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2023-05-13: Managed to “ruck” 8 miles this am in preparation for my [hike] …

2023-04-20: Micro.Blog I guess I still don’t get it. I have been a paid subscriber for many years, and it just never …

2023-03-07: Return to Facebook For over a decade I have really despised Facebook. Its hard to like a company that you can’t …

2023-03-06: Started watching Bloodline today. It’s a few years old now - on Netflix - but not bad so far. Both …

2023-03-05: Well… my Micro.blog annual subscription automatically renewed today. So i guess that means i …

2022-05-16: Day 17: Hold (courtesy of Master and Commander - what a fantasic movie)

2022-03-31: Does anyone have any significant experience with Tiddlywiki? I am considering giving it a serious …

2022-03-29: Spring Flowers . . .

2022-03-29: My micro.blog has been screwed up for some time. Not sure what is going on, but I did change themes. …

2022-03-13: Dogwood at the Front Gate

2022-02-23: Denied Access “The way to get your account unfrozen is to stop being part of the blockade and occupation,” she …

2022-02-13: Queen fox Foxlore by Rebecca Green. She’s wearing a crown…like the queen she is.

2022-02-10: Hamilton on Disney + Watching the Disney + Hamilton. What a great show! I forgot how good the music is. An enjoyable way …

2022-02-09: Marian Anderson by Laura Wheeler Waring From the Harlem Renaissance. Amazing painting. Jumps out at you. And timely, both this month and at …

2022-02-05: Reacher Said Nothing... Reacher on Amazon Prime is excellent. Havent finshed season one yet, but it keeps you guessing. Will …

2022-02-05: Typora - Markdown Done Right I think I FINALLY found a solid, supported, cross-platform markdown editor: Typora. It was …

2022-02-04: Perfect Day! Spent a wonderful day with my wife after speaking at a professional conference in a town about an …

2022-02-03: Destin Harbor Sunrise over Destin Harbor . . .good morning!

2022-02-03: Starlink Just got a Starlink yesterday. Have not taken it out if the box yet, but will do so this weekend. …

2022-02-01: Hello, Goodbye Goodbye Twitter. Hello Micro.Blog rcj.life/goodbye-t…

2022-02-01: Four Eyes? Got my first set of glasses today. Kind of wierd. Bifocals. A little hard o get used to. May have …

2022-02-01: Twitter Fail I have had it with Twitter. Renewing my micro.blog subscription and will hang out here more. There …

2021-11-27: Dune Reading Dune (Folio Society edition). Somehow, I have never read this classic of science fiction. I …

2021-10-30: H.P. Lovecraft I have been wanting to read some H.P. Lovecraft for some time. Figured Halloween was the perfect …

2021-10-21: I gave up n the photo challenge a few days ago. Found myself forcing posts and being anxious and mad …

2021-10-14: October Photo Challenge: Day Fourteen: Wheels A day of fun

2021-10-13: October Photo Challnge: animals This picture has nothing to do with animals though. It is a painting …

2021-10-12: Who is this man? Legend October Photo Challenge: Day Twelve @challenges

2021-10-11: I have no idea what hygge means but here is a oic that seems to go with the theme of other pics i am …

2021-10-10: October photo challenge: Day Ten: Bridges. @challenges

2021-10-09: October Photo Challenge: Day Nine: safe @challenges A safe place . . . .

2021-10-08: October Photo Challenge Day Eight: Twilight @challenges On top of the Pacific

2021-10-07: October Photo Challenge Day Seven: Spice @challenges Delicious Fish on a quiet, rainy evening

2021-10-06: October Photo Challenge Day Six: street @challenges Empty …

2021-10-05: October Photo Challenge Day Five: Toy @challenges A man dressed as a toy . . .

2021-10-05: October Photo Challenge Day Four: Sharp (its a day late, I know. . . . ) @challenges

2021-10-03: October Photo Challenge: Day Three: Majority @challenges Taken in early August 2021. Lots of fun at …

2021-10-02: October Photo Challenge. Day Two: dark @challenges

2021-10-01: October Photo Challenge Day One - Touch @challenges

2021-07-27: Just watched Beautiful Girls again … what a great movie. Well-written, excellent soundtrack, …

2021-07-25: Week Three - Beginning to Run First week of running in the books. Slow pace. Just trying to get my legs used to the stress. 12.1 …

2021-07-21: Week Two - Complete Another week of walking. Getting ready to run. Finished Week Two of my 10K training program. 11.2 …

2021-07-21: Debating whether to turn on or off Twitter cross-posting. Had it on for a while, but turned it off …

2021-07-18: Home from Virginia after attending my brother’s wedding. His first marriage . . . . at 50. …

2021-07-17: Swimmer at a local beach doesn’t realize how lucky he is …. hammerhead shark makes a run at him …

2021-07-12: Week One - Complete Running that is. Finished the first week of my 10K training program. 8.9 miles of walking over 4 …

2021-07-11: RSS: InoReader After a frenetic weekend of trying many options, it appears that I have settled on my RSS solution: …

2021-07-10: Running Starting to run again. I am not fast, but I do enjoy it. I think just like being outside and getting …

2021-07-09: Rediscovering RSS After quite a few years away, I dusted off my old RSS readers to see what is going on in the space. …

2021-07-05: Music Monday - Remake/Remodel Remake/Remodel by Roxy Music Roxy Music’s first song on its first album. And what a song! Hard not …

2021-07-05: Irresistible North - Part Two Finished reading: Irresistible North: From Venice To Greenland On The Trail Of The Zen Brothers by …

2021-07-05: Micro.blog . . . Still struggle with Micro.blog. Looking at alternatives . . again. . . but constant switching is not …

2021-05-15: Daily Art. Such a great app.

2021-05-11: 30 years ago . . . going back soon.

2021-04-17: Current situation….

2021-03-29: Word of the day: cog A single-masted sailing vessel, clinker-built, with steep sides and a flat …

2021-03-28: Irresistible North Started reading Irresistible North by Andrew Di Robilant. It is about the Zen(o) Brothers and the …

2021-03-20: Five years … www.ChrisJackson.love

2021-03-07: Our current financial markets have the nationalization of loss and the privatization of gain. This …

2021-03-01: ‘“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune. Omitted, all …

2021-02-22: I simply love this …

2021-02-18: Facebook just de-platformed Australia. If that doesn’t show you who is in charge (at least for a …

2021-02-09: Word of the day: exhausted Nuff said

2021-02-08: Pandora - I love it. Fantastic for music discovery.

2021-02-08: Glad the Super Bowl is over. Now the Chiefs can keep talking about all the rings they are going to …

2021-02-07: Word of the Day: lockdown Presented without comment:

2021-02-01: Parents... So I got my parents an internet connected photo-frame for Christmas. Amazingly, they set up all by …

2021-02-01: February Photo: Day One - close up 📷

2021-01-31: Word of the Day: Silver Blue Horseshoe loves silver

2021-01-30: Word of the Day: Short Sale

2021-01-30: Red Pill or Blue Pill? Originally published in 1978. Presented without comment. “If you wish to keep slaves, you must have …

2021-01-28: Word of the Day: Establishment People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments …

2021-01-27: Just finished Homeland - Season 2 Better than Season 1 in my opinion. Really solid. Looking forward …

2021-01-27: Word of the Day: chresmomancy “predicting the future by examinaing the ravings of …

2021-01-26: Word of the Day: Joy

2021-01-26: Word of the Day: Sikkim Border clashes between 2 superpowers should always make the WOD

2021-01-25: Brady… Brady … Brady …. Unbelievable

2021-01-24: Word of the Day: Overcast It has been an unusual Winter in Florida. Very overcast. Dreary. Florida …

2021-01-23: Loved and be Loved My daughter left for school today to finish up her senior year. She has been home for over a year. …

2021-01-23: Word of the Day: absence

2021-01-22: Word of the Day: Sphinx Ran into one of these beauties in the mountain of Colorado. To be honest, I …

2021-01-21: I am really enjoying Micro.blog so far. Trying to find one person a day or so to follow. So far all …

2021-01-21: Word of the Day: Unity

2021-01-20: Larry Sanger starts a microblog . . . but I dont think it is this Micro.blog. …

2021-01-20: Yeah, Portugal! Europe’s first digital nomad village to come up in Portugal - Times of India …

2021-01-20: Word of the Day: Transition What stared with John Adams and the election of 1800 has keep going, …

2021-01-19: Homeland - Season 1 📺 Mrs RC and I finished watching Homeland Season 1 yesterday. Excellent. All i could say throughout …

2021-01-19: Word of the Day: Castro I love podcasts. Once you start listening, you can’t stop. But then the next problem hits: how to …

2021-01-18: Word of the Day: King

2021-01-17: Brady. Brady. Brady…. NE South moving on to the NFC Championship game.

2021-01-17: Word of the Day: Birman

2021-01-16: Currently reading: The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World by …

2021-01-16: Micro or Macro blogs . . or both Still working on getting comfortable with micro.blog. Mapping a domain and setting up a site. Quick …

2021-01-16: Working through Micro.blog Still working through micro.blog. To be honest, it is still a little confusing. But I have enjoyed …

2021-01-16: Word of the day: Sunrise

2021-01-15: Word of the day: stimulus

2021-01-14: Important lesson. What you read on social media is wrong and it can have devastating effects in the …

2021-01-13: Important reminder What Decentralization Requires – Larry Sanger Blog

2021-01-12: Day Four of completely overcast skies and cold in North Florida … feel like I am living in …

2021-01-12: Started watching Homeland this past weekend with the Mrs. So far, excellent

2021-01-12: Selling hatred = More hatred, not less Great piece about the devolution of journalism and its effects by Matt Taibbi. ‘“You can’t sell …

2021-01-11: Here's Johnny! Renegaing with micro.blog after a 3 year hiatus. Twitter refugee. Trying our several services, but …

2018-03-04: Things you won’t hear in the US Media … “extraordinary” increase in American oil production could …

2018-01-17: Anyone subscribe(d) to Setapp? If so, worth it? Happy?

2018-01-16: We are under a winter weather advisory tonight - might even see some snow. Been living in Florida …

2018-01-15: First Post Here is the obligatory first post on micro.blog. I am looking forward to trying out a new platform. …

2016-12-26: Moving my blog, yet again . . I have had this blog since 2012 and maintained it (loosely defined) since then. I started out on …