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@drose This is horrific

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@drose Tigers fans are lucky to have Benetti every day.

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It’s really tough being an Angels fan, but the one silver lining is that we have a really good team in the booth with Randazzo and Gubicza.

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Play ball!

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@marmanold It’s a long while, but loved what I’ve read from Capon

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@mwerickson congrats! I hope many find value and growth in what you’ve written.

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@lukemperez Yes. I had high expectations, and I think it exceeded them.

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Project Hail Mary is just about perfect. The only possible critique I can offer is not enough Lionel Boyce.

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@help Still having issues with searching for a book, adding it to current reading, and then it now showing up. This is happening on the web app, not Epilogue.

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The Apple News Mini Crossword used ‘Legos’ as the plural of LEGO today. It’s going to take some time for me to get past this.

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I published a new video today:

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How to Build a Rule of Life (Without Becoming a Monk)

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@manton @help seems like something might be amiss with Bookshelves? I’ve tried adding a new book to my Current Reading list a few times via the web, and it’s not showing up. Just tried Epilogue and it worked there.

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@patrickrhone congrats! must be nice to have clarity.

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Like @ablerism, we’re still waiting to hear back from a few schools that didn’t offer early action. Some big choices to be made in the next 6 weeks…

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I have a second laptop for occasional focused work: writing, planning and such. It’s a 2016 12\" MacBook. I love it.

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The MacBook Neo looks fun, and might the option someday when my MacBook dies. I love the price of it, but sadly that also limits it from the extreme portability of the 12\" MacBook.

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Gearing up for the Nolan take, I finished reading The Odyssey for the first time last week. I tend to not like reading verse, but found this to be very readable. I’m not sure how much it had to do with the translation, by I read the Emily Watson version.

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@rscottjones nice. thanks for that info!

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Took a day trip to Saguaro National Park last week. Geographically, it isn’t much different from the regional park near my house. But national park gift shops are always a defining part of the experience.

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@agiletortoise Hey that’s fun. My oldest is a junior there, and my youngest has it on a list of options for next fall.

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@manton my daughter took me to that shop when I visited her at school. it’s a fantastic little shop. I didn’t know that Jenny Lawson owned it.

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@drose it seems that you are working the angles with some political views, after all ;)

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I haven’t been craving salsa recently, and I’m starting to question everything.

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Had a package due to be delivered yesterday by the postal service. Thursday it was at a post office 44 miles away. Today it is at a post office 1700 miles away.

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And that’s not even close to the worst delivery experience I’ve had with USPS this week.

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@drose Thanks for mentioning that there is another Mistborn series. Perhaps I’ll consider that next, rather than the daunting Stormlight series.

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@ChrisJWilson Yeah. I’ve read those! Probably won’t remember them by the time the third book comes out.

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@ChrisJWilson That’s the one I’ve been looking at I think… but very very long!

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Finished reading: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 📚

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I lean toward literary fiction, so I tend to resist investing myself in long fantasy or sci-fi series. But I really enjoyed this. I’m back to my accumulated literary fiction for now, but might have to revisit more of Cosmere in the future.

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Finished reading: The Notebook by Roland Allen 📚

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In spite of the clarity in the subtitle, this one was more of a history than I expected. Somehow I imagined something a little more how-to or inspirational. But once I settled in to the history vein… I enjoyed it quite a lot.

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@ablerism @patrickrhone I now have sent two off to school, and with one more to go next fall. It’s awful. And yet, I can say there is much delight in seeing them move on to grow and flourish in a challenging new setting.

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@bbowman That’s a crazy haul! I hope they are replacing some of these with new copies and not taking them out of circulation completely.

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@davoh I think I’ve read most of his books, and find them all worth the while. I’ve re-read Let Your Life Speak a few times, but you’ve reminded me it might be time to read it again!

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@drose I just checked and already have that one on hold at the library, so I guess you weren’t the first to tell me this!

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Finished reading: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson 📚

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I’m glad I continued in the series and will finish this trilogy. Trying to decide if I will read more Sanderson after that. Any suggestions to consider next?

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@manton I’m so sorry to hear about this. I hope you have much to celebrate when you think of her life. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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My iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch are all 2-4 years old and the battery life on all of them has gotten much worse with OS 27. It’s much worse than previous years, and not fixed yet after the first OS update. Anyone else?

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First day of the season wearing jeans. First day of the season making chili.

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Pretty good combo.

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I published another video a few days ago. I described a simple reflective journaling practice that leads to healthy self-awareness. And ideally, from there … on to happiness.

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October is the best month, and I won’t be considering any counter-arguments.

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And no, it’s not because all the pumpkins spice drinks. They are a blight on an otherwise perfect month.

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@agiletortoise i’m going to hold out with my M1 iPad pro for as long as I can, because any upgrade is going to require a new keyboard and pencil as well

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@marmanold Enjoy! Made this switch a few years ago and have no regrets.

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I made another video: My Focus Desk: How I Designed an iPad Workspace for Writing and Deep Work

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I’m lucky enough to have space for a second small desk in my office, and sitting at it is one of the favorite parts of my day.

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@Mtt I see it’s been discussed in this thread already, but I recently moved all of these kinds of files from KeepIt to Obsidian. There are a few file viewer plugins for Obsidian that help. Really, my need to access these kinds of files is very limited anymore… I just wanted to know where they are.

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My time spent waiting on a verification email code to login is up 3486% in 2025.

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Finished reading: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson 📚

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I committed to read one to see what all the Sanderson fuss was all about. Enjoyed it enough that I’m going to read the others in this trilogy. And then… we’ll see where it goes from there.

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Announcing the 2026 Philosophical Book Club

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I’ve been considering adding some communal structure for my own personal or professional development. I had been looking at Catherine Project, but the Philosophy of Technology theme for Jared Henderson’s book club is wildly appealing to me.

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@mwerickson that’s great. must be rewarding to see it becoming a public reality.

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@drafts Yep… working with tonight’s public beta again.

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Build a reflective journaling habit

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I wrote this as a free email course and soft launched it last week. I’d be glad to have a few more initial subscribers who can give me feedback for improving it.

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Focused Podcast #235 – Practical Wisdom for Mindful Living with John Chandler

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As a longtime listener, I appreciate the conversations David and Mike are having here. I feel grateful and honored to be included.

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The new Lord Huron hits just right. As expected.

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Rethinking some rhythms: byjc.co

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I’ve been using the Rosebud app and perhaps it oversells itself a bit. But using it for daily journaling, alongside goal setting and reviews, has been helpful. It surfaces how my daily doings match up alongside, or against, my larger goals.

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