Back in the day when I would blog I would scour sites like Unsplash, Pexels and the like for an image that would perfectly fit whatever it was I was talking about in a particular post. Eventually that would add this layer of stress to the act of blogging itself, an unnecessary layer of course, but a layer...

Today is March 30th, 2026. When I sat down just now to write, I invoked the internal web-browser inside of Obsidian. My "homepage" is the /posts dashboard for this very blog. I can quickly see the date of my last post this way. "...Four days ago. March 26th. Maybe I should just say fuck it." And how easy it would...

I think a big part of the reason the Matrix and particularly Neo was so popular with people (aside from obvious things like the ability to dodge bullets) was because he "rose up" with no effort. That is to say he was sought out. As theatrical as it may seem, I believe a lot of us do this in life as well. We wait to...

I grew up in what was a small village at the time, Menomonee Falls. When I was coming up in the world, our small village decided to start a Little League Baseball program that was not related to the school system, which was how many kids played sports back in the day. I spent almost nine years playing the game and I...

While it does seem impossible to come up with a 'dark pastel' theme, I have modified the "Midnight Operator" palette a bit in the spirit of the upcoming holiday. This will be my subtle, subconscious was to slip into the spirit of the holiday as we have decided to get together for Easter this year as a family. There...

Things have been going extraordinarily well here at home with Grandma slowly stepping back into full time independence. Christina sparking the idea of getting a cat while we drove home from North Carolina last year has proved to be one of the greatest decisions. The companionship that Shadow and Pixel provide to my...

My Grandmother had a doctor's appointment on Monday and was given a bill of clean health. Blood tests read like a nursery rhyme, her sodium levels are more stable than my failed marriage ever was, and overall she is in tremendous spirits. Today was something of a different kind of day unlike any other, and one we...

The dumbest things happen to me on a night when I have a bit of free time. Last night for no real reason, I got caught in the fog of FOMO. Mister iPhone 12, caught up in the fear of missing out. And missing out on what? Micro.blog x BearBlog. That is to say, signing up for Micro.blog and then strapping to the roof...

Chef Steve came into work yesterday and mentions in passing that "The Wallflowers are coming to Wisconsin this year." "THE WHAT!?" I said before snatching my phone out of my pocket to fire a voice conversation with Grok. Sure enough, not only are The Wallflowers coming to Wisconsin, it's the Bringing Down the Horse...

One of the boys at work is gone for the weekend while he celebrates his wedding anniversary. Typically on the weekend we are all there, because that is when it is the busiest. The boys always seem to have plenty of work to do, and they always stay busy throughout the day. Sometimes, when it is really busy they seem...

BearBlog has embraced the beauty of randomness. There is now a link you can click to go to a random BearBlog and another to go to a random BearBlog post. Many of these Indie/Small web sites like PowRSS, Ooh, and Bukmark Club have a random button. Clicking these links transforms you into a snowflake in the snowglobe...

It's gotta be put out there that Christina did everything in her power to make your day better and you shot down every fucking attempt she gave. How long can you expect her to put up with your shit before she breaks and has had enough. You are engaged, but that really means fuck all in the grand scheme of things....