The weather in the northeast was hard to pass up this week. Felt spoiled. Here are some things I was grateful for this past week: The smell of old shops and blooming flowers in Georgetown Finding a really good book Gyros Tour guides at...

I recently read a piece on reading fiction instead of self-help. It's great and you should read it. But it also got me thinking. Is "self-help" really an alternative to fiction? Good nonfiction feels like the real alternative to fiction....

The Bear dashboard hurts my eyes. But that's okay because it's customizable! I've revamped it to use Rosé Pine Dawn and Catpuccin Frappe colors (these are also colors used on my site). Here's what it looks like: You'll notice I've also...

I recently posted about how you shouldn’t write for length. But I don’t think you should write for brevity either. Instead, get every thought you have on the page. Then, go through each sentence and reduce it to its essentials. cut, cut,...

During this penultimate week of February, here are a few things I am grateful for: Book shops Talking to strangers Orange blossom mochas The rain Pen and paper writing Dungeons and Dragons unfortunately

I've been using Bear Hug's fun note styles and wave-y seperator on this blog. But I keep getting pulled out of the writing process once I put a bunch of html on the page. I came across Better Admonitions for Bear Blog, which lists out a...

Artificial intelligence is science fiction. No one has ever created "intelligence" in the form of a computer program. And it is debatable that anyone ever will. When people say "AI," they really mean LLMs (and occasionally other forms of...

I'm coming across the problem of not knowing which blog to post to after I write something. I now have three separate blogs.1 I have a more "polished" blog that I sometimes post longer and more refined pieces to. And I've been...

Something I really appreciate about Bear Blog (and personal blogging in general) is that there’s no intended audience involved. When I write on here I’m just writing to write. I’m trying to write a lot more in general. And publish what I...