On getting rid of the body.

A double weekenote, but the second week we were mostly "officially" closed. We continue to almost, wrap-up some projects and starting to plan and invest in others.

I guess I'm officially employed again, and I get to do ... just with a purpose. """ As you were """ --- they, to the rest of them, requesting them to stand down

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I think that what should be recognized is that the past two weeks (almost) have had some challenges. Sids being on vacay, taking care of Bella, and now taking care of Luna. These forces have had an…

If you want to be a celebrity stylist, here's step one.

Apple dramatically increased their prices (John Gruber has a nice table). There haven’t been increases yet on iPhones but given new Pro models are set to be announced in September, you’d have to…

Death, Grief, and Frodo's Incurable Wound / The Bible Is Never Enough / Saying Goodbye to Moses / No Service for Jesus Is Small / Writing is Pain, But Environment Can Help / Ask Whatever I Wish? /…

He has no problem meeting women... just not ones he's attracted to. Are his standards unreasonably high, or is he doing something wrong? via Paging Dr. NerdLove.

Happy Pride everyone, hope you’ve had a great time celebrating wherever and whoever you are! My newsletters are always free and here’s where you can follow ’em: RSS | Mailing…

Sudden Sweetness I had to cross the street with Boxnoggin–he does not do well with loud, utility-repairing machinery, and I suppose neither do I–and of course, a new sidewalk meant new…

It's been a string of really good and fun events in my life lately. There's also been quite a bit of bad and concerning things, but I've been able to manage them a lot better than I would have just a…

I don’t think I can legitimately write that I am “on vacation”, given that the state of being on vacation presupposes another activity – often work-related – from which we have…

I was introduced to Om by a dear mutual friend. We were both based in SF back then but we met for the first time in Paris. We hit it off instantly:...

Hello, Kind People. Here are this week’s Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🪣 Studio DRAMA has done some outstanding custom typeface work for…

A night of thunder and lightning.

The Occasional Weeknote seems to be getting every so slightly more occasional with each week that passes. It’s been almost a month since the last one. Sorry? Last week, I had my second ER visit…

By humans, for humans We’re approaching—or arguably are in —an era where ‘made by humans’ is a differentiator. A notion that something beyond money and prompts was put into whatever the heck it is…

Om Malik–GigaOm founder, True Ventures partner, and one of the writers who, as the article I’m linking to puts it, taught Silicon Valley to read itself–died on June 24 after a long road with his…

Yiming's News 2026/06/26 {read_more} It's another month of working and researching. Weather is becoming hot, life is a bit busy, but things are still progressing and I think I'm getting somewhere :D…

This past Father's Day, June 21, 2026, I had a choice to make. I could play pickleball from 9am to 12noon at an indoor club called Flyte, a 30-minute drive north. Or I could take my kids 30 minutes…

A diary entry written to my girlfriend about our weekend of love.

Kids don’t need their every moment curated. They need space to explore and follow their curiosity, unguided by parents.

Sometimes the biggest incompatibilities in dating aren't disagreements. They're assumptions. This field note explores how one misunderstood word completely changed the way I filter for long-term…

Four Things To Read, Four Things To See, Four Things To Listen To, and Four Things About Me

As an Iranian, I normally have to give a lecture about “ why I'm not muslim ” and “ the reasons I don't support many actions of the regime ” after meeting a new foreigner. With Chinese people, it…

One day, perhaps we’ll look back at this moment and laugh. “The moment before it all came together”, we’ll say. “Pitching needed a bit more time than the hitting”,…

Stolen from the 1990 film “Hardware” - Angry Bob. This month started off with a colonoscopy, which, honestly, is not the best way to start a month. *record scratch* - let me explain (spoiler: I’m…

Boats are complicated machines operating in a pretty hostile environment. When things go sideways, the bill can quickly put a dent in your cruising budget. Understanding where other boaters have...…

Summary The Omas 555 in Grey Celluloid sports a semi-flexible nib that provides a fun writing experience – the kind you’d expect from a legendary brand. However, the 555 is a very light…

We recently had the opportunity to break a world record in… wait for it… “Most People Performing CPR in 12 Hours” using hands-only CPR (chest compression-only, no rescue breaths).

My friend John Lucas,  who died last September, would have been 89 today. John was a poet, professor, publisher, essayist, memoirist, novelist, anthologist, critic and jazzman (not…

This post first ran in the early days of the pandemic. There are some parts of the silence that I miss. But today, I am working in the back room of an elementary school as the “adult on…

Digital Embassies: Building Resilient States Beyond Borders Digital embassies provide states with a new strategic solution for enhancing resilience, security, sovereignty and operational continuity…

June 26, 2026 Her experiment of packing just teal and white was so much fun, she decided to try the same idea with a different accent color. Her painting inspiration is this: She had always had the…

“Parking minimums are a waste of money and land,” planners argue, so they immediately turn around and impose parking maxima, saying that people will be happy to live without cars if they…

I watched some World Cup soccer.

Reading Time: 39 minutes   Yes, it has been warm. Welcome to the rest of your lives, fcukos – to paraphrase the excellent song, “we were the generation which decided we needed everything…

I can confirm that an old saying is true: the older you are, the faster years pass. Can’t believe it’s time for another summer break. I hope you’ll manage to get away from work, turn off the…

Life is a gift, dear friend, and you can go along for days, weeks, absorbed by nonsense and then one day you’re on a jet plane, a window seat, as it’s descending toward LaGuardia through dense cloud…

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, June 29 through Sunday, July 5! This list includes both in-person and online events. Note…

I’m not sure where in the world you are but where I am, it is too warm. So you can embrace the flames with some red hot metal or pick...

BoyGeeding uses a particular shampoo and conditioner. I saw a version from the same brand on sale that combines shampoo and conditioner in one bottle. When I asked BoyGeeding about getting the combo…

Plus: possibly the best final sentence of an article this year (#576)

One day too late, and my wife's MacBook Pro cost $500 more. My procrastination keeps making me miss one chance after another.

After the excitement and socializing of last week, it has been a very quiet week. I promised myself that I'd take a couple of days off after such a hectic weekend at the Comic Swap Meet (scroll down…

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My son got me a super Daddio Coffee mug for father's day. He's very proud of it. He finds it hilarious. So I took a few pictures to share with him — and with you — to show how much that gift matters…

The first thing I do when I wake up every morning is to open the stock app and check my watchlist. It’s a habit I developed and reinforced over the past few years. Admittedly, it’s very…