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2024-11-20 If your beliefs include or depend on vilifying any one or any thing, it is probably because they …

2024-11-17 Ooh, here’s another good one from my blog archives that is topically related about capturing …

2024-11-17 Spelunking down my blog for posts on journaling. Here’s some things I found that might …

2024-11-17 Just a heads up for my Micro.blog friends that I’ve gathered the series of thoughts I posted …

2024-11-17 I often forget how much I love Drafts when I don’t have occasion to use it for a while. Then, I do …

2024-11-16 End of the year challenge prize at Yoga and a Pint. Come 5 times in the months of November and …

2024-11-12 I just declared bankruptcy on my Instapaper queue. Fresh starts feel better than unpaid debts.

2024-11-09 Testing is going well.

2024-11-08 Testing…

2024-11-07 I’m thinking the solution to breaking (broken) news is to do my best to avoid it and, instead, …

2024-11-07 Thankful for where my daughter attends school.

2024-11-06 “How can we elect someone who is planning to attack every single part of my identity?”, she screamed …

2024-11-06 Beatrix woke up, and broke down. I… don’t know how to handle this. This is parenting I’m not …

2024-11-06 Researching college programs in Canada and Folk Schools in Norway for Beatrix.

2024-11-05 We completed the assignment. (Longest line I’ve ever seen at our polling place)

2024-11-03 Day light savings mid afternoon americano. Needed.

2024-11-03 All dressed up for the Circus Juventas Gala last night.

2024-11-03 Thought 6: Maybe I don’t suck at community at all. Maybe I just need to make more time for the …

2024-11-03 Thought 5: Yet, looking at my calendar I see rigging for Circus, I see neighborhood soup nights, I …

2024-11-03 Thought 4: I have a very full and busy life. One I’m thankful for but, often, leaves me …

2024-11-03 Thought 3: I suck at prioritizing my friendships and maintaining connection just as much offline as …

2024-11-03 Thought 2: Community is built on conversation and connection and it doesn’t matter where or …

2024-11-03 Thought: My online friends are real friends. They come up in my offline conversations. I mention …

2024-11-03 No blame here. The truth is that the results at the top of the ticket are so consequential that …

2024-11-03 Don’t be surprised at all when all of those Republican vote switchers and educated suburban …

2024-11-02 Yes, the dog too…

2024-11-01 No matter the outcome of the election, I’m going to kinda miss Harris/Walz in campaign mode …

2024-10-31 I am went to a party had a couple of glasses of wine now in bed at nine years old, apparently.

2024-10-31 Hello Fellow Micro Nerds! Does anyone have a good suggestion for a wireless Lavalier-style …

2024-10-29 “I disagree with Kamala’s position on the war in Gaza. How can I vote for her?” Here is my answer: - …

2024-10-27 And… Stevie Wonder tonight.

2024-10-27 Saw The The at The Palace last night. Fantastic show. Still buzzing.

2024-10-25 Is this when I admit I don’t understand the shock and awe over the Publisher’s decisions …

2024-10-19 Still true.

2024-10-09 As you know, polls are propaganda. Once you accept this, you can get better at reading their intent. …

2024-09-24 COVID and Flu shots done! 💉 ✅

2024-09-21 Yup.

2024-09-19 And so it begins…

2024-09-19 New radiator. New AC condenser. New AC compressor. New cam plugs. New engine mount. New oil trap. …

2024-09-17 If you read no other post in my ongoing thread on clothes, read this one.

2024-09-16 I’ll be updating to iOS 18 on what has long been my personal schedule: Sometime after the time …

2024-09-16 Per my latest post at Rhoneisms, a sketchnote of my winter uniforms for a couple of seasons.

2024-09-13 I’ve updated my Now page.

2024-09-07 Yoga.

2024-09-06 Folksy.

2024-08-29 The problem with our modern press is not just that they are lazy, it’s also that, because they are …

2024-08-29 Just an observation… Remember what I said about Donny Dictator usually doing/saying something on the …

2024-08-27 Excited for the return of one of my favorite shows today. A show I’ve come to call, “Only Martin …

2024-08-25 Updated my Now page for now: www.patrickrhone.net/now/

2024-08-24 I’m genuinely curious about the thinking on this. Hoping people I respect (hint: @Denny) will …

2024-08-23 Thought: The energy of the Harris speech last night was that of Obama/2008. The message was closer …

2024-08-22 Reminder: Donny Dictator and his team are butthurt they got no post convention bounce because Biden …

2024-08-22 Beatrix’s first day of her junior year and I’m not quite sure how we got here so fast.

2024-08-21 I’m often shocked as to how much I use Apple Maps for searching non-map dependent info. …

2024-08-21 OK, trying out Dumbify and Social Focus. Here’s what’s made the initial cut to the …

2024-08-20 Last two retail locations I’ve visited, within minutes of each other, have beenn playing Jamiroquai …

2024-08-18 NYC + College touring is no joke.

2024-08-17 NYC Log 08.17.2024 Free day. Headed down to Cornelia Street so Bethany and Beatrix could take a …

2024-08-17 NYC Log 08.16.2024 Wesleyan University tour Grab and go lunch from Perk in Middleton, CT Vassar …

2024-08-16 Some pics from our trip so far…

2024-08-16 NYC Log 08.15.2024 Fresh toasted bagel and black coffee on the way to the subway. Fordham …

2024-08-15 NYC Log 08.14.2024 Tour Sarah Lawrence College Lunch at Haiku in Bronxville Tour Hofstra University …

2024-08-13 NYC Log 08.13.2024 Arrive, get rental car, drive to our friend Julie’s in Brooklyn. Lunch with …

2024-08-13 Our traditional pre-trip selfie before boarding for NYC.

2024-08-12 Hey, NYC peeps. Best subway app for iOS. Bonus’s if it slows trip planning. Go!

2024-08-10 Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos — ProPublica When someone tells you who they are, …

2024-08-06 Also, Tim Walz has a dog that doesn’t bite his security detail so that’s a win.

2024-08-06 Brainstorm: Thinking about selling these with all profits going to the campaign…

2024-08-06 Meet Governor Tim Walz - Kamala Harris for President: Official Campaign Website Governor Walz is a …

2024-08-06 At the point in the election cycle where I’m tempted to set up a group chat for discussing …

2024-07-29 Going to be in NYC and surrounding areas in a couple of weeks so Beatrix can tour colleges in the …

2024-07-25 Is this current energy around Harris giving anyone else Obama 2008 vibes?

2024-07-21 Finished reading: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara 📚— A fascinating and inspiring read from …

2024-07-21 What the Democrats have long needed to learn is that sometimes you need to speak things into …

2024-07-19 Does everybody flip off cyber trucks whenever we see them or is it just me?

2024-07-19 And people wonder why I wait so long to upgrade my OS…

2024-07-16 RFK Jr. apologizes to Trump after his son leaks phone call (video) “Anyway, I would love for …

2024-07-13 It truth, I didn’t really explain it. She understood right away… Me: I know you …

2024-07-13 Just explained to Beatrix what trigonometry is useful for in the real world.

2024-07-13 Hey everyone, please welcome my longtime friend @dave_caolo to Micro.blog! dave-caolo.micro.blog

2024-07-12 For your consideration…

2024-07-10 Crazy thought: Maybe some of those that voted “uncommitted” in the Democratic primaries to “send a …

2024-07-09 What’s interesting to me about all the folks suddenly writing about Project 2025 is that …

2024-07-07 Thank you France and England. It’s so nice to see the right wingers learning that they are not, in …

2024-07-05 A friend had an interesting thought at dinner last night… What if it isn’t Donny …

2024-07-02 While the pundits are out here flapping their yams about replacing Biden (he wont step aside so all …

2024-07-01 Playing this out, if Biden were to have a special forces team take out Donny Dictator as an official …

2024-06-28 A reminder that a wealth of data from political scientists will tell you… 1) There are no …

2024-06-27 Hey there, can someone please shoot me an email when we’ve stopped talking about the debate? kthxbai

2024-06-17 Finished reading: Pew by Catherine Lacey 📚

2024-06-10 Sigh, I should probably get around to upgrading to Sonoma (currently on Monterey).

2024-06-08 OK, the Hermes 3000 “Magic Margin” feature just totally blew my mind. I don’t remember seeing …

2024-06-07 Finished reading: Julia by Sandra Newman

2024-05-31 I banged this out quickly and there’s likely edits I’ll make later but the basic message …

2024-05-30 P.S. The answer to the question, Why does Planned Parenthood contract with Raytheon? is …

2024-05-30 Here’s an example of how to be critical… I see this: Why does Planned Parenthood …

2024-05-30 I’ve got a post percolating about this in depth but suffice to say I am alarmed and saddened …

2024-05-29 Finished reading: How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis — A compassionate and easy read. I …

2024-05-23 Going to see Call Me Spinster tonight. New to me. My wife turned me on to them. Nice harmonies and …

2024-05-23 I just sent out email to all of the Micro Camp door prize winners of my book, For You to ask which …

2024-05-14 Hey Trekkers, I can’t remember if a humble-brag-fanboi-mentioned this but… My daughter …

2024-05-14 Holy carp! M Series to M Series iMac migrations via Thunderbolt are fast.

2024-05-03 Batteries are the razor blades of the cordless tool industry. It is honestly cheaper for me to buy a …

2024-04-21 Don’t yuk someone else’s yum.

2024-04-20 A quick note: If you’ve written a short review of my book or posted about it, please let me …

2024-04-18 While I generally avoid discussing politics on the internet, I apparently have no problem discussing …

2024-04-15 A reminder about my daughter and her friend’s Pink Heart Project (Hopefully the post works …

2024-04-14 Just wrote the first essay for my next book.

2024-04-12 No sooner than I update my Now Page with a rant about how long it was taking Amazon to approve the …

2024-04-11 Amazon is taking for-freakin'-ever to approve the Kindle version and even when they do I have …

2024-04-09 Other proud Dad moment of the day… Beatrix and her friend Elzie created something they call …

2024-04-09 So damn proud of this kid… Now, to try to convince her that she really is a scientist …

2024-04-07 My superpower is using a custom script in my my clipboard manager to strip the utm_source from the …

2024-04-04 It should surprise no one to know that my favorite reading experience for the eBook edition of For …

2024-04-04 This page is not yet done. Still waiting for the Kindle version to be “approved” by …

2024-04-01 It’s not official launch day yet and I still need to do a whole lot before that happens but …

2024-03-30 Wow what a trip this has been.

2024-03-29 Big Cat in the grass.

2024-03-29 Yep. Portrait 16:9 is my absolute favorite for this trip.

2024-03-28 Giving you one from the camera roll today…

2024-03-27 OK, one more because it’s bedtime here and I’m going to assume the same pose as these lions shortly.

2024-03-27 I don’t have any words adequate enough to describe today. Once in a lifetime is a phrase to often …

2024-03-27 By the way, thank you to all who have commented on the photos I’ve shared. My internet access while …

2024-03-26 The view from breakfast…

2024-03-26 Of course, there is the view from the balcony of our room for the night.

2024-03-26 Black and white variation:

2024-03-26 Best photo of the day was, once again, the one I took in portrait. Starting to suspect that Africa …

2024-03-24 The best shot I took of this morning’s Zanzibar sunrise might be one I took in portrait mode.

2024-03-22 Good morning!

2024-03-22 Listening to the sounds of the birds waking up with the sunrise in the middle of Tanzanian coffee …

2024-03-21 Theres just something about these angles and lines.

2024-03-21 Our traditional pre-boarding airport selfie. Off to Tanzania by way of Amsterdam!

2024-03-20 Holy cats! There’s only one left. I’m so thankful for the support. I promise to make …

2024-03-20 Getting everything on my Get Done This Month list today. Because, I won’t actually be around …

2024-03-19 A reminder for the evening crowd, for a very limited time I’m offering a special edition of my …

2024-03-19 OK, here’s the deal… I leave for Tanzania in 48 hours so I’ve run out of time to …

2024-03-18 Wondering if journalists should change their style guide to using ironic quotes around the word …

2024-03-17 So much Irish music playing today and I’m here for it all!

2024-03-15 I guess I just don’t understand how being angry all the time can basically be your brand. Seems like …

2024-03-14 Kamala Harris in Minnesota at Planned Parenthood: Live updates Proud of the Vice President. Proud of …

2024-03-14 Coffee in one hand, empty can of dog food in the other. You’ll never guess which one I just tried to …

2024-03-13 Seeing my site on anyone’s blogroll is still a surprising and thrilling honor. Thank you to …

2024-03-11 Micro.blog and The Small Unknown Complex Life

2024-03-08 They need to let Dark Brandon off of his leash way more often.

2024-03-07 I was today years old when I finally decided to look and see what the Obsidian thing the kids keep …

2024-03-07 I’m pretty sure my book is done but the final test print will not arrive before I have to …

2024-03-06 Finished reading: The 24-Hour Wine Expert by Jancis Robinson — Wine is a big subject with a lot of …

2024-03-06 Finally going to cross a task off my list I’ve had for a while… Aligning my bookshop.org wishlist …

2024-03-05 I don’t know why I’m so egregiously breaking my own rules today. Must be something in …

2024-03-05 While I do appreciate how cute the kids are pretending we live in normal times and this is just any …

2024-03-02 I’m so grateful for the amazing, strong, smart, and wonderful women I have in my life. They make me …

2024-03-01 The Judas.

2024-03-01 Very much looking forward to Friday Fish Fry tonight.

2024-02-22 Manhattan.

2024-02-20 The citizens demand cat pictures and I comply…

2024-02-18 James Shelley asks, What’s the fun in writing on the internet anymore? To put any thoughtful labour …

2024-02-17 Good morning! (This is actually my wife’s mug. I just wanted to gift you the song that is now likely …

2024-02-16 So many thoughts this morning… How blessed I am to know so many trans people. Everyone …

2024-02-15 I am putting two facial moisturizers in a, um, head-to-head competition to see which one does a …

2024-02-14 Freshly sharpened.

2024-02-14 Big plans.

2024-02-11 Repping the former brand.

2024-02-10 Editing pass one complete.

2024-02-08 Editing…

2024-02-05 Can we also talk about the one thing when talking about the other?

2024-01-29 Here’s an imperfect observation: Every writer must eventually write about writing. Every pop/rock …

2024-01-29 This is a test…

2024-01-29 A reminder for reading non-fiction books: Many in this genre make the point within the first 50 …

2024-01-25 Alrighty then, Microblogians, if I were to export posts from one Micro.blog in order to import them …

2024-01-25 Need to start thinking of folding all of my Micro.blogs into one. It’s a bit out of hand at …

2024-01-25 I’m an old guy and I’m trying.

2024-01-24 Note to self: You know that Benjamin Moore Navajo White doesn’t look white in the can. Nor does it …

2024-01-24 Tried watching BEEF. Two episodes in decided that if I wanted to watch people filling the emptiness …

2024-01-24 More than a bit surprised that Apple.com has nothing up about the 40th Anniversary of the Mac. Maybe …

2024-01-15 My head is in full book writing/finishing mode right now but I have to do other things and my head …

2024-01-13 Gonna need to teach myself book design and layout because there’s not enough time to hire someone …

2024-01-11 How I Think About Micro.blog

2024-01-07 The major cleanup and reorganization of our 3rd floor office space has begun. Here’s a before of my …

2024-01-03 Year in books for 2023

2023-12-31 My word for the year 2024…

2023-12-31 Last yoga session of 2023.

2023-12-29 Dear Patrick, The fact that you didn’t pack a highlighter and post-it flags considering the purpose …

2023-12-29 Still at it…

2023-12-28 Capping off our first night with a drink. 🥃 🍸

2023-12-28 View from our room…

2023-12-28 Let the planning begin…

2023-12-28 Bethany and I are taking a two day “couple’s retreat” to collaboratively plan and strategize our …

2023-12-24 A Christmas gift for the house: A rug that matches the wallpaper.

2023-12-24 God Jul! 🇳🇴

2023-12-23 I really should choose a new theme to use for Whoa to Wow. Especially since it is mostly photos and …

2023-12-19 Yes, your body is hardware but who you are is software. And, just like any other software, you are …

2023-12-18 I know it’s important to discuss what will happen if Tr*mp wins but/and we also need to be …

2023-12-12 You know I rarely discuss politics online but I’ve not seen anyone make this connection …

2023-12-09 Hey nerds, let’s keep this just between us for now but I found out last night my daughter goes …

2023-12-07 Today’s essay is as much for me as it is for you.

2023-12-04 Was he yelling “I can’t breathe” when it was happening? Beatrix, age 15, on …

2023-12-03 33 could have been the only Battlestar Galactica episode made and it would still work all by itself …

2023-12-03 Manifesting this on the tree for the coming year.

2023-12-03 Bethany is out of town on business so I have a different yoga partner this morning.

2023-12-02 Seriously, you can’t have your name be Shake Shack and only serve vanilla, chocolate, and Oreo. …

2023-11-30 This is going to be an awfully big tree. 🌲

2023-11-28 You can only change you. If I’d learned this lesson sooner it would have saved me years of …

2023-11-25 In conversation, Bethany and I referenced the M.A.S.H. episode where Radar makes a lamb out of Spam. …

2023-11-25 In the middle of somewhere on the way home.

2023-11-24 A final NOLA night tradition: A beer at The Friendly Bar.

2023-11-24 You know I’m in NOLA when I’m wearing my snow ball socks.

2023-11-21 Beatrix experiencing an exhibit of the lives and works of her Great Grandmother and Great Grand Aunt …

2023-11-21 Today for you, too many leaders but not enough leadership. You can change that.

2023-11-21 My favorite coffee shop and bookstore in America.

2023-11-20 More NOLA fun from today…

2023-11-20 Beatrix on the bottom. My sister Patrice on the billboard.

2023-11-20 Also, totally vibing with the bathroom in our AirB&B.

2023-11-20 My true home.

2023-11-19 Staying the night at a Drury hotel in Cape Girardeau, MO so no fun trip photos. Instead, here’s some …

2023-11-19 Our annual trip to New Orleans begins with traditional first stop for brunch at Hamburg Inn #2 in …

2023-11-18 Well, this is unusual. I posted something for you on a weekend.

2023-11-10 The camera director in the new season of the Gilded Age has way too much bokeh going on and it is …

2023-11-07 I just posted something new for you.

2023-11-07 My personal blog is 20 years old today.

2023-10-26 Something new for you. You don't have to try to change the world. You already do.

2023-10-25 I’ve been quiet here. Been busy elsewhere. May be back in the pocket soon.

2023-10-13 Being a good partner and father means helping the preparations for seeing the Eras film tomorrow …

2023-10-13 I’ve written several things for you this week. Hopefully, you’ve seen them. I’ll have more for you …

2023-10-13 The great thing about having a teen in these times is that they pretty much stay in their room with …

2023-10-09 A new message for you: You can stop looking for the answer, it’s been there all along just waiting …

2023-10-06 You may need the weekend to think through what I posted for you this morning.

2023-10-05 This morning, a reminder for you: Wherever you go, there you are.

2023-10-04 I'm betting what I wrote for you might be the most difficult one to accept. But, once you do and …

2023-10-03 A reminder for those who are enjoying the current schadenfreude of the MAGA house chaos… In …

2023-10-03 Even what I wrote for you this morning is connected.

2023-10-02 Today I wrote for you about how you can be the start of us.

2023-09-30 Been thinking a lot about nature vs. nurture when it comes to parenting and here’s where I’m at. So …

2023-09-29 Today, I posted about how you can be the answer to the biggest problems.

2023-09-29 I’ll be posting two things for you today. Starting with this one. I’ll post the other later today. …

2023-09-28 Today, I wrote about when you can begin.

2023-09-27 Still running this. Seeing all of you jumping on Sonoma has me thinking maybe I should upgrade to …

2023-09-27 An important reminder for you: You are the common denominator of everything that happens in your …

2023-09-26 Today’s post for you is about the choices you have. This will be a theme over the next several days.

2023-09-25 It’s raining all day today so I’m feeling pretty smug about the grass, clover, and fescue seeded …

2023-09-25 Start your week with something I wrote for you this morning.

2023-09-23 You need to enjoy your weekend. I’ll have more for you next week.

2023-09-22 Here’s the other thing I said I’d write for you today.

2023-09-22 I have two things for you today. Starting with this one. I’ll post the next one later today.

2023-09-21 What I wrote for you today is short, but it needs to be said. Thank you to Robert Killington for the …

2023-09-21 I wrote something for you yesterday. Did you read it? I’ll write something else for you later today.

2023-09-20 I wrote something else for you.

2023-09-19 Random thing I’ve noticed: Plumbers use Milwaukee. Contractors use Dewalt. Electricians use Makita. …

2023-09-19 I wrote something for you. I’ll write more soon.

2023-09-18 Hey, I’m writing something for you. More to come soon.

2023-09-14 One of my favorite parts of the kitchen…

2023-09-13 Remember, you can always follow the house restoration stuff I do at my microblog for that, Whoa to …

2023-09-13 The other side…

2023-09-13 How it started and how it’s going…

2023-09-11 While I’m happy for the special focus, every day is World Suicide Prevention Day for me.

2023-09-06 Painting Beatrix’s room. Antique White is the color of her teenage rebellion.

2023-09-06 In general this spring/summer, I’ve worn a polo shirt and shorts almost every day with few …

2023-09-03 Idea that I’m sure someone else has thought of and may even exist yet I’m not aware of it: An open …

2023-08-24 A life of proper perspective is possible.

2023-08-21 Mini Rant… If you are a Therapist who works primarily with teen clients you should be required to …

2023-08-19 Finished reading: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. 📚 Simply …

2023-08-07 Throwing this question out there for the MicroVerse: I’m wondering how hard it might be to …

2023-07-27 But, here’s the conundrum, that still might not solve the issue as she is both Minority and a Woman …

2023-07-27 The city says there’s nothing they can do about that. That one of us has to have the majority or we …

2023-07-27 My favorite head scratcher in a while… My wife owns 50% of our business. I own 50% of our business. …

2023-07-25 Wow. I had no idea this would generate so much discussion. I’ll try to find time to respond to …

2023-07-22 The smell of tomato plants. That’s it. That’s the whole post.

2023-07-22 I’m cleaning out my various inboxes of stuff to post in case you couldn’t tell.

2023-07-12 Rehearsals for Excalibur at Circus Juventas have begun. That means I’m spending at least six hours …

2023-07-06 I’ll say this about Threads… They sure made it easy for me to decide to delete it.

2023-06-27 Just in case you thought, the 1990s were over, my daughter just got a haircut that is growing in …

2023-06-26 OH: “I don’t have ADHD. I don’t need a diagnosis. I need a f*ckin’ piece of paper and a pen.”

2023-06-25 Gotta keep it a bit quiet until I’ve signed the oath but… I’ve been officially appointed by Governor …

2023-06-15 Heavily considering a reading plan of reading nothing but books on climate change for a while. …

2023-06-11 Death is the only promise life makes to us.

2023-06-10 I’m up at the cabin and have yet to start a new book which means I get to catch up on a lot of my …

2023-06-07 Finished reading: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - An incredible piece of investigative …

2023-06-05 Not gonna lie, I’m far more likely to wear and use that Humane digital assistant thing if it …

2023-06-05 I generally use the announcement of the next iteration of Mac OS as the time I finally upgrade to …

2023-06-05 Been trying to come up with a template for an email I can send out to folks that basically says, …

2023-05-20 A fairly busy day means I won’t be able to engage in Micro.camp at all today. Kinda sad about that. …

2023-05-19 Test

2023-05-11 Beatrix has an assignment for Spanish class to demonstrate how to make something from her heritage …

2023-05-09 Currently channeling Derek Sivers.

2023-05-05 Wondering if anyone here has/had either a Light Phone or a Punkt Phone (or other modern “dumb …

2023-05-04 Never forget.

2023-05-02 Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility: A novel by Emily St. John Mandel. An interesting tale of time …

2023-05-01 Plans.

2023-04-30 On deck.

2023-04-29 Highly considering a third read of this. In fact, wondering if I should make it an annual thing. So …

2023-04-18 Currently reading: Sea of Tranquility: A novel by Emily St. John Mandel. A signed first edition no …

2023-04-13 Currently reading another one not in Epilogue: Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs In His Own Words

2023-04-13 This one is not in Epilogue but I just finished reading Put Your Ass {where your HEART wants to be} …

2023-03-24 Thought: Perhaps we should start calling it “climate murder”. More accurate and doesn’t obscure our …

2023-03-19 The view from our room…

2023-03-18 Our traditional pre-boarding selfie.

2023-03-18 Steamed veggies over brown rice with a pat of butter and two grinds of fleur de sel. This is the …

2023-03-18 The whole family is bouncing and buzzing with excited energy as we prepare to leave for Amsterdam …

2023-03-17 Finished reading: The January 6th Report by Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack …

2023-03-14 Reminder: We’ll be in Amsterdam from 19 March — 21 March. Then in Berlin from 22 March — 25 …

2023-03-08 10 Days out from our Amsterdam and Berlin trip. Finally have the big rocks scheduled so can now try …

2023-03-07 Very excited to have my signed official copy of my friend Steve Young’s book, …

2023-03-07 Need to redesign both my professional site and my business site and I’m just not finding the …

2023-02-25 Today’s Lunch: Mediterranean Charcuterie Board. All items from Trader Joe’s.

2023-02-21 Currently reading: The January 6th Report by Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack …

2023-02-21 Finished reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 📚 Simply sublime. I have …

2023-02-09 I’m still reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. I’m about halfway …

2023-02-06 I do sincerely hope that some game designers/developers somewhere are hard at work on Ichigo: A …

2023-01-30 Currently reading: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 📚 I wanna be just like …

2023-01-29 Finished reading: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole 📚— My wife suggested I give this one a …

2023-01-27 How come no one told me @Fiftyfootshadows was on Micro.blog? I’m very disppointed in you.

2023-01-24 I keep hoping against hope that in one of these iPad OS 16 updates they’ll at least add the ability …

2023-01-24 By the way, I do have an account on the extinct furry elephant app (or is it the furry extinct …

2023-01-20 Currently reading: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole. This is a book my wife told me I should …

2023-01-17 My 2022 in 354 pages. I know I’ve mentioned it several times before but I’m still amazed/delighted …

2023-01-15 Booking all of our hotels and itinerary for our Amsterdam/Berlin trip in March. Very exciting! We’ll …

2023-01-14 Inadvertently let my phone auto-upgrade to iOS 16 last night. Now wondering of I should …

2023-01-12 Finished reading: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. The premise of the book — an examination of …

2023-01-03 The current book I’m reading isn’t coming up in Epilogue so I’m posting it straight: The Last White …

2023-01-03 It’s still a work in progress but here’s a sneak peek at the site I’m building for Handy Heights. …

2022-12-31 My wife and I ready to leave for the party 45minutes ago. But, then, a 14 year old happened.

2022-12-31 Preparation…

2022-12-29 Finished reading: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 📚 A re-read after many (20+) years. Wanted to read …

2022-12-26 About to start building out a website for a project close to my heart. And perhaps, stupidly, have …

2022-12-24 The table is set…

2022-12-24 God Jul! 🎄🇳🇴

2022-12-23 One day, I hope not to measure my days in minutes or hours, but in miles walked and pages read.

2022-12-23 Traditionally we make the lefse on Christmas Eve morning. But, for a variety of reasons, we’re …

2022-12-22 Currently reading: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 📚 Wanted to read again after many many years in …

2022-12-22 Finished reading: The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records by Ashley Kahn 📚 Cogently …

2022-12-02 Open to any and all suggestions of things to do in Amsterdam, Berlin, and points driving in between. …

2022-11-30 I have a project that I need to finish but don’t feel like working on. Trying to resist the urge to …

2022-11-28 Thinking about starting my own multi-faith small group that meets regularly to discuss matters …

2022-11-28 “People are like, ‘You can carry so many things in your hands and the same time! It’s so …

2022-11-21 Been to The Peabody many times but never in time to see the march of the ducks. That changed today.

2022-11-21 Today, Cape Girardeau, MO 🚙 New Orleans, LA.

2022-11-20 Good day of travel. Stopped at an Iowa City fave for lunch - The Hamburg Inn No. 2

2022-11-20 Hello MO!

2022-11-03 Fun fact 1: I secured a very good fake drivers license when I was 15 years old. Mainly to get into …

2022-10-30 Finished reading: The Future Library: A Tor.com Original by Peng Shepherd. A compelling fictional …

2022-10-25 It’s kind of sad watching Instagram trying so hard to be TikTok with every update and …

2022-10-25 Red Wing Shoe Co. names Allison Gettings as first woman CEO - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business …

2022-10-25 Taking a new patient to the doctor.

2022-10-13 Day In The Life: 2:51 PM CST today, 10.13.2022. Saint Paul, MN. Waiting to pick my daughter up from …

2022-09-12 With all of this talk of folks upgrading to iOS 16, I’m considering maybe upgrading my MacBook …

2022-08-25 Minimal Mac Great post by @frostedechoes. What we believe in.

2022-08-21 Finished reading: The Suitcase Clone by Robin Sloan — A fast paced novella that bridges the world of …

2022-08-21 Here’s that same view now, just a few hours later…

2022-08-20 Finished reading: How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price 📚— If you are already on board …

2022-08-16 One of the rare instances where I post the same thing to both @whoatowow and @patrickrhone at the …

2022-07-17 From the pro choice rally today.

2022-07-16 Geek update: I checked out both Ad Guard and 1Blocker and have chosen 1Blocker for now. Thanks for …

2022-07-15 Hey fellow geeks, what are we liking these days for ad blockers and other cruft removal on iOS?

2022-07-07 A Personal Update

2022-07-02 I’ve amended the Glacier shot post with a link to the full res version for anyone who wants to …

2022-06-29 Some of the favorite shots I take are the ones I like to call “Beatrix looking”.

2022-06-27 Today: Fargo, ND ➡️ Billings, MT 🚘

2022-06-25 Waiting for Dinner in White.

2022-06-17 Thoughts running through my head… This has to be the worst of it, right? Shouldn’t I …

2022-06-17 Wondering how many pencil nerds even knew about these special edition Blackwings for Indie Book …

2022-06-16 Having a hard time sleeping. So, I sketchnoted what was occupying my mind. Which, for some odd …

2022-06-14 Here’s the things that we’ll now have to cancel: Our 16th wedding anniversary tomorrow. …

2022-06-14 Just tested positive for Covid 19. Double vaxed and double boosted. Will have to cancel so many …

2022-06-09 Just want to throw some belated kudos @manton’s way for the Bookshelves feature in Micro.blog. …

2022-05-27 I could not resist showing @pratik my handwritten and hand drawn travel log that is almost identical …

2022-05-19 2022 for my wife January: Loses major client. February: Falls 15 min into a XC ski class; breaks …

2022-05-19 My wife’s terrible no good very bad 2022 continues: Currently at the ER because she was tripped up …

2022-05-17 I want my notes to be future-proof and platform-agnostic — Alan Jacobs (What we believe in.)

2022-05-15 I’m currently reading: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & …

2022-05-02 I am daydreaming about a nap.

2022-05-02 Feeling pretty positive about still being negative.

2022-04-29 Well, after 25 months of our household avoiding it, my wife Bethany tested positive this morning. …

2022-04-22 Finished reading: Indie Microblogging by @manton 📚. At times reads like a manifesto. At others, a …

2022-04-16 Beatrix and I have started watching the MCU in timeline order. Wavering between movies only (easier, …

2022-04-10 I want to figure out using Sunlit a bit better so hers some random bottles of wine from our cellar… …

2022-04-08 Another post to get something down and out of my head. A new way I’m thinking about mental health …

2022-03-29 Travelogue Day 7 - Monterey

2022-03-27 Travelogue Day 6 - PC1 to Big Sur

2022-03-27 Travelogue Day 5 - Morro Bay and Paso Robles

2022-03-25 Travelogue Day 4: Solvang, Pismo, and San Luis Obisbo

2022-03-24 Travelogue Day 3: The Getty and Santa Barbara

2022-03-23 Travelogue Day 2 — Santa Monica and More.

2022-03-21 Travelogue: Spring Break 2022 Day 1:

2022-03-14 We are the family that sits around in the library together and plays favorite selections from …

2022-03-14 We are one week away from our trip to drive up the California coast from LA to SFO with plenty of …

2022-03-10 I have to say, @manton’s Indie Microblogging book draft is really great. Reads like a …

2022-03-10 Finished reading: Subdivision by J. Robert Lennon 📚 Another weird and wonderful book from one of my …

2022-02-17 Nerds: Looking for a good, dead simple, burner email address tool. Needs replies forwarded to real …

2022-01-26 By request, here’s some shots of the interior of my most recent Day One book…

2022-01-18 And, just like that I just finished reading Laserwriter II by Tamara Shopsin. Delightful. Highly …

2022-01-01 For those wondering, here’s what I use my Hobonichi Techo for

2021-12-30 That said, there are lots of things, mainly small little utilities I rely on like Mail Act-On and …

2021-12-30 OK, so… New M1 Air is working out pretty OK.

2021-12-29 I’m Digitally Amish so am still using a 2015 11inch MacBook Air running Mojave as my daily …

2021-12-24 FYI to those that follow and reply/mention me, I tend to batch my responses so sorry for the delay …

2021-11-17 Hey y’all! Please welcome my good friend and @whoatowow comrade-at-arms @JasBar to Micro.blog! …

2021-11-16 MAGA Types to School Boards: “Critical Race Theory is corrupting our children!” Progressives: “What …

2021-11-13 Getting an exclusive tour of Prince’s Paisley Park today with a bunch of drag queens one of …

2021-10-17 Just a heads up to my Micro.blog peeps that I’ll be in New Orleans (my hometown) for all of …

2021-09-24 Looking forward to having dinner tonight with my good friend Mike Rohde and his family who is coming …

2021-09-20 I’m going to go on record to say that the “tabs” (which are deserving of the …

2021-09-15 imported all of the posts from patrickrhone.com/journal over to Rhoneisms. For backup. For …

2021-09-09 Daring Fireball: Biden Issues Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates for 100 Million Americans It’s exactly …

2021-08-25 mise en place

2021-08-13 That moment after an all day mid-grade panic attack when you realize you should apologize and …

2021-08-10 As promised…

2021-08-10 Bought myself a beautiful antique two drawer wooden index card box. Price too good to pass up. Pics …

2021-08-09 Very happy with the way my Micro Camp presentation turned out. I hope others find it useful too.

2021-08-07 Thinking it might be time for a typewriter emoji. Mainly so we can have a typerwriter tagmoji.

2021-06-05 I updated my Reading Page with a brief review of the Area X trilogy.

2021-05-26 Just updated my Now Page

2021-05-16 Running out of reasons to not be completly vegitarian and/or vegan at this point. We are mostly so …

2021-05-09 Beatrix on the mid-wire; now with video!

2021-05-03 OK, who out there in micro.land has thoiughts on security cameras? I’m in the market (wife …

2021-03-23 My hosting provider somhow always manages to find an issue with my site and take it down right when …

2021-03-11 Me using a retro styled mechanical keyboard to try to talk myself out of getting another mechanical …

2021-03-07 I’ve updated my reading list with my second completed book of the year — The Good Ancestor: A …

2021-03-04 My Dad (who’s had two heart failures and life-long chronic asthma) got his first COVID vaccine …

2021-02-16 Had a sudden flash of a new book idea for my minimal guide series… Paper: A Minimal Guide. …

2021-02-15 I had a brief and slightly melancholic thought this morning: The quality of the camera in my iPhone …

2021-02-13 Default Apps for Productivity — CJ Chilvers Some interesting discussion. As a long time advocate of …

2021-02-10 Never underestimate one’s depth of willful ignorance in order to spare one’s guilty …

2021-02-09 Beatrix, age 13, wanted Lasagna for her birthday dinner. I made her lasagna for her birthday dinner.

2021-02-09 Josh Ginter outlines how he time-blocks and plans his life in a Traveler’s Notebook over at The …

2021-02-07 (Sorry for the double posts this morning. Having some technical issues with the Micro.blog mac app).

2021-02-07 Just designed and launched my new favorite minimal client site. One page. Beautiful type. It’s …

2021-01-25 It’s not every day one can say they did the layout and design for a document that was hand …

2021-01-11 Current TechAmish Whishy-Washy Thoughts: Since I’m already on te bleeding edge with the new …

2021-01-08 I’m excited by the excitement about this whole Signal idea I floated out there.

2021-01-07 Random Thought spurred by @matthewlang: Maybe Signal should be the un-official DM service for …

2020-12-29 So, if I get the iPad mini 5 with the Apple Pencil (Gen 1) and the new Scribble feature in iOS 14 …

2020-12-29 Oh, and that I can interact with it. I can say, “Hey Siri, play stuff I like” and she …

2020-12-29 Also, bought our house another present this Chrsitmas — A Homepod mini. Set it up with 4 month trial …

2020-12-28 Just ordered an iPhone 12 mini for myself. Getting my wife’s set up this weekend and having …

2020-12-26 Set up my wife’s new iPhone 12 mini last night. Unexpectedly covetous.

2020-11-23 Current conundrum: My MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015) battery is now at “Replace soon” …

2020-07-23 I hope this is OK: In leau of individual responses to the many folks who kindly rewached out about …

2020-07-22 Got a message from my carrier that my Dad’s old flip phone will stop working on the network …

2020-06-30 At the suggestion of @macgenie, here is The Rhone eBook Collection. Digital versions of all of my …

2020-06-26 The Micro.blog Discover feed is such a place of joy. @macgenie does such a wonderful job curating …

2020-06-22 Also, an idea for a Men’s Big and Tall brand: BIg Sir … I’ll see myself out now, …

2020-06-22 I have yet to update to Catalina. Still running Mojave. I always wait until tey anounce the next OS …

2020-06-11 Commonplace — Some Lists I Keep

2020-06-02 Really feeling this right now: patrickrhone.com/2010/12/0… Also, I look so much younger. Not …

2020-05-14 Commonplace — How To Be A Poet

2020-05-13 Commonplace — Love After Love

2020-05-12 For those looking to add Rhonecast to your favorite podcatcher, I’ve added the RSS link to do …

2020-05-12 Commonplace — On Work (and Some Quotes)

2020-05-11 Commonplace — On Meetings

2020-05-08 Commonplace — Ideas For Living

2020-05-07 Commonplace — Intro

2020-05-06 Just realized I forgot to add Lurking: How a Person Became a User to my reading list when I updated …

2020-05-06 Were going into month 3 since this social isolation pandemic thing and it only occurred to me after …

2020-05-05 Sometimes, I fantasize about taking a vow of silence or losing my voice and being forced to only …

2020-05-05 I’m in a very exclamatory (!!!) mood today! But there’s just so much to be ! about!

2020-04-20 Setting up a new MacBook Pro 13 inch for a client I adore my MacBook Air 11 inch and don’t see …

2020-03-30 Updated my Now Page

2020-02-26 Now Page Updated mainly to help me capture the crazy busy that is life is right now. So many balls …

2020-01-22 Speaking of intentional communities, one of my favorite and a more suscessful example is a suburb of …

2020-01-16 Finished reading my second book of 2020.

2019-12-26 Up since 2am with a sick kid. She was vomiting off and on all night. No fever. Some sort of stomach …

2019-12-26 Christmas Eve: Made lefse in the morning, cleaned the house, went out for drinks, purchased the …

2019-12-04 Stories About Houses and Us

2019-10-08 The Soothing Sound of Typing a Letter.

2019-10-03 For the record, I too am participating in Inktober.

2019-09-26 For many reasons, I almost always wait many months to update to any OS. That said, I’m finding …

2019-09-23 A little birdy (email) told me that one can get my favorite travel pants (or, trousers if …

2019-09-19 TFW: You leave your phone behind accidentally, and you experience a feeling of certain freedom, and …

2019-09-19 My 1907 Underwood No. 5 is writing letters today. It likes reasons to be used. Would you like it to …

2019-07-23 I’m going to be in Ireland (North) at the end of August. I’m wondering if there’s …

2019-06-13 Child’s Pose

2019-03-13 The Thing About Stuff

2019-03-05 Howmidoin?

2019-02-28 What Do You Do?

2019-02-26 It’s Never To Late

2019-02-25 Driving In Silence

2019-02-22 Buddy Bench

2019-02-20 To those that wish to subscribe in your favorite podcast app to @rhonecast, my new microcast, use …

2019-02-20 Episode 1: If It Sucks You In, Delete It

2019-02-15 Tickets booked for our Spring Break Trip, which I’m calling Beaches and Broadway. In Miami for …

2019-02-14 Question I’m pondering… Is Micro.blog a bloging network with a social media problem or …

2019-01-29 You know how dangerous the cold is when you hear they’re closing bars in Wisconsin for the …

2019-01-23 Thinking of taking my daily outfits posts I’ve been making to Instgram and spinning up a …