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When I need to be in the moment, I rewatch The Bear S2E7, Forks. I love it when Richie is singing to Taylor’s Love Story as he speeds through the late-night Chicago streets. (Was at wedding recently and that song had the younger folks so happy.) 🍿

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Fabulous day. Started at the dentist for a cleaning, then met a dear colleague for our occasional coffee chat, then drove to Fayetteville to meet @amerpie@social.lol for lunch (delicious Colombian chicken soup), and now just out of my coaching session with yet another reminder to breathe and be in now.

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In my morning meditation yesterday, as the room lightened, I found myself looking at the allium flowers and thinking about a favorite movie, Arrival, and I heard the universe speaking to me.

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I played so well in Wednesday night’s pick-up soccer game that I was reminded about my skills and strengths not just on the pitch but also at work, and yesterday I showed up in my suit, did what I do best, felt confident and good, strengthened relationships and made new connections. #goal #goals

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Drove son to school early. Sat in sauna. Now on porch with coffee and Seth’s The Dip. Sunshine. Birds. Hospital helicopter. Spring.

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@amerpie and great song. We listen often in our car.

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@amerpie appreciate you renamed the park for me but Zilker should get the credit. ;) i did buy a tshirt fron Zilker Brewery because it’s such a close fit.

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This incident at Carrboro High School was quite upsetting today.

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Last night, on my way to Raleigh for music, I saw a bald eagle fly over the highway toward Jordan Lake.

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Drove to Raleigh tonight to catch a show at Kings: first Dust, Aussies and very loud, and then Belair Lip Bombs, also Aussies snf not as loud but still loud. In between their sets I went downstairs to Neptune to listen to some youngters. That place smelled like teen spirit.

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My turn for grocery shopping. I went to the larger Harris Teeter store down the road from Chapel Hill in Chatham County. In a habit of 25 years, I checked the canned fish section to see if there was anything like the chili tuna I subsisted on in Vanuatu. Bingo! I’ll eat with steamed rice. Simple.

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Beautiful day for a hile to the Lower Shamokin Falls on the Wintergreen mountain in Nelson County, Virginia.

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@mihobu nice vantage. I stood on the dam and the bridge last week.

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An adorable feature in the Belties farmhouse cafe in Nellysford, Virginia. I noticed a preschooler on the floor peering into this mouse house. The biscuits and pastries and coffee are top notch, too.

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@amerpie where? I am in Virginia and just past what looked like a trail race.

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@JohnBrady I have that CD in my car. And it’s signed by Israel. One of the best albums ever and a constant in my listening diet. 

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It was my night to do the dishes. Not exactly my favorite task, but I listened to most of Heat of July, the enjoyable album by Austin-based Briscoe. (I saw them back in February.)

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Last month over on the Zuiker Chronicles I wrote about putting away my red pen. Today I found an older post by Seth Godin that says it better:

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Sure, fix my typos, thanks a lot, but what’s truly precious is someone able to fix your plan.

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gilest.org: AI and the human voice

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I have a feeling that everyone likes using AI tools to try doing someone else’s profession.

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Was in car after dropping son at soccer practice so got to listen to this heartwarming Fresh Air interview with Arsenio Hall. I watched his late-night talk show when I was in college. The day after Magic Johnson was on his show talking about HIV, Erin and I were interviewed by local TV news.

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We missed the desert tortoises in southern Utah but now that spring is here in North Carolina we are on the lookout for box turtles. Oliver saw this one in the road as he, Erin, and Anna returned from Easter service.

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@thisness That looks mighty delicious.

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How an iconic Masters moment came to be, and has come to last - Got pulled into reading this long article about a brief moment in time at the 2021 Masters golf tournament. Actually made me tear up (and I’m not much of a golf fan).

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Among the many mapping options out there, I’ve been enjoying Datawrapper. Here’s a map I made to show the small island where Erin and I lived as Peace Coprs Volunteers in the late 1990s.

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@rscottjones Am eager to use your maps plugins. I was doing some digital archaeology recently and came across one of the first maps I created to show my post-Peace Corps round-the-world travels. I used IndyJunior Flash Mapping Module by Bryan Boyer. Would love to recreate that map of my travels.

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@rscottjones I’m back in North Carolina but already looking to get back that way. What an awesome part of the country.

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@rscottjones yes the trail to Observation Point from inside canyon was destroyed by landslide. We contemplated the east rim trail to the point but since we needed to get back to Vegas choose to visit Snow Canyon State Park (which was spectacular as you know).

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Didn’t get many photos of wildlife in Utah but here’s a lizard (Uta stansburiana) we saw as Oliver and cousins were bouldering in Moe’s Valley near St. George.

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Our group had a Wed. morning permit to crawl out to Angel’s Landing, but the rains kept us away until late afternoon. We made it up to Scout Lookout with enough time to get back for one of last shuttles down canyon. Oliver was captivated by this cloud on the hike down the steep trail. #zion

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Great way to spend my birthday, hiking in Utah’s Snow Canyon State Park. Alas, did not see the Mojave Desert tortoise but there was plenty of splendor all around.

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Rain through the night, and drizzling still when we hit the muddy Lee Pass Trail in the Kolog Canyons section of Zion National Park. Even shrouded in clouds, the massive stone walls were stunning.

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@rscottjones stopped outside St. George for kids to do some bouldering. Just a stunning landscape.

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@rscottjones We are off to Zion tomorrow. Can’t wait.

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At the Hoover Dam today. Infrastructure that powers nearby Las Vegas, which was a blaze of light and music and casino clamor last night.

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@manton I’m in flight to an adventure of my own and just listened to your audio postcard from sea. Wonderful! Your hard work has been evident to is all. So glad you are enjoying an exploration outside your day-to-day life in Texas.

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Earlier this week, a friend hosted me for dinner and music. Blew my mind to hear records played on a great sound system. Taught me a new lesson about listening. Blog post: Blown Away

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Our family text thread was filled with glee yesterday when we realized that family friend (and my one-time summer intern) Brian K. Vaughan is co-writer of the next Dune movie. Such a talent. My favorite still is his Pride of Baghdad comic book.

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@manton @rscottjones brilliant and thanks in advance!

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@kaa thanks for the tip! I’ve read that excellent book twice and given at least 10 copies to others.

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@wess congrats to your daughter and kudos for actually getting a DMV appointment in NC!

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@manton oh, I wish I’d seen this before my vacation last week. I posted a few times about my trip to St. Croix but I felt odd about it. Even had a conversation with myself about how I use Micro.blog as a type of personal journal. Thanks for the reminder: digital silence, look up and around.

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@manton I posted via Drummer last night and the lag seemed to be minutes or more.

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@Mikehendley You give such beauty to the Micro.blog timeline. May art and science melt that damn cancer and return you to good health soon.

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@help I’m unable to search a new book in Bookshelves. Comes up with white page and a processing error. Is this something about my settings or connections, or system wide?

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@frankm I come to St. Croix every year. I have family on the island; I lived here briefly as a teen. I’m happy to share tips on visiting.

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@dave the West End of St. Croix is an amazing place of warmth and respite. Highly recommend a winter vacation here. Hope spring comes soon to you in New York.

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@bradbarrish That’s a nice find. And thanks for introducing me to Matt and his blog.

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@amerpie Thank you for another great post. I appreciate your clear, descriptive, mentoring approach to showing your work and sharing your expertise. This one in particular will be helpful to me for a personal project.

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@news Thanks for fixing and letting us know.

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@frankm thanks for leading the way. My Drummer blog is mostly dormant, but I’m following you and will contemplate whether I want to update my blog. With your new setup, do you have a new RSS feed I should use in my Feedland?

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