{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Charles","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/TheRealChadwick","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"185844","username":"TheRealChadwick","bio":"Software Engineer from the greater Boston area.  I enjoy bike rides, martial arts, and board games with friends.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":64,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/185844.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"88081186","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> I swear I’ve had that same experience in real life… You know just replace comm implant with air pods.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/88081186","date_published":"2026-04-12T02:39:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 02:39","date_timestamp":1775961541,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88081110","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mantisking@xeno.glyphpress.com\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Mantisking</a></span> Congratulations!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/88081110","date_published":"2026-04-12T02:37:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 02:37","date_timestamp":1775961426,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87866647","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/lmika\">@lmika</a> Yeah, I use markdown fairly frequently in readme files, I’d be a lot happier with canvases if they supported something like that.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/87866647","date_published":"2026-04-08T20:57:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 20:57","date_timestamp":1775681854,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87851775","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/heyloura\">@heyloura</a> This time I was the doordash from the grocery store.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/87851775","date_published":"2026-04-08T17:30:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 17:30","date_timestamp":1775669451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87807416","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/lmika\">@lmika</a> I find it particularly cumbersome in canvases when trying document steps to be followed along with specific code or commands listed with each step.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/87807416","date_published":"2026-04-08T00:41:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 00:41","date_timestamp":1775608887,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87428716","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/SergKoren@writing.exchange\" class=\"u-url mention\">@SergKoren</a></span> Based on an old mythbusters episode, I also bet it isn’t terribly difficult for someone to lift your fingerprint off the fingerprint scanner.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/87428716","date_published":"2026-04-01T23:03:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 23:03","date_timestamp":1775084614,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87430220","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://writing.exchange/users/SergKoren\" class=\"u-url mention\">@SergKoren</a></span> Based on an old mythbusters episode, I also bet it isn’t terribly difficult for someone to lift your fingerprint off the fingerprint scanner.</p>","url":"https://micro.blog/activitypub/conversation/TheRealChadwick/87428716","date_published":"2026-04-01T23:03:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 23:03","date_timestamp":1775084614,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87428638","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> We saw it over the weekend and I must say it was a visual and audio masterpiece.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/87428638","date_published":"2026-04-01T23:01:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 23:01","date_timestamp":1775084510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86687495","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> Even better:  I imagine I’ll have an idea …</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/86687495","date_published":"2026-03-21T19:33:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-21 19:33","date_timestamp":1774121631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86156311","content_html":"<p>I find myself sitting in the swimming pool room at URI for my kids' most recent swim meet.  As I read all the buzz around the new macbook neo, I find myself reflecting on the fact that I’m still using an 8 year old macbook pro and have no desire to upgrade any time soon.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2026/03/13/i-find-myself-sitting-in.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T22:03:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 22:03","date_timestamp":1773439382,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86012069","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> Yup, it’s a good price point for sure.  I recently ditched windows for Linux on my main PC.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/86012069","date_published":"2026-03-11T23:55:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-11 23:55","date_timestamp":1773273305,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85944637","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> I still have a macbook pro from 2018, that is working perfectly for my needs… So, not likely this guy.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/85944637","date_published":"2026-03-11T02:28:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-11 02:28","date_timestamp":1773196121,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84964164","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/lmika\">@lmika</a> Oh, but they’ll cheerfully give you some more crappy code to throw at the problem!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/84964164","date_published":"2026-02-25T00:37:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 00:37","date_timestamp":1771979832,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84963986","content_html":"<p>Never in my life have I ever experienced 3 feet of snow in a single 24 hour storm. And ho boy I’m done with snow removal.  Today was day two, I can now claim victory over the driveway, but I still need to find the mailbox tomorrow and clear off the shed.</p>\n<p>I will say this, compared to the stories of the bl</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2026/02/24/never-in-my-life-have.html","date_published":"2026-02-25T00:33:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 00:33","date_timestamp":1771979610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84375036","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> I’m starting to notice buds growing on some of the trees near us.  We may still have lots of snow, but spring is near for sure.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/84375036","date_published":"2026-02-16T14:04:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 14:04","date_timestamp":1771250650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83836543","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/baldur@toot.cafe\" class=\"u-url mention\">@baldur</a></span> I think I worry most about the brainrot these LLM tools induce.  I mean why learn how to do something when I can just ask the “AI” to do it for me?  Maybe I’m just getting old and curmudgeony, but I just don’t see the value these things offer.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/83836543","date_published":"2026-02-08T13:06:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-08 13:06","date_timestamp":1770555987,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83351010","content_html":"<p>I decided I’ve had enough of Microsoft tracking my activities without my permission on my PC.  I ditched MS and installed Linux and I couldn’t be happier with my choice.  Also, did the sitting president of the US really poop his pants on live television?  That’s AI make believe, right?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2026/02/01/i-decided-ive-had-enough.html","date_published":"2026-02-01T15:40:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-01 15:40","date_timestamp":1769960436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83285453","content_html":"<p>I just found out about moltbook last night and I just can’t.  So not only are we dealing with AI slop everywhere, now we have an special reddit just for AI bots to talk with each other?  I just can’t…</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2026/01/31/i-just-found-out-about.html","date_published":"2026-01-31T13:55:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-31 13:55","date_timestamp":1769867706,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83110286","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> You know, that does line up pretty nicely with when things started to go weird.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/83110286","date_published":"2026-01-29T04:12:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-29 04:12","date_timestamp":1769659970,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83006418","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> I’ve been feeling like we are stuck in the “bad” timeline from Back to the Future 2 for some time now…</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/83006418","date_published":"2026-01-27T20:55:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-27 20:55","date_timestamp":1769547337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82755967","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I live in the NE of the US and I’ve never seen one here.  Then again, I’d like to see a waymo try to navigate Boston in a snow storm.  I mean, there’s a lot of people that can’t do that when it is dry and sunny 😀</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/82755967","date_published":"2026-01-24T11:11:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 11:11","date_timestamp":1769253087,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82755661","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/iChris\">@iChris</a> My teenager has the same basic outfit no matter the temperature: shorts, T-shirt, and a hoodie.  Glad it isn’t just my teen, but oof that’s cold!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/82755661","date_published":"2026-01-24T11:03:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 11:03","date_timestamp":1769252611,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"82755567","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/heyloura\">@heyloura</a> I recall after we moved in, we had talked to someone who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to have the bamboo in his yard excavated out.  He said he had to have them dig like 6 feet down to get it all…</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/82755567","date_published":"2026-01-24T11:00:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 11:00","date_timestamp":1769252435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79458854","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mantisking@xeno.glyphpress.com\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Mantisking</a></span> The things I do for my kiddos… Oh well it is kind of fun and I have plenty of coffee.  Day 2, here we come!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/79458854","date_published":"2025-12-06T13:04:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-06 13:04","date_timestamp":1765026263,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"79423670","content_html":"<p>Nothing like the multi day swim meet where we have to be here late Friday and early Saturday.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/12/05/nothing-like-the-multi-day.html","date_published":"2025-12-05T21:37:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-05 21:37","date_timestamp":1764970645,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78777082","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jtr\">@jtr</a> I always figured that since I’m white using the yellow ones is my least offensive option.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/78777082","date_published":"2025-11-26T15:58:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-26 15:58","date_timestamp":1764172723,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78158966","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mantisking@xeno.glyphpress.com\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Mantisking</a></span> That looks really good!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/78158966","date_published":"2025-11-17T13:31:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-17 13:31","date_timestamp":1763386306,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78013488","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> 😁</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/78013488","date_published":"2025-11-15T00:36:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-15 00:36","date_timestamp":1763166988,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"78013034","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> I’d suggest starting with waking up, followed by a hot beverage of your choice.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/78013034","date_published":"2025-11-15T00:27:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-15 00:27","date_timestamp":1763166426,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"77660507","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Archimage\">@Archimage</a> My teenager could learn from this lesson.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/TheRealChadwick/77660507","date_published":"2025-11-10T11:49:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-10 11:49","date_timestamp":1762775388,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75533785","content_html":"<p>Attending a kung fu tournament today.  It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these, but I think it will be fun regardless!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/10/11/attending-a-kung-fu-tournament.html","date_published":"2025-10-11T11:40:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-11 11:40","date_timestamp":1760182811,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"75024900","content_html":"<p>First swim meet of the season.  Both kids are off to a great start for the season.  Hard to believe we’ve only got a few more years before they are off to adult hood.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/10/04/first-swim-meet-of-the.html","date_published":"2025-10-04T20:11:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-04 20:11","date_timestamp":1759608667,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71909503","content_html":"<p>Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t understand the upset over Cracker Barrel changing their logo.  It all just feels fake and I’d bet money that most people claiming to be upset have never actually eaten there.  To be honest, I didn’t even know they were still in business.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/08/23/maybe-its-just-me-but.html","date_published":"2025-08-23T22:09:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-23 22:09","date_timestamp":1755986973,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"69389853","content_html":"<p>There’s nothing like being the parent of a teenager.  After a brief discussion this morning, which ended in an argument, our teenaged kiddo stormed off yelling at us “You’ll never be invited to a conspiracy club!”</p>\n<p>Thank you?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/07/20/theres-nothing-like-being-the.html","date_published":"2025-07-20T12:31:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-20 12:31","date_timestamp":1753014707,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"67633632","content_html":"While I’ve been on vacation, I decided to start messing around with Rust.  I’ve got a very simple command line program that will read the micro.blog rss feed for my user and print out the posts from the RSS feed.  It doesn’t do much yet, but I’m having fun with it, it is nice working on a project where I d... <a href=\"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/06/26/while-ive-been-on-vacation.html\">therealchadwick.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/06/26/while-ive-been-on-vacation.html","date_published":"2025-06-26T08:42:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-26 08:42","date_timestamp":1750927338,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"65951806","content_html":"<p>Vertigo is the worst, I give it 1 out of 5 stars.  Do not recommend.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/06/04/vertigo-is-the-worst-i.html","date_published":"2025-06-04T11:52:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-06-04 11:52","date_timestamp":1749037931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58822990","content_html":"We had some nice weather here in the NE US this past week, but it is back to the cold today.  Not that I’ll get to enjoy it much, last big swim meet for the season for the kids, so we’ll be in the pool room for most of the afternoon.  I love supporting my kids in their activities, but I am definitely looki... <a href=\"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/03/02/we-had-some-nice-weather.html\">therealchadwick.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/03/02/we-had-some-nice-weather.html","date_published":"2025-03-02T15:47:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-02 15:47","date_timestamp":1740930421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"53876624","content_html":"<p>Happy New Year!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2025/01/01/happy-new-year.html","date_published":"2025-01-01T04:38:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-01 04:38","date_timestamp":1735706327,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"51138956","content_html":"<p>My daughter wants to make it a family tradition to kick off the holidays by watching the Star Wars Holiday Special 😂. 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Was at WPI in Worcester yesterday for me son’s swim meet.  Cleaning house today and having some friends over to play some games.  Good times all around, but I do have some work I need to fit in somewhere.  Can’t all be fun and games.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/11/17/busy-weekend-this.html","date_published":"2024-11-17T15:02:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-17 15:02","date_timestamp":1731855767,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"49009413","content_html":"<p>I am purposelessly avoiding any and all news today.  I went and did my civic duty and cat my ballot, but I don’t feel the need to watch the endless projections by the news.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/11/05/i-am-purposelessly.html","date_published":"2024-11-05T22:17:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-05 22:17","date_timestamp":1730845066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"48016286","content_html":"I had a weird experience at CVS last night.  I stopped in to pick up a couple of items, and went to the checkout to pay.  The person behind the counter asked the standard question of “do you have a care card?”.\n\nI generally avoid signing up for any sort of rewards program big box stores offer because I don... <a href=\"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/10/22/i-had-a.html\">therealchadwick.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/10/22/i-had-a.html","date_published":"2024-10-22T10:25:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-22 10:25","date_timestamp":1729592744,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"42815350","content_html":"<p>Life’s been rough this year, but I’ve really been enjoying the memes floating around the internet around the Turkish sharpshooter who won the silver medal in the Olympics.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/08/03/lifes-been-rough.html","date_published":"2024-08-03T14:05:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-03 14:05","date_timestamp":1722693905,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"39142612","content_html":"I’ve been doing a lot more driving in Boston the last couple weeks and I’ve learned a few things.  First, red lights mean stop only if traffic in front of you forces you to stop.  Second, if you ride a motorcycle or scooter, you can literally ride anywhere you want.  Third, that also seems to apply to cars... <a href=\"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/06/08/ive-been-doing.html\">therealchadwick.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/06/08/ive-been-doing.html","date_published":"2024-06-08T11:27:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-08 11:27","date_timestamp":1717846030,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"34908473","content_html":"<p>I’ve been finding myself stick in a bit of a rut lately, but I’m looking forward to weather weather to get me out on my bike more.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/04/05/ive-been-finding.html","date_published":"2024-04-05T14:52:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-05 14:52","date_timestamp":1712328743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"34792124","content_html":"<p>I know it is only Wednesday, but is it Friday yet?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/04/03/i-know-it.html","date_published":"2024-04-03T21:22:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-03 21:22","date_timestamp":1712179345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"33235060","content_html":"<p>Life has been pretty tough lately, but today I’m finding signs that things are getting better.  I’m looking forward to less crazy weeks ahead and a little more time to focus on myself for a change.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/03/10/life-has-been.html","date_published":"2024-03-10T13:55:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-10 13:55","date_timestamp":1710078948,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"28698915","content_html":"I normally don’t bother with new year’s resolutions, but some recent events have me thinking more deeply this year.  I’ve decided it’s long past time to clean up my diet and get more exercise.  No more excuses, no more letting stress get the better of me.  I realize now that I can’t be there to take care o... <a href=\"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/01/02/i-normally-dont.html\">therealchadwick.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2024/01/02/i-normally-dont.html","date_published":"2024-01-02T13:47:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-02 13:47","date_timestamp":1704203251,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"27940371","content_html":"<p>My daughter heard about the star wars holiday special from a podcast she loves and begged to watch it.  Having never seen it myself, we fired up youtube and put it on.  We haven’t finished it yet, but to say it is bad is putting it mildly.  So far I think Neil Breen movies are better.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/2023/12/16/my-daughter-heard.html","date_published":"2023-12-17T02:47:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles","url":"https://therealchadwick.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F185844.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"TheRealChadwick"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-17 02:47","date_timestamp":1702781266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}