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App Defaults - Jan 2024: wand3r.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2024/01/app-defaults-jan-2024","date_published":"2024-01-04T02:55:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-04 02:55","date_timestamp":1704336900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"21184546","content_html":"Some Thoughts On Decolonizing Life: wand3r.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/07/some-thoughts-on-decolonizing-life","date_published":"2023-07-22T02:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-22 02:08","date_timestamp":1689991680,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16975948","content_html":"I really enjoyed this post from Derek Sivers on taking a year to read the Bible. Even if you aren't a religious person, there is value in understanding where others come from (and where, as Sivers points out, western culture originates). He has two main suggestions: sample translations ... www.wand3r.net","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/02/i-really-enjoyed-this-post-from-derek-sivers-on-taking-a-year-to-read-the","date_published":"2023-02-02T09:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-02-02 09:10","date_timestamp":1675329000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16975949","content_html":"A (very brief) history of my time\n: wand3r.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/01/a-very-brief-history-of-my-time","date_published":"2023-01-30T21:06:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-30 21:06","date_timestamp":1675112760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16975950","content_html":"\"If you want to decipher who you are, it’s good to begin with the question of what stories have been told about you. Do this not because they are true but because they will help you locate the mirages and their origins. They will help you rend mask from flesh. They may also help you gra... www.wand3r.net","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/01/if-you-want-to-decipher-who-you-are-its-good-to-begin-with-the-question","date_published":"2023-01-28T23:57:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-28 23:57","date_timestamp":1674950220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"28784670","content_html":"\n\nIf you want to decipher who you are, it’s good to begin with the question of what stories have been told about you. Do this not because they are true but because they will help you locate the mirages and their origins. They will help you rend mask from flesh. They may also help you grab hold of something real.
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\n\nCole Arthur Riley from This Here Flesh
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Deciphering the stories told about you is not an easy task. It's not often a joyous task. But it is necessary for moving forward. For discovering calling. For understanding who you truly are. May we all be able to do this and move forward.
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/01/if-you-want-to-decipher-who-you-are-its-good-to-begin-with-the","date_published":"2023-01-28T23:57:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-28 23:57","date_timestamp":1674950220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"28784671","content_html":"\n\nAll that is gold does not glitter,\nNot all those who wander are lost;\nThe old that is strong does not wither,\nDeep roots are not reached by the frost.
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\n\nFrom the ashes a fire shall be woken,\nA light from the shadows shall spring;\nRenewed shall be blade that was broken,\nThe crownless again shall be king.
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— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Riddle of Strider
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/01/all-that-is-gold-does-not-glitter-not-all-those-who-wander-are-lost","date_published":"2023-01-25T06:45:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-25 06:45","date_timestamp":1674629100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16272355","content_html":"All that is gold does not glitter,\n\n: wand3r.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/01/all-that-is-gold-does-not-glitter","date_published":"2023-01-25T01:45:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-25 01:45","date_timestamp":1674611100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"16272356","content_html":" Something New \nSomething new and fresh is coming for mbjones...
","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2023/01/something-new","date_published":"2023-01-25T01:40:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-25 01:40","date_timestamp":1674610800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"15437390","content_html":"Got my wife a dried protea for Christmas. The variety was a bit different than we are used to from Cape Town but I think she still liked it.
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This is by far the best gluten free pizza I’ve ever had. It’s a Detroit style pepperoni from Via313 in Austin.
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Rockin’ the bowling shoes.
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Drove into the in-laws neighborhood after dark to discover some deer enjoying local grass.
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Time for the kids to help put the tree up…
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Thankful today for a new-to-us car. The transition to the states is difficult but having this sorted is a big relief.
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My son used boxes from delivery to build a stuffed animal hotel.
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As the advent season is upon us, I love all of these stars, I think Moravian influenced, that go up in the area we are staying in at the moment.
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Driving thru Memphis in the wee hours of the morning.
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Tree in bloom at Spier
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Currently listening as we drive: Corruptible by Brian Klaas 📚Really enjoying this exploration of power! About halfway thru and would definitely recommend.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2022/11/28/currently-listening-as.html","date_published":"2022-11-29T01:05:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-29 01:05","date_timestamp":1669683926,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@mbjones/109424405935556539"]}},{"id":"14453072","content_html":"Love visiting the old wooden covered bridges in rural Indiana near where family lives.
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Caught a bookstagrammer (my wife) in the wild…
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Not the typical thanksgiving meal. Cooked out burgers for family though the night before #thanksgiving
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@changewriter Yeah it’s been difficult. Not our fav time 😂
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/14411557","date_published":"2022-11-26T23:34:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-26 23:34","date_timestamp":1669505640,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14411548","content_html":"@changewriter It was! I want to read now having listened. How are you all? Would love to visit someday
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/14411548","date_published":"2022-11-26T23:33:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-26 23:33","date_timestamp":1669505610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14344145","content_html":"My family & I moved back to the states after 13 yrs overseas in Nov. There is a lot “hard” in that. Two mass shootings in this country certainly hasn’t helped a sense of security in the transition. What does change actually take - because what the US is doing is NOT working.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2022/11/23/my-family-i.html","date_published":"2022-11-23T14:10:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-23 14:10","date_timestamp":1669212610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@mbjones/109393517720886918"]}},{"id":"14335934","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780062993175/cover.jpg\")
Finished reading (actually listening in a drive). Really enjoyed the exploration of the language of cults and cultish things. Lots of laughs and many curios glances at my wife as we listened and related : Cultish by Amanda Montell 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.wand3r.net/2022/11/22/finished-reading-actually.html","date_published":"2022-11-23T01:50:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-23 01:50","date_timestamp":1669168220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@mbjones/109390608698244372"]}},{"id":"12820355","content_html":"@patrickrhone yep that was my assumption! That’s part of what’s nice about pen and paper I guess - not dependent on app/device management at all.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/12820355","date_published":"2022-05-04T15:26:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-04 15:26","date_timestamp":1651677991,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12820275","content_html":"@patrickrhone I miss the dash/plus iPhone app! I’ve found myself looking for it or analogue several times over the past couple years.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/12820275","date_published":"2022-05-04T15:13:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-04 15:13","date_timestamp":1651677213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12807342","content_html":"@tanchan will try that sometime! At least the lime squeeze. Haven’t seen coconut water as a possibility.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/12807342","date_published":"2022-05-02T19:05:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-02 19:05","date_timestamp":1651518311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12797788","content_html":"@val we lived in Nairobi for 4 1/2 years. I did travel to Addis on several occasions plus one of our fav restaurants was Ethiopian and they shared how to make it (and I adapted based on ingredients I could get!) 😀
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/12797788","date_published":"2022-05-01T08:01:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-05-01 08:01","date_timestamp":1651392113,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12736996","content_html":"@manton yeah. That’s one of my frustrations with Kindle. Ah well. Maybe one day it will be easy.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/12736996","date_published":"2022-04-23T19:29:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-04-23 19:29","date_timestamp":1650742166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12736258","content_html":"@manton that was super helpful to watch! Thank you! Are there plans to add any kindle features for books (like importing highlights to wax poetic on)?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/12736258","date_published":"2022-04-23T13:41:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-04-23 13:41","date_timestamp":1650721316,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"883518","content_html":"@40Tech I can understand (although my back and forth is with mini and HomePod). The watch is quite amazing but not as much of a “need” on my part.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/883518","date_published":"2018-09-13T15:53:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-09-13 15:53","date_timestamp":1536854036,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"883488","content_html":"@40Tech I think I’d totally go for the HomePod!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/883488","date_published":"2018-09-13T15:37:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-09-13 15:37","date_timestamp":1536853053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"829143","content_html":"@toddgrotenhuis this might be too late to the game but I love Steve Schallert’s Songs of Sorrow/Songs of Hope. He self describes it as a worship album full of protest songs.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mbjones/829143","date_published":"2018-08-26T01:42:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Brandon Jones","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmbjones%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mbjones"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-08-26 01:42","date_timestamp":1535247721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"826532","content_html":"@ayjay I’ve often wondered from talking to many folks how much of it is rampant problems of in-authenticity. Young people (and old too) want something real and they aren’t finding it in a time where problems like what happened at Willow aren’t at all surprising but the norm.
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