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BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 00:53","date_timestamp":1785372826,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94938116","content_html":"<p>My Querying Journey <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bottle-681x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"an old glass bottle\"> : <a href=\"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/29/my-querying-journey.html\">author-sdbrewer.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/29/my-querying-journey.html","date_published":"2026-07-30T00:53:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 00:53","date_timestamp":1785372826,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94642781","content_html":"<p>Bread and Butter <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_20260725_074902958_HDR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"a man and older woman separated by a parking meter\"> : <a href=\"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/25/bread-and-butter.html\">author-sdbrewer.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/25/bread-and-butter.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T14:31:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 14:31","date_timestamp":1784989864,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94642776","content_html":"<p>Bread and Butter <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_20260725_074902958_HDR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"a man and older woman separated by a parking meter\"> : <a href=\"https://stevendbrewer.com/bread-and-butter/\">stevendbrewer.com</a></p>","summary":"Every morning, I take my 93-year-old mother for a walk. We almost always walk along Montague House that has a sidewalk beside a metered parking lot. The sidewalk used toRead More","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/bread-and-butter/","date_published":"2026-07-25T14:31:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 14:31","date_timestamp":1784989864,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94586419","content_html":"<p>Review: The Spy in the Archive: <a href=\"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/24/review-the-spy-in-the.html\">author-sdbrewer.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/24/review-the-spy-in-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-24T14:12:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 14:12","date_timestamp":1784902373,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94586402","content_html":"<p>Review: The Spy in the Archive: <a href=\"https://stevendbrewer.com/review-the-spy-in-the-archive/\">stevendbrewer.com</a></p>","summary":"I’ve always been partial to non-fiction accounts of spies and espionage. I picked up Gorden Corera’s The Spy in the Archive and found it readable and informative, though with certainRead More","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/review-the-spy-in-the-archive/","date_published":"2026-07-24T14:12:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 14:12","date_timestamp":1784902373,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94529854","content_html":"<p>Boxer Dogs are the Best <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P1300681-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"a boxer dog\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tanuki_FULL-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"a tiny boxer puppy\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BETTER-ANGELS-promo-text-Instagram-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/23/boxer-dogs-are-the-best.html\">author-sdbrewer.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://author-sdbrewer.micro.blog/2026/07/23/boxer-dogs-are-the-best.html","date_published":"2026-07-23T15:47:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 15:47","date_timestamp":1784821670,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94529840","content_html":"<p>Boxer Dogs are the Best <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P1300681-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"a boxer dog\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tanuki_FULL-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"a tiny boxer puppy\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BETTER-ANGELS-promo-text-Instagram-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://stevendbrewer.com/boxer-dogs-are-the-best/\">stevendbrewer.com</a></p>","summary":"When I was about seven years old (circa 1970), my family got a boxer dog. I recollect that we paid $100 (about $860 today) for a flashy fawn from aRead More","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/boxer-dogs-are-the-best/","date_published":"2026-07-23T15:47:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 15:47","date_timestamp":1784821670,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94368661","content_html":"<p>Another Retirement Milestone <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://stevendbrewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/watch-681x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"an old railroad pocket watch\"> : <a href=\"https://stevendbrewer.com/another-retirement-milestone/\">stevendbrewer.com</a></p>","summary":"Today I believe I performed my last professional duty as a faculty member by attending a Faculty Senate Rules Committee meeting with the Administration. The Rules Committee, which sets theRead More","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/another-retirement-milestone/","date_published":"2026-07-21T00:10:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-21 00:10","date_timestamp":1784592641,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83815414","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> They actually implement both the Google Reader Compatible API as well as Fever (which they say is “less powerful”): <a href=\"https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/developers/06_GoogleReader_API.html\">freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/author_sdbrewer/83815414","date_published":"2026-02-08T01:51:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-08 01:51","date_timestamp":1770515467,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54168421","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/philipbrewer\">@philipbrewer</a> It’s also astonishing what happens when you change your profile picture: they show that to ALL your friends.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/author_sdbrewer/54168421","date_published":"2025-01-04T02:10:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-04 02:10","date_timestamp":1735956621,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"26395955","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/philipbrewer\">@philipbrewer</a> Yes, like connoisseurs of fine wine and cognac like to add a little water to “open them up.” Or maybe down them with a little salt and lime. :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/author_sdbrewer/26395955","date_published":"2023-11-14T22:34:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Steven D. BREWER","url":"https://stevendbrewer.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F2f15c3ec262703611a96a021b3278e75%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"author_sdbrewer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-14 22:34","date_timestamp":1700001271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}