![\"🙂\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F17.0.2%2F72x72%2F1f642.png\")
Despite getting confirmation from a nurse a while back that I could still donate blood, I’d just been sitting on it.
\nBut tonight I went to Canadian Blood Services. The nurse went over my medications. We talked about my diagnosis. I was nervous. But I asked.
\nMS is an autoimmune disorder. Does it make sense to...
steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/04/2322/","date_published":"2026-04-16T03:25:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"03:25","date_timestamp":1776309931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88077968","content_html":"I swear that when aliens finally land on Earth, they will receive a message within 24 hours of arrival asking “How was your Earth experience? Please rate us on Google Review!”
\n","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/04/2312/","date_published":"2026-04-12T00:06:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 00:06","date_timestamp":1775952377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87422659","content_html":"These words by Matheus Lima are about career growth, but apply to many other areas in life, including personal relationships:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/04/2308/","date_published":"2026-04-01T16:37:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 16:37","date_timestamp":1775061461,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85877042","content_html":"People confuse wanting something with working toward it. Like the thought itself is progress. But a desire you keep to yourself has no surface area. Nobody can react to it, build on it, or help you with it. It just sits there, not happening.
\nWhen people know what you want, they can help you get it (so obvious, and yet…).
\n
I miss that you used to be able to search Google for blogs. You’d find individual, wonderful people, taking a chance sharing their story. Nobody knew how many readers they’d get, or even if there were going to be any. But usually if you kept at it, readers would find their way to you, on your own personal...
steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/03/2301/","date_published":"2026-03-10T02:11:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-10 02:11","date_timestamp":1773108711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85318875","content_html":"A friend today didn’t understand when my wife said something about various people becoming considered to be white over time. And that reminded me of this great piece by Mike Monteiro where I learned—I’m embarrassed to say—about the concept of “achieving whiteness” and that white is not always based on actual...
steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/03/2294/","date_published":"2026-03-02T04:13:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-02 04:13","date_timestamp":1772424813,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84927370","content_html":"This essay by Hermione Hoby about her chronic illness is really, very good. It’s full of insights and I love the way she puts her best and worse days in perspective. Beautifully written too.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/02/2284/","date_published":"2026-02-24T13:25:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-24 13:25","date_timestamp":1771939533,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84175155","content_html":"Tonight thanks to my local MS support group I learned about progression independent of relapse activity, or PIRA. I’m blown away by how much this speaks to my experience with MS since last year. From the way my neurologist said my symptoms were atypical, to my last MRI showing no new brain lesions, even th... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/02/2279/","date_published":"2026-02-13T04:50:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 04:50","date_timestamp":1770958244,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83950343","content_html":"I figured out what the difference is between cats and dogs.\n\nDogs do not take you for granted for one single second. Go out the door for a minute? Time to get fed? Playtime? They come running every time, never assuming that there will be another opportunity.\n\nCats, on the contrary, totally take you for gra... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/02/2271/","date_published":"2026-02-10T04:14:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 04:14","date_timestamp":1770696866,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83763148","content_html":"I finally committed 100% to Obsidian. I deleted from Apple Notes everything that I had kept there for months “just in case” I wanted to go back after all. No longer. I love Obsidian and now I’m all in.\n\nOne example of why: tonight I wanted to see some link as previews in my notes. No problem. Installed the... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/02/2267/","date_published":"2026-02-07T04:19:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-07 04:19","date_timestamp":1770437945,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83690350","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FiR1bVfURbN7r1C46WHFbwCkVve.jpg\")
About Time is one of those rare movies that affected how I live. It blindsided me when I first saw it. It’s charming and true and deep and light. It’s about love and life and death and it reminds me of all the wonderful details in between that make it all worthwhile.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/02/2263/","date_published":"2026-02-06T04:06:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-06 04:06","date_timestamp":1770350776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83259553","content_html":"I’m happy because today I called Canada Blood Services and spoke with a nurse to go over my MS diagnosis and medications. She confirmed that I’m still eligible to donate blood!
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","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/01/writing-code-explained-to-writers/","date_published":"2026-01-24T05:14:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-24 05:14","date_timestamp":1769231691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82511343","content_html":"I ordered something from Walmart and everything about the whole experience feels like Walmart, and I don’t mean that in a good way.\n\n– Email field capitalizes the first letter? Check.\n– No password manager autocomplete? Check.\n– Delivery confirmation that spells my name “SteveTEST”? Check.\n– Multiple unsol... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/01/2239/","date_published":"2026-01-21T03:01:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-21 03:01","date_timestamp":1768964513,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82270455","content_html":"\nMy cousin-in-law arrived this week to spend a few days with us. He’s been in Estonia so he brought some local beer and chocolates as gifts.
\n\n\n\nNow that’s a house guest who knows how to be polite!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2026/01/2235/","date_published":"2026-01-17T16:00:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-17 16:00","date_timestamp":1768665609,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80795583","content_html":"Ending on a Good Note: steveroy.ca
","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/12/ending-on-a-good-note/","date_published":"2025-12-26T18:52:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-26 18:52","date_timestamp":1766775135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80649312","content_html":"\nMy first iOS game, Clear It, is a block sudoku game with a few twists and it’s now available from the App Store.
\n\n\n\nIt’s nothing groundbreaking but my family has been playing it for some time and they think it’s pretty nice.
Give it a try if you have some free time!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/12/2210/","date_published":"2025-12-24T05:03:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-24 05:03","date_timestamp":1766552610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80562801","content_html":"During the Christmas break of 2022, I made a little game in SwiftUI to learn sides of it that I don’t normally get to use at my day job.\n\n\nFast forward three years, my wife and kids are still playing the game and have been asking me to put it up in the App Store.\n\n\nSo today I submitted it. Let’s see what h... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/12/2207/","date_published":"2025-12-22T20:47:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-22 20:47","date_timestamp":1766436475,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79499958","content_html":"Got a brain and neck MRI today, first one since my MS diagnosis at the beginning of the year. I’m curious and slightly anxious to see the results because my symptoms—mostly nerve pain—have intensified quite a bit during that time, more than I was expecting. Will be interesting to see if that’s visible in t... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/12/2203/","date_published":"2025-12-07T03:27:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-07 03:27","date_timestamp":1765078034,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79439484","content_html":"I tried to get used to the Ice Cubes client for Mastodon but it’s just too slow and I didn’t like the way timeline syncing worked.\n\nI’m curious about my “too slow” experience with it because “fast” is the first word used to describe it in the App Store listing.\n\nI’m back on Mona, which has always been snap... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/12/2200/","date_published":"2025-12-06T03:11:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-06 03:11","date_timestamp":1764990708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78138804","content_html":"Thought of the day. I’m the first one to say that money has lost all meaning. But when you pay for something that costs $400 with a pile of $20 paper bills, it is, quite literally, a lot of money. Whereas when you pay for it with debit/credit/tap/device, every transaction physically feels the same. We lost... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/11/2191/","date_published":"2025-11-17T04:26:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-17 04:26","date_timestamp":1763353569,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77987266","content_html":"I caught on that using LocalSend to send files between random devices is faster than going through the mental process of 1) do both devices support AirDrop, 2) is Airdrop enabled, 3) why am I not seeing it oh it was set to contacts only.\n\n\nWith LocalSend it’s launch the app, send, receive, done. Dare I say... steveroy.ca","summary":"","url":"https://steveroy.ca/2025/11/2183/","date_published":"2025-11-14T17:32:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Steve Roy","url":"https://steveroy.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F5626c42fed0f9807e6e633024e9cabcb%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"steveroy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-14 17:32","date_timestamp":1763141576,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76624527","content_html":"\nDone! I moved steveroy.ca to the nice folks at GreenGeeks. They took care of everything. ![\"✅\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs.w.org%2Fimages%2Fcore%2Femoji%2F16.0.1%2F72x72%2F2705.png\")
I’m slowly discovering the features in Obsidian. I found that search has many operators and I can search by file name or full text. I could get used to this.
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