{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Ryan Grier","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/rwgrier","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"80","username":"rwgrier","bio":"iOS Tech Lead Engineer at Vanguard. \n\nI have no idea what I'm doing.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":39,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/80.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"93400256","content_html":"<p>These World Cup games have been a lot of fun to watch. ⚽️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/07/03/these-world-cup-games-have/","date_published":"2026-07-04T00:43:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"00:43","date_timestamp":1783125837,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116858935095828021","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mprtf7noeh2r"]}},{"id":"93264465","content_html":"<p>Hot. 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Go Phil’s! ⚾️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/49/2026/86818e51e8-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"209\" alt=\"A baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies is scoreless in the bottom of the first inning with a play where Bryan Reynolds grounds out to second base, and Bryson Stott is thrown out by Bryce Harper.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/06/29/mandatory-pp-game-post-go/","date_published":"2026-06-29T22:46:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-29 22:46","date_timestamp":1782773211,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116835826483126720","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mphkynvpz72f"]}},{"id":"93053028","content_html":"<p>Not watching any news for the last week has been refreshing. 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It was amazing. Maybe I’ll write about it at some point.</p>\n<p>Watched both the US and Mexico games in a sports bar. That was a ton of fun. ⚽️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/06/27/spend-the-last-week-in/","date_published":"2026-06-27T23:56:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 23:56","date_timestamp":1782604582,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116824774036690340","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mpcnwkyksj2p"]}},{"id":"92923984","content_html":"<p>Getting ready for the USA match. Go USA! 🇺🇸⚽️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/06/25/getting-ready-for-the-usa/","date_published":"2026-06-26T01:52:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 01:52","date_timestamp":1782438768,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116813907261775141","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mp5tiwjnd22m"]}},{"id":"92622669","content_html":"<p>In my personal AI usage, I’ve found that I’ll use Claude and Codex for programming questions and problems. But for more general usage, I’ll use ChatGPT or Gemini, I won’t even consider Claude. Not sure how I got here, but here I am. 🤖</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/06/21/in-my-personal-ai-usage/","date_published":"2026-06-21T23:58:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 23:58","date_timestamp":1782086320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116790809366092829","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3motlbaajbj2c"]}},{"id":"92509699","content_html":"<p>Let’s go USA! 🇺🇸 ⚽️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/06/19/lets-go-usa/","date_published":"2026-06-19T19:12:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 19:12","date_timestamp":1781896343,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116778359245205847","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3moo2dktg2k2d"]}},{"id":"92117850","content_html":"<p>The bookstore is highlighting some local authors. 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Doing some local shopping. Of course, I had to visit a bookstore.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/49/2026/9477eb12ca-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A cozy reading corner features a bookshelf filled with colorful books, a blue armchair, and a decorative rug.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/06/13/walking-through-west-chester-pa/","date_published":"2026-06-13T17:18:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 17:18","date_timestamp":1781371114,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116743937845316148","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mo6r6oupra2k"]}},{"id":"92080289","content_html":"<p>Getting ready for USA vs Paraguay. 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I would see more movies in theaters if it wasn’t so expensive. 🍿</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/05/28/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-was/","date_published":"2026-05-29T01:05:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 01:05","date_timestamp":1780016748,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116655178176851335","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mmxdtcddus2b"]}},{"id":"90908404","content_html":"<p>It’s Memorial Day. 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Phillies made a comeback win and we even got to see Duran’s entrance live. ⚾️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/05/19/went-to-the-phillies-game/","date_published":"2026-05-19T12:07:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 12:07","date_timestamp":1779192450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116601156731851680","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mm7e56swjs2h"]}},{"id":"90382646","content_html":"<p>I need to declare podcast bankruptcy. Just too many and not enough time. 🎙️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/05/17/i-need-to-declare-podcast/","date_published":"2026-05-18T00:55:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 00:55","date_timestamp":1779065712,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116592850684995646","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mm3o42nsmx2i"]}},{"id":"90311503","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> does Inkwell support newsletters? 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I’m basically a 6 year old.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/49/2026/29c6a3d39d-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" alt=\"A baseball game scoreboard shows the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates tied at 0-0, with Bryce Harper fouling off a 93 mph slider from Braxton Ashcraft.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/05/15/pp-game-is-back-im/","date_published":"2026-05-15T22:46:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 22:46","date_timestamp":1778885207,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116581021969575816","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mlwfyyoajo2z"]}},{"id":"89104933","content_html":"<p>Using my AirPods Max again today to really try to focus. Whenever I adjust the volume via the Digital Crown, I do the wrong the first time, every time. 🤣 🎧</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/04/27/using-my-airpods-max-again/","date_published":"2026-04-27T15:09:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 15:09","date_timestamp":1777302552,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116477300232671199","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mkidzrrlgp24"]}},{"id":"88819225","content_html":"<p>The Flyers game tonight has been fun to watch. So many players in the penalty box right now. 🏒</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/04/22/the-flyers-game-tonight-has/","date_published":"2026-04-23T00:32:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 00:32","date_timestamp":1776904348,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116451204249447982","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mk4r6p6lv52h"]}},{"id":"88444539","content_html":"<p>I’ve been using Microsoft Teams as my chat client for nearly a year at work. It’s not good. I never thought I would miss Slack like I do.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.ryangrier.blog/2026/04/17/ive-been-using-microsoft-teams/","date_published":"2026-04-17T12:57:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 12:57","date_timestamp":1776430622,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@rwgrier/116420157462550962","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3bi4ewf2qb7yygum7piunzit/post/3mjoxyau6u42e"]}},{"id":"88112548","content_html":"<p>I’ve been tinkering with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex more recently. Claude Code was my favorite, but it’s taken a dive in the last week or two. It’s gotten slow and I hit my token limit much sooner than I used to. 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It all started when my wife started playing Christmas music the other day.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/14299343","date_published":"2022-11-21T16:13:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 16:13","date_timestamp":1669047184,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13706448","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/McKinstry\">@McKinstry</a> Me too.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/13706448","date_published":"2022-11-05T23:22:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-05 23:22","date_timestamp":1667690568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13642947","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mckinstry\">@Mckinstry</a> That game was so much fun to watch. Go Phils!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/13642947","date_published":"2022-11-02T13:46:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-02 13:46","date_timestamp":1667396815,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13618999","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> How does this work? Do we need to include the prompt in the post? Will these be bubbled up to the Discover area? I’d love to see what other folks have done.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/13618999","date_published":"2022-10-31T19:31:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-10-31 19:31","date_timestamp":1667244709,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13609642","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh\">@KimberlyHirsh</a> I almost gave up on it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/13609642","date_published":"2022-10-31T10:56:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-10-31 10:56","date_timestamp":1667213760,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"13604839","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rosscatrow\">@rosscatrow</a> absolutely.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/13604839","date_published":"2022-10-31T01:37:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-10-31 01:37","date_timestamp":1667180252,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12470944","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bjhess\">@bjhess</a> I always want pizza. 🍕</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/12470944","date_published":"2022-02-10T18:47:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-10 18:47","date_timestamp":1644518843,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12470942","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> Sunday will definitely be a busy day.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/12470942","date_published":"2022-02-10T18:47:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-10 18:47","date_timestamp":1644518830,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12463177","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Lizardguy\">@Lizardguy</a> It feels very therapeutic. 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Enjoy!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/12461961","date_published":"2022-02-08T14:07:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-08 14:07","date_timestamp":1644329237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12456051","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/vincent\">@vincent</a> I’m really enjoying The Expanse series. 📚</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/12456051","date_published":"2022-02-07T00:57:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-07 00:57","date_timestamp":1644195440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11830289","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rwgrier\">@rwgrier</a> We finished Spectre last night. 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It also started raining a few minutes later.<br>\n<img src=\"https://microblog.grier.co/uploads/2021/35e6bb0b03.jpg\" alt=\"A597E266-4C89-49C3-8413-E1D90A6056C3.jpg\"></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/11786355","date_published":"2021-08-07T13:18:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-08-07 13:18","date_timestamp":1628342287,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11757837","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/muncman\">@muncman</a> or older. 😳</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/11757837","date_published":"2021-07-31T01:17:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-07-31 01:17","date_timestamp":1627694235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11757536","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/muncman\">@muncman</a> congrats! 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Looks delicious!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/469912","date_published":"2018-04-11T00:33:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-04-11 00:33","date_timestamp":1523406814,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"469907","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/muncman\">@muncman</a> Nice. I’ve finally decided it was time to really invest in using it. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/469907","date_published":"2018-04-11T00:33:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-04-11 00:33","date_timestamp":1523406801,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"468918","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/muncman\">@muncman</a> A full time job brings on some sense of stability (real or imagined). I've thought about going the other way, but hate the idea of trying to find a new job/contract. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/rwgrier/468918","date_published":"2018-04-10T18:27:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Ryan Grier","url":"http://www.ryangrier.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F80.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rwgrier"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-04-10 18:27","date_timestamp":1523384841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}