{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Chris O'Donnell","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/chrisod","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"34003","username":"chrisod","bio":"Commentary on travel, books, music, digital culture and whatever else grabs my attention. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":2,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"89453807","content_html":"<p>County Roads, Take Me Home: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/county-roads-take-me-home\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"County Roads, Take Me Home\nMy phone served up a cover version of this John Denver classic as I was chauffeuring my wife around yesterday. Something about the lyric hit me in a way that I'd never noticed before.\n\nAlmost Heaven, West Virginia\nBlue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River\nLife is old there, o...","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/county-roads-take-me-home","date_published":"2026-05-02T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 04:00","date_timestamp":1777694400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89278010","content_html":" That's a lot of work for a name tag. \n<p>15 weeks of classes, 5 or 6 field trips, a final exam, and a practical application <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/small_spaces_big_buzz_a_zine.html\">(I made a zine)</a> to earn this. \n</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69f28717d7a1f.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Master Naturalists name tag\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/thats-a-lot-of-work-for-a-name-tag\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/thats-a-lot-of-work-for-a-name-tag","date_published":"2026-04-29T22:33:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 22:33","date_timestamp":1777501980,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89060641","content_html":"<p>Sunday Dreary Sunday: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/sunday-dreary-sunday\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"Sunday Dreary Sunday\nAfter some much needed rain last night, the temps barely hit 50°F (10°C) today, with the wind making it feel much cooler. I have not left the house today. I haven't really left the computer. I had some much needed vacation research to do. I've booked a campsite for the Little Wo...","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/sunday-dreary-sunday","date_published":"2026-04-26T20:14:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 20:14","date_timestamp":1777234440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89024690","content_html":" I've been tweaking the CSS for the site \n<p>I've spent the morning tweaking CSS for the site. Please let me know if anything is off for you. It all appears to be fine on my desktop and phone. <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/ive-been-tweaking-the-css-for-the-site\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/ive-been-tweaking-the-css-for-the-site","date_published":"2026-04-25T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 04:00","date_timestamp":1777089600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88835024","content_html":"<p>Q1 Books: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/q1-books\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"Q1 Books\nI keep the list of books I read at the books link above. Here are the highlights from the first quarter of 2026.\n\nThe Society of Unknowable Objects: This follow up to The Book of Doors mostly delivers.\n\nLife After Cars: A depressing look at all the ways cars ruin everything, with some hopef...","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/q1-books","date_published":"2026-04-23T06:35:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 06:35","date_timestamp":1776926100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88778534","content_html":"<p>35 hours of classdone: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/35-hours-of-class-done\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"35 hours of class...done!\nLast night was the final lecture class for Virginia Master Naturalist training. 35 hours of classes, 10+ hours of field trips, and a few additional hours of continuing education since January. It was like being back in night school, except that most of us are old. Final exa...","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/35-hours-of-class-done","date_published":"2026-04-22T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 04:00","date_timestamp":1776830400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88778532","content_html":" Do photos work? \n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69c98e1987afb.jpg\" alt=\"test\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/do-photos-work\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/do-photos-work","date_published":"2026-04-20T06:54:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 06:54","date_timestamp":1776668040,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88778531","content_html":"<p>Oops: <a href=\"https://chrisod.org/2026/oops\">chrisod.org</a></p>","summary":"Oops\nI had a catastrophic OS error, probably self-induced. I've reinstalled the operating system (technically moved from Debian 13 to Linux Mint, because why not try a new OS if I have to install from scratch?), and I've learned I wasn't backing up my source for the blog. So all the HTML is safe, an...","url":"https://chrisod.org/2026/oops","date_published":"2026-04-20T06:45:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 06:45","date_timestamp":1776667500,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88063212","content_html":"<p>Occasional Update 26-3: <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/occasional_update_26-3.html\">odonnellweb.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/occasional_update_26-3.html","date_published":"2026-04-11T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris 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04:00","date_timestamp":1775361600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87555453","content_html":"<p>Spring blooms at Lewis Ginter Botanical Park</p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"></p><div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img alt=\"Blooms with tree in background \" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69c98e1987afb.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img alt=\"Blooms with Crepe Myrtle in the background \" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69c98ddde4d5b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img alt=\"Pink blooms on a tree\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69c98d661b081.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img alt=\"Blooming tree at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens \" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69c98d06e3298.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img alt=\"Tulips at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens \" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.some.pics%2Fchrisod%2F69c98c2f95316.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/spring_blooms.html","date_published":"2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 04:00","date_timestamp":1775188800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87192453","content_html":"<p>DrupalCon 2026: <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/drupalcon2026.html\">odonnellweb.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/drupalcon2026.html","date_published":"2026-03-28T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 04:00","date_timestamp":1774670400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86284942","content_html":"<p>Calm Before the Storm Thoughts: <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/calm-before-the-storm.html\">odonnellweb.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/calm-before-the-storm.html","date_published":"2026-03-15T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris 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05:00","date_timestamp":1767934800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81165680","content_html":"<p>Happy New Year: <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/happy-new-year-2026.html\">odonnellweb.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/happy-new-year-2026.html","date_published":"2026-01-01T05:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-01 05:00","date_timestamp":1767243600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81076918","content_html":"<p>30 Years of Blogging: <a 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01:23","date_timestamp":1766625837,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80702367","content_html":"<p>Best Books of 2025: <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/My%20favorite%20books%20of%20the%20year.html\">odonnellweb.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/My%20favorite%20books%20of%20the%20year.html","date_published":"2025-12-24T05:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-24 05:00","date_timestamp":1766552400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80690440","content_html":"<p>Midnight in the Garden of Good 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We spent all day there a couple of years ago and felt like we only scratched the surface of the place. 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Looks like I have a new show to watch.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/35791657","date_published":"2024-04-18T21:12:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-18 21:12","date_timestamp":1713474763,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"35116399","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jtr\">@jtr</a> Coincidently, I posted (or reposted) about this very issue earlier today when I noticed it was the 7th anniversary of my blog post on the topic. <a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/herd-immunity-from-criticism.html\">odonnellweb.com/pelican/h…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/35116399","date_published":"2024-04-08T21:29:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-08 21:29","date_timestamp":1712611773,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"34209685","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/B_Banzai\">@B<span>_</span>Banzai</a> I’m old enough to remember the entire Panama City Beach strip looking like that in the late 70s.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/34209685","date_published":"2024-03-25T20:53:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-25 20:53","date_timestamp":1711400023,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"32271306","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miljko\">@miljko</a> Lowe’s has sent me three emails asking me to review my purchase of a bag of 1.25” #6 wood screws.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/32271306","date_published":"2024-02-23T20:43:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-02-23 20:43","date_timestamp":1708721002,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"28861985","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rom\">@rom</a> Coffee is a stimulant, Bailey’s a depressant. 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I’ve added a lot of RSS feeds to my reader this year, but almost all are from people that are at least tech adjacent.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/27567527","date_published":"2023-12-09T00:04:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-09 00:04","date_timestamp":1702080255,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"27230433","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rossk\">@rossk</a> Yay!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/27230433","date_published":"2023-12-01T22:05:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-01 22:05","date_timestamp":1701468353,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"27209690","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rossk\">@rossk</a> I have thought about moving my blog here many times, but every time I back out and decide it’s fine where it is. However, I do syndicate here so my RSS feed could be in a timeline. I have no idea if anybody follows my blog here though.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/27209690","date_published":"2023-12-01T14:56:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-01 14:56","date_timestamp":1701442585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"26123565","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/SimonWoods\">@SimonWoods</a> We are moving in January, and I’m planning on doing it ourselves. We will likely have a two-week overlap between houses, though, so I’m hoping by spreading it out I can avoid suddenly remembering how old I am.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/26123565","date_published":"2023-11-09T03:13:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-09 03:13","date_timestamp":1699499581,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"26123467","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/B_Banzai\">@B<span>_</span>Banzai</a> It’s been years, maybe a decade, since I saw a blog reference back to one of blog posts. Bring back the sloe web!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/26123467","date_published":"2023-11-09T03:11:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-09 03:11","date_timestamp":1699499466,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25402632","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/B_Banzai\">@B<span>_</span>Banzai</a> That’s a nice shot</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chrisod/25402632","date_published":"2023-10-25T01:18:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris O'Donnell","url":"http://odonnellweb.com/pelican","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchrisod%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chrisod"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-10-25 01:18","date_timestamp":1698196697,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}