Book 20 of 100.
Sometimes, the timing of when you read a book makes it resonate more with you. I feel that way about this book, which I really enjoyed. It feels like the change of seasons has started here in Atlanta, but there’s some grey winter ahead still. This one is worth reading.
Book 19 of 100
I was fortunate enough to have him represent me in Congress. He was a great man, but imperfect and human like us all. This book did a great job of representing his life. I learned so much about him, and also Atlanta.
Out: Raven’s Wing (October 2010)
In: 1943 (November 2025)
Book 18 of 100
While I enjoyed the first two books in this series more than this one, it was still fun and entertaining. I do hope that there are more books in this series, slow fantasy is a soothing genre.
“That’s the thing I’ve been doing all along.
Not productivity.
Not systems.
Not tutorials.
Just noticing small things and following the idea trail.”
Not sure it gets better than this combo of a Field Notes Raven’s Wing and the Spoke Design Roady XL Blaze Orange/Titanium. (With Zento .38 refill in it.)
A day to celebrate, new personal Mac day!
Let the setup commence.
Also very excited for my new personal 14” MacBook Pro to arrive tomorrow. I somehow managed to not order the wrong thing with all the Apple announcements this week.
I was able to crank out some additional blog improvements today. Mostly fixing how archives work, since the out of the box ones on micro.blog don’t quite fit what I want.
Book 17 of 100
I was surprised to realize that I hadn’t read this when the series started up. A solid effort but not quite a five star for me.
Book 16 of 100
Pulled at my heart strings, a very real and very human book about a relationship in and out of an extreme situation.
K.J. Parker’s brand of dark and smart humor was reliably great in the start of this new series. Can’t wait for book two.
I’ve had this blog up on micro.blog for a bit now, and just kept one of the stock themes that they offer. As I have managed to maintain a bit more momentum with posting, this has felt like it lacks the personality that I want this blog to have.
Upon futher reflection, I thought for a bit about the early 2000’s version of this site, and I decided to go back to the future. This new theme is pretty close to the spirit of that ancient one. Still some tweaking required, but it was also pretty cool to learn how Hugo works.
It’s Gold!
Book 14 of 100
An excellent overview, especially for beginners, a little simplistic for my knowledge level but still interesting and useful.
Book 13 of 100
A fantastic story that is a reminder that we all have at least a little bit of magic in us.
And sometimes the most faithful thing you can do—for your thinking, your creativity, your inner life—is to stop moving and let one idea finish its sentence.
You don’t need a new system.
You don’t need better inputs.
You don’t need to be more original.
Book 12 of 100.
This one is really good, fairly short. A more somber and emotional take on the plot of the Groundhog Day movie.
Book 11 of 100.
A truly epic, both in length and story, tale of a Polynesian navigator that happens over a thousand years ago.
