I am grateful for micro.blog. It’s hard to find people that share with me a similar Venn Diagram of interests, but through micro.blog I’ve surfaced a number of them. Thanks to @manton and @macgenie.
I love this quote from @twelvety about the benefits of using a wiki:
[…]it’s like swirling hot chocolate around in a mug: By keeping everything visible and mixed in and active, the good stuff doesn’t settle to the bottom where it can’t be enjoyed.
Reassurances
She looks out of the window, into the evening grey, and wonders where he went.
The wind was blowing. It added to her sense of foreboding, as she wondered when he would come back. Would he come back? Of course he would.
Before he left, he had mumbled something under his breath, something about there never being enough.
‘Enough what?,’ she thought while continuing to gaze out of the window, trying to push her feelings of worry away.
Their relationship had always been rocky. Between the arguments there were periods of joy and laughter, but never enough. Recently, though, things between them had been good. Why would he leave? Why now?
She stood. Walking on bare feet through the too quiet house she arrived at their bedroom. It was as it had been that morning. The bed unmade. They only made the bed when guests were visiting. Despite her having slept alone the past two nights, this habit hadn’t changed.
The closet door was open, and it was full of his clothes.
She pulled open his chest of drawers. Underwear scattered through one of the drawers. Socks in another. Nothing missing. He wouldn’t leave behind all his things, surely. He didn’t have enough money to buy a new wardrobe of clothes.
She sat on the edge of the bed, the unmade blanket creating a slightly uncomfortable bulge beneath her thighs.
‘Why am I so worried that he won’t come back?,’ she wondered. ‘He’s entitled to go out without telling me his movements. I’m being silly. He’ll be back soon enough.’ She knew it was not a solid rationale.
She got up and walked to the lounge room. Turned on the television and switched to the 24-hour news channel.
‘If something terrible has happened, it would make the news,’ she thought, despite knowing that if anything bad had happened, police would notify her probably before a newscast.
‘Never being enough…’ What did he mean? What was he thinking?
The two days that had passed since he mumbled those words before walking out of the front door felt longer. ‘I should notify the police,’ she told herself firmly, as if trying to will herself to take action. But that would be admitting there was a problem, that he might not be coming back, so she restrained herself from making the call.
Instead of seeking help, she reassured herself by murmuring, over and over, ‘He’ll be back, he’ll be back. As soon as he has found enough, he’ll be back. I’m enough. He’ll be back.’
It appears that Fastmail have fixed my problem with Google Calendar invitations. It would be nice if they would reply to/close my support ticket. 🤷♂️
I had the opportunity to visit Perth Observatory last night and look at stars, nebulae, the moon and other celestial bodies. I was taken by this control panel for a telescope that used to take images with glass plates.
I had no idea about this aspect of Nepalese culture:
She became a goddess at three years old, but when puberty hit, it was back to an anonymous life in the suburbs.
via ABC News
Scouts Australia have rebranded. I like the story driving the brand redesign but I’m not completely convinced about the standalone logo.
The Productivity Nerd’s Dilemma
This is the problem with being slightly obsessive about productivity and writing apps. Which one of the many similar apps is the best? Never mind that the definition of best is likely to change depending on need.
Not even in this screenshot are Bear which I have a subscription for, and Agenda which I try from time to time!
Summer
It feels like summer has finally arrived. This morning was spent at Point Walter on the banks of the Swan River. We met with some old friends and ate sausages in a bun; a classic picnic favourite.
Meanwhile, our two kids with their two kids paddled and played in the river.
As the day warmed up to around 37 degrees, it was time to get in from the suns rays. The rest of today has been spent relaxing quietly at home; as we wait for the cooling “Fremantle Doctor” afternoon breeze to bring some relief from the heat.
These are all elements of a traditional Perth summer day. The stuff from which childhood memories are made.
Yuzool Themes updated their Feed Stack for Rapidweaver. Now the RSS feed on my home page that shows my recent posts works once more. Goodo!
Just another day in Perth.
Loving the work of @fhlostonparadiseduo with @hannahbeazley4swan at @the_belmont_tavern
To all those who told me to just suck it up and buy iA Writer on the Mac, I think you are right. I’ve used the demo for a couple of hours and it has made me forget about MultiMarkdown Composer.
Australian Politics Is the Best
A fish kill of this scale from algal bloom is a serious issue.
I give full credit to Jeremy Buckingham for bringing it to our attention in this way.
2009 v 2019: Italy v Staycation. #10yearchallenge #2009vs2019
My Fastmail Account is not receiving calendar invitations sent to my custom domain from Google or iCloud. Office 365 invitations work. So far, I’ve been unimpressed with their support, which has gone downhill since my last experience. Am I going to have to change providers? 😫
I convinced my wife to use DEVONthink. 😳
Pi-Hole Really Is Fantastic
I’ve had Pi-Hole running on our home network for several months. It has been so reliable over this time that I have reached a point where I almost forget that it’s there.
Taking a belt and suspenders approach, I also use 1Blocker on Mac and iOS.
Phil Nunnally’s “Hotbrain” ➜
Sometimes, in meetings, I have to scribble down a non-work-related thought or question to hunt down later just to get it out of my head so I can pay attention to what’s going on in person.
Phil nails the exact problem I have right now, as I trial using The Brain, consider how it fits into my existing usage of DEVONthink Pro, and consider whether I persist with my Wiki.
If the Australian dollar wasn’t so weak against the US dollar right now, I’d probably just purchase The Brain to relieve myself from the cogitation.
Ask Micro.blog: Does anybody know of text editors that support the Dokuwiki syntax? I’ve found Textastic and nothing else - not even BBEdit or Atom.