To create a post like this one, I run an emacs function to create the markdown file. Then I pick an image to use. Then I run a script on that image to add date and weather info. Then I rename the image. Then I copy the image into the proper img/ folder. Then I copy the file name. Then I type the path and paste the filename into the front matter. It's a lot, when you think about it. Some days it makes me want to switch to Ghost or some other "real" CMS. I should ask the robots for help streamlining the process.

I'm kind of exhausted by everything online right now. Seeing that I have nearly 1,000 entries in 1Password was depressing. Everything wants an update or an upgrade or something from me that I don't want to give or receive. I just want to have a few nice, useful things and use them without interruption or ongoing costs.

I cleaned and sanded the entire deck yesterday and now my back and knees are yelling at me. Today might be a do-nothing kind of day.

Finally emptied the storage unit. It's not a good idea for me to have too many places to store stuff.

Testing the interesting new macOS photo app, Iris Photos. The idea is sound. Surfacing things from a deep photo library is helpful. I pointed it at my 2026 photos folder and it pulled everything nicely. Then, I got cocky and pointed it at everything. Crashed after about 15 minutes. One thing holding me back (even if it didn't crash and wasn't macOS-only) is the ability to edit metadata. A photo viewer is where I frequently spot things I want to include in the metadata. Iris doesn't touch the photos, so this isn't possible. Still, it's a nice-looking app that's worth keeping an eye on.

What if I didn't even have a computer? Wouldn't that be something?

"What is the point of this?" is a question I've been asking myself, lately. Sometimes when I'm writing a note. Sometimes when I'm posting to my blog. Sometimes when I'm testing some new software or workflow. Sometimes when I'm just gazing off into space. I usually don't have a good answer.

I've been having so much fun playing with software that I've accidentally over-complicated everything. Again. Time to dial it back. Again.

I'm re-staining the deck and it's not going smoothly. I thought it would be a simple scrape/clean/stain. I scraped, and I cleaned, and I cleaned again. Still, some of the old stain flakes off. I'm going to strip the whole thing down to lumber and start over. I don't love that.

It's getting to the point where many of the blog posts I read all say the same things. Whether it's about A.I. being good/evil, how everything is being enshittified, using the word "enshittified", that film photography slows me down and feels more real, how the "Smol web" will save us (It's spelled "small" btw), that Apple isn't what it used to be, billionaires are terrible, and so on. I often stop reading posts the minute I recognize a trope. It's not fair to the authors, really, but for now I've had my fill.

Hurray: elfeed: Fix compatibility with latest elfeed (#73). Elfeed-protocol stopped working after recent Elfeed updates. It's been fixed.

I made a few improvements to the home page layout. Earlier attempts at distinguishing post types only made things worse and more cluttered. Now, spacing and typography is similar for all types. I think it looks less staggered. I moved metadata beneath titles and made tag links more subtle. Removed the date on Journal posts, since it was redundant. It's fun making little tweaks like this.