{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Rob Alex","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/Robalex","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1895910","username":"Robalex","bio":"The diary of a middle aged man. \n\nBaltimore. Beer. Coffee. Rants. Random links and thoughts. ","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":33,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/13/1895910.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"94651658","content_html":"<p>Diamondback Brewery - Locust Point Lager</p>\n<p>Corn lager. Middle of the road abv at 5%. Slightly sweet and wheaty. 🍺</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Frobalex.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ff995e1f7ba.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/25/diamondback-brewery-locust-point-lager.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T18:21:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"18:21","date_timestamp":1785003683,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mriibltrwy2b"]}},{"id":"94622503","content_html":"<p>Tom Hiddleston’s Pompeii documentary is terrible. Like <em>terrible</em>. We watched one episode and couldn’t take anymore of the over dramatization. If it was presented as a true historic drama…maybe. My biggest gripe is they treat the historians as actors Tom plays off of. Nothing is genuine. 1/5 stars.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/25/tom-hiddlestons-pompeii-documentary-is.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T05:03:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 05:03","date_timestamp":1784955810,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrh3oor5rs2v"]}},{"id":"94606427","content_html":"<p>Patterson Park boat pond. July 13, 2026.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Frobalex.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F722e68fa37.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/24/patterson-park-boat-pond-july.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T21:24:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 21:24","date_timestamp":1784928284,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrgc2erlgf2v"]}},{"id":"94601627","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://pudding.cool/2026/06/menu-story/\">A History of Menus</a></p>\n<p>I’ve said it before – like the <a href=\"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/24/ive-always-enjoyed-the-bond.html\">James Bond map site linked earlier</a> – I love a fun, well designed website. This exploration of restaurant menus from the turn of the 20th century is so well done and interesting. This is the kind of stuff you find by following independent blogs.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/24/a-history-of-menus-ive.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T19:44:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 19:44","date_timestamp":1784922254,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrg4gxii562o"]}},{"id":"94582217","content_html":"<p>Via McSweeney’s: <a href=\"https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/rationale-for-war-with-iran-or-reason-men-back-into-parking-spaces\">Rationale for War with Iran or Reason Men Back into Parking Spaces?</a></p>\n<p>My favorites as a man that does <em>not</em> back into parking spaces:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>They enjoy a moment of control and power in an otherwise chaotic world.</li>\n</ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>and of course,</p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>To distract from the Epstein files.</li>\n</ol>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/24/via-mcsweeneys-rationale-for-war.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T13:19:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 13:19","date_timestamp":1784899145,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrfgw76qmr2b"]}},{"id":"94580653","content_html":"<p>I’ve always enjoyed the Bond movies and have planned multiple times to do a watch of all the films, but just not <em>that</em> big of a fan. Nevertheless, <a href=\"https://department-m.agency/\">this map of all the Bond filming locations</a> is very cool.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/24/ive-always-enjoyed-the-bond.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T12:39:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 12:39","date_timestamp":1784896799,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrfeqblwlc2x"]}},{"id":"94558451","content_html":"<p>“Hey! Where you’re going is where you’re at.” - the neighborhood drunk standing outside the neighborhood dive</p>\n<p>I mean, I guess he’s right.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/23/hey-where-youre-going-is.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T02:20:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 02:20","date_timestamp":1784859615,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrec3wdg452a"]}},{"id":"94471689","content_html":"<p><em>Eating a salad for lunch while reading news.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.bonappetit.com/story/cyclospora-outbreak-food-safety-cuts\">The Government Stopped Tracking Cyclospora. Now More Than 6,000 People Are Sick.</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/22/eating-a-salad-for-lunch.html","date_published":"2026-07-22T16:50:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 16:50","date_timestamp":1784739035,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrarsbe5qa2r"]}},{"id":"94469945","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.wbaltv.com/article/boy-reads-to-shelter-pets-100-volunteer-hours/73220812\">An 11-year-old boy in Florida has spent more than 100 hours reading to pets at his local animal shelter</a>. I’m not crying. Really. I’m not. It’s hot out and my eyes are sweating.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/22/an-yearold-boy-in-florida.html","date_published":"2026-07-22T16:16:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 16:16","date_timestamp":1784737011,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrapvyvjj22b"]}},{"id":"94459735","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-snags-top-prize-from-politicos-owner/\">Peter Thiel Snags Top Prize from Politico’s Owner</a></p>\n<p>You know – <em>puts on tinfoil hat</em> – maybe there really is a deep state but it’s not organized by civil servants and instead it’s run by billionaire death cultists like Thiel. First we thought <em>Idiocracy</em> was satire turned real life. Is <em>Kingsman</em> next?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/22/peter-thiel-snags-top-prize.html","date_published":"2026-07-22T13:10:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 13:10","date_timestamp":1784725813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrafigmxc42r"]}},{"id":"94456645","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FcWz28oGV3cSajWdziVQbqrYCmnX.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/864370\">Incantation</a> 🍿</p>\n<p>Asian horror is always creepy as hell and this continues that trend. So many times I was looking away <em>expecting</em> something that never happened just because the atmosphere was so intense. This went a little long, but the ride was worth it.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/22/watched-incantation-asian-horror-is.html","date_published":"2026-07-22T11:55:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 11:55","date_timestamp":1784721355,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mrabdn7yoe2b"]}},{"id":"94423515","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780061977961/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780061977961\">Reamde</a> by Neal Stephenson 📚</p>\n<p>I haven’t been doing a good job reading this month. Been busy and haven’t been making the time for it. Trying to get back in the habit.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/21/currently-reading-reamde-by-neal.html","date_published":"2026-07-21T22:08:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 22:08","date_timestamp":1784671692,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mr6t3hhlmw2b"]}},{"id":"94328100","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-hegseth-iran-sacrifice-soldiers-b3017996.html\">Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Pete Hegseth’s reaction to Iran killing 2 U.S. soldiers: ‘Sacrifice?? WTF’</a>. I have been agreeing with Marjorie Taylor Greene lately and that’s an odd feeling.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/20/marjorie-taylor-greene-slams-pete.html","date_published":"2026-07-20T13:25:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 13:25","date_timestamp":1784553916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mr3fhxoxyl2o"]}},{"id":"94305749","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FztadKzIIR0ERYqpHteaPFtk7inP.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1212763\">Evil Dead Burn</a> 🍿</p>\n<p>I don’t feel this is better than <em>Evil Dead Rise</em>, but I still liked it. Plenty of gore, jump scares, and twisted humor.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/19/watched-evil-dead-burn-i.html","date_published":"2026-07-20T01:57:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 01:57","date_timestamp":1784512679,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mr26yeg6ji2v"]}},{"id":"94288722","content_html":"<p>Watching <em>Worst Neighbor Ever</em> on Netflix and just heard the quote of the century. From one of the detectives, <em>”Where is Charles? He just disappeared like a fart in church.”</em></p>\n<p>The deadpan delivery, the timing, the situation surrounding the comment. <em>Pure gold</em>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/19/watching-worst-neighbor-ever-on.html","date_published":"2026-07-19T18:39:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-19 18:39","date_timestamp":1784486381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqzgivmx762v"]}},{"id":"94250087","content_html":"<p>The morning sun was so red yesterday from wildfire smoke. It was coming into the house sepia.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Frobalex.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F5d6518928c.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/18/the-morning-sun-was-so.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T22:49:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 22:49","date_timestamp":1784414960,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqxdybqo3p2a"]}},{"id":"94205098","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F5ik4ATKmNtmJU6AYD0bLm56BCVM.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/713704\">Evil Dead Rise</a> 🍿</p>\n<p>Part 2 of the rewatch to Evil Dead Burn. It’s better than the first time I saw it. Quite possibly the best title card of any movie.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/17/watched-evil-dead-rise-part.html","date_published":"2026-07-18T02:28:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 02:28","date_timestamp":1784341700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqv7qx3vqq2i"]}},{"id":"94186471","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala\">FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals</a>. From Propublica.</p>\n<p>The amount of never ending blatant corruption within this administration is outstanding. It just never ends.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/17/fcc-officials-took-pricey-gifts.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T19:15:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 19:15","date_timestamp":1784315724,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mquhkvratx2y"]}},{"id":"94140470","content_html":"<p>New bar opened up a few weeks ago so of course had to try it. Went with a daiquiri riff. Really good.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Frobalex.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffdc25087f9.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A yellow cocktail garnished with a lime wheel is placed on a coaster labeled Bar Alice Anne on a wooden bar counter, accompanied by a glass of water in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/16/new-bar-opened-up-a.html","date_published":"2026-07-17T00:18:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-17 00:18","date_timestamp":1784247504,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqshzurpgn2q"]}},{"id":"94120633","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://tidbyt.com/\">The Tidbyt looks really cool</a>. If I had some play money and a place to put this, I’d 100% pick one up. It sort of reminds me – at least in functionality – of the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumby\">Chumby</a> from way back in 2010. I had one and still miss it every now and then.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/16/the-tidbyt-looks-really-cool.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T17:50:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 17:50","date_timestamp":1784224233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqrse6qxy22r"]}},{"id":"94120483","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/r-kelly-trump-pardon-prison-sentence-b3015621.html\">R Kelly officially asks Trump to end his 30-year prison sentence for sex crimes</a>. Birds of a feather and all that stuff. R Kelly should have just ran for president if he didn’t want to go to jail.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/16/r-kelly-officially-asks-trump.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T17:46:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 17:46","date_timestamp":1784224000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqrs5fhvxa2j"]}},{"id":"94045015","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F1gDV0Lm9y8ufIKzyf0h0GBgb9Zj.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/109428\">Evil Dead</a> 🍿</p>\n<p>Doing a rewatch of the rebooted Evil Dead movies before seeing Evil Dead Burn this weekend. I don’t know if I forgot that I saw this one or what, but it’s pure Evil Dead goodness. Campy, gory, and loaded with the quips.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/15/watched-evil-dead-doing-a.html","date_published":"2026-07-15T13:27:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 13:27","date_timestamp":1784122078,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqot7kkcks2h"]}},{"id":"94018034","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fbl686OSeMQOvs90IQAgt8QipCsB.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/828853\">Jackass 4.5</a> 🍿 last night. As someone who first saw Jackass back in high school and all the spinoffs on MTV, it was fun seeing the crew back together. I don’t know how they still do the things they do at their age.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/14/watched-jackass-last-night-as.html","date_published":"2026-07-15T01:34:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 01:34","date_timestamp":1784079272,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqnle2btyf2i"]}},{"id":"94010531","content_html":"<p>Quick little lunch trip to Hershey, PA at Troegs for Jacy’s birthday.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Frobalex.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ff6f24562fc.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/14/quick-little-lunch-trip-to.html","date_published":"2026-07-14T22:14:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 22:14","date_timestamp":1784067271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqna6dtfyo22"]}},{"id":"93928797","content_html":"<p>One of my unhealthy behaviors is reading comments on the local Fox News affiliate. Their readers pose a unique ability to make racist, vile comments on <em>any</em> story. <a href=\"https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/mr-trash-wheel-baltimore-maryland\">Prime example on a story about our local celebrity, Mr. Trashwheel, keeping the harbor clean</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Giants08: They learn there habits from there “Parents “..handed down generation after generation..</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>and</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>JasonRodram69: Can it clean up “takeovers”?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I’m curious as to what Mr. Rodram69 means by “takeovers”?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/2026/07/13/one-of-my-unhealthy-behaviors.html","date_published":"2026-07-13T14:35:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 14:35","date_timestamp":1783953336,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mqjw2vbdfz2a"]}},{"id":"93269966","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://ralexralex.bsky.social\">@ralexralex.bsky.social</a> *company’s</p>\n<p>Gosh I’m dumb.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mpmbomc4k22i","date_published":"2026-07-01T19:43:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 19:43","date_timestamp":1782935030,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92886636","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> the changes to the HomePods and Apple TV don’t sit well with me. I know there’s internal storage on the Apple TV that’s being impacted by the craziness, but it’s still 6 year old hardware. $200 is steep.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Robalex/92886636","date_published":"2026-06-25T15:22:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 15:22","date_timestamp":1782400925,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91657734","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://padresj.bsky.social\">@padresj.bsky.social</a> Don’t let the rest of the GOP off the hook. It was enacted by Elon with the applause of hundreds of sycophants who have shielded themselves from any impacts of their decisions.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3jgfk4robryeu2mvzbeccasn/post/3mnn5knru3k2f","date_published":"2026-06-06T17:12:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 17:12","date_timestamp":1780765939,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90803822","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I was very confused when I saw it and still am! I’m Apple Music first so thankfully I rarely see it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Robalex/90803822","date_published":"2026-05-24T03:17:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 03:17","date_timestamp":1779592652,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89831018","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> he’s going to be 2-2 for global pandemics. “I’m da best….on health”</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Robalex/89831018","date_published":"2026-05-09T00:38:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 00:38","date_timestamp":1778287127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89680566","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tg@indieweb.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@tg</a></span> reading this was extremely validating. Leaving Instagram, Twitter (years ago), and weening off Reddit (slowly). Diving back into RSS and setting up a micro.blog has brought back to what made me love the internet. The tinkering and exploring. Long live the boring web.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Robalex/89680566","date_published":"2026-05-06T01:09:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Rob Alex","url":"https://robalex.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F13%2F1895910.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Robalex"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 01:09","date_timestamp":1778029775,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}