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Another Sunday, another fun morning at the regular pick-up soccer game, no goals but some smart runs and passes, and another injury as I protected my head from a blistering shot, my ring finger swollen now. Pain aside, I’m glad for this routine. ⚽️
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/13/another-sunday-another-fun-morning.html","date_published":"2026-09-13T14:00:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"14:00","date_timestamp":1789308031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97437326","content_html":"Live music tonight is Patriotic Pops on the green in Chapel Hill’s Southern Village with the North Carolina Symphony.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/e2256c2c91-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/12/live-music-tonight-is-patriotic.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T23:43:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 23:43","date_timestamp":1789256608,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97423479","content_html":"@manton gone. Thanks for your vigilance!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/97423479","date_published":"2026-09-12T16:38:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 16:38","date_timestamp":1789231115,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97418887","content_html":"@manton i just got one as well.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/97418887","date_published":"2026-09-12T14:31:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 14:31","date_timestamp":1789223517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97416910","content_html":"Today is first hot sauce day of the year. Making two batches later. Now smoking remaining 🌶️ on smoker that Erin’s cousin conveniently has going with these pork butts.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/0fa3bcb34e-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/12/today-is-first-hot-sauce.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T13:39:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 13:39","date_timestamp":1789220378,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97416168","content_html":"Walked down the gravel drive to share a meal with Erin’s sister. We talked about starting magazines and writing novels, and watched a bit of tennis. On our walk home, ‘snake, snake!’ Erin recorded this and just as she says copperhead you can see the distinctive marking.
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/12/walked-down-the-gravel-drive.html","date_published":"2026-09-12T13:21:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-12 13:21","date_timestamp":1789219289,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97319814","content_html":"At Oliver soccer game and the song playing over stadium loudspeaker is Quiet Riot song that was playing when I was on high school soccer team 40 years ago.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/10/at-oliver-soccer-game-and.html","date_published":"2026-09-10T22:44:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 22:44","date_timestamp":1789080260,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97317226","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781911547006/cover.jpg\")
\nI purchased this book when I was in Dublin last year. Finally reading it, and she’s as great a writer as is said: The Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/10/i-purchased-this-book-when.html","date_published":"2026-09-10T21:45:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 21:45","date_timestamp":1789076741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97309763","content_html":"@davoh I did read the fishing book and found it fascinating. At least one line stuck out and I blogged about it here. I also enjoyed your Interesting Times post. You sound like an excellent teacher.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/97309763","date_published":"2026-09-10T18:40:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 18:40","date_timestamp":1789065650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97296137","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9798217140718/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading this lovely story about a teenage boy on an adventure with his father and a friend in Spain: A Taste of Somewhere Else by Michael Ruhlman. Will be a great book for gifting to our sons and nephews (and others). 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/10/finished-reading-this-lovely-story.html","date_published":"2026-09-10T13:48:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-10 13:48","date_timestamp":1789048109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97236757","content_html":"Second day in a row for a visit to my local independent bookseller Flyleaf Books. Today picking up new YA novel by my friend Michael Ruhlman.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/9da3c96a0c-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/09/second-day-in-a-row.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T16:54:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 16:54","date_timestamp":1788972875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97198375","content_html":"Great show by Rum Jungle. And now the line at the merch table is longest I’ve seen here. If you like rock see this band when they are near you.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/291b3e214c-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/08/great-show-by-rum-jungle.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T02:26:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 02:26","date_timestamp":1788920792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97193013","content_html":"Heading off with Oliver to Cat’s Cradle Back Room to catch Aussie band Rum Jungle. As I step outside I hear the juvenile owl begging for food.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/08/heading-off-with-oliver-to.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T00:17:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 00:17","date_timestamp":1788913068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97066832","content_html":"@patrickrhone Penzey’s! Quality spices. Your home must smell so good all the time with your cooking. Just wish the internet could transmit scents.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/97066832","date_published":"2026-09-06T16:58:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-06 16:58","date_timestamp":1788713916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97066074","content_html":"Road trip to Atlanta. I took train into city, walked to Ponce City Market, ate Cuban guava and cheese pastry then Indian lamb burgers. Now sitting under big fan at Dancing Goats Coffee reflecting on Paul Millerd’s marvelous The Pathless Path.
\n
Tonight my first time to the Sharp 9 Gallery jazz club in Durham. My friend Michael and I caught the Ryan Hanseler Trio featuring singer Gabrielle Cavassa (winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2021). Fabulous music and singing. Loved it.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/04/tonight-my-first-time-to.html","date_published":"2026-09-05T02:18:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-05 02:18","date_timestamp":1788574707,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96886950","content_html":"Convergence: My desktop Raspberry Pi flight tracker captures Malia on her way to start her Peace Corps service. First stop is Miami for a few days of fun with mom, then off to Guatemala.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/screenshot-2026-09-03-at-7.45.34am.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/09/03/convergence-my-desktop-raspberry-pi.html","date_published":"2026-09-03T12:06:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 12:06","date_timestamp":1788437163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96733642","content_html":"Turtle sighting by my brother-in-law who lives a quarter mile down the gravel road.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/5558d07cac-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/31/turtle-sighting-by-my-brotherinlaw.html","date_published":"2026-08-31T23:02:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 23:02","date_timestamp":1788217374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96658009","content_html":"After way too many years away, I have renewed my membership in the North Carolina Peace Corps Association. I’m looking forward to re-engaging with my fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/30/after-way-too-many-years.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T14:31:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 14:31","date_timestamp":1788100318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96630337","content_html":"Hosting a friend for dinner so I made another cherry pie.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/ee616be81c-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/29/hosting-a-friend-for-dinner.html","date_published":"2026-08-29T22:53:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 22:53","date_timestamp":1788044009,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96588596","content_html":"Great, fun, energetic show by West 22nd at Cat’s Cradle tonight. I was joined by Oliver and Malia and her friends. Opener Hotel Fiction also was good.
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/7fcea806cd-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/28/great-fun-energetic-show-by.html","date_published":"2026-08-29T03:11:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-29 03:11","date_timestamp":1787973104,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96455222","content_html":"Also with the dead ants was this mantis skin.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/fbe160a1f8-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/26/also-with-the-dead-ants.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T21:59:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-26 21:59","date_timestamp":1787781559,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96455042","content_html":"Out on our courtyard, I noticed a hundred dead flying ants. I sat to investigate and looked over to see this millipede’ shell.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/5e69b07eff-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/26/out-on-our-courtyard-i.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T21:57:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-26 21:57","date_timestamp":1787781471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96453760","content_html":"Malia leaves for her Peace Corps service next week. She’s asked for my help in setting up a website where family and friends can read her updates, see photos, and learn about Guatemala. I think MIcro.blog will be perfect for her. I have the Studio plan. Anyone aware of other PCVs using M.b?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/26/malia-leaves-for-her-peace.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T21:22:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-26 21:22","date_timestamp":1787779371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96398742","content_html":"Erin encountered the masked bandit that has been raiding the kittens’ food inside the chicken pen.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/7bd455c926-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/25/erin-encountered-the-masked-bandit.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T00:00:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-26 00:00","date_timestamp":1787702454,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96375406","content_html":"Aug 25, 2026 at 12:37 PM: smol.zuiker.com
","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/08/25/aug-at-pm.html","date_published":"2026-08-25T16:39:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-25 16:39","date_timestamp":1787675966,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":[],"audio":{"url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/uploads/2026/aug-25-2026-at-12-37-pm.mp3","duration_seconds":61,"duration_display":"00:01:01"}}},{"id":"96285398","content_html":"Took a strong shot in pickup soccer this morning, ball straight on my wrist against my chest, so I’ve been nursing a hurt hand all day. May be making a visit to ortho urgent care for an X-ray tomorrow.
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