the magic.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3782.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3782.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3782.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  This was the cover photo you already saw, but it bears repeating!<h3>Over the Cascades</h3>\n\n<p>With that rousing start to my journey, I drove onwards east to Mt. Hood. I stopped at the town of <strong>Government Camp</strong>, a sort of waystation for explorers of the mountain. At this elevation, I was starting to see clumps of snow here and there, but thankfully no dangerously slick ice.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7283.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7283.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7283.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Quick stop at the general store<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7278.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7278.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7278.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Still a bit of a wintery vibe here<p>I soon continued on my way, heading east and soon southeast along Hwy 26. I must confess, some parts of the road here going through the mountainous terrain get pretty monotonous. Mostly all fir trees, all the time. But once you get past that and into the drier areas, you really feel the change of biome as the terrain gives way to the high desert of central Oregon!</p>\n\nThe road to Madras, OR<p><strong>Let me say a few things about desert.</strong> I\u2019m not really a \u201cdesert guy\u201d at heart. Yes, I have traveled pretty extensively throughout the American Southwest. I\u2019ve driven through California\u2019s Mojave Desert, I\u2019ve been in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, and I\u2019ve stayed at various times in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. It is not my scene. In fact, in New Mexico some years back I had a variety of bad personal experiences such that I doubt I\u2019ll ever go there again. (Santa Fe is a lovely town, I\u2019ll grant you that.)</p>\n\n<p>All that to say\u2026<strong>I love the Central Oregon desert!</strong> \ud83d\ude04 Place your finger on the map right at The Dalles (or just east of it where the Deschutes River meets the Columbia) and trace a line straight downward all the way to Bend, OR. <em>This whole region simply slays.</em> I mean, sure Montana is \u201cBig Sky Country\u201d but, like, we got that right here in Oregon.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC1068.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC1068.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC1068.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  I actually took this in February 2022 but\u2026yeah \ud83e\udd29<h3>Deschutes\u2026More like DeWOW</h3>\n\n<p>On a whim, I decided to head off the main highway a bit before Madras and follow the Deschutes River south. So much of what makes the Oregonian landscape iconic are its many <em>outstanding</em> rivers, and the Deschutes is no exception. I hadn\u2019t spent a whole lot of time around it other than in Bend previously, so this was the perfect opportunity to experience more of it.</p>\n\n<p>Almost immediately I was graced with an incredible view of the river as it bent towards a reservoir.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7289.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7289.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7289.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  There's a wonderful and roomy parking area overlooking this scene<p>After following the river a ways, I ended up wending my way through BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land which truly felt like the middle of nowhere\u2026in a good way. I found a glorious dirt road to park on so I could take a stroll through the grasslands, and this vista of Mt. Jefferson to the east simply took my breath away.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7297.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7297.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7297.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Very Wild West vibes out here<p>By this point, I was already quite satisfied with all the landscapes I\u2019d seen on my drive, but the best was yet to come!</p>\n\n<p>I continued wending around on whims in a southerly direction close to the Deschutes River, when purely by accident, I stubbled onto a landscape so unexpected, so mind-blowing, my jaw hit the ground and rolled off over yonder somewhere.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7304.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7304.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7304.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Apparently Oregon has its own little \"grand canyon\" and no one told me?!<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7311.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7311.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7311.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Photos just can't do it justice\u2026this view felt positively MASSIVE<p>Now when I say my jaw fell, I mean I was literally standing at the cliffside with my mouth agape looking like a maniac and this continued on for some while.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7313.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7313.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7313.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Not the most flattering selfie, but I was truly dumbfounded, flabbergasted, and hit like a ton of bricks!<p>Truly the highlight of my day, once I\u2019d regained my composure I continued south in a leisurely way, eventually merging onto Hwy 97 and reaching my principal destination: <strong>Bend, Oregon</strong>.</p>\n\n<h3>How Come the Badlands are So Good</h3>\n\n<p>After spending a restful night at a modest hotel and getting some computer work done in the morning, I was feeling greatly refreshed and ready to head out to <a href=\"https://visitbend.com/journal/oregon-badlands-wilderness/\">the Oregon Badlands Wilderness</a>, an area southeast of Bend which looked like a blank nothing on the map and seemed mysterious and intriguing.</p>\n\n<p>I was expecting\u2026well, I was mostly expecting what I\u2019d seen much of elsewhere in the middle of the desert once you\u2019ve left the Cascades behind: sand, grasses, tumbleweeds, flat terrain, and not much else. What I saw instead completely blew me away.</p>\n\nI was not prepared for this<p>I suppose the badlands would hit differently in late summer when it\u2019s ridiculously dry and hot out, but at this time of year with so much snow lingering on the paths, it felt almost verdant. Juniper trees abounded, along with craggy lava rock formations and an undulating, otherworldly landscape.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7337.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7337.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7337.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7345.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7345.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7345.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: Holey rock formation <br />Right: The vibes were immaculate<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7329.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7329.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7329.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  There are nearly 50 miles of easy walking trails here\u2026truly a place to get lost in the best possible way<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7335.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7335.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7335.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Yours truly with a big smile on my face<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7340.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7340.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7340.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7343.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7343.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7343.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: I feel like this is right out of a coffee table photo book <br />Right: Another gnarly old juniper<p>I hated to leave, I could have spend much more time here; but duty called and I had to head back to civilization to get a bit more work done. However, that didn\u2019t stop me from later finding another park area closer to Bend, OR for a good ol\u2019 stretch of the legs.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3798.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3798.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3798.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  I love this quote<p>Back in Bend, I picked up some grub at the most excellent <a href=\"https://www.grovebend.com/market-hall\">Grove</a>, a food hall with multiple restaurants and an excellent coffee shop (Thump Coffee).</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7352.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7352.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7352.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  The outdoor seating area was quite lovely<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7351.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7351.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7351.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Fancy fancy<h3>Achievement Unlocked: Dispersed Camping</h3>\n\n<p>At this point, I decided to be bold and try something I\u2019d never done before. With apps like <a href=\"https://thedyrt.com/\">The Dyrt</a> and <a href=\"https://ioverlander.com/\">iOverlander</a> in hand, I made my way west into the mountains and the ponderosa pine forest, trying to find a dirt road I could follow to an area good for <strong>dispersed camping</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>The first location I found on the map appeared closed, but I continued on a little farther and found an absolutely stellar road. In surprisingly short order, I found my camp spot for the night. A few other folks were scattered about nearby, clearly fellow nomadic travelers. I didn\u2019t quite work up the courage to go up to anyone to talk, but they left me alone as well so it was all pretty chill.</p>\n\n<p>And oh wow, my dream of walking through and staying in a ponderosa pine forest was finally coming true. \ud83d\ude0d</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7354.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7354.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7354.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  The view outside my \"bedroom\" window for the eveningBlissfully awakening the next morning<p>I\u2019ll have a <em>lot</em> more to say about how fantastically awesome the ponderosa pine forests of the eastern Cascades are later on, but suffice it to say, I was rather pleased with myself that I\u2019d managed to sleep out in the wilderness on public lands with no issue. <strong>I\u2019d done the thing</strong> I\u2019d seen so many \u201cvan lifers\u201d do on YouTube. Now I could count myself among them. <em>Wowee!</em></p>\n\n<p>I headed back into Bend for a mostly uneventful day of working in coffee shops and libraries and such, but not without a bit of exploring around the Deschutes River in town.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7367.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7367.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7367.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  A tranquil lazy river<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7366.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7366.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7366.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7372.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7372.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7372.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: A delightful walking bridge <br />Right: Hey, it's me again<h3>An Unexpected Lakeside Campsite</h3>\n\n<p>After wrapping up work for the afternoon, I had an itch to explore even farther to the east\u2026what might I find <em>past</em> the badlands on the other side of the plains? <strong>I had absolutely no idea what was out there</strong> which honestly is the best way to travel.</p>\n\n<p>As I approached the town of Prineville, I took the viewpoint exit and ended up atop Ochoco Divide at <a href=\"https://stateparks.com/ochoco_wayside_state_park_in_oregon.html\">Ochoca Wayside State Park</a> with a grand landscape stretched out below.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7377.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7377.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7377.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  It's like SimCity in real life!Scrambling over rocks on the bluffTrying to figure out all the different mountains and mountain ranges<p>Exciting stuff, but now that I\u2019d seen how the plains were giving way to rugged terrain, I wanted to see a little more, so I found a road to take me east into the Ochoco mountains. I didn\u2019t have to go far before I came across an absolutely <em>stellar</em> place to set up camp for the night, <a href=\"https://www.ccprd.org/ochoco-lake\">Ochoco Lake County Park</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I had such an incredible stay here, I would drive all the way out here from Bend, OR <em>just to spend another night by the lake</em>. \ud83d\ude0d</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7383.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7383.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7383.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Dazzling clear reflective waters<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7394.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7394.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7394.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Night descends on the lake<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3807.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3807.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3807.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  A truly magical way to awaken<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3813_.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/_DSC3813.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC3813.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7397.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7397.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7397.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: Goooood morning! <br />Right: The last selfie of this travelogue installment, I promise!<p>After daybreak, I had a clear idea of where I wanted to go next: one of my absolute favorite little towns east of the Cascades, <strong>Sisters</strong>.</p>\n\n<h3>Sisters, Ponderosas, and Bidding Central Oregon Farewell (For Now)</h3>\n\n<p>Sisters, named after the \u201cThree Sisters\u201d mountains in the Cascades, is a charming, western-style town nestled in the thick of the ponderosa pines. I\u2019d always been mesmerized by the pine forest in this area; that expansive feeling you get due to the fact that the trees are spaced relatively apart from one another and there\u2019s not much in the way of underbrush. You can really <em>see</em> through the trees, and I\u2019d always wanted to explore more.</p>\n\n<p>But past trips through Sisters I was on my way to another destination (usually heading towards or coming back from Bend), so I had yet to check off my bucket list item of hiking through the pines. <strong>This time, I was going to do it!</strong> But first, I had to make a stop at my favorite spot in town: <a href=\"https://sisterscoffee.com/\">Sisters Coffee Co.</a>.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7401.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7401.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7401.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7406.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7406.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7406.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: Family owned since 1989 <br />Right: It's not technically a selfie, right?<p>Once I\u2019d enjoyed a fabulous cup of coffee and gotten a bit of work done, it was time to seek out a trailhead and hike through the ponderosa pines. And oh wow did I feel like a dope for not doing this a lot sooner\u2026turned out a great trail (Peterson Ridge Trail) was mere minutes away from town!</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7411.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7411.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7411.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  A dream come trueStrolling through the pines<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7422.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7422.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7422.jpg\" /></a>\n    <a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7423.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7423.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7423.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Left: The Leaning Tower of Ponderosa <br />Right: I just love the rich rust color and texture of the pine tree bark<a href=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7424.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://intuitivefuture.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/travelogue/2025/IMG_7424.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7424.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  A few gnarly junipers in the mix as wellAn open, sunny path\u2026just incredible!<p>Sometimes you build a future vacation destination up in your mind so much, and then you get there and it\u2019s a bit of a let down. <strong>Not so with this trip.</strong> I had an absolutely incredible time in Bend, Sisters, and beyond\u2026even more than I was expecting. And the pines in particular\u2014oh I was smitten. So smitten in fact that I would return again\u2026but that\u2019s a tale for another time.</p>\n\n<p>Eventually I made my way back to the car and started to head back over the Cascades once more. Circumstances required me to arrive once more in the Portland area, but if you think this meant my nomadic adventures had come to an end\u2026most certainly not. I\u2019ll pick up right where we\u2019re leaving off in <strong>Part V</strong> of my travelogue, to be published later this month.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I hope you enjoyed this installment all about central Oregon!</strong> \u270c\ufe0f Check back soon to pick up the trail.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/6ac28a0f2-92b4f8/ifq8zPS6V6qz/A2Rjt2ke5jOfYisFeofAAmjFANozURBkUVfhLK1Y.jpg\">\n      <img src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/6ac28a0f2-92b4f8/ifq8zPS6V6qz/A2Rjt2ke5jOfYisFeofAAmjFANozURBkUVfhLK1Y.jpg\" alt=\"A2Rjt2ke5jOfYisFeofAAmjFANozURBkUVfhLK1Y.jpg\" /></a>\n  \n  Oregon's \"Matterhorn\" in the guise of Mt. Washington (alas, lots of fire damage in this region)<br /><p>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/nomadlifestyle\">#nomadlifestyle</a>\n    \n      <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/oregonexplored\">#oregonexplored</a>\n    \n  </p>",
        "text": "At long last, my years-long dream of exploring and sleeping in the wilderness comes to pass.\n\nAt this point in my nomadic journey, I\u2019d spent a whole month (March 2025) on the road\u2026yet I felt like I didn\u2019t have much to show for it in terms of the kinds of experiences (and let\u2019s face it, photographs!) you can only get when you truly live as a cross-country nomad. For the most part I\u2019d stayed near major urban centers in Oregon & Washington, and while I\u2019d enjoyed a fair degree of nature experiences, I didn\u2019t feel like I was living out in the wild, man\u2026like the true hippies do.\n\nThis was all about to change. And I got the cover photo (above) to prove it!\n\nHipcamp is the Hip Camp\n\nWhere last we left our intrepid hero, he (I) was just returning from a fun touristy time in Seattle hanging out with my brother Shayne. But my adventure was just beginning, as I decided it was time to head the opposite direction and go south (and a bit east) in search of what I hoped would be an epic trip through the rugged high desert regions and eastern slopes of the Cascades in central Oregon.\n\nBut first I had to get through the Cascades, so I began my travels heading east from downtown Portland, stopping first for a leisurely afternoon respite at Blue Lake.\n\nSuch pristine watersFrom there I made my way out along Hwy 26 and southeast towards the small town of Sandy, a well-known gateway to the stretch of highway which leads directly to Mt. Hood. I had decided to stay the night at my first Hipcamp ever, out in the foothills past Sandy.\n\nFor those unfamiliar, Hipcamp is essentially an \u201cAirBnB\u201d for camping. You can browse through listings of all sorts of camping destinations largely run by private operators (in many cases people who own homes on acreage and offer a portion of their land to be used by campers). Check out photos, read reviews, and when you\u2019ve found the perfect spot, book online quickly and easily.\n\nI was rather nervous about finding \u201cthe right place\u201d to stay the night car camping for the first time, but I shouldn\u2019t have been. As soon as I arrived, the owner of the property aka the host came out to greet me and walk me through the basic aspects of the property. It was gorgeous! And in addition to the cleared space where cars, vans, & RVs can park, it turned out there was a walking path through the forest in a loop around the perimeter. Was this my first time hiking through a privately-owned nature park? Could be!\n\n\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: Sit a spell and enjoy the solitude of the ferns and the trees \nRight: I was a happy camper\u2026literally!A quiet path all to myself\u2026incredibleAfter exploring a bit, it was getting dark so I went back to my car and got settled in for the night. Even though technically it was now springtime, the nights were still quite chilly and the air was damp so I tried (and mostly succeeded) to stay warm and dry.\n\nIn the morning I woke up right at the crack of dawn\u2014and let me tell you, there is nothing like beholding that magical moment when night gives way to day while you\u2019re camping in a forest. Nothing like it at all. I simply live for forest mornings now. My oh my.\n\nAnyway, I packed up and made my way back to Sandy, and after grabbing some coffee and a muffin, I had an inkling to explore just a little bit more on the edge of town before pointing the car towards Mt. Hood. And I\u2019m so glad I did, because I found a quaint little country road heading north from the town and OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!\n\n\n      \n  \n  Pinch me, is this for real?!Spread out below me to the east were rolling hills and valleys laden with dense fog banks, and past that, the mountain. It was out, as they say here in the PNW. Not only was Mt. Hood out in all its glory, but the most incredible shimmering sunlight was streaming down past the mountain and onto the fog and it was a thing unlike any I had ever seen; thankfully I had a lens on me for my Nikon Z fc to capture some measure of the magic.\n\n\n      \n  \n  This was the cover photo you already saw, but it bears repeating!Over the Cascades\n\nWith that rousing start to my journey, I drove onwards east to Mt. Hood. I stopped at the town of Government Camp, a sort of waystation for explorers of the mountain. At this elevation, I was starting to see clumps of snow here and there, but thankfully no dangerously slick ice.\n\n\n      \n  \n  Quick stop at the general store\n      \n  \n  Still a bit of a wintery vibe hereI soon continued on my way, heading east and soon southeast along Hwy 26. I must confess, some parts of the road here going through the mountainous terrain get pretty monotonous. Mostly all fir trees, all the time. But once you get past that and into the drier areas, you really feel the change of biome as the terrain gives way to the high desert of central Oregon!\n\nThe road to Madras, ORLet me say a few things about desert. I\u2019m not really a \u201cdesert guy\u201d at heart. Yes, I have traveled pretty extensively throughout the American Southwest. I\u2019ve driven through California\u2019s Mojave Desert, I\u2019ve been in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, and I\u2019ve stayed at various times in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. It is not my scene. In fact, in New Mexico some years back I had a variety of bad personal experiences such that I doubt I\u2019ll ever go there again. (Santa Fe is a lovely town, I\u2019ll grant you that.)\n\nAll that to say\u2026I love the Central Oregon desert! \ud83d\ude04 Place your finger on the map right at The Dalles (or just east of it where the Deschutes River meets the Columbia) and trace a line straight downward all the way to Bend, OR. This whole region simply slays. I mean, sure Montana is \u201cBig Sky Country\u201d but, like, we got that right here in Oregon.\n\n\n      \n  \n  I actually took this in February 2022 but\u2026yeah \ud83e\udd29Deschutes\u2026More like DeWOW\n\nOn a whim, I decided to head off the main highway a bit before Madras and follow the Deschutes River south. So much of what makes the Oregonian landscape iconic are its many outstanding rivers, and the Deschutes is no exception. I hadn\u2019t spent a whole lot of time around it other than in Bend previously, so this was the perfect opportunity to experience more of it.\n\nAlmost immediately I was graced with an incredible view of the river as it bent towards a reservoir.\n\n\n      \n  \n  There's a wonderful and roomy parking area overlooking this sceneAfter following the river a ways, I ended up wending my way through BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land which truly felt like the middle of nowhere\u2026in a good way. I found a glorious dirt road to park on so I could take a stroll through the grasslands, and this vista of Mt. Jefferson to the east simply took my breath away.\n\n\n      \n  \n  Very Wild West vibes out hereBy this point, I was already quite satisfied with all the landscapes I\u2019d seen on my drive, but the best was yet to come!\n\nI continued wending around on whims in a southerly direction close to the Deschutes River, when purely by accident, I stubbled onto a landscape so unexpected, so mind-blowing, my jaw hit the ground and rolled off over yonder somewhere.\n\n\n      \n  \n  Apparently Oregon has its own little \"grand canyon\" and no one told me?!\n      \n  \n  Photos just can't do it justice\u2026this view felt positively MASSIVENow when I say my jaw fell, I mean I was literally standing at the cliffside with my mouth agape looking like a maniac and this continued on for some while.\n\n\n      \n  \n  Not the most flattering selfie, but I was truly dumbfounded, flabbergasted, and hit like a ton of bricks!Truly the highlight of my day, once I\u2019d regained my composure I continued south in a leisurely way, eventually merging onto Hwy 97 and reaching my principal destination: Bend, Oregon.\n\nHow Come the Badlands are So Good\n\nAfter spending a restful night at a modest hotel and getting some computer work done in the morning, I was feeling greatly refreshed and ready to head out to the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, an area southeast of Bend which looked like a blank nothing on the map and seemed mysterious and intriguing.\n\nI was expecting\u2026well, I was mostly expecting what I\u2019d seen much of elsewhere in the middle of the desert once you\u2019ve left the Cascades behind: sand, grasses, tumbleweeds, flat terrain, and not much else. What I saw instead completely blew me away.\n\nI was not prepared for thisI suppose the badlands would hit differently in late summer when it\u2019s ridiculously dry and hot out, but at this time of year with so much snow lingering on the paths, it felt almost verdant. Juniper trees abounded, along with craggy lava rock formations and an undulating, otherworldly landscape.\n\n\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: Holey rock formation \nRight: The vibes were immaculate\n      \n  \n  There are nearly 50 miles of easy walking trails here\u2026truly a place to get lost in the best possible way\n      \n  \n  Yours truly with a big smile on my face\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: I feel like this is right out of a coffee table photo book \nRight: Another gnarly old juniperI hated to leave, I could have spend much more time here; but duty called and I had to head back to civilization to get a bit more work done. However, that didn\u2019t stop me from later finding another park area closer to Bend, OR for a good ol\u2019 stretch of the legs.\n\n\n      \n  \n  I love this quoteBack in Bend, I picked up some grub at the most excellent Grove, a food hall with multiple restaurants and an excellent coffee shop (Thump Coffee).\n\n\n      \n  \n  The outdoor seating area was quite lovely\n      \n  \n  Fancy fancyAchievement Unlocked: Dispersed Camping\n\nAt this point, I decided to be bold and try something I\u2019d never done before. With apps like The Dyrt and iOverlander in hand, I made my way west into the mountains and the ponderosa pine forest, trying to find a dirt road I could follow to an area good for dispersed camping.\n\nThe first location I found on the map appeared closed, but I continued on a little farther and found an absolutely stellar road. In surprisingly short order, I found my camp spot for the night. A few other folks were scattered about nearby, clearly fellow nomadic travelers. I didn\u2019t quite work up the courage to go up to anyone to talk, but they left me alone as well so it was all pretty chill.\n\nAnd oh wow, my dream of walking through and staying in a ponderosa pine forest was finally coming true. \ud83d\ude0d\n\n\n      \n  \n  The view outside my \"bedroom\" window for the eveningBlissfully awakening the next morningI\u2019ll have a lot more to say about how fantastically awesome the ponderosa pine forests of the eastern Cascades are later on, but suffice it to say, I was rather pleased with myself that I\u2019d managed to sleep out in the wilderness on public lands with no issue. I\u2019d done the thing I\u2019d seen so many \u201cvan lifers\u201d do on YouTube. Now I could count myself among them. Wowee!\n\nI headed back into Bend for a mostly uneventful day of working in coffee shops and libraries and such, but not without a bit of exploring around the Deschutes River in town.\n\n\n      \n  \n  A tranquil lazy river\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: A delightful walking bridge \nRight: Hey, it's me againAn Unexpected Lakeside Campsite\n\nAfter wrapping up work for the afternoon, I had an itch to explore even farther to the east\u2026what might I find past the badlands on the other side of the plains? I had absolutely no idea what was out there which honestly is the best way to travel.\n\nAs I approached the town of Prineville, I took the viewpoint exit and ended up atop Ochoco Divide at Ochoca Wayside State Park with a grand landscape stretched out below.\n\n\n      \n  \n  It's like SimCity in real life!Scrambling over rocks on the bluffTrying to figure out all the different mountains and mountain rangesExciting stuff, but now that I\u2019d seen how the plains were giving way to rugged terrain, I wanted to see a little more, so I found a road to take me east into the Ochoco mountains. I didn\u2019t have to go far before I came across an absolutely stellar place to set up camp for the night, Ochoco Lake County Park.\n\nI had such an incredible stay here, I would drive all the way out here from Bend, OR just to spend another night by the lake. \ud83d\ude0d\n\n\n      \n  \n  Dazzling clear reflective waters\n      \n  \n  Night descends on the lake\n      \n  \n  A truly magical way to awaken\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: Goooood morning! \nRight: The last selfie of this travelogue installment, I promise!After daybreak, I had a clear idea of where I wanted to go next: one of my absolute favorite little towns east of the Cascades, Sisters.\n\nSisters, Ponderosas, and Bidding Central Oregon Farewell (For Now)\n\nSisters, named after the \u201cThree Sisters\u201d mountains in the Cascades, is a charming, western-style town nestled in the thick of the ponderosa pines. I\u2019d always been mesmerized by the pine forest in this area; that expansive feeling you get due to the fact that the trees are spaced relatively apart from one another and there\u2019s not much in the way of underbrush. You can really see through the trees, and I\u2019d always wanted to explore more.\n\nBut past trips through Sisters I was on my way to another destination (usually heading towards or coming back from Bend), so I had yet to check off my bucket list item of hiking through the pines. This time, I was going to do it! But first, I had to make a stop at my favorite spot in town: Sisters Coffee Co..\n\n\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: Family owned since 1989 \nRight: It's not technically a selfie, right?Once I\u2019d enjoyed a fabulous cup of coffee and gotten a bit of work done, it was time to seek out a trailhead and hike through the ponderosa pines. And oh wow did I feel like a dope for not doing this a lot sooner\u2026turned out a great trail (Peterson Ridge Trail) was mere minutes away from town!\n\n\n      \n  \n  A dream come trueStrolling through the pines\n      \n    \n      \n  \n  Left: The Leaning Tower of Ponderosa \nRight: I just love the rich rust color and texture of the pine tree bark\n      \n  \n  A few gnarly junipers in the mix as wellAn open, sunny path\u2026just incredible!Sometimes you build a future vacation destination up in your mind so much, and then you get there and it\u2019s a bit of a let down. Not so with this trip. I had an absolutely incredible time in Bend, Sisters, and beyond\u2026even more than I was expecting. And the pines in particular\u2014oh I was smitten. So smitten in fact that I would return again\u2026but that\u2019s a tale for another time.\n\nEventually I made my way back to the car and started to head back over the Cascades once more. Circumstances required me to arrive once more in the Portland area, but if you think this meant my nomadic adventures had come to an end\u2026most certainly not. I\u2019ll pick up right where we\u2019re leaving off in Part V of my travelogue, to be published later this month.\n\nI hope you enjoyed this installment all about central Oregon! \u270c\ufe0f Check back soon to pick up the trail.\n\n\n      \n  \n  Oregon's \"Matterhorn\" in the guise of Mt. Washington (alas, lots of fire damage in this region)\n\n    \n      #nomadlifestyle\n    \n      #oregonexplored"
    },
    "name": "A Nomad\u2019s Pacific Northwest Travelogue, Part IV",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45345381",
    "_source": "2783"
}

gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

Ooh boy, the new season of Shiny Happy People is about Teen Mania, the ministry I was involved with right out of high school. I know several of the people in the trailer. This should be good.

youtu.be/fKfEilxYpbM

#TeenMania

July 9, 2025 12:32pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-07-09 12:32-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/07/ooh-boy-the-next/",
    "category": [
        "TeenMania"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3ltkkuatvb22o"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "Ooh boy, the new season of Shiny Happy People is about Teen Mania, the ministry I was involved with right out of high school. I know several of the people in the trailer. This should be good.\n\nyoutu.be/fKfEilxYpbM",
        "html": "<p>Ooh boy, the new season of <i>Shiny Happy People</i> is about Teen Mania, the ministry I was involved with right out of high school. I know several of the people in the trailer. This should be good.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/fKfEilxYpbM\">youtu.be/fKfEilxYpbM</a></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": "45343773",
    "_source": "95"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

Couldn’t Help Myself, Installed iOS 26 on my iPhone

July 7, 2025 10:53pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250707/ios-26-here-we-go",
    "published": "2025-07-07T22:53:33-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Welp, I dood it.</p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s possible Developer Beta 3 will end up as a Public Beta shortly, but I just couldn\u2019t wait. Despite previously saying I\u2019d hold out until the Public Beta cycle to upgrade my <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/iphonepro\">#iPhonePro</a>, I decided to throw caution to the wind and go for it.</p>\n\n<p>Look, I find the iOS 17 UI to be <em>supremely boring</em> at this point (and I never went for v18 because it sucked). <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/apple\">#Apple</a> may still have a laundry list of tweaks to do before they get <strong>Liquid Glass</strong> dialed in just right\u2026but I\u2019m so there already on my iPad and figured <strong>YOLO</strong>. \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<p><em>So far so good!</em></p>",
        "text": "Welp, I dood it.\n\nIt\u2019s possible Developer Beta 3 will end up as a Public Beta shortly, but I just couldn\u2019t wait. Despite previously saying I\u2019d hold out until the Public Beta cycle to upgrade my #iPhonePro, I decided to throw caution to the wind and go for it.\n\nLook, I find the iOS 17 UI to be supremely boring at this point (and I never went for v18 because it sucked). #Apple may still have a laundry list of tweaks to do before they get Liquid Glass dialed in just right\u2026but I\u2019m so there already on my iPad and figured YOLO. \ud83d\ude05\n\nSo far so good!"
    },
    "name": "Couldn\u2019t Help Myself, Installed iOS 26 on my iPhone",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45327487",
    "_source": "2783"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

I Declare Independence…From My Blog! 😜

July 5, 2025 7:40am -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250705/declaration-of-blogging-independence",
    "published": "2025-07-05T07:40:32-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I suppose it\u2019s fitting that the first day since last year (in early December!) I truly skipped a day in my daily-blogging challenge is July 4th, also known here in the U.S. as Independence Day. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udf86</p>\n\n<p><strong>I hereby declare my independence from <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/writing\">#writing</a> every day!</strong> \ud83d\ude06</p>\n\n<p>OK, this wasn\u2019t entirely an accident. I <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/20250623/blogging-every-day-oh-dear\">recently talked about</a> how much I\u2019d been enjoying this challenge over all yet I wish I\u2019d given myself an \u201cout\u201d from having to do it without fail, without any breaks, <em>every single day</em>.</p>\n\n<p>After never breaking my daily blogging streak for over six months (!!), the time has come to make those tweaks! So I\u2019ve given myself <strong>a maximum of four skip days a month</strong>. That means I <em>could</em> essentially take a day off each week, or I could save my skips and cluster them together. At any rate, I\u2019m no longer worried about breaking my streak, because that\u2019s built into the framework.</p>\n\n<p>To be clear though, <strong>I\u2019m definitely NOT giving up daily blogging!</strong> As I keep saying, it\u2019s been absolutely incredible for me and has reshaped my relationship with writing this year. I no longer consider it merely a hobby. <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/articles/i-am-a-writer\">Twelve years ago I mused on the thought</a> that \u201cat some point I will officially make the transition from amateur writer to professional.\u201d</p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s <a href=\"https://buttondown.com/theinternet\">exactly what I\u2019m doing</a> at this point in time. And not just a professional writer\u2014<a href=\"https://vibecoded.transistor.fm/\">a professional podcaster</a> as well. So yeah, it\u2019s no longer an option for me to flake out and not \u201cdo the stuff\u201d for long periods of time. I\u2019ve \u201cgone pro\u201d as it were, and I increasingly see that taking up a meaningful portion of my overall efforts as a creator.</p>",
        "text": "I suppose it\u2019s fitting that the first day since last year (in early December!) I truly skipped a day in my daily-blogging challenge is July 4th, also known here in the U.S. as Independence Day. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udf86\n\nI hereby declare my independence from #writing every day! \ud83d\ude06\n\nOK, this wasn\u2019t entirely an accident. I recently talked about how much I\u2019d been enjoying this challenge over all yet I wish I\u2019d given myself an \u201cout\u201d from having to do it without fail, without any breaks, every single day.\n\nAfter never breaking my daily blogging streak for over six months (!!), the time has come to make those tweaks! So I\u2019ve given myself a maximum of four skip days a month. That means I could essentially take a day off each week, or I could save my skips and cluster them together. At any rate, I\u2019m no longer worried about breaking my streak, because that\u2019s built into the framework.\n\nTo be clear though, I\u2019m definitely NOT giving up daily blogging! As I keep saying, it\u2019s been absolutely incredible for me and has reshaped my relationship with writing this year. I no longer consider it merely a hobby. Twelve years ago I mused on the thought that \u201cat some point I will officially make the transition from amateur writer to professional.\u201d\n\nThat\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m doing at this point in time. And not just a professional writer\u2014a professional podcaster as well. So yeah, it\u2019s no longer an option for me to flake out and not \u201cdo the stuff\u201d for long periods of time. I\u2019ve \u201cgone pro\u201d as it were, and I increasingly see that taking up a meaningful portion of my overall efforts as a creator."
    },
    "name": "I Declare Independence\u2026From My Blog! \ud83d\ude1c",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45306071",
    "_source": "2783"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

Link: Abrego Garcia, Abused and Tortured in El Salvador, Files Amended Lawsuit

July 3, 2025 9:05pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250703/abrego-garcia-tortured",
    "published": "2025-07-03T21:05:53-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0T9U3zMjlU\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>Torture, Abuse, and Cruelty. Katie Phang on Kilmar Abrego Garcia\u2019s new lawsuit that documents the disgusting treatment he experienced at CECOT and how the Trump Administration continues to violate his due process rights. (YouTube)</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I know there\u2019s so much to be horrified by in U.S. <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> right now, but a story I\u2019ve been following very closely for some while now has been the plight of <strong>Kilmar Abrego Garcia</strong>; husband, father, union worker, and perhaps most importantly, a man with no criminal record!</p>\n\n<p>He\u2019s currently on U.S. soil, thank god, but his future remains very much up in the air due to the despicable actions of the Trump regime, and <strong>we must hope fervently the courts are able to keep him here</strong> and not allow his deportation back to a gulag in El Salvador\u2014or worse.</p>",
        "text": "Torture, Abuse, and Cruelty. Katie Phang on Kilmar Abrego Garcia\u2019s new lawsuit that documents the disgusting treatment he experienced at CECOT and how the Trump Administration continues to violate his due process rights. (YouTube)\n\n\n\nI know there\u2019s so much to be horrified by in U.S. #politics right now, but a story I\u2019ve been following very closely for some while now has been the plight of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; husband, father, union worker, and perhaps most importantly, a man with no criminal record!\n\nHe\u2019s currently on U.S. soil, thank god, but his future remains very much up in the air due to the despicable actions of the Trump regime, and we must hope fervently the courts are able to keep him here and not allow his deportation back to a gulag in El Salvador\u2014or worse."
    },
    "name": "Link: Abrego Garcia, Abused and Tortured in El Salvador, Files Amended Lawsuit",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45291707",
    "_source": "2783"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

Building a lyric search engine

#music #AI #openAI #automation

July 1, 2025 2:28pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-07-01T14:28:31-07:00",
    "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/16535-Building-a-lyric-search-engine",
    "category": [
        "music",
        "AI",
        "openAI",
        "automation"
    ],
    "name": "Building a lyric search engine",
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "fluffy",
        "url": "https://beesbuzz.biz/",
        "photo": "https://beesbuzz.biz/static/headshot.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45268723",
    "_source": "2778"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

I’m the kind of tired only the parent of a moody teenager feels.

Yes, we had a bit of a meltdown moment on our hands earlier today. My teen is feeling lots of big feelings and I totally get it. I really do. And I love that they are still willing to open up to me about their hopes and fears.

At the same time, #parenting isn’t a switch. I can’t simply “turn on” being a sympathetic sensitive dad to help them go through all the things they’re going through, and then later “turn off” and I’m a perfectly OK me once more. Now I’m feeling big feelings too and…well…it’s not easy. 😅

And that’s all I have to say about that because I need to go to sleep now. 🫠😴💤

June 30, 2025 10:51pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250630/moody-teenager-aftermath",
    "published": "2025-06-30T22:51:53-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m the kind of tired only the parent of a moody teenager feels.</p>\n\n<p>Yes, we had a bit of a meltdown moment on our hands earlier today. My teen is feeling lots of <strong>big feelings</strong> and I totally get it. I really do. And I <em>love</em> that they are still willing to open up to me about their hopes and fears.</p>\n\n<p>At the same time, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/parenting\">#parenting</a> isn\u2019t a switch. I can\u2019t simply \u201cturn on\u201d being a sympathetic sensitive dad to help them go through all the things they\u2019re going through, and then later \u201cturn off\u201d and I\u2019m a perfectly OK me once more. Now <em>I\u2019m feeling big feelings too</em> and\u2026well\u2026it\u2019s not easy. \ud83d\ude05</p>\n\n<p>And that\u2019s all I have to say about that because I need to go to sleep now. \ud83e\udee0\ud83d\ude34\ud83d\udca4</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m the kind of tired only the parent of a moody teenager feels.\n\nYes, we had a bit of a meltdown moment on our hands earlier today. My teen is feeling lots of big feelings and I totally get it. I really do. And I love that they are still willing to open up to me about their hopes and fears.\n\nAt the same time, #parenting isn\u2019t a switch. I can\u2019t simply \u201cturn on\u201d being a sympathetic sensitive dad to help them go through all the things they\u2019re going through, and then later \u201cturn off\u201d and I\u2019m a perfectly OK me once more. Now I\u2019m feeling big feelings too and\u2026well\u2026it\u2019s not easy. \ud83d\ude05\n\nAnd that\u2019s all I have to say about that because I need to go to sleep now. \ud83e\udee0\ud83d\ude34\ud83d\udca4"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "45261713",
    "_source": "2783"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

Link: Podcasting 2.0: More Apps & Platforms Adding Support

June 29, 2025 11:39pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250629/podcasting-two-point-oh",
    "published": "2025-06-29T23:39:03-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote>\n  <h2><a href=\"https://podcasting2.org/apps\"></a></h2>\n\n  <p>Your favorite podcasts are better in a Podcasting 2.0 app, letting you show your support, see dynamic content, engage in the community, and more!</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>For quite some time, it felt like the things a \u201cpodcast\u201d can do (that is, a real one, as in distributed via RSS) hadn\u2019t really changed in a long time. The medium was good, but it was\u2026stagnant.</p>\n\n<p><strong>That seems to be changing!</strong> I\u2019m just starting to wrap my head around some of the aspects of the <strong>Podcasting 2.0</strong> initiative, but there\u2019s lots of exciting stuff on the horizon and some features are already available in certain apps and platforms. I hope to dive more into it soon and do a writeup for <a href=\"https://theinternet.review/\">The Internet Review</a>.</p>",
        "text": "Your favorite podcasts are better in a Podcasting 2.0 app, letting you show your support, see dynamic content, engage in the community, and more!\n\n\n\nFor quite some time, it felt like the things a \u201cpodcast\u201d can do (that is, a real one, as in distributed via RSS) hadn\u2019t really changed in a long time. The medium was good, but it was\u2026stagnant.\n\nThat seems to be changing! I\u2019m just starting to wrap my head around some of the aspects of the Podcasting 2.0 initiative, but there\u2019s lots of exciting stuff on the horizon and some features are already available in certain apps and platforms. I hope to dive more into it soon and do a writeup for The Internet Review."
    },
    "name": "Link: Podcasting 2.0: More Apps & Platforms Adding Support",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45251393",
    "_source": "2783"
}

Cathie cathieleblanc.com

Why I Like Bluesky and You Should Too

June 29, 2025 10:28pm -04:00

{
"type": "entry",
"author": {
"name": "Cathie",
"url": "https://cathieleblanc.com/",
"photo": null
},
"url": "https://cathieleblanc.com/2025/06/29/why-i-like-bluesky-and-you-should-too/",
"published": "2025-06-29T22:28:33-04:00",
"content": {
"html": "How would you feel if the only people you could call or text using your phone were people who were using the same carrier as you? If you were on Verizon, for example, you couldn\u2019t call your best friend who uses T-Mobile as their phone provider. If you wanted to call or text your best friend, you would have to open up a second account on T-Mobile. Maybe the accounts themselves would be free as long as you watched ads and agreed to allow T-Mobile to sell data about your activity to the highest bidder. Would you be ok with that scenario?\nOr think about email. What if you could only send emails to people who used the same email provider? Your work email, for example, could only send email to other people at your work. If you had a GMail account, you could only email other people who also had GMail accounts. If you wanted to send an email to someone using Yahoo or some other email provider, you would need to sign up for an account using that same provider. How would you feel about it?\nThese might seem like ridiculous scenarios for phone numbers and email accounts, but it is exactly the situation we put up with when we use most modern social media platforms. A friend recently asked me to recommend a Facebook alternative. She was sick of Meta\u2019s politics and wanted to cut ties with their tools. But she has lots of friends that she communicates with primarily through Facebook and she didn\u2019t want to lose contact with them. Unfortunately, if she wants to maintain that network of friends, she is stuck with using Meta\u2019s tools. Facebook and most modern social media platforms rely on proprietary software that implements proprietary communication protocols. A protocol is simply a set of rules for how to communicate. Facebook, X, Tiktok, etc. each implement their own, secret set of rules for communication and in order to use those rules, you have to use the applications they have built. If you don\u2019t like something about how the application works, your only choice is to leave the application entirely which also means leaving whatever network of people you have cultivated on that application.\nBut of course, phones and email don\u2019t work like that. And social media platforms don\u2019t need to either. There is no technical reason that social media platforms need to use proprietary protocols. That\u2019s where <a href=\"https://bsky.app/\">Bluesky</a> comes in. Bluesky is a micro-blogging site. That means that it\u2019s a place where users post short (micro) content, mostly text and images. Unlike many other social media platforms, Bluesky doesn\u2019t downrank links so you can create content on another site and easily post a link to that content and Bluesky will include the post in your followers\u2019 feed just as though it didn\u2019t have a link. Instagram, for example, doesn\u2019t allow posts with links. Facebook downranks posts with links because Meta wants users to create their content completely within the closed environment of Facebook. In addition, Bluesky gives users lots of control over how their feed appears (unlike sites like Facebook and Instagram). Lists are a very cool feature of the application. Anyone can build a list of accounts that they like and share that list with others to either follow or block. For example, I used several lists to find astrophotographers to follow. I have found lots of indie game designers and activists resisting fascism and so on. The communities that I have found are engaged and supportive. I love interacting with smart, creative people. But the most important thing that I like about Bluesky is that it is built on top of an open protocol called AT Protocol. That means that developers are able to create different applications that can communicate with Bluesky users. So if you don\u2019t like how Bluesky is dealing with posts or your data, you can look for other applications to use and not lose the communities that you have connected with in Bluesky. There aren\u2019t a lot of other applications available using the AT Protocol yet but they are coming. The ethos of Bluesky is very similar to the Indie Web and I know several folks in that community are building tools for users to implement on their own web sites.\nThere are several other, more technical reasons that I like Bluesky but the fact that it is so far living up to its ambition to free social media users from centralized corporate control of our content and our attention is the main reason that I recommend checking it out. And if you do create an account, follow me and I\u2019ll follow you back. You can find me @cathieleblanc.bsky.social.",
"text": "How would you feel if the only people you could call or text using your phone were people who were using the same carrier as you? If you were on Verizon, for example, you couldn\u2019t call your best friend who uses T-Mobile as their phone provider. If you wanted to call or text your best friend, you would have to open up a second account on T-Mobile. Maybe the accounts themselves would be free as long as you watched ads and agreed to allow T-Mobile to sell data about your activity to the highest bidder. Would you be ok with that scenario?\nOr think about email. What if you could only send emails to people who used the same email provider? Your work email, for example, could only send email to other people at your work. If you had a GMail account, you could only email other people who also had GMail accounts. If you wanted to send an email to someone using Yahoo or some other email provider, you would need to sign up for an account using that same provider. How would you feel about it?\nThese might seem like ridiculous scenarios for phone numbers and email accounts, but it is exactly the situation we put up with when we use most modern social media platforms. A friend recently asked me to recommend a Facebook alternative. She was sick of Meta\u2019s politics and wanted to cut ties with their tools. But she has lots of friends that she communicates with primarily through Facebook and she didn\u2019t want to lose contact with them. Unfortunately, if she wants to maintain that network of friends, she is stuck with using Meta\u2019s tools. Facebook and most modern social media platforms rely on proprietary software that implements proprietary communication protocols. A protocol is simply a set of rules for how to communicate. Facebook, X, Tiktok, etc. each implement their own, secret set of rules for communication and in order to use those rules, you have to use the applications they have built. If you don\u2019t like something about how the application works, your only choice is to leave the application entirely which also means leaving whatever network of people you have cultivated on that application.\nBut of course, phones and email don\u2019t work like that. And social media platforms don\u2019t need to either. There is no technical reason that social media platforms need to use proprietary protocols. That\u2019s where Bluesky comes in. Bluesky is a micro-blogging site. That means that it\u2019s a place where users post short (micro) content, mostly text and images. Unlike many other social media platforms, Bluesky doesn\u2019t downrank links so you can create content on another site and easily post a link to that content and Bluesky will include the post in your followers\u2019 feed just as though it didn\u2019t have a link. Instagram, for example, doesn\u2019t allow posts with links. Facebook downranks posts with links because Meta wants users to create their content completely within the closed environment of Facebook. In addition, Bluesky gives users lots of control over how their feed appears (unlike sites like Facebook and Instagram). Lists are a very cool feature of the application. Anyone can build a list of accounts that they like and share that list with others to either follow or block. For example, I used several lists to find astrophotographers to follow. I have found lots of indie game designers and activists resisting fascism and so on. The communities that I have found are engaged and supportive. I love interacting with smart, creative people. But the most important thing that I like about Bluesky is that it is built on top of an open protocol called AT Protocol. That means that developers are able to create different applications that can communicate with Bluesky users. So if you don\u2019t like how Bluesky is dealing with posts or your data, you can look for other applications to use and not lose the communities that you have connected with in Bluesky. There aren\u2019t a lot of other applications available using the AT Protocol yet but they are coming. The ethos of Bluesky is very similar to the Indie Web and I know several folks in that community are building tools for users to implement on their own web sites.\nThere are several other, more technical reasons that I like Bluesky but the fact that it is so far living up to its ambition to free social media users from centralized corporate control of our content and our attention is the main reason that I recommend checking it out. And if you do create an account, follow me and I\u2019ll follow you back. You can find me @cathieleblanc.bsky.social."
},
"name": "Why I Like Bluesky and You Should Too",
"post-type": "article",
"_id": "45250279",
"_source": "2782"
}

Jared White jaredwhite.com

Changing Podcast Platforms

June 28, 2025 11:03pm -07:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Jared White",
        "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250628/changing-podcast-platforms",
    "published": "2025-06-28T23:03:43-07:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m in the process of really shaking up the JCU (<strong>Jared Content Universe</strong>) this summer, and one aspect of that which has become clear to me is I need to find a new podcast hosting platform.</p>\n\n<p>Historically, my <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/podcast\">Fresh Fusion podcast</a> has been a hodgepodge of techniques: the MP3 files themselves are hosted on Amazon S3 (ugh, not a service I want to support anymore), the RSS feed and pages are hosted here on my static site, and I use a proxy in front of the S3 URLs in the form of <a href=\"https://blubrry.com/\">Blubrry</a> for analytics.</p>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, two other podcasts I\u2019ve worked on which are currently on hiatus, <a href=\"https://www.fullstackruby.dev/topics/podcast\">Fullstack Ruby</a> and <a href=\"https://justaspec.buzzsprout.com/\">Just a Spec</a>, are hosted on <a href=\"https://www.buzzsprout.com/\">Buzzsprout</a>\u2026except I use Fullstack Ruby for the episode pages and Buzzsprout itself for the Just a Spec website. \ud83e\udd2a</p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s all a bit of a mess. While I do like Buzzsprout, it makes it hard to experiment with new podcasts over time because every single show is its own subscription. And while I like the idea of Blubrry as a way of adding analytics support to any set of podcast files, its UX leaves a lot to be desired (and also costs a small monthly fee).</p>\n\n<p>All that to say: <strong>I\u2019m on the hunt for a new podcasting service with a single (low) price for an unlimited number of shows</strong>, plus the very critical feature that it integrates well with <a href=\"https://buttondown.com/\">Buttondown</a>. For you see, dear reader, my recent efforts to record audio editions of my <a href=\"https://buttondown.com/theinternet\">Cycles Hyped No More</a> newsletter (hosted on Buttondown) has made it crystal clear for me that <strong>I freakin\u2019 love writing essays and also recording them as spoken word as part of a unified artifact</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>Anyway, I\u2019m gearing up to do <em>a whole lotta podcasting</em> soon, and that means I need what is essentially the core infrastructure for a podcast network. There are a couple of options I\u2019m looking at, and once I have a clearer idea of how it all looks, I\u2019ll publish my findings here in a follow-up post!</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m in the process of really shaking up the JCU (Jared Content Universe) this summer, and one aspect of that which has become clear to me is I need to find a new podcast hosting platform.\n\nHistorically, my Fresh Fusion podcast has been a hodgepodge of techniques: the MP3 files themselves are hosted on Amazon S3 (ugh, not a service I want to support anymore), the RSS feed and pages are hosted here on my static site, and I use a proxy in front of the S3 URLs in the form of Blubrry for analytics.\n\nMeanwhile, two other podcasts I\u2019ve worked on which are currently on hiatus, Fullstack Ruby and Just a Spec, are hosted on Buzzsprout\u2026except I use Fullstack Ruby for the episode pages and Buzzsprout itself for the Just a Spec website. \ud83e\udd2a\n\nIt\u2019s all a bit of a mess. While I do like Buzzsprout, it makes it hard to experiment with new podcasts over time because every single show is its own subscription. And while I like the idea of Blubrry as a way of adding analytics support to any set of podcast files, its UX leaves a lot to be desired (and also costs a small monthly fee).\n\nAll that to say: I\u2019m on the hunt for a new podcasting service with a single (low) price for an unlimited number of shows, plus the very critical feature that it integrates well with Buttondown. For you see, dear reader, my recent efforts to record audio editions of my Cycles Hyped No More newsletter (hosted on Buttondown) has made it crystal clear for me that I freakin\u2019 love writing essays and also recording them as spoken word as part of a unified artifact.\n\nAnyway, I\u2019m gearing up to do a whole lotta podcasting soon, and that means I need what is essentially the core infrastructure for a podcast network. There are a couple of options I\u2019m looking at, and once I have a clearer idea of how it all looks, I\u2019ll publish my findings here in a follow-up post!"
    },
    "name": "Changing Podcast Platforms",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "45242829",
    "_source": "2783"
}

Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

🏁🙌🏻 Heidi Vroom’s New Plates!

June 28, 2025 10:51pm +00:00

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2025-06-28T22:51:31+00:00",
    "url": "https://cleverdevil.io/2025/-heidi-vrooms-new-plates",
    "photo": [
        "https://cleverdevil.io/file/8a3e73cbeb08956f30f8fdc003c44ecd/thumb.jpg"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://cleverdevil.club/@jonathan/114763438377882692",
        "https://bsky.app/profile/cleverdevil.io/post/3lspalobtau22"
    ],
    "name": "\ud83c\udfc1\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb Heidi Vroom\u2019s New Plates!",
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jonathan LaCour",
        "url": "https://cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil",
        "photo": "https://cleverdevil.io/file/e37c3982acf4f0a8421d085b9971cd71/thumb.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "45241290",
    "_source": "10"
}

Current TODO list

Welcome to July?

Link: Jessie Gender: ‘Superman’ Is a Radically Kind Masterpiece

Meds and such

A Nomad’s Pacific Northwest Travelogue, Part IV

Best Half-Year Ever!

Couldn’t Help Myself, Installed iOS 26 on my iPhone

I Declare Independence…From My Blog! 😜

Link: Abrego Garcia, Abused and Tortured in El Salvador, Files Amended Lawsuit

Ready for iOS 26

I FOUND IT

Building a lyric search engine

Link: Podcasting 2.0: More Apps & Platforms Adding Support

Why I Like Bluesky and You Should Too

Changing Podcast Platforms

🏁🙌🏻 Heidi Vroom’s New Plates!