Life

On the Photos I Don't Take

A lot of memories missed.

Music

The Listening July 2025, Week 2

Here’s the list of albums I listened to between July 6 - July 12.

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - July 10, 2025

This week, I'm in my creative flow and it feels good.

Life

It's Not a Coming Out, It's a Reckoning

I'm now recognizing myself in ways I hadn't considered.

Life

I'll Just Treat America Like I Treat My Friends

Sometimes you gotta be hard on a motherfucker.

Life

A Small Web July, Because Holy Shit!

On controlling what I can control.

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - July 3, 2025

How am I someone who lacks the discipline to do things I enjoy? A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about planning my media diet, where I’d preplan the TV shows I’d watch through the week. You know how much of that I’ve done? If you guessed

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - June 26, 2025

I’m getting the photography bug again. This goes along with the other mediums I like to create in. It’s to the point that I added my Glass profile to the navigation of this site. Last night, I went chasing storms looking for something photogenic. I found myself just

Tech

A Wireless Charging Dock for AirPods Max

The AirPods Max are my favorite device I use the least, if that makes sense. Long story short, I tend to only use them while sitting at my desk, which isn’t that often. Occasionally, I will use them while lying around on the couch, but since I live alone

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - June 19, 2025

I’ve been on my own again for about eight months now. One of the things I told myself I was going to do was to get into the shows and movies that interest me, but never did. When I live with someone, I tend to want to meet in

EDC

I'm a Sling Bag Guy Now

I’ve had my eye on sling bags for a few years. I’ve been mostly a backpack guy, especially for work. I didn’t always like the locker system at my job, and just having a backpack with the things I want with me was a nice thing to

Sports

The Orlando Magic Unveil Rebrand

About two weeks ago, the Orlando Magic unveiled a rebrand that looks very familiar. As a day-one fan of the club, this made me giddy, because what we got was an updated version of the original look from 1989. The pinstripes are back, harkening back to the era of Shaquille

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - June 12, 2025

I had an episode with depression this past week. It sucks. I was diagnosed with depression when I was a kid, shortly after my parents separated. I was initially diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, after a teacher had noted me being lethargic and disengaged. I was given Ritalin and it

Tech

My New Evening Mode

I just made a new focus mode for my Apple devices that’s all about calm for me. This starts with an automation at 7 p.m. every night. If I’m at home, my devices will enter this mode. If I’m not at home, it’ll stay in

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - June 5, 2025

There’s been a concept which has been heavy on the brain for me this week or so. Grace. Or, the act of giving someone grace. What does this mean exactly? Giving someone grace means treating them with kindness, understanding, and forgiveness, even when they don’t deserve it or

Music

That Time Robert Glasper Covered Radiohead

Track 7 of Robert Glasper’s third studio album, In My Element, features Glasper’s trio playing a medley. It starts off with covering Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place” before transitioning into Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage”. The Radiohead cover isn’t as haunting as the original, but

Hiking

Hitchcock Nature Center

I’ve been into hikes lately. Up until now, I’ve been going to the numerous city lakes around Omaha. These are mostly flat, with not much incline, if any, at all. Their challenge is more in their length over anything to do with terrain. That changed yesterday, when I

Thursday

The Thursday Dispatch - May 29, 2025

Let’s see if I can do this. Let’s see if I can make writing a post every Thursday that’s about the past week or whatever’s on my mind. I’ll share at least one photo. Maybe I’ll share a few links. But I want to

Processes

How I Got Into Bullet Journaling

I’ve tried my hand at journaling for at least a decade now. My main goto has been the app Day One, who is now owned by Automatic, the same guys who oversee Wordpress. I’ve always struggled with the habit. Often, I’d feel forced to push out long

Omaha

Prairie Queen Lake

I never realized as I passed the corner of 132nd Street and Highway 370, I was passing by a lake with a trail around it. Just around the corner from Werner Park, the home of the triple-A baseball Omaha Storm Chasers, sits Prairie Queen Lake. It’s one of the

Life

Part of Me Wishes I Would Have Kept It

My father passed in December of 2016. At the time of his death, he resided on a 10 acre lot in the middle of Baldwin County, Alabama, about ten miles from the town of Robertsdale. It was a quiet place, quiet enough you could follow a single motorcycle for miles

A Calm In the Chaos

The “hero image” for this post is a photo I took back in 2018. It’s on the backside of West Seattle, across the street from Me-Kwa-Mooks Park. I was caught by the view here because of how quiet it is with the water, islands, distant mountains, and evergreens, despite

Music

A New Approach for Album Reviews

I used to sit and listen to albums fairly thoroughly, listening to each track and giving it a star rating in iTunes. These star ratings would drive playlists that went onto my iPod in those days, where only four and five star songs would make it onto my rotation. Further,

News

A Fresh Coat of Paint

I was due for a change. For quite a while, I’ve been looking at how I can simplify many different aspects of my life. Since I’ve moved back out on my own, I’m really leaning into peace. I’m enjoying the quiet more, taking advantage of its

Life Featured

Good Mail

I just watched Peter McKinnon’s latest video about how he’s been sending people handwritten, or in his case, hand-typed letters. He’s gone out of his way to have his own stationery made, which he loads into a typewriter (yes, the old-fashioned kind) and types his message, signs