Odysseus and Emacs
I’ve started a listen-through of Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Audible. The introduction alon...Emacs Carnival, December 2025 - "The People of Emacs"
Emacs Carnival, December 2025 - “The People of Emacs” This is a writing prompt for Emacs Carnival for Decemb...It's Fall. Time to clean up my emacs clutter.
Emacs Workflow Maintenance (or Abandonment) Amid Chaos The moral of the story: don’t declare emacs bankruptcy in t...The path to a world without hold music.
I recently faced frustration while trying to get clarity on my insurance coverage. I discovered a solution that spares m...Happy 4192 day.
September 11, 1985 at Rivverfront stadium in Cincinnati.
Finished reading: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 📚
Worth reading. Not light . Will make you re-think many things about how you view the world, people, etc.
I finished my 18 year 2190 mile project of hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Is it finally time to get rid of my RS232 crossover connector?
Done
2190 miles an 18 years later…6 miles to go
The crew for the last 12 miles Today was 6 miles up to Madison hut. 3 miles in a little under 2 hours. The next 4 took ...The last descent
Mt Washington Today was the last major descent of my entire 18 year odyssey of hiking the Appalachian Trail. Something l...Mt Washington, version 1 done
We arrive at the top of Mt Washington. 45 mph winds. 55 mph gusts. 37 degrees. At least no rain No lightning! We hiked ...More huts. Actual Trail?
Zealand Falls hut. These are mostly unedited daily notes to self: – read 1st chapter of book about Joe Dodge.&nbs...Hut to hut
Greenleaf hut and Mt Layfayett This is a view of Mt Layfayett from Mt Lincoln with Greenleaf hut 1.1 miles out the arm....Into the whites
Rocks up, two 4k peaks down This is what a lot of the climb up south Kinsman peak looked like. This went on for a half ...Hannover to 25a done
I’ve finished Hannover to NH 25a. The whites are up next. I have a friend of 50+ years hiking with me. It’s...Google's AI/Storage bait and switch. What could go wrong?
** The problem I fell for the bait. In I clicked on the “free” “Try Gemini in Gmail” option. Goo...If you like Hollywood action movies, I recommend “F1”. Constant action. Enough of a plot. Some parts really play well on “the big screen”.
Day 30: solitude. A beautiful morning alone atop Mt Everett in Massachusetts.
Day 29: winding. More than enough rope to hang a bear bag.
Day 29: winding. This singer sewing machine aboard the “Fram” in Oslo reminds me of a very similar model my grandmother had. There was lots of winding and unwinding of spools of thread.
Day 28: ephemeral. This post will last until mic ro.blog goes away.
Day 27: collective: Peace is a collective effort.
Day 26: bridge. Building a bridge at Caroline furnace with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Cedar logs smell very nice when cut.
Day 25: decay. Forum Romanum. Nihil in aeturnum manet.
