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The first 3 are ol’ faithfuls (hangman, battleship, & squares), but the last 2 are new to me…

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00:24 -0400

5 Pencil and Paper Games to Do When You’re Bored

The first 3 are ol’ faithfuls (hangman, battleship, & squares), but the last 2 are new to me (obstruction & sprouts).

Good to keep in mind for when down time with kids. :)

Remember the early days of the Internet? There were all types of easy blogging platforms, most…

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:00:26 -0400

Remember the early days of the Internet? There were all types of easy blogging platforms, most people had a blog of some sort, there were commentaries quoting other blogs, h/t, etc.?

With the advent of platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn, it sorta short-circuited what I’d say was a better way to communicate, collaborate, and exchange on the web. Plus the content was locked away behind logins, often no easy way to search, and it was branded under the platform (and not you, the content creator).

Tumblr, especially in its early days, was a nice middle ground – Away from long-form blogging, simplifying the ability to add media, Reblogs were great, etc.

Perhaps it’s nostalgia, but I’ve been thinking something a la the early days would be nice, but hadn’t run across anything like what existed before (or even a more modern re-imagination). Until now …

Micro.blog is a simple, strong feature set, low-cost way to ‘do internet’ right – You can have your own real estate, there’s built in media sharing (even easy podcasting), a human-run community, and more.

I think this exists in my future sometime soon. :)

Some days, right? 😜

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:10:46 -0400

Some days, right? 😜

Garfield, 9 Jun 2024 via Baltimore Sun

AI Transcription options

Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:44 -0400

Been giving serious thoughts towards activating an AI Transcription tool for business use (predominant use cases of virtual meeting transcript/ summaries & YouTube/ other video summation).

Three I’ve seen contacts reference well are:

Fireflies.ai
Rev.com
Otter.ai

Noting here for additional research/ evaluation - Perhaps helpful to you too.

“Books are a frozen conversation”

Sat, 18 May 2024 12:00:46 -0400

“Books are a frozen conversation”

This reality understanding at a deeper level as I continue (slowly) making my way through Merton’s “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander”.

“ Boy Scouts of America” to become “Scouting America”.

Wed, 08 May 2024 12:00:39 -0400

Boy Scouts’ first-ever change of name will reflect inclusion - Baltimore Sun

“ Boy Scouts of America” to become “Scouting America”.

CloudConvert - Online file converter between all different media types, including video, audio,…

Tue, 07 May 2024 12:00:32 -0400

CloudConvert

CloudConvert - Online file converter between all different media types, including video, audio, image, text, etc.

Could be very useful, perhaps in coordination with Zapier and AI tools.

The Weekend Hustle

Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:38 -0400

The Weekend Hustle

Many of Conan’s podcast episodes have wonderful insights shared by guests – Here, Jimmy Carr shares…

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:00:26 -0400

Many of Conan’s podcast episodes have wonderful insights shared by guests – Here, Jimmy Carr shares a nugget:

You escape competition through authenticity – No one else can beat you at being you.

Writing that one down.

Here’s a neat service that’ll enable you to print your own newspaper, from 1 copy to thousands.

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:24 -0400

Newspaper Club - Make and print your own newspapers

Here’s a neat service that’ll enable you to print your own newspaper, from 1 copy to thousands.

Choice of three different formats, two printing methods - Prices don’t look super cheap, but for the right use, very reasonable.

Now to just channel the inner Hearst into the next big thing! :)

St. Thomas did not seek to be imposed on the world. He asked only to be understood in the world, as…

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:00:27 -0400

St. Thomas did not seek to be imposed on the world. He asked only to be understood in the world, as revealing the possibilities the world had in itself. In a time of drastic change, one can be too preoccupied with what is ending or too obsessed with what seems to be beginning. In either case one loses touch with the present and with its obscure but dynamic possibilities. What really matters is openness, readiness, attention, courage to face risk. You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. In such an event, courage is the authentic form taken by love.

Thomas Merton, in Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander

Md. lawmakers eye changes to pot laws

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:00:30 -0500

Lawmakers eye changes to pot laws

Md. lawmakers eye changes to pot laws

via The Baltimore Sun

Enjoyed this recounting & reflection by Dan Rodrick’s in today’s Sun about an everyday experience of…

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 12:13:07 -0500

Tied up for a few meaningful minutes on a downtown Baltimore street

Enjoyed this recounting & reflection by Dan Rodrick’s in today’s Sun about an everyday experience of meaning. :)

Ah yes, when it’s time to get serious with folding paper - a modern version of the bone folder.

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 12:00:41 -0500

Teflon Bone folders

Ah yes, when it’s time to get serious with folding paper - a modern version of the bone folder.

Fonts Hanging Out by Elle Cordova.

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 12:00:41 -0500

Fonts hanging out

Fonts Hanging Out by Elle Cordova.

Great live polling tool during video sessions.

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:34 -0500

Interactive presentation software

Great live polling tool during video sessions.

A good run-down of healthy and active snacks as cataloged by the Baltimore Ravens’ nutritionist.

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:00:23 -0500

Meet the woman who doles out the snacks to keep the Ravens fueled

A good run-down of healthy and active snacks as cataloged by the Baltimore Ravens’ nutritionist.

(via The Baltimore Banner)

Save emails into Evernote

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:00:21 -0500

Save emails into Evernote

(Note to self)

Standard format for sending email into your Evernote:

Email Subject: [Title of note] ![optional date for reminder] @[notebook] #[tag]

Note: You can use any combination of these commands, but to ensure correct sorting behavior, always add the reminder first, followed by the notebook, then the tag.

With the enhanced email verification going on lately (seems a decade or two past due), this turns…

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:00:28 -0500

Newsletters spam test by mail-tester.com

With the enhanced email verification going on lately (seems a decade or two past due), this turns out to be a handy way to see how emails from your domain stack up and where some tweaks will help them be seen as legitimate.

Howard County releases a new Master Plan

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:00:23 -0500

HoCo By Design final version now is online

Howard County releases a new Master Plan