: I played so well in Wednesday night’s pick-up soccer game that I was reminded about my skills …
: Drove son to school early. Sat in sauna. Now on porch with coffee and Seth’s The Dip. Sunshine. …
: This incident at Carrboro High School was quite upsetting today.
: Last night, on my way to Raleigh for music, I saw a bald eagle fly over the highway toward Jordan …
: Drove to Raleigh tonight to catch a show at Kings: first Dust, Aussies and very loud, and then …
: My turn for grocery shopping. I went to the larger Harris Teeter store down the road from Chapel …
: Beautiful day for a hike to the Lower Shamokin Falls on the Wintergreen mountain in Nelson County, …
: An adorable feature in the Belties farmhouse cafe in Nellysford, Virginia. I noticed a preschooler …
: It was my night to do the dishes. Not exactly my favorite task, but I listened to most of Heat of …
: Last month over on the Zuiker Chronicles I wrote about putting away my red pen. Today I found an …
: gilest.org: AI and the human voice I have a feeling that everyone likes using AI tools to try doing …
: Was in car after dropping son at soccer practice so got to listen to this heartwarming Fresh Air …
: We missed the desert tortoises in southern Utah but now that spring is here in North Carolina we are …
: How an iconic Masters moment came to be, and has come to last - Got pulled into reading this long …
: Among the many mapping options out there, I’ve been enjoying Datawrapper. Here’s a map I …
: Didn’t get many photos of wildlife in Utah but here’s a lizard (Uta stansburiana) we saw as Oliver …
: Our group had a Wed. morning permit to crawl out to Angel’s Landing, but the rains kept us away …
: Great way to spend my birthday, hiking in Utah’s Snow Canyon State Park. Alas, did not see the …
: Rain through the night, and drizzling still when we hit the muddy Lee Pass Trail in the Kolog …
: At the Hoover Dam today. Infrastructure that powers nearby Las Vegas, which was a blaze of light and …
: Earlier this week, a friend hosted me for dinner and music. Blew my mind to hear records played on a …
: Our family text thread was filled with glee yesterday when we realized that family friend (and my …
: Just approved a design and paid the printer. Can’t wait to see the letterpress result from …
: This week’s episode of Coaching for Leaders was quite good. It was about setting high …
: Spring means the rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) are first to show their delicate flowers on …
: At the Sunday early pick-up soccer game, I left the pitch after just 30 minutes, my left calf with …
: I read about the rains on Oahu and the danger to the Wahiawa dam, which lead me to looking at a map …
: Went with Erin to see Project Hail Mary I’d read the book and was eager to see this. It did …
: Pep band giving this sunny day in Carrboro extra energy.
: Still reading The Wayfinder: A Novel by Adam Johnson.📚 The other night, I liked this sentence about …
: After my sauna sweat, I sat on the deck and finished reading the short but good The Greatest …
: We’re in the process of converting the garage into a person-oriented space rather than …
: I worked in my Duke office yesterday and asked a friend if he was in his Durham office and free for …
: I finished ironing my shirts for the week and wanted to test the recording quality in the walk-in …
: Oliver’s first weekend away soccer tournament has brought us to Blacksburg, Virginia and the campus …
: Since I work mostly from home in Chapel Hill and occasionally at the DCRI office in downtown Durham, …
: Atipo Foundry is out with some new fonts, available on their playground site, patio foundry. I like …
: If I were given the ability to vote for most important invention of all time, this morning I would …
: This band from Austin, Briscoe, just put on one heck of a good show in Carrboro, NC.
: Back in Cat’s Cradle for more live music, tonight to hear some boys from Texas: first Jack Blocker …
: A rainy morning but I needed to play so off I went to join the pickup soccer game. Was nice to see …
: Back home in Chapel Hill. Mild weather this afternoon, so after shopping for groceries, I took a …
: My island vacation on St. Croix let me dive into this big book about Tonga, The Wayfinder: A Novel …
: Erin brought the inflatable kayak down with her last week and we finally got it on the water …
: Traditional final day on island, stop into Fsted for cinnamon roll at Nachos bakery and coffee at …
: Seeing news that U2 dropped new songs yesterday. Will listen on my way back to Fsted later. This …
: Footwear: This week, an old pair of Havianas rubber slippers as I wander the island. Next week, a …
: Hermit crab stopping for a portrait.
: Now I’m in my usual perch at Sprat Hall Beach, orange hammock under the seagrape trees, enjoying the …
: Morning coffee on the porch, reading The New Yorker, listening to doves coo, the bananaquits and …
: We have circumnavigated St. Croix today. Finishing with a last swim off Buck Island. It’s been an …
: A day on the boat. Started east of Christiansted and came all the way around to Sandy Point. …
: Arrived on St. Croix to join Erin for the week. We went straight to Leatherback Brewing for beer and …
: Nice story here about Carol & John’s Comic Book Shop in Cleveland (Kamm’s Plaza in …
: I was in southeast Durham for a medical test that prohibited me from my usual morning coffee, so as …
: Just sent my first direct message within Micro.blog to a Mastodon user. Had no idea that was …
: Testing fullscreen writing one more time. Previous post resulted with me stuck with the green …
: Trying the new fullscreen writing experience announced by @manton today. As expected, it’s …
: Woken from deep sleep at 2am with pack of coyotes howling outside. They must have been close because …
: Consensus here is best commercial was Dove girls playing sports. Actually maybe the only commercial …
: Happy to have finished the 8-mile Uwharrie Mountain Run on this cold, beautiful day. Maybe my worst …
: Last night’s show by Bad Bad Hats was fun. Band played their 2016 album Psychic Readings and a …
: About to head into town to catch Bad Bad Hats at Cat’s Cradle Back Room. #music
: I’m delighted to have the personal feed working on Feedland. I was determined to use a …
: The Duke River of News has been a side project of mine for years, but I’ve not kept up with …
: It’s a way of life: Let’s go Bohs!
: Dates for the next Agave Festival Marfa are posted, June 4-7. I’d love to return to Marfa for …
: With West Ham leading Chelsea, I’m now reading What Is Blackstrap Rum, Anyway?
: Cold day with snow on the way. I’m staying inside to watch soccer. In between games I scraped …
: On my daily walk to the nearby longleaf pine forest (a restoration project, I think) while I’m …
: Stuck inside in Hampstead, NC (near Wilmington), caring for a brother just out of the hospital. A …
: I’ve donned the Morocco jersey that my friend Youssef gifted me. As much as I have enjoyed …
: Cold rainy day in Chapel Hill. I skipped pickup soccer to stay in bed with this drippy, sneezy nose. …
: Moving the stack of lumber yet again, this time into a new shed. I laid out the 3/4-inch white oak …
: After my experiment with GPT-5 to get the Lopevi cartoon, I went for a search of a photo I remember …
: Have decided to finally start experimenting with the new tools. At home I’m using PrivateLLM …
: What a delight! Josh Ritter talks and sings on World Cafe.
: At Oliver’s futsal match. Here he is with new ball I gave him for Christmas. I played pickup soccer …
: Seems I posted my music in 2026 recap prematurely. At last night’s NYE show, dealia-h invited …
: Oliver and I woke early, drove with a friend to Kerr Lake (which straddles NC and Virginia), and …
: Great way to end the year by seeing delia-h at Cat’s Cradle back room as part of NYE Hootenanny. …
: Also at the Chronicles, my annual year-end recap of where I traveled.
: Over at the Zuiker Chronicles, I’ve posted a year-end list of the shows I attended in 2025. …
: Cinnamon rolls were ready just as the family gathered around the tree for gift exchange and a #feast …
: Textpattern, the content management system I use for The Zuiker Chronicles, released an upgrade …
: Sunday morning pick-up soccer, Oliver joined me. We had fun. Now home and ready for our annual …
: That box of old records we brought back from Erin’s family home is the gift that keeps giving. …
: Been playing soccer for nearly 50 years and have been baffled by the position numbering system used …
: Saw this film last weekend: Hamnet Film was good, that birthing scene intense and the final scene …
: Josh Ritter will be in the area at the end of January, but I’ll have to miss his two shows at …
: Good night to come to the Canes game. I’m here with the Science Communicators of North Carolina …
: There are hundreds of American robins in the woods around our house. I don’t remember this …
: Here’s my long history with the World Cup, but I gave not one second of my attention to …
: Just watched the awesome Tiny Desk Concert by David Byrne and his band. Reminds me of watching the …
: Finished reading: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi 📚An engrossing tale, a parable, and a nice end cap to …
: Home again in North Carolina. Oliver and I played in the Durham morning pick-up soccer game. I took …
: Virginia sour cherries via North Carolina canning into a pie for Thanksgiving meal in Ohio.
: Finished reading: The Notebook by Roland Allen 📚 This was fascinating, and so close to home and …
: Working from 5 Points Cafe in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood. Stepped over this sign to get …
: More live music, this time a new venue: Globe Iron, big brick former foundry in Cleveland’s Flats. …
: Working from Icon Coworking in Lakewood, Ohio. Walked to lunch past a fire station. Must always send …
: What a way to celebrate our uncle Dennis but with a cousins happy hour and then the CU Buffs …
: Up early in Louisville, Colorado. Walked over to Paul’s Coffee and Tea, a coffeeshop with great vibe …
: Obituary for Dennis Zuiker, my uncle. Erin and I will be flying to Colorado to attend the service …
: I recently upgraded my Micro.blog subscription so I can upload larger videos. Here’s my first …
: I’m happy to say that the 4 CDs in my island jukebox are still in heavy rotation. On my …
: Another beautiful autumn day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Sunny, and windy, so I’m watching …
: Food and song last night, dance and music tonight. My daughter and I went to Duke to see Is It …
: When I post to Micro.blog, I almost always stay below the 300 character limit so I chose my words …
: Table talk Erin and I attended the Snap Pea pop-up dinner inside Durham’s Northstar Church of the Arts. …
: I’m in Pittsboro, NC, on a day pass at Perch Coworking, sitting at the long counter for a …
: Just learned about the annual NC wildlife photo contest. 2025 winners here. I suspect @amerpie could …
: For dinner tonight, I made lablabi, a Tunisian harissa and chickpea soup, and it was delicious. I …
: I had fun writing this blog post about a book I’m currently reading (The Notebook by Roland …
: Watched this in 1985, four days in a row, at the movie theater on Third Street in DeKalb, Illinois: …
: Another beautiful and warm Sunday morning, with 40+ guys on the pitch for pick-up soccer games. …
: Bottled the orange bitters. My buddy Andrew made a batch, too. We started the first step—orange …
: About to drive to Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw to see Ketch Secor (first saw Old Crow Medicine …
: Dave Winer about running Feedland on your own: It’s not for poets, though I do know one who …
: At Cat’s Cradle with my eldest daughter to hear Vincent Lima, who gives a brief retelling of the …
: A perfect morning for pick-up soccer, with the time change everyone seemed to show up. An hour into …
: A friend who hunts our land each deer season (bow and arrow, from up in an oak tree) has had a trail …
: Just registered again for the Uwharrie Mountain Run next February. I’ll do the 8 miles along …
: I’m three episodes into Jad Abumrad’s latest podcast, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man and loving …
: Long-time subscriber to the New Yorker, and I’ve keep the auto-renew option turned off, which …
: Record store purchase today included Fleetwood Mac 1975 album. Now I’m sitting in theater waiting …
: Back now from a great outing in the beautifully warm NC autum day - first the No Kings protest in …
: The Peace Corps has very nice Brand Guidelines. Also, tips on writing a blog post.
: Feeling tired and happy after mid-day pick-up soccer in Cary; an insightful session with my career …
: Erin and I needed a way to wind down last night, so we re-watched The Bear S2E7, Forks, one of my …
: Finished reading The Poisoner’s Handbook just in time for the meeting of our science writers …
: Making the season’s last batch of hot sauce, in the garage, listening to the Belair Lip Bombs. Advil …
: There are many ways to post to Micro.blog. Usually I use the Mac app or MarsEdit. Not sure if …
: Watched: A Few Good Men a couple of times this week. Just seemed to fit the mood of the country. 🍿
: Last night, after I returned from the Science Communicators of North Carolina annual SONCIES awards …
: Micro.blog is throwing an error for my Wan Smol Blog and photos are showing correctly. Maybe I need …
: Also in the ginger lily was this anchor stink bug.
: Hiding in the stalk of the white ginger lily, tiny gray treefrog.
: Washington Spirit vs. San Diego Wave at Audi Field on a perfect October Sunday. A 2-1 win in extra …
: Signs of the times, Washington, D.C.
: Rapa Nui moai on the campus of The American University in Washington, D.C. Marker says this was gift …
: Kitchen makings in process: homemade grenadine (recipe and fun story), vanilla extract (recipe). …
: Much fun at the 28th annual Carrboro Music Festival. After 2 hours of soccer this morning and 3 …
: Tomorrow is the 28th annual Carrboro Music Festival, with 100 bands throughout the day. I’ll …
: For the vinyl collection In Pittsboro today, at Screaming for Vintage, I picked up Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and …
: A hot few days but the maple leaves are floating down and the hickory nuts are dropping with a thud.
: Another awesome show by The Heavy Heavy. My second time seeing them, tonight at Motorco in Durham. …
: Nothing bums me out more than seeing a turtle smashed in the street. Soon we’ll see dead cooperhead …
: A surprise today as I was driving up the gravel road, noticed a dark spot that didn’t seem …
: A gorgeous evening for pops music by Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle on the green at Southern …
: I don’t seem to have a good linkblog setup (need to connect my Feedland install to S3) so …
: Jesse Welles was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday in this story about Farm Aid at …
: On a late-afternoon walk in the woods behind the house, I noticed for the first time a tall red …
: Feels like it’s been a long while since I last purchased a domain name. I’ve been …
: After an afternoon of using the chainsaw to remove some trees along our gravel driveway - Carrboro …
: Made my Saturday morning visit to the Carrboro Farmers Market in search of roselle, hot peppers, and …
: Home alone so I put The Joshua Tree on the record player and cranked the volume dial. Makes it …
: Despite missing a front leg, this box turtle was moving quickly across the road in the neighborhood …
: I have updated my installation of Feedland per the instructions from @dave and everything looks …
: Oliver and I were at Cat’s Cradle last night for a phenomenal sold out show by blues guitarist …
: We got a good long look at a gray fox this morning. It was in the back, stopped, head turned toward …
: Oliver joined me for the Sunday morning pick-up soccer game. The weather was perfect, sixties and …
: Typepad? I used to have a scene with that. (Dire Straits Romeo & Juliet playing in my head.) In …
: Not a great photo. I was leaning out the car window, and zoomed in to catch this raptor above. The …
: I use Feedland (from @dave) to read a lot of blogs; see my river of news. Today I added more feeds …
: Woke before dawn to the call and response of barred owls outside. I stepped onto the porch to sit …
: Today Jesse Welles drops a new song based on the Siddhartha novel. Beautiful. This, and my Tattered …
: The ginger lily behind our bedroom brings me joy.
: This was last Saturday as we scrubbed the cypress siding of accumulated dirt and mildew after this …
: This bush has been busy with butterflies this week.
: This extended music video (58 minutes!) by Jesse Welles is a treat. And damn if his upcoming shows …
: I don’t have my Zuiker Chronicles blog streaming here, so I’ll just note that this week …
: Optimo makes beautiful hats in Chicago. They are out of my league. But I can dream.
: Sitting on the porch with my morning coffee, reading: Think Little by Wendell Berry. Behind me, a …
: Visited the Durham record stores today looking for new album by local Americana musician Joseph …
: Caution signs are up. Rains keep coming. Turtles are on the move. Anna saw this one as she left for …
: Family dinner (fennel-crusted tuna and broiled lobster tail) to celebrate our anniversary tomorrow …
: Red chanterelles in the forest by my house. With all the rains these last weeks I haven’t done any …
: Rainy day, another turtle crossing the road. This one a small female. I’ve received a few of …
: On plane to Texas, I read profile of pediatrician Greg Gulbransen and liked this graph: Good people …
: Wildlife seen in West Texas this weeked: kit fox (see earlier post), tan rat snake near our airbnb …
: Just before our departure this morning, Katherine took us outside Marfa for a bit of sightseeing.
: Stenciled message on door of ruined house, Marfa, Texas. I bought a bottle of Mexican sotol from the …
: After dinner and art at Capri last night, on our way to our room at the cool BOHEMIO Raconteur …
: Erin and I made an impromptu visit to Marfa, Texas. We arrived just in time to surprise Erin’s …
: Good show by Toronto band Ducks Ltd at DC9 in Washington, D.C. Songs all similar sounding but the …
: Just stomped my second spotted lanternfly during my visit to Washington, D.C.
: I stood up after my morning meditation, looked out the window to the wildflower garden below, and …
: Watched an episode of Ted Lasso (The Strings That Bind Us) and sure enough, there’s an …
: One of the best shows I’ve been to recently was The Heavy Heavy (last year at Cat’s …
: On my way to the mall to pick up my new suit, I caught a bit of the Sound Opinions show on our local …
: One more test post to confirm connection to Mastodon (I’m @mistersugar on opalstack.social).
: Just a test post as I reconnect my Micro.blog account to Bluesky and Mastodon.
: Stepped outside to walk up to my studio office. ‘Will I see turtles or snakes?’ I asked. A few paces …
: Here’s a video clip of today’s turtle moving away from me. She was not interested in …
: This truck stops for turtles. Had to get Oliver to the UNC soccer camp this morning and this turtle …
: Another creature encountered near my studio office.
: Tropical Storm Chantal has been spinning over us (Chapel Hill and Carrboro) and dumping rain for …
: Heavy rains. Black bean soup is delicious topped with cotija, avocado, chicken, and cilantro. And …
: Earlier today I finished a long Zuiker Chronicles blog post about our 10 days in Ireland. That was a …
: Woke up feeling past COVID and ready to play soccer, but Tropical Storm Chantal has rained out the …
: Catching up on movie trailers this morning and now I’m eager to see the documentary …
: I spent most of the week quarantined in an upstairs bedroom. Retested this morning and that darn …
: This Pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris) hopped into the breezeway, momentarily perching on my …
: I last saw this turtle, with its damaged carapace, 11 months ago in nearly the same spot.
: Erin has been at her desk for much of the day, catching up on a vacation’s worth of work …
: One of many vacation surprises was the meal we had on our last night, at the Old Storehouse Bar …
: Finished reading Twist by Colum McCann on the Dublin-to-Charlotte flight yesterday. I seemed to be …
: Yesterday, after a train to Bray to hike the hill, I doubled back to Dublin, transferred to the Luas …
: In the middle of Johnnie Fox’s Hooley show (Irish singers and dancers) outside of Dublin my phone …
: Monday’s tour of Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol Museum also was full of history and astonishment.
: My visit yesterday to the Guinness Storehouse visitor experience in Dublin was unsatisfying even if …
: Our visit to old Dalymount Park did not disappoint tonight, with total attendance at 4421 and …
: Somehow I missed the news that Colum McCann has a new novel, yet since I check the shelves of any …
: Texture old and new in Ireland on a lovely day.
: Overnight flight to Dublin on a 777 and just like that I am having cappuccino and croissant at …
: Lunch break critter #2: admittedly cute raccoon, fluffy white belly, in the chicken run but hadn’t …
: Lunch break critter #1: black snake near rock pile.
: I’m not in UNC’s Kenan Stadium tonight for Mexico vs Turkiye but I am watching the …
: Today’s news and views had me feeling a bit blue, so I’ve ended the day by rewatching …
: My installation of Feedland is working well for me, although I’ve encountered a couple of …
: Oliver joined me for Sunday pick-up soccer. He’s got a driver’s permit so he took the …
: Scrolling the feeds in my river this morning and I came upon this article. I swam with a dugong on …
: Another turtle down the way, this one met by my brother-in-law Michael. Might be same turtle Ginni …
: Done with work, I walk from Studio B to the house and notice this robin’s egg at the base of a big …
: Yesterday Oliver and his cousins came across these turtles at their house (200 yards down the gravel …
: A second turtle! Walking on the gravel drive at about the same spot I saw a different turtle last …
: Was just about to get in the shower but I looked out the bedroom window and noticed this Eastern box …
: Sunlight on the result of Sunday’s cherry picking and yesterday’s pitting: five jars of pie filling.
: Happy to have snagged 2 tickets to Bohemian FC vs Shamrock Rovers FC in Dublin later this month. …
: Today, my annual pilgrimage to Levering Orchard in SW Virginia to pick sour cherries with a friend, …
: On my walk to the studio office, this healthy, shiny turtle was on the gravel driveway. (Been a …
: Hatching a plan for a return visit to Austin in November to hang with my brothers, attend the UT …
: Failed experiment: I’ve had the page for the Tudor Pelagos FXD GMT open for months but Tudor has not …
: The New Yorker is celebrating 100 years. I’ve been reading that magazine for nearly a third of …
: Gentle morning rain Dry wood burning in fireplace Cup of tea in hand.
: Last day of the EPL season, 10 games on right now … I"m watching Nottingham Forest vs. …
: Oliver joined me for Sunday pickup soccer. He played well and scored 2 goals. No goals for me, but I …
: I’m rereading this delightful 2021 remembrance of Jim Haynes, the American who hosted a …
: This new blog post on the Zuiker Chronicles Online gives more detail about how I installed Feedland …
: Early this morning, Erin took Oliver, our youngest, to get his learner’s permit, so after work …
: In March, @dave forecasted the end of feedland.org and feedland.com. I have used both, for my news …
: Congratulations to Aaron and the crew at Leatherback Brewing on St. Croix celebrating 7th …
: Doing dishes and looked out to see squirrel upside down on oak tree, making its danger chirps. Since …
: Morning coffee on the porch with birdsong and heavy smell of smoke. Exploring writings of …
: Dinner with Erin, Anna, and Malia at our favorite place in Carrboro, Pizzeria Mercato. Then over to …
: One of our cats went missing last night. Something just got into the chicken coop and killed one of …
: After many months, my 2025 web strategy hits a couple of milestones: I’ve updated the look of …
: Finished reading this last night: Project Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir. It’s the second …
: Anna saw this turtle earlier this week near where we park our cars. This was in afternoon sun.
: This turtle was on the gravel drive closer to the main road so probably a new one for me.
: First turtle of the year. Walking across the gravel driveway.
: I spent the afternoon in Pittsboro participating in a fun 4x4 soccer tournament with the men and …
: Back from the beach, where I celebrated my birthday with family and friends, read a couple of books, …
: Finished reading: Orbital by Samantha Harvey. Read this mostly at the beach yesterday, completed it …
: I am at the beach and I am reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey and I am mesmerized and awed.
: Sitting on the patio of a beach house and just finished reading Aflame by Pico Iyer. 📚 It’s …
: Now that I have a new brand for Zuiker Chronicles, I’m working on incorporating the logo, …
: Early start to the day to work on the new chicken run. (Picked up 3 pullets yesterday to add to our …
: TIL there are a lot of image placeholder options. Some fun ones here including bacon or beards or …
: A couple of months ago I asked for recommendations for graphic designers. @pratik pointed me to …
: Now that I have a new brand for the Zuiker Chronicles, I have begun to code the site to use new …
: Great snowfall in Chapel Hill today. I went for a 4-mile run at 4pm, passed cars spinning on the …
: This morning, I received from @ningkantida the design package for a new Zuiker Chronicles logo and I …
: Need a diversion? The Robots ht font from Huerta Tipografica looks fun. 242 modules to make your own …
: From the Athletic: Adidas unveils 2025 Club World Cup ball: ‘The design pays homage to the United …
: Back now from the Uwharrie Mountain Run, in national forest west of Asheboro, NC. We had big rains …
: I’m watching the Apple TV+ series Prime Target, about a mathematician about to uncover the law …
: So easy to make. Such a tradition to it. Perhaps I can make this a Friday habit.
: I did watch inauguration and listen to that awful speech. (I’m rereading Sun Tzu’s The …
: Just canceled my Washington Post subscription. Erin and I have agreed to wind down our Amazon Prime …
: Congratulations to the Atlantic, restored to a monthly printed magazine after crossing the …
: My night to make dinner. Went for a run first, saw amazing full moon. Came home, showered, started …
: I’ll need supplies and advice for this photo project. Instead of supporting Amazon any more, …
: Commencing photo project, using flatbed scanner to begin digitizing many of the thousands of slides, …
: Just listened to On the Media show Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) on our local public …
: Now I’m listening to Melt on the turntable mingled with the sounds of melting ice sliding off …
: A beautiful post-storm morning. Went for a run on the snowy trail along University Lake. Saw a …
: I see a silver lining to the chaos of another Trump presidency: Chances might be good that …
: Kevin Drum on the latest misinformation from Elon Musk: In addition to having an audience about a …
: I want very much to make a quip about being ‘unemployed in Greenland’ but I’m not …
: It’s time for Zuiker Chronicles to get a new brand. I’ve prepared a brief to describe …
: My 2025 goal: secure 2 tickets to the BohemiaFC vs. Shamrock Rovers football match, a Dublin derby …
: Sunday morning pick-up soccer was cold but fun. Great group of guys. Now home in front of the big …
: My tradition for last day of our visits to St. Croix has been to walk down to favorite beach early, …
: President Biden and I are vacationing on the same island. Not sure what he did on St. Croix today …
: Today’s view, from the hammock beneath the sea grape trees. #STX
: Rainbow for the start of our afternoon rainforest hike. Such a great walk up to Creque Dam. #STX
: Laps in this pool on this day in this place is quite the gift. #STX
: The Jan'25 issue of the Atlantic arrived earlier this week, and I immediately read the long feature …
: Trying the new photo collections feature for my turtle pics, on this page.
: I’m learning the lingo. Asked my daughter (Malia, arrived home last night from semester in Madrid) …
: Two hours on the soccer pitch this morning, the crisp and cold blossoming into a sunny and warm day. …
: Just back to the hotel after the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team win over …
: While I was staying warm in the Mall of America (arrived early in Minneapolis and brother lands …
: With traffic clogged and bladders full, we stopped at Virginia’s New River Trail state park, Foster …
: I still have a few days to switch my soccer brain off in time for the Vikings game that Joel is …
: When we were in Napa Valley earlier this month, Erin and I missed out on a table at the French …
: Fun to hear Paul and Octavio on WUNC today talking about Los Jets, the mostly Latino NC high school …
: Daughter studying abroad in Spain is having major issues with her iPhone. She’s spent 5 days …
: Earlier, I walked up the gravel road in the dark to get the mail. On the way, I stopped to chat with …
: We just watched Joy, the Netflix movie about IVF, and it was beautiful. Great acting, great story, …
: A very good way to start a Monday: wake early, meditate as the sky brightens into reds, take pot …
: Late-season hit peppers at the Carrboro Farmers Market yesterday means I am makingam making one last …
: Thank you Tottenham Hotspur for showing up to the match today. Great win!
: Than you @frankm for reminding me that I can use Drummer to post to Micro.blog. This and previous …
: It’s been a couple of months since I last updated my Now page. I’ve been thinking about …
: I arrived early for last night’s pick-up soccer game so was there when the lights popped on to …
: Found this anole underneath a concrete block on my work pile out back. It was slow to move in the …
: I am trying to eat more beans. Recently, I ruined a pot by over salting. Today, I’ve cooked …
: The red fox nabbed one of our hens today. I ran outside, fox dropped chicken, neck was broken and it …
: While we were driving through the vineyards of Napa Valley last week, I told Erin that I expected …
: From Napa to Sacramento to Pt. Reyes National Seashore and across the Golden Gate Bridge to San …
: Most Saturdays I visit the Carborro Farmers Market (North Carolina). Today I am on the other side of …
: In a surreal bit of timing, I’ve spent the last few days in Napa Valley. While my present …
: It’s been a busy few days with family visiting from Austin, Wilmington (NC), and Rhode Island. …
: Just registered for the Uwharrie Mountain Run (Feb. 1, 2025). I’ll run the 8-mile race this …
: Walk To Vote Microcast from Carrboro Town Plaza just after I cast my ballot. Transcript
: Josh Ritter is out with a surprise mini-album, ‘Heaven, or Someplace as Nice’ and he sent a special …
: When they fall Today’s news cycle has included quite a few articles (like this from WaPo) about the Trump …
: When they fall Today’s news cycle has included quite a few articles (like this from WaPo) about the Trump …
: Yesterday I finished reading If You Can’t Take the Heat by Michael Ruhlman. Today I wrote a …
: More enjoyable live music this weekend at Cat’s Cradle: First the energetic reggae-jam-rock …
: Toast to Mereva Right about now, on the other side of the planet from where I’m sitting (Chapel Hill, North …
: That fun wine tasting the other night? Turns out to have been a Covid spreading session, too. At …
: For dinner tonight, I made Peppers Stuffed with Feta (Piperies Gemistes me Feta), one of my favorite …
: Found what I wanted at the Carrboro Farmers Market this morning - roselle calyxes. Will make syrup …
: Whoa, my new batch of hot sauce is good, sweet and quite hot. I just tasted it and developed …
: Played soccer this morning. Now watching soccer as I make another batch of hot sauce - in the garage …
: There’s a member of Micro.blog community that I would like to contact for help on something …
: Off soon to see Ed Sheeran and others at Duke’s centennial Founder’s Day Celebration and …
: A morning microcast to explain my latest blog post on the Zuiker Chronicles (A list of profiles …
: Solsbury o’clock! This Friday I’m listening to Peter Gabriel’s anthem on my headphones as I ride the …
: Who in the Micro.blog community is using the Sidebar.js to include your microblog posts in the …
: Finished reading: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon - quite the surprising and enjoyable read. 📚
: Just as my head hit the pillow and I fell asleep last night—after an engaging day at work—a pack of …
: Oliver came upon this turtle on his walk to school this morning and he texted me a photo.
: Bed time for me. I looked outside to see if the clouds had cleared, if the full moon was visible. …
: Still raining at midday. Heading to the office. Noticed this smaller turtle at the drain in the …
: We’ve had nearly two inches of rain in the last 24 hours, according to one site I just …
: Made it to Chicago this morning. A lovely day in the not-so-windy City. I walked a mile to meet a …
: Twenty years ago, Americans were about to be introduced to Vanuatu, the South Pacific archipelago …
: As I watched the presidential debate last night, the barred owls in the woods were hootin' at each …
: Another beautiful fall day. Crows eating the corn that Sid put out for the deer. A hawk watching the …
: Oh, my. Both candidates start their closing statements with “So, …” I am not in …
: To me, AI will always be a YouTube search for “italian singer english gibberish.”
: A perfect lede to this science article: Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing …
: Finished reading: Moonbound by Robin Sloan 📚
: Happy to learn that Durham’s Fullsteam Brewery will be setting up its ‘forever …
: I am grateful to live in a placee where fragrant white ginger lily can grow. A connection to Hawaii …
: When I redesigned my blog (10 years ago?), I defined a p selector for non-indented first paragraph. …
: Early visit to the Carrboro Farmers Market to get a variety of chiles for my annual late-summer hot …
: The U.S. opened an embassy in Vanuatu this year (when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer there the …
: Wondering if a North Carolina meetup of Micro.blog users is possible. Would be fun to share a meal …
: A trill close and loud pileated woodpecker high in the white oak
: Will soon attempt an update to my bio/resume page, currently at antonzuiker.com. Searching for …
: Stars Love Hillsborough’s Pre-War Guitars Co., Who Make New Guitars That Look and Sound Decades Old …
: Early morning run to the airport to drop Anna, who is off for a year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps …
: David Remnick | Notes from the Underground A very informative profile of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of …
: An unexpected benefit of purchasing a turntable for the house last year is old records as gifts. My …
: Beautiful evening for UNC men’s soccer vs Campbell University at Dorrance Field.
: Getting my haircut in Durham today and a guy wearing a Cleveland Guardians shirt was standing …
: When the rains lessened this morning, I walked down the soggy hill to check on the creek. On the way …
: Tropical storm Debby has been dumping rain on us since about 10 last night with most of the morning …
: Colum McCann | 50 Years Ago, the World Trade Center Was Home to the Art Crime of the Century His …
: Rep. Marcy Kaptur paid tribute to Erin’s aunt, Peggy Murray of Sandusky, Ohio, on the floor of …
: Ordered and received a Raspberry Pi 5. I want to try setting up Pi-hole to block ads across the home …
: Took my daughter to see the Heavy Heavy at Cat’s Cradle. One of the best shows I’ve been to. They …
: I finally finished reading this excellent long feature by George Packer in the Atlantic: Phoenix Is …
: A note to myself to look into why my Textpattern blog only shows the headline after I publish a post …
: Loaded up a friend’s truck with the remaining lumber (milled in 2019) and we drove it an hour …
: Big rains = turtle sightings. This male Eastern Box Turtle was in the gravel road as I drove the …
: Fantastic night at UNC’s Kenan Stadium for the Manchester City vs Celtic FC match. Celtic victorious …
: Celtic up over ManCity 1-0 after 14 minutes! A beautiful evening in Chapel Hillll, North Carolina.
: Family is getting excited about the Manchester City vs. Celtic match tonight in Chapel Hill, even …
: Took Oliver to meet his cousin at the Manchester City pop-up store in Chapel Hill. He was jazzed to …
: Friday at 5 is what I call “Solsbury o’clock” - I play Peter Gabriel’s …
: So much fun! Walking in the Breckenridge parade was a blast.
: In line to walk the Breckenridge July Fourth parade with my cousins and aunts and uncles - our …
: Walked home hand in hand wirh my amazing wife Erin after the Wines of the Levant tasting at Rocks …
: Last week, the Duke School of Medicine posted my profile of Charles Muiruri, a health care …
: Visited my local bookstore (Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill) to pick up my pre-order copy of Moonbound …
: It is Juneteenth and Duke University has the day off. I’m rereading my Alabama post from …
: Was enjoying this slower day. Decided to expand a flower bed beside the house. Pulling vines and …
: I’m looking forward to settling into the chair on the porch tonight to read this Atlantic …
: Lovely night camping beside a creek in West Virginia. I’ve arrived safely in Solon, Ohio …
: Bummed to see I will miss the appearance of Robin Sloan near Chapel Hill on Saturday. His Moonbound …
: Malia and I picked 30 pounds of sour cherries this morning. We are home now, it’s nearly time for …
: In line at Levering Orchard in southwest Virginia for the annual sour cherry picking adventure.
: Rainy night. Stepped outside to close the grill (left open by family after hot dogs foe dinner). …
: We toured the White House today. Short but sweet. Beautiful weather.
: Checking on the flowerbed and I noticed this tiny (about 7 cm long) box turtle.
: And here’s the male Eastern box turtle up close.
: Walking the hillside below our house, my brain registered another turtle before I consciously saw …
: On the hillside below our house, Carolina climbing-milkweed (Matelea carolinensis) on a fallen log.
: Raindrops and Turtles Another walk in the woods to find box turtles and listen to the birds and cicadas. Transcript
: Decided to walk the path along my rock-wall property line. It’s been raining and dripping since last …
: Hum of Cicadas From Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a moment in the woods to listen to the birds and cicadas. …
: Over on the Zuiker Chronicles, I wrote about our recent road trip to Montgomery, Alabama to visit …
: Waterfall in the preserve I’m in Northern Virginia for a work event. I needed a walk and saw the Winkler Botanical Preserve …
: I observed the eclipse in Carrboro, North Carolina using binoculars with lens filters. I also used …
: The hillside below our house is showing its wildflowers. In this nook are wild ginger, pennywort, …
: With warm weather and a big group of friends, today’s Sunday pickup soccer was pure fun. Then coffee …
: I found time yesterday to get the Duke River of News back online. It’s now at dukeriver.news, …
: A beautiful day in Chapel Hill. I spent the morning in the back finishing a flower garden in which I …
: A new book to read: American Mother by Colum McCann, one of my favorite authors. 📚
: I’ve been using Micro.blog since the beginning yet I still don’t know what I’m …
: The monthly worknotes that I instituted for myself and my team at work have been a hit. Routinely …
: Local Durham, local style On my lunch break in Durham today, I went to the post office to mail our tax info to the accountant, …
: Rainy day in Chapel Hill, but there was still a good showing for the 5K for Education. Glad to have …
: My son, Oliver, joined me for Sunday morning pick-up soccer in Durham. We both played well, and on …
: Somehow we have a 45 single of The Monkees singing I’m a Believer and it sounds as fun on the …
: Attending the Ceremony for the Unveiling of the Manly McCauley Historical Matker in Carrboro, NC. …
: New blog post at Zuiker Chronicles: I’m well into my fifties now and finally landed on a theme …
: One of the thousands of anole lizards darting around the island of St. Croix.
: This iguana did not want to move from the dirt road in the afternoon heat on S. Croix so I was able …
: I’ve been trying to get to Austin to attend the big Austin City Limits music festival for …
: Finished reading: The Covenant of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) by Abraham Verghese. Loved it! 📚
: RIP Carl Weathers (NYT obit). We’re listening to the Rocky album in your honor. (Record came …
: A good week done. Chicken Provençal roasting in the oven, vintage Springsteen vinyl on the …
: Another cherry pie (with filling made from sour cherries picked by me last year in Virginia) for a …
: Just learned that I can buy books written by @patrickrhone on Lulu.com. I’ve admired …
: The January 2001 issue of Northern Ohio Live (a magazine!) featured my innovations column (Inventing …
: Morning coffee with a friend (fellow soccer player) then home to make sesame salt pretzels with …
: I am reading The Covenant of Water (Oprah’s Book Club) by Abraham Verghese: I’m on page 84/724 …
: We seem to have survived the big storm. Rains snd winds have ceased and house is feeling calm enough …
: Rain most of the day. When I woke from my nap, stillness, so I walked into town for coffee. Back …
: This is a test This is a test. I am refreshing myself on how to send a post to Micro.blog from iA Writer.
: Another book I finished reading this month: The Point by Steve Woodruff. I previously read …
: I finished reading How to Know a Person by David Brooks. A lot of what Brooks focuses on, including …
: It took me half the year, but I finally finished reading Victory City by Salman Rushdie 📚
: Woken early by young nephews so I took a pre-dawn walk on the wide streets of Fredericksburg, Texas. …
: Last night at soccer near Pittsboro, I noticed a marbled salamander walking through the grass toward …
: A few nights ago, this copperhead snake was crossing the gravel road near the old house. I stopped …
: Went for a short walk behind the house and came upon two male Eastern box turtles.
: A new long table Before: The photo I posted to Micro.blog in 2019 of the blackjack oak on the mobile sawmill. The …
: This male box turtle was not happy at being bumped by the wheel of the lawn mower. He was hissing …
: Big rains and turtles on the hunt.
: Noticed this delicate strand of flowers at the base of a tree on our property: naked-flowered tick …
: Walking into town for coffee, observing spring blossoms, cottontail rabbits, caterpillars and …
: How I am feeling on my birthday: I have watched this flash mob video of Ode to Joy 3 times and cried …
: A photo of the red-spotted newt.
: Have not been able to use Sunlit app in many months. Updated to latest. Still always get a snippets …
: Still working to dig out the Chinese wisteria. Today dug up old oil jug and found this red-spotted …
: If you enjoyed the music in Ted Lasso Season 3 Episode 3, then you must watch the fabulous music …
: Emptying closets in preparation for the move to the new house, I found this instrument, oboe I …
: This bloodroot is having a great spring.
: New bottle of tasty heat filled from the jar of homemade sauce I processed last summer.
: On a walk in the woods this morning, along the hill just below our new house, I came across …
: I’m seeing an error message at the top of the page here in Micro.blog. Never realized there …
: Solved today’s Wordle and laughed out loud. This word has been one we’ve said too many …
: Picked up a used copy of Songdogs by Colum McCann, now my McCann library is almost complete. Will …
: Spring day, sky is blue Redbuds bloom along highway Bald eagle above
: Just finished reading: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid 📚 Such a beautiful story. The racial plot …
: Red-tail hawk near the farmers market with hectoring jays and mockingbirds.
: Chilly morning visit to the Carrboro Farmers Market to get more bloodroot for the forest. At $5 a …
: Found in the woods this morning.
: Taking a break from work to inventory the lumber we milled in 2019.
: Always a joy to post an early spring photo of the bloodroot in bloom.
: Solitude is an empty gravel road to walk along when checking the mailbox.
: Up early this morning, well before the usual 6:30 a.m. alarm. After my shower, decided it was a good …
: And now a second post to test Dave’s updated script for publishing to Micro.blog from Drummer.
: Updated the public link to this microblog.opml file in Drummer and gave Micro.blog the new url . …
: Day one of the photo challenge and day two of my new identity as adult orthodontia patient but I …
: Been a U2 fan since 1985 but honestly I don’t know how I feel about the new covers of U2 hits by U2 …
: I’ve tuned into the Champions League early, and Thierry Henry and a couple of other guys are …
: Out of the ortho urgent care and back home, having learned a new phrase: medial gastrocnemius …
: A perfect morning for playing soccer with the guys. I was playing well, but then got kicked in the …
: Just finished watching The Swimmers, about Olympian Sara Mardini and Syrian refugees.
: A sunny and warm start to this Friday, and the week’s work has made me feel good, but …
: Using a Uni-ball Signo micro 207 in red to edit documents. Will be ordering the new red and blue …
: About to start reading: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. I read Exit West last year. 📚
: I was stoked to read this NYTimes Magazine Eat column about ‘buttery garlic shrimp’ on …
: Stepped out to warm the car and was met with the deep drumming of a pileated woodpecker somewhere …
: Finished reading: The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull A sci-fi novel, set in the U.S. Virgin Islands, …
: A close Duke-UNC men’s basketball game tonight. Our family pulls for the Tar Heels (a master …
: A new shemagh arrived from Afghanistan (via Combat Flip Flops), and Erin promptly asked if she could …
: Having grown up with a plan to be a Peace Corps Volunteer — my father served in the Dominican …
: Oliver and his cousin are in the kitchen making cookies, listening to country, and now he’s …
: A walk in the woods this beautiful morning.
: Took my brother to the Carolina Hurricanes hockey game to celebrate his 50th birthday. Canes win in …
: I’m reading The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull. Anna gave me this for Christmas, knowing I would …
: Today is a boot day. Played soccer this morning, now heading into the office wearing my black …
: What a stunningly bad speech to have to listen to as I wait to pick up my family at the airport.
: In the pre-dawn dark a single sound in forest weak squawk of a baby owl With the morning light …
: Erin, Anna, and Malia are in El Pescadero, Mexico visiting relatives. The other day they swam near a …
: Waiting in the orthodontist office with Oliver. He tried an AI app for first time by asking for six …
: Last day of this winter break from work but that doesn’t mean I suddenly learned how to relax. The …
: Justin Watt has time on his hands in a new city, so he let Craiglist know that he wanted to help …
: Firewood stacked in the new rack. Very satisfying.
: Sunday soccer this morning, great weather for a pickup game. I scored three goals mostly by being at …
: Day dawned in mist, then turned to rain, so I worked under the carport to make a firewood rack from …
: Oliver had just healed from the navicular fracture in his foot. Now he’s got a possible …
: Heard the news of Pele’s death while I was driving my son to ortho urgent care to get his wrist …
: Dropped family at the Duke Chapel for Christmas service and I went to walk the Al Buehler Trail. …
: These cinnamon rolls were out of the oven before any of the family had awakened.
: Family in other room watching Little Women, with a fire warming the house. I’m enjoying a …
: Test post to see if my linking to my Mastodon account let’s me see this post over there (in …
: Stepping through the instructions to connect my Micro.blog posts to Mastodon: my Mastodon-compatible …
: Power has been out for a few hours. Wheeled the generator to side of house and plugged into panel. …
: Just paid into omg.lol, where I’ll be mistersugar again.
: Cutting our Austin trip a day short to beat the arctic bomb cyclone. Weather here was cold and gray, …
: On this rainy day in Austin, I chilled at the house; went for coffee at Radio; bought a sweatshirt …
: I have been let into Post.news, so I’m mistersugar over there. Let’s see where this …
: Watching World Cup final in cold Austin air at Meanwhile Brewing Company.
: Fun first day in Austin visiting brother and his family. From airport to Meanwhile Brewing Company …
: Played pickup soccer this morning in the cold (about 34ºF). The guys from Morocco and Algeria were …
: Sunday pickup soccer this morning was fun. A few of the guys are from Morocco, so there were smiles …
: Upgraded MarsEdit to v5 (always happy to pay fo this great tool); trying micropost feature here.
: Bummer for USA. For next game I have donned my Socceroos jersey I picked up in Australia in 2018.
: My latest blog post reflects my chagrined surprise about the richness of the UNESCO list of …
: Warm cinnamon rolls a great way to start the week.
: I have a pan of cinnamon rolls in the fridge ready for baking in the morning. Planning to start the …
: My Serbian friend came over for dinner tonight. I made chicken shawarma (NYTimes recipe) and we …
: Whoa that could have been an astounding end to the Portugal-Ghana match! I had just taken this …
: I’m home alone for the holiday, family up in Cleveland while I stay back to keep an eye on the …
: Just booked flights for me and my son to visit family in Austin in December. That means I’ll …
: World Cup time! I played soccer with the guys this morning, even scored a couple of goals, made some …
: I gave up hope on getting back into my Twitter account, so I created a new handle, but in the …
: Cloudy but warm day in NC. Dropped son at a bar mitzvah and then drove to Pittsboro for a pop-up …
: I listen to the U2X station on SiriusXM; been thinking about what 5 U2 songs I’d recommend for …
: Picked up Malia from Amtrak station in Raleigh for weekend home from college in Washington. Last …
: I’m still locked out of my Twitter account, but now I’m on Mastodon (as @mistersugar, …
: In line to vote. 6:45 a.m. Chapel Hill, NC. 55°F breezy and no clouds. UNC Health helicopter passes …
: standing in moonlight in forest beyond I hear great horned owl calling
: Washington Post has an article that quotes a Musk tweet but it swapped a word? Vomiting for voting? …
: I can no longer log into Twitter because 2FA doesn’t send a code to my phone. Tough times at …
: Sunday soccer with the guys (30s-70s, from all over the planet) was much fun today, though weirdly …
: Detail in one of the passageways on Duke University campus. We’re here to watch women’s basketball …
: I moved the Meyer lemon tree from the garden to our inside laundry room. Tree has dozens of blossoms …
: Soccer Sunday: played pickup with the guys early; returned home to watch Premier League matches; now …
: oh my gosh, I watched a YouTube tutorial about the espresso machine I recently bought, I made a good …
: Lots of activity down at the build site, including the bagging of a big buck by one of the …
: After soccer, my son and I drove to Greensboro for brunch with Anna (nursing student). On the way, I …
: Here in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, we have a stationery shop called Crazy Alan’s Emporium. I …
: My quandry: A family member needs to have a conference call with me and others. She wants us to use …
: Visit to the periodontist yesterday left me with a bad taste in my mouth - teeth are sticky and …
: Making one last batch of hot sauce on my makeshift outdoor kitchen. This is with the chiles from the …
: Owl In The Chilly Night Cleaning up the kitchen and heard an owl so stepped outside to record the night sounds.
: A long day doing what I love: playing soccer with an international group; brunch with friends; …
: Here is a gift link to the Washington Post article about the award-winning short film about the …
: iPhone 8 Plus ➡️ iPhone 14 Pro Looking forward to contributing better photos to the timeline.
: Brunch at the neighbor’s house. Met another neighbor, who invited me to pick chiles in his garden. …
: Just relinked Drummer to Micro.blog so I can post from my outline.
: The forest outside is raining acorns. Not sure if there’s anything to make of them.
: At the Carrboro Farmers Market this morning, I bought a few containers of larger roselle calyxes, a …
: Just posted my picture for the microblog photo initiative. Not great image. My phone is quite old …
: Friday, October 14, 2022, 11:11 a.m., Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A., North America, Planet …
: “That this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by …
: On this beautiful morning in Chapel Hill, I am grateful for the Micro.blog community, which has …
: One of the cats left this juvenile rat snake near the front door. It was alive but injured. I moved …
: I have a page on my Zuiker Chronicles site to explain What I’m Doing Now. I’ve finally …
: Sunday morning soccer in Durham with a large group (enough for two games side by side). Always fun …
: I did go yesterday to Raleigh to meet my uncle John at the IBMA World of Bluegrass festival. The …
: Out walking the property to assess damage from tropical storm Ian yesterday. Lots of small branches …
: I did go yesterday to Raleigh to meet my uncle John at the IBMA World of Bluegrass festival. The …
: Rains and wind from Hurricane Ian are here in North Carolina. Expecting downpours later as the storm …
: Rains and wind from Hurricane Ian are here in North Carolina. Expecting downpours later as the storm …
: Out in the woods again this afternoon with the chainsaw at the fallen hickory tree. This turtle …
: Clearing fallen branches and cutting firewood today. Turned a decaying log and saw this salamander …
: So far this morning, I’ve seen a ruby-throated hummingbird outside my office window, and that …
: Holy cow! Just saw a bald eagle swoop down roadside here in Carrboro, NC. And to think I went all …
: I haven’t seen many turtles this summer during my walks in our woods. This one turned up near our …
: Last day at the pool Reading ‘bout Benin bronzes French fries with ketchup
: That Phoenix post by @maique reminded me of something we did in the early years of blogging: we took …
: I do not like centipedes. But this one was inside an old beer bottle that I kicked out of the ground …
: Stunning day on the Outer Banks near the village of Avon. We’ve come to visit with Carrboro friends …
: I used the Rode PodMic, Zoom PodTrak P4, and my aging iPhone 8 to record a couple of interviews for …
: I struggled to get today’s Wordle. I stayed up too late watching a movie, and I have a lot on …
: A strike/rally/sit-in making move-in day at American University very slow and interesting.
: Dinner last night my my uncle John and cousin Kristin; breakfast this morning with my uncle Michael …
: In Washington D.C. to take Malia to college (at American University). Need to find the local bar …
: Erin and I went to dinner with Malia last night, her last in Chapel Hill before she embarks on …
: A couple of years ago, I chopped down a few princess trees (Paulownia tomentosa) out in the woods. …
: Out for another walk and came across this, another type of millipede here in North Carolina.
: Coffee and laptop on the screened porch on a still, cool Sunday morning. Hummingbird just visited …
: Family movie night was Thirteen Lives, a dramatization of the dramatic cave-diving rescue mission in …
: The pepper plants in the garden are starting to drip with red, and the Carrboro Farmers Market …
: Our big gardenia bush finished with its flowers a couple of months ago, but we’ve had 2 late blooms …
: Tonight Anna, my oldest daughter, and I went to Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro to hear Blue Cactus.
: Tonight Anna, my oldest daughter, and I went to Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro to hear Blue Cactus.
: “Well, I wouldn’t be made at a chocolate bar if they had one,” says Wade the …
: Erin and I have been rewatching Treme. Tonight we’re on the episode that pays tribute to Steve …
: A long post (on my Zuiker Chronicles blog) about the cruise to Alaska and why I’m lucky to be …
: What a great match between England and Germany. #euro2022
: A pot of onions cooking slowly (for French onion soup later), and I’ve settled in to watch …
: Erin and I looked under the tarp at the pile of lumber that’s been drying for the last 3 years. …
: Short post with latest version of MarsEdit to say thanks to @danielpunkass. I’ve been using …
: Good morning, Micro.blog community. Your advice, please: I need new voices & perspectives in my …
: I’m feeling well today, glad to be past that COVID illness (though I presume I’m still …
: Tiny mushroom out in the woods. There is a pleasant breeze cooling the forest. Feels good to be …
: COVID Chronicles: Still sequestered, still sucking honey-cherry lozenges. Checked my email to catch …
: The July 25, 2022 issue of the New Yorker is doing as much (or more than) the ibuprofen and tissue …
: Fauna, too. This looks to be a katydid. (‘Wedding of the Bugs’ is one the most fun songs ever!)
: I keep telling my wife that my purchase of notebooks and pencils is done, but then Blackwing went …
: My post-vacation blog chronicles is delayed because I am possessed of Covid, shivering in bed but …
: Enjoying good Seattle coffee (in sleepy Magnolia neighborhood) after a week at sea. Cruise to Alaska …
: Still on the cruise ship, headed south back to Seattle. Much to report (when back home) about our …
: On the Quantum of the Seas heading north to Alaska. On the pool deck giant screen this morning was a …
: Arrived in Seattle late last night. Woke up this morning and looked out the hotel window (43rd …
: As we construct a new house on the back lot, a variety of trucks have parked in front of our house. …
: Box turtle crossing the driveway last night. 🐢
: The FMail app (for my Fastmail account) continues to give me a spinning beach ball. Not sure why …
: Long travel day yesterday from Rhode Island to North Carolina with too much time sitting in cramped …
: I had the best father-son day today on our trip to Block Island -Oliver and I biked and talked and …
: I want to use Font Awesome icons in a post. Maybe I have misunderstood the FA plugin, which states …
: Are there instructions for how to use the new Font Awesome plug-in? I have a FA Pro account; is …
: Biking with my father and son to Snug Harbor for breakfast, through a neighborhood of new houses, …
: Flowering milkweed in the Trustom Pond wildlife refuge, costal Rhode Island. Beautiful day today …
: Travel day: flying from Raleigh-Durham to Rhode Island with my son. Prepared for whatever delays may …
: Got today’s Wordle on fifth line, but questioned whether it was a real word so I opened the …
: I’m on the porch with my coffee (in the Flyleaf Books mug) and the new issue of The Atlantic. I’m …
: Asking this great Micro.blog community for recommendations of what to see, do, eat, or drink in …
: I get sad to my core when I come across a smashed box turtle on the gravel driveway.
: Up early this morning to monitor the concrete pouring into the footings of our new house. First …
: Wow. Today’s session of the Select Committee on Jan. 6 was riveting and powerful. I stand in …
: After lunch with Erin, I went out to the wood pile to split firewood (sourwood, maple, princess …
: I wanted to prepare dinner yesterday as my Father’s Day gift to my family. We had chicken …
: I’ve spent much of this Father’s Day on the patio with coffee, a magazine, and Our Own …
: My latest blog post celebrates my daughter’s graduation from high school and pending …
: Oliver and I are getting haircuts this morning. First time we have been to the barber together. …
: Listening to a new track by a young woman whom we’ve known since she was a toddler. You go, delia-h! …
: The lightning has passed, and now the forest around our house is filled with lightning bugs. So …
: Big thunderstorm blew in an hour ago, and we’re still seeing flashes and now hearing deep …
: I’m reading the newsletter from James Fallows, and I’m delighted to see he mentions …
: I played soccer this morning, and quickly felt the heat and my lack of recent exercise (and too many …
: I couldn’t go to Levering Orchard to pick sour cherries yesterday because Malia graduated from high …
: I’ve been in the Dean Dome for UNC basketball and a Barack Obama rally and Erin’s law school …
: So bummed that I will miss the one day of sour cherry picking at Levering Orchard on Saturday. Means …
: My dad sends a daily email, with one to five photos, to a long list of family and friends. …
: Studio 4 I recorded a short message of thanks to my Duke University colleague Stephen Toback for the amazing …
: Graffito on the Libba Cotten Bikeway to UNC.
: Reminiscent of my Peace Corps experience in the South Pacific, we’re at the table lit only with …
: A typical Saturday morning: first in the house to wake, feed the dog, make coffee, slip out to visit …
: The first of the blossoms on the gardenia bush opened over night. Big, fragrant, beautiful white …
: Another wildflower observation in the woods around our house. This is rattlesnakeweed (Hieracium …
: Another photo from my walk in the woods. This is heart-leaf ginger (Asarum virginicum) and there’s a …
: A few hours ago I was casually walking through our woods looking at flowers and ferns. Now I’m …
: Rattlesnake fern in the woods on the slope down to the creek.
: Big rains the last few days. A cluster of these striped wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) have …
: The magnolia tree out back has many big blossoms this year.
: Championship Sunday! I’ve got Tottenham-Norwich on the big TV and ManCity-AVL on my laptop. May put …
: In his newsletter, food writer Michael Ruhlman mentioned that Ann Hood (his wife) has a new memoir …
: Out back clearing fallen branches and using chain saw to cut firewood. Very hot but feels good to …
: How am I just now hearing John Prine’s Dear Abby?!
: Leaves of a tulip tree along the gravel driveway as I walk back from the mailbox.
: Getting ready to make strawberry mango jam. Also drinking a Blue Moon mango wheat beer and listening …
: Excited to see Robin Sloan has written a new novel. I enjoyed both Sourdough and Mr. Penumbra’s …
: Walked out to the clearing where we’re building a new house and saw the lunar eclipse, clouds …
: Wish you all could smell these berries we just picked at Waller Family Farm. Hot out there in the …
: Only found that one turtle on my slow walk through our woods. Now the rain is back so I am on the …
: Heavy rainstorm just passed over so I came out to the woods to look for turtles. In five minutes I …
: Sitting in the Durham Food Hall with a cortado, rereading Atul Gawande’s brilliant Being Mortal, I …
: Last Saturday I made a rock wall and flower garden at the top end of the new paved driveway. …
: Finally downloaded the images and videos from the GoPro camera we took to St. Croix in March. …
: Via DF, I see an uplifting story about how the internet helped Noah Grey, the creator of the early …
: Pre-show dinner at trattorria at 44th St. & 9th Ave., window seat watching so many people walk …
: With Erin and Oliver in NYC to celebrate Oliver’s birthday #12. A gorfeous day to walk. Just sat …
: A moment of confusion every time I hear the opening notes of Change by War on Drugs as I think I’m …
: Glad to get a haircut from my regular barber Kirby (Arrow North Hills), and on her recommendation I …
: Fiddling with the Smol Blog, adding a new page to pull in all posts about the various islands …
: Lots of rain today, but once it stopped I went for a walk out back and happened upon these (maybe a …
: Our daughter, Anna, is 21 today. So proud of her and grateful for how she has brightened our lives.
: Blew out a quad muscle during warmups this morning, so had to leave the Sunday soccer just as the …
: The 2011 Ford Ranger went to the shop for an oil change. Two days later, the power windows stopped …
: Just watched the first episode of Tokyo Vice. Very intriguing.
: Got lucky today. Wordle 294 2/6 🟨⬛🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: We’re traveling on my birthday and have arrived CLT with layover that nicely coincides with the …
: Snorkeled F’sted pier: blue tang, cuttlefish, green sea turtles, pencil fish. Now at Dorsch Beach. …
: Woke early and walked solo to the beach, strung the hammock, relaxed with my thoughts and a …
: Over on my Storian blog, I’ve posted a mid-vacation update from the U.S. Virgin Islands. In …
: I started reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell last fall, took it with me on the winter vacation …
: Sitting poolside at the Fred, a boutique hotel in Frederiksted on the island of St. Croix. Just had …
: Back on Sandy Point for the final day of public swim. Turtle nesting season is starting.
: Such a glorious day, warm and breezy and buzzing with life. I was glad to see the bloodroot bloomed.
: Reading about the large Joro spiders that are moving up the East Coast of the U.S., I’m …
: Regretting that my work and family responsibilities kept me from attending MicroCamp, but I’m …
: Making red beans and rice for family meal, and new classic brownies. Recipes by Pableaux Johnson and …
: I’m working from home in blue jeans, hip Nike shoes, a comfortable new hoodie. Was a time that …
: Reading the NYTimes obituary for Dr. Paul Farmer. Trying to keep composed, but reading that other …
: Played soccer with the guys this morning. Helped my sister-in-law move into her new house a hundred …
: Updated the What I’m doing now page on my blog.
: If this is a simulation, I wish to thank you who programmed Friday nights with good Thai takeout, …
: Great day shopping and eating on South Congress Street in Austin. Now chatting with frosé at the …
: Gorgeous day in Austin, Texas. We gazed from Mount Bonnell, brunched at Tiny Boxwoods, shopped in UT …
: Waking up in Austin. Visiting my brothers. Glad to have a few days off.
: Family movie night was Marry Me, the new musical rom-com with Jennifer Lopez and Luke Wilson. I …
: Uncle John Zuiker and my cousins made this sweet music video to honor the family and our memories of …
: Looking forward to visiting my brothers in Austin next weekend.
: Wordle 227 4/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fun game, and easy to paste into M.b.
: Desperate to drop Dropbox, so I’ve installed Nextcloud on my webhost for a try. That got me …
: Cold night setting in. Outside with a fire before we head in for dinner.
: Got a full night’s sleep, and woke up glad to be home but missing the fun we had in Hawaii. Today …
: One of the amazing Hawaii moments was seeing this endangered Hawaiian monk seal resting on Sandy …
: The Boeing 777 that just brought across the Pacific from Hawaii was nice, big, mostly comfortable. …
: Morning trip to Oahu’s Waianae Coast for boat ride: Hawaiian spinner dolphins, humpback whales - we …
: A day for the beach: today at Kailua, sunny and windy and relaxing. Adding to my collection of …
: Family hiked up to the top of Diamond Head crater in Honolulu. Good exertion but scary to be so …
: The joys of watching my children learn to surf, then later introducing them to shave ice. It’s nice …
: We’re celebrating Malia’s early acceptance to American University, and we’re …
: This story about building websites from a pen-and-paper notebook reminded me of the typed cards that …
: Anna joined me for an afternoon fireside chat.
: The family scattered tonight, postponing our tree trimming until tomorrow, so I was left alone on …
: Dad and Dot returned to St. Croix for the winter, and what they thought was an iguana that had …
: Erin and I have started watching Yellowstone, with Kevin Costner and others. Just three episodes …
: At the Steel String Brewery’s Pluck Farm to hear the Loose Lucies (Grateful Dead cover band) and …
: Just met a few colleagues in person for the first time, a year into my job at DCRI on the RADx-UP …
: I’ve worked at Duke University since 2007 (and known the editor longer), but it’s only …
: Headed home after the Thanksgiving holiday in Cleveland (and a 5k race with Oliver and the rest of …
: Soccer tournament in Greensboro. Oliver scored goal in 4-1 loss, tough game. Picked up Anna at UNCG …
: This is good bye: Gathered two eggs and scattered meal worms for the hens. They are about to leave, …
: Family night out to UNC’s Memorial Hall to hear the Clef Hangers men’s student a cappella group. …
: So happy to have finally learned how to connect the two Ultimate Ears Wonderboom speakers, and now I …
: I have to be careful with my derisive laughs during this Bachelorette premier. Erin just reminded me …
: Date night with Erin, dinner at a newish Italian restaurant, now home again. Erin is helping Oliver …
: Beautiful, warm day to tour American University, the National Gallery of Art, and the Mall.
: Washington Metro. Waiting with Malia, on our way to dinner.
: Papaya in the garden box, got there via the compost, and won’t survive the cold but reminds me of my …
: Greetings from Durham, North Carolina and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. I’m working …
: A new Harbinger V2310 just delivered to the house, so I unpack it, plug in it, power it up, connect …
: Quick trip to Fitch Lumber to meet with the window guy. He’ll try to make sense of our house …
: Anyone in the Micro.blog community associated with American University? Taking my daughter there for …
: That chickens post, and this one, are being sent to Micro.blog from Drummer. Great new functionality …
: That chickens post, and this one, are being sent to Micro.blog from Drummer. Great new functionality …
: The chickens always produce more eggs in the days after I clean out the coop and put fresh pine …
: Erin is driving to check her mailbox and grab some items for the chicken soup (Oliver has come down …
: Backyard concert in Carrboro, North Carolina.
: Shopping for beer for the first time in 3 months (was on meds that kept me off alcohol) and there …
: Rain through the night but Burlington Shoot Out still on so I drove Oliver here for his soccer …
: Went 3 miles with the Carrboro Run Club. Felt great to be moving again after the craziness of the …
: Heading to bed but heard owls so I stepped outside to listen. The scent of the white ginger lily was …
: We’re back in our house after a three-week plumbing project to update all of the piping in and …
: Don’t touch - look and smell.
: Mural on the other side of the building in Durham. Full mural and story is here.
: Mural in Durham, North Carolina.
: Morning walk on Raleigh’s Crabtree Creek Trail, and now coffee and a bagel with a good book at Brew …
: I guess this must be how we get new turtles in our forest. 🐢
: Is anyone in the Micro.blog world in the business of embroidery? I’m looking to order some …
: I walked into town this morning for coffee and reading the New Yorker. As I walked back I thought …
: Erin just noticed this male box turtle eating a fallen pear in the backyard. 🐢
: We had our first fire of the season out in the fire pit. Perfect night.
: I am working from the DCRI office in the Durham Centre in Downtown Durham, North Carolina. It is …
: Crew was here earlier to demo my office, part of a costly, disruptive project to update all the …
: In the forest this morning, the crows are harassing a great horned owl while a red-tailed hawk …
: Labor Day holiday, walked into town, coffee at favorite cafe then migas at the co-op, reading the …
: We gathered Anna from her dorm for a family hike on Greensboro’s Lake Townsend Trail, part of North …
: Carrboro Run Club night. I went 4 miles. Now enjoying a thirst-quenching Pilsner from Craftboro …
: Stepped outside. Cicadas are loud, but I hear tapping high in an oak tree, am lucky to spot the …
: This autumn clematis is beautiful, but it is invasive and damaging the azalea.
: Micro Camp sticker arrived yesterday. Thank you @jean @manton and all the presenters for a great …
: When dad saw the Rolling Stones News today that Charlie Watts, the drummer for the Rolling Stones, died, so I called my father, …
: Just had an idea: I should keep a scratchpad of all the messages I type but don’t send in …
: Angles and shadings. This is the hickory that toppled yesterday. Forest around it looked beautiful …
: Glad to have finally discovered a way to use Micro.blog categories: I can now tag my turtle photos …
: Yesterday’s loud crash as winds picked up turns out to have been large hickory tree that fell out …
: Fresh wood chips beneath the swing.
: Family movie night was CODA on Apple TV+ and it was so so good. I cried a lot, and smiled, and …
: Waking up in the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill, a staycation just few miles from our home, for our 25th …
: The photo from @cheesemaker is better but inspired me to snap one of my own. Back at Gray Squirrel …
: Finished reading: Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid. Very much enjoyed it, and found it thought …
: The pear tree is heavy with fruit this year (we trimmed it way back a couple of years ago). I think …
: I had such a great vacation on St. Croix last month - swinging in my hammock - that I decided to …
: So glad to see the first of the ginger lily emerging.
: This is great: The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture - The New York Times
: Started the day making hot sauce, cooking the mash outside on a wood-burning stove so the house …
: I had neglected the garden and the weeds had overtaken the spaces between the boxes, so this morning …
: I read Little Eyes: A Novel by Samanta Schweblin on my island vacation last week. I found the novel, …
: 45 minutes before it is time to pack up and head home to North Carolina? No worries, mon. 2 min to …
: Last full day on St. Croix has begun with more great weather, stunning views, cooing doves and …
: Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI. Alexander Hamilton walked here.
: Dorsch Beach, St Croix, the water and view as relaxing and beautiful as ever.
: Spider at the sea grape tree, Sprat Hall Beach.
: Back on St. Croix. Island is green, temperature is pleasant, air is hazy with Saharan dust.
: Sitting beside my family and 200 others underneath the big shade tree in front of Carrboro Town Hall …
: Second day in a row, another female eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) at our doorstep …
: More rains this morning and, yes, turtles. Usually I find them out in the woods or down the gravel …
: Oliver and his cousin, both 11, are making a movie. They showed a preview just now. It includes a …
: After a nice Father’s Day breakfast inside with the family, now with cup of coffee and this Atlantic …
: Hey @ron look what’s awaiting you!
: I wish I could share with you all the delightful scents of this gardenia bush. Each June we get …
: Processed the sour cherries that I picked on Saturday: 3 quart jars of cherry pie filling, a cup of …
: After a trail run, returned home and with Oliver’s help rerouted the path through our woods to the …
: On orchard hillside the sour cherries picked clean bamboo distraction
: Steve and I left Chapel Hill at 6am and arrived at the Levering Orchard gate at 8. Already a line of …
: Found this box turtle hiding in one of the flower beds behind the back deck. Been a week of …
: Finished the project, then worked up a sweat cleaning out the hen house and used the chicken poop …
: Sent my soon-to-expire passport in for renewal, and I feel uneasy and trapped. But maybe it was …
: This novel belongs at the top of my Favorites and Re-reads page: One Hundred Years of Solitude by …
: Still thinking about how much I enjoyed reading: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel on my …
: Champions League final on the screen here in our room at the Elmar Boutique Hotel in Lauderdale by …
: Juggling multiple work priorities today in preparation for weekend trip with Erin. Heard the alarmed …
: Drove the red Ranger to Pittsboro for a cortado at Aromatic Roasters and garden supplies at Chatham …
: Last day for this visit to St. Croix. In my hammock at our favorite, empty beach. So calm and …
: At Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge; gates are opened for a brief time so locals can go for an …
: Just paged through the 1984 yearbook of The Good Hope School here on St. Croix. I was in the eighth …
: My step-brother Aaron is co-founder of Leatherback Brewing in The US Virgin Islands. He is looking …
: A beautiful sunset over the Caribbean Sea. Now, more than an hour later, the sky that way is glowing …
: Learning about the red-tailed boa on St. Croix, snakes on the loose.
: My first beach read for this week on St. Croix was Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Read it …
: Sprat Hall Beach, west end of St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
: Went for a walk with the puppy in the woods yesterday, then pulled off another tick last night - …
: Got my nose plumbed for SARS-CoV-2 yesterday, and received a negative result by dinner, so I …
: Oliver used some of his birthday cash to buy a Rubik’s cube. He’s already figured out how to solve …
: Weekend activities: Drive to UNC Greensboro to visit Anna. Take a load of junk to the county …
: Camping solo in the back woods tonight. Family walked out to join me around the fire. Now I am …
: Awesome reference! My copy of The Weblog Handbook is always at hand. @terrygrier
: Birthday brunch to celebrate Erin. I made cinnamon rolls and they were a hit. Now we’re in the front …
: The view from my grill. Looks out onto the back acres of our lots and the stack of lumber from when …
: I just feel good. The week at work was nonstop and rewarding. Family gathering in the house is …
: Family visiting for the birthday weekend (Anna and Erin consecutive days) and the request came in …
: I am enjoying the M.b posts about watches. I saved up and recently bought a Tissot, partly foe …
: Showed up for my colonoscopy today and the doctor remembered that a few years ago we had staged a …
: Starting two days of liquid diet in preparation for a colonoscopy, and I’m so glad that I had …
: So nice to have a day off to unplug from the laptop, the Internet, and the phone (mostly carried as …
: Took the day off to enjoy my birthday. Drove with Oliver to the farm store for supplies, then to …
: We sold our Ford Ranger this morning. Then gathered up the rusty barbed wired along the property …
: Early visit to the Carrboro Farmers Market for plants and seedlings (bloodroot, camellia, basil, …
: Got my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today. As luck would have it a good friend was there at …
: Erin helping Oliver get ready to return to school tomorrow. She retrieved his backpack and …
: Here’s the more established bloodroot that’s at the base of the big white oak tree next to the …
: Twice this weekend I stopped the car to get out and move this box turtle from the gravel driveway.
: The bloodroot I planted last spring out behind the firepit has awakened with the warmer weather.
: Pi Day? Ok, went to my go-to pie, sour cherry with the filling I canned last summer from cherries …
: Catching the sun’s rays on Spring morning.
: A piece of wood out on the back slope, looked like an animal skull when I first spotted it. My …
: One of the early flowers that are poking up around the yard.
: Every one of the 10 hens gave an egg today.
: Tools I have many tools to note what I am noticing and mark what I observe. I have a main blog and a …
: Father-and-son weekend getaway. Here’s Oliver at Wrightsville Beach.
: I am going to watch every single video by the Marsh Family! Sweet COVID-19 relief. Read here and …
: For 15 years Krankies in Winston-Salem has been our go-to stop for coffee on our trips to and from …
: The cold rain in Charlotte was too much so I retreated to Winston-Salem yesterday, walked the …
: Weekend getaway to unwind and reset,read, write, last night drove to Charlotte. Woke early from a …
: Just finished watching The Dig about Basil Brown, Edith Pretty, and the Sutton Hoo excavation. …
: I retrieved this brown egg and one of the pointy white eggs from the coop this morning. I bet the …
: Lucky day: Went to YouTube to find a review of the Audient EVO 8 audio interface, found this one and …
: Cold morning in Chapel Hill but clear after yesterday‘s rain. I brewed coffee, filled the chickens’ …
: Our family movie night was with the delightful Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
: A pair of great horned owls are out in the woods tonight, female hooting first and male answering, …
: Family sat around the table with back issues of Dwell, talking about what features we want in the …
: Do have a gentle day Richard Gildenmeister died this month at age 88 (obituary here). He was a legendary bookseller in …
: Saddened by the news that my good friend, Richard “Book General” Gildenmeister, died …
: Recipe hunting for the pork belly I bought yesterday from Cane Creek Farm at the Carrboro Farmers …
: Cold, clear day in Chapel Hill. I stopped by the Carrboro Farmers Market, picked up vegetable broth …
: Just talked to my father in Honolulu. He’s still sifting through the many photos & slides …
: This red tailed hawk was stuck in the fencing around the chicken yard. While Malia rounded up all 10 …
: Breakfast and coffee at the dining table, looking south, noticing the sun slanting through the woods …
: Warm tamales just delivered from another neighbor.
: So lucky to have a neighbor who is a hobby astronomer with good telescopes. He set up on the hill …
: Turkey necks and wings have been roasted, and now are nestled in a pot of water for a 12-hour simmer …
: Internet restored after two days (since wire cut in construction mishap). Was very difficult to work …
: In week two of a new job so not a lot of time to be online. Last night discovered the show Ted …
: Car Horns Carrboro, North Carolina is celebrating the Biden/Harris win!
: Carrboro, North Carolina is celebrating.
: Stepped outside to blow the bubu shell (triton shell from South Pacific) to celebrate win by Joseph …
: Watched a crew building a new shed next to our house, found it astonishing how meticulous and …
: I have had an active summer with lots of running and I was feeling quite healthy. But I woke on this …
: Colors, seen on my way through Carrboro today.
: My mouth is on fire! Made a batch of hot sauce this morning (jalapeño, habanero, Thai, ají, serrano …
: I have voted! I am thankful for democracy.
: Saturday morning. Drove Ranger to get load of wood chips. Cleaned chicken coop. Watched a bit of …
: The Coconut Wireless: Hard floors A microcast for a rainy Friday morning from my desk in the center of the house.
: Stepping out of house for run to the coffee shop. Acorns are falling from the many oak trees, …
: Chapel Hill, North Carolina (U.S.A.) at 1:40 p.m., 75°F. The swing is waiting for you. …
: Went for a morning run along Chapel Hill’s University Lake. Mist over the water as a rower glided …
: Steady rains in Chapel Hill today, but I went out for an afternoon run nonetheless and had a good …
: “To be kind to others. To stand up, stand tall, and stand for something good.” Last few months have …
: Monarchs visiting the flower garden.
: The Coconut Wireless microcast for Sept. 28, 2020 Notes: Podcast episode I mention: The …
: Sitting at the kitchen island, updating my LinkedIn profile, watching EPL ⚽️, waiting for the county …
: Oliver has us watching the new Dynamite K-pop video on Fortnite. Bouncy music goes well with the …
: Satisfaction is sitting on the deck after a good run, drinking cold well water, looking over the …
: Last week, after an oil change and a haul of gravel, the Ford Ranger sputtered and wouldn’t move. …
: I was looking for another mango beer and saw this local brew made with guanabana (we called it …
: Wearing cowboy boots and blue fedora. Listening to latest album from The Killers. Wishing my father …
: We are at the first outdoor movie night in the Shine On Black Stories series at Chapel Hill’s Lumina …
: I’ve been using M.B since the beginning, but I’m still perplexed when I see one of my …
: The Coconut Wireless: Two turtles For many years, I thought of my blog (archived at mistersugar.com; I blog now at zuiker.com) as the …
: The hot sauce, finished. Tastes sweet on the tip of the tongue and then a burst of heat at the back. …
: Making the hot sauce outside on the gas grill. Have discovered it’s best not to do this in the …
: Oliver and I went for a drive in the pickup to the county recycling center to drop off garbage and …
: Two weeks ago, I bought habanero chiles at the Carrboro Farmers Market. Last week I bought habanada, …
: Out walking the land with the puppy, came across this turtle.
: The young great horned owl stopped its squawking out in the woods last week, but just now it …
: Have had little alcohol last two months, but today just felt right to make a rye cocktail with the …
: I was outside with puppy and chickens. Come inside to reports that house had just shaken. I missed …
: The view changed! Closest rainbow I’ve ever seen.
: The view from the back porch, to the garden and chicken coop, as rain pours down.
: Starting to read this now, and am expecting to have my view of history and current society expanded. …
: The Aug. 3 & 10, 2020 issue of the New Yorker is filled with good reading, including pieces on …
: We’re taking a #daytrip with Indiana Jones and the Lumina Theater, pod D1 on the Southern Village …
: Our local independently owned bookstore puts a bookmark in each book.
: A day or two behind, but here is a #bisect image.
: There was an old blackjack oak next to our house when we bought it. It dropped big leaves and small …
: Every photo I posted to MB before was square but with that bball photo I discovered I can post the …
: Always wished I could float like MJ. #mbaug
: Ginger is blooming. This rhizome is watered by the air condition condensation drain pipe so moist …
: Lemon drop and cayenne chiles from the garden. Thai (they grow #up), habanero, and serrano still to …
: Dined out for first time in 5 months, patio at Hawthorne & Wood in Chapel Hill. Main was …
: I’m feeling dejected today, but listening to President Barack Obama give the eulogy for Rep. …
: We watched three seasons of Broadchurch in just a few weeks. Dark story lines but exceptional acting …
: Planning a refresh of the Zuiker Chronicles and thinking I’d bring back the original logo, a …
: After A Storm Once the afternoon thunderstorm passed over us, I walked out in the woods and encountered the …
: Looked up from desk today to see a pileated woodpecker in silhouette pecking at silver elm. Later, …
: Sitting on the back deck as evening comes. Talked with one of my brothers in Austin. Listening now …
: My dad’s been in the U.S. Virgin Islands since January, worried about hurricane season in the …
: Reading Our remote work future is going to suck and all these feelings and frustrations that have …
: Stepped away from the desk, out into the warm day, checked the garden, picked tomatoes and lemon …
: Family watching the end of The Greatest Showman, one of our favorite movies. Before I die, I want to …
: Haven’t seen my mother since January so this morning we each drove 1.5 hours and met in Smithfield, …
: Department of Being Stupid: Needed a run, thought I could beat the rain, laced up the shoes and …
: Home alone, and this house is quiet, still, calm. But this serenity won’t last long. The …
: Pleasant Evening with Birdsong I am enjoying the peace of the front patio and the birds in the tress above.
: Sunday morning, buttermilk biscuits in the oven, sorting out our banking - bank-merger regulations …
: Two friends came over this morning to help me make a trail in the woods. We completed about 60 …
: Honey bee on the flowering allium.
: Box turtle near the carport.
: On our last day at the beach, we did our usual family jump photo. Had a great time at the Outer …
: Been an intense week preparing for tomorrow’s annual presentation by the chair of the Duke …
: I was disappointed I couldn’t make my annual pilgimage to Galax, Virginia to pick sour cherries at …
: Almost to my anniversary as a blogger, I came to a realization that for as much as I’ve …
: On the front patio with coffee, researching how to deal with a brooding hen, listening to the wind …
: There’s a juvenile great horned owl out in the woods tonight begging for food with its …
: Out for an afternoon drive to see a house being built by a contractor we might engage on our next …
: Green dragon in the flower garden this week after rain.
: Family walk down gravel road. Encountered dead copperhead snake.
: Family movie night was Hugo. Great cast, sweet story, homage to early cinema.
: On the back porch with the NYTimes, McCann’s Apeirogon, coffee. A mourning dove cooing behind me, …
: Day’s End and Evening Birdsong After dinner, I walked out to the back woods to listen to the birds as they prepared for the night.
: Yes, The English Game made me cry. I am proud to be a lifelong football player and fan.
: It’s that time of year that I start calling the Levering Orchard hotline to find out when …
: I’ve had this Peace Corps patch for 20 years. It fits perfectly in the new Field Notes Vignette …
: Feels like I may be halfway through this work-from-home experience, so I’ve moved my desk back …
: New post with iA Writer Saturday. Slept in. Went to Carrboro Farmers Market, returned home to put plants into …
: Cherries are ripening on the old tree in the front yard. Blue jays and red-headed woodpecker have …
: Just out of the oven. #dutchovenbread per Michael Ruhlman recipe.
: Cleaned chicken coop. We’re down to 5 hens. Had to kill one yesterday after neighbor dogs attacked. …
: Hot sunny day in Chapel Hill. Out in the garden and yard planting and tending. Fragrant, ripe meyer …
: Thank you Jason Kottke for posting link to this amazing mashup of songs from 1984. I was 14 that …
: Microcast from my home studio, i.e., a desk at the foot of the bed where I’ve been working for …
: Spent the afternoon in the woods clearing a trail to our campsite. Now just boiling water on the …
: To mark the arrival of the Mark One Apollo Edition pen, a Kickstarter from Studio Neat, I made an …
: Elephants in Cleveland Wildlife photographer Peter Beard has “died where he lived: in nature.” The NYTimes has …
: Just lost another hen to a hawk. It was the buffed lace Polish that looks cool but can’t see well. …
: A cooler morning still wet from rain in the night. I went for a run on a nearby trail. Now settled …
: Was on a few Zoom meetings for work today, now in Google hangouts for cocktail mixology with Chapel …
: All five of us gathered in the kitchen to make brunch - crepes with mushrooms and goat cheese or …
: Needed a break from the laptop so I came outside to sit on a log, read the New Yorker, boil water on …
: Erin and Malia stopped by the farm store and now we have four chicks chirping in the living room. …
: Major cyclone Harold hitting Vanuatu right now, will be going across some of the bigger islands and …
: Delighted to discover the Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) I planted at trhe base of the big white …
: Determined to make a grape trellis for a muscadine vine I bought last year. Will use cedar from our …
: New blog post to mark this special day that’s turned out very differently than I had planned - …
: Oliver giving me a report about the various buildings represented in the LEGO Architecture series …
: I’m reading Apeirogon by Colum McCann, intense story that, combined with the pandemic chaos, …
: Sitting at the dining table, looking out the windows at the flowering dogwood dwarfed by the …
: Hoping to learn why MarsEdit (awesome app) is giving me ‘Unexpected response code 500' but log shows …
: I’m taking the day off to run, blog, bake, read and eat cake; family are in their respective …
: Roselle wasting no time, springing to life, reaching for sunlight and garden freedom.
: Working from home, desk at foot of bed, door to back deck open, mourning dove cooing and coffee …
: Playing ‘Name that tune’ and making s’mores around the firepit, an evening of normal amidst these …
: Snapshots in Idaho Wednesday Tuesday Monday Sunday
: I am in Boise, Idaho 37 years after I left with my family (for the US Virgin Islands). Good to be …
: Yesterday I stopped by the local book store on my way home from work, walked out with a copy of …
: We lost a hen yesterday to a red-tailed hawk.
: Snow falling in Chapel Hill, so I went for a run as I do on such wintry evenings here. So solitary …
: Blossoms on the peach tree. Snow storm expected this afternoon.
: Vanilla beans have been resting for nearly six months in a mix of vodka and rum. Today was good day …
: Warmth from a shot of homemade visinata, this bottle made with Cruzan rum and sour cherries I picked …
: Cold day. Hot fire. #contrast
: In 2020, I will have been in my job at the Duke Department of Medicine for 10 years, I will have …
: Big rains and high winds bringing the snakes to high ground. Shot this from #above as I drove up the …
: The hens are out, scratching and pecking. My omelet this morning was simple and good from fresh …
: A walk in the woods, a sight through the trees.
: Cocktails last night at Cleveland’s Velvet Tango Room, with Erin, her sisters, and husbands while …
: My brother-in-law convinced me to create an account with Untappd beer app to track the microbrews I …
: Family day in Cleveland’s University Circle and Little Italy. Walked through this Philip Johnson …
: Saturday Morning in December Emptied the truck at the dump, stopped for coffee and reading (Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson), got …
: Erin found a single blue egg in the chicken coop this morning, the first from our eight hens.
: Just read this Washington Post article that suggests culling the cords that collect at home. …
: Picking up a growler of Damascus Steel Stout from Craftboro Brewing Depot.
: Stopped by Cliff’s Meat Market in Carrboro to get turkey necks, which are roasting in the oven …
: I don’t spend as much time on the MB Discover tab as I should. There must be a way to look for …
: Worked in the shed, up on the roof, and in the chicken coop. Now enjoying a fire.
: I am once again a member of the North Carolina Peace Corps Association. (I served in the Republic of …
: Cold, windy day here in Chapel Hill. I started the morning cleaning out the garden boxes, feeding …
: Happy for my younger brother, who purchased his first home yesterday, in Austin. I’d like to …
: Deval Patrick is running for president. Makes me think back to how I serendipitously wandered into …
: Updated mistersugar.com for first time since 2015, to point to my current (and original) blog at …
: More live music last night, this time the New Pornographers at Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, NC.
: Went to Cat’s Cradle with my daughter last night for The Dip, fun band from Seattle.
: Is there a trick to taking an Overcast-generated podcast clip share and embedding it into my blog …
: Shed my week’s allotment of tears courtesy of the latest episode of This Is Us. (Had to reach …
: My latest blog post is about the communications strategic plan I’m writing at work, and …
: Thankful for the excellent Textile reference site. What’s Textile? It’s a markup language …
: The Hedychium ‘Daniel Weeks’ ginger lily purchased from Plant Delights Nursery and planted in front …
: Dinner party tonight with super cool friends, so I reached into the pantry for a jar of the cherry …
: Hiking With My Brother, Joel On the Little Mountain Falls Trail in Fairy Stone State Park, Virginia.
: The goldenrod along our gravel lane makes me slow the drive up to the house and savor the moment.
: Early to the Carrboro Farmers Market, coming away with 20 pounds of tomatoes for canning and 20 …
: Stayed home today to attend to some family needs. Went for a short run, then a walk in our woods. …
: At the Carrboro Farmers Market yesterday, I bought scuppernong grapes, yellow tomatoes, roselle …
: A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man: At Levi’s bar, we were given cups of something cold …
: Erin will soon be home from the county animal shelter, where she’s exchanging the rooster for …
: Our backyard chickens includes a buff laced Polish that developed into a rooster. We’d prefer not to …
: Spent the night at River and Twine tiny house hotel in Rocky Mount, NC and sampled brews at the …
: The Shape of Everything: What to Do When You See Something Sketchy at the Climbing Gym - another …
: Getting to know NetNewsWire, testing the Share button: Julia Evans: Get your work recognized: write …
: Time to get serious about blogging again, so I’m making sure MarsEdit is configured on all of …
: Making a batch of hot sauce, per recipe by Cathy Barrow. Last few years did this inside and family …
: Been silent, focused on family. We took our eldest child to college today, happy to see her grown …
: I am sitting solo on the patio of Walking Man Brewing in Stevenson, Washington enjoying good beer, …
: Finding shelter from the winds.
: Sunday morning relaxation with cherry hand pies and the paper. Sat and talked with Erin about the …
: Odd, posted a note but it’s gone and lost. Anyway, I noticed Micro.bog MacOs app now gives …
: Just seeing that the Micro.blog app on MacOs now gives me the option a post’s page in a browser. …
: Went to a friend’s birthday party, and met his father, who had served in U.S. State …
: Where to dine in Portland, Oregon on a Tuesday evening in August? Recommendations appreciated. …
: Here’s a photo I want to use on my About page, and I think the way I do that is to upload it …
: The tree I thought was a cherry, then a plum, turns out to be a peach. 10 gorgeous orbs ripening …
: A very pleasant evening in Saxapahaw, NC for live music (West African kora!) under the trees and …
: We are committed to joining Rev. Barber in Washington on June 20, 2020 for the Mass Poor …
: My daughter made chocolate chip cookies. I poured a stout. Erin began to stream Rev. William J. …
: Birdsong On Summer Eve Just before heading out to dinner, I sat and listened.
: Am out for dinner. I recorded a short microcast with Ferrite on my phone. How do I get this to my …
: Inside Cleveland’s Veteran’s Memorial Bridge on Saturday’s open walk, part of Cuyahoga50 …
: It’s gorgeous weekend weather in Cleveland for the summer solstice, father-in-law’s 80th …
: As we remake our land, we keep uncovering piles discarded junk. Here is a collection of soda …
: While my daughter hosted a party for 20 classmates to celebrate final day of freshman year, I worked …
: I was bummed last year to miss cherry picking at Levering Orchard - the one-day window for sour …
: Fun time at Durham’s Beer Study for the Champions League final. Disappointing game but great energy …
: Late afternoon thunderstorms are drenching Chapel Hill, and the box turtles are on the move. Found …
: After a great week at work, I took a drive into the country with my daughter. First stop was Maple …
: Not your usual job title When I was younger, I wanted to be a magazine editor (National Geographic, New Yorker). I didn't set …
: Delighted that my friend Russ @RCC3NC is now using Micro.blog. His first ‘memory etching’ is up.
: We received our new Kammok Mantis all-in-one hammock tent. Oliver and I will probably camp out back …
: I changed name of my micro.blog to Wan Smol Blog, homage to Wan Smolbag Theatre Company in Vanuatu. …
: Enjoyed a great show by Son Volt at Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, NC, last night.
: And these! Picking tomorrow morning. To become cocktail cherries for the old fashioneds to be …
: I wish I could share the delicious frangrance of the North Carolina honesuckle with y’all.
: This little raccoon was in this spot under the big oak tree four days ago, alone. I moved it into a …
: Oliver interviewed me for his third-grade music report. We covered Doudou N’Diaye Rose, barbershop …
: As we make our property bird, bee, and butterfly friendly, the carpenter bees are methodically …
: Walking up the path from the bus stop, I overturned a rock and saw this earth snake.
: Oliver is 9 today and requested ‘burn your lips chicken,’ the family name for the Chicken with …
: Why can’t we have chilli tuna in the U.S.A.? Such a luxury after a long day in the yard and garden. …
: Reviewing details about my town, Chapel Hill, NC. Found a map of the urban service area. Wondering …
: The blackjack oak on the mill made for some beautiful slabs.
: Yesterday’s big storm just missed us. Sawyer Randall is running late today for our milling project - …
: Zuiker Family is camped out in the hallway as our area is under a tornado warning. House is still, …
: We successfully pulled off a surprise birthday party for my wife, Erin. Friends and family had a …
: Pulled into a space on top level of parking deck at Duke and the shiny exhaust tubes on the medical …
: Scripting News: Instant tech bootcamps for journalism A really good idea from Dave Winer:Instant tech bootcamps for journalism: When journalism discovers …
: I’m late to the game, no doubt, but am glad to have just learned about Snickelcasts from …
: Photo from Frederiksted, iguana climbing palm tree.
: That bloodroot I planted next to the big oak tree has been doing well. It’s sheltered by the …
: Spring snake season in North Carolina. Workers found a couple under the shed this morning. Will be …
: Old house noises don’t scare me. They just worry me. What’s about to break? How much is …
: Sitting with my father at Leatherback Brewing Company first anniversary party. He’s having a passion …
: What makes a great flight? Arriving in Miami, exiting plane at gate directly across from La Carreta …
: We’ve posted the 15th and final episode of the pilot season of Voices of Duke Health. This one …
: For last few months, I’ve been using iA Writer and MarsEdit for most of my drafting of work notes …
: Texture and Color Clear, cool morning in Chapel Hill. Took a walk on our land to listen to the birds and look around.
: The pilot phase of our Voices of Duke Health listening booth and podcast is nearing its end. We …
: Today’s blog post is inspired by @Ron and @garciabuxton - zuiker.com/to-give-a…
: I’ve used Textile for 15 years, which is why I cannot get Markdown code right. :)
: My MacBook Pro laptop keyboard B doesn’t always work.
: Jeff Tweedy’s memoir, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) is so good. I listened to the …
: With my daughters in Chicago.
: Lukim yu, Mungau I was astonished, and saddened, to see an obituary for Mungau Dain in today’s NYTimes. He was …
: Taking my teen daughters to Chicago next weekend. I see the Chicago International Puppet Theater …
: And the precipitation wastes no time - starts as mini hail.
: Time (again) to look for a reliable web host that doesn’t force me to use Cpanel and …
: Family movie night is one we haven’t seen in years, and it’s bringing tears to our eyes …
: More genealogy tonight, tracking through my Radio3 linklog.
: My new blog post gives an update on my nearly complete decade of narrative (aka my 40s). Thankfully, …
: Planning a family trip to Ireland. Will gladly take suggestions for lodging & activities, in …
: A Christmas cold for me, so it’s a cup of coffee, a box of tissues, and Boxing Day football …
: Clarification: I’m getting rid of most, if not all, of my social media accounts, but planning …
: Just deleted my inactive Instagram account. Flickr next to go. I ditched Facebook 5 years ago. …
: Snowstorm in North Carolina. Oliver and I went out for a few minutes.
: I like Friday mornings at Duke University Hospital. We get Medicine Grand Rounds started, then I sit …
: Cherry pie ready for the Thanksgiving table. Turkey is in the oven.
: Just arrived from the Netherlands (via Etsy), a beauty of a typing machine, Olympia SM2 1952. On my …
: Can’t put up with this any longer: I hate the keyboard on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017).
: Real Friends at Cat’s Cradle, 11.09.2018 (Boston Manor opened and was quite good).
: My brother and sister-in-law are visiting from Austin (the ‘live music capital of the world’). …
: My trip to Austin gave me flight-time to finally write a long post about our homecoming to Vanuatu …
: I am in Austin for AAMC (medical schools) annual meeting, and we are hearing from Dallas Street …
: Michael came through Chapel Hill as s tropical storm and we lost power late yesterday. Been out …
: Awaiting more heavy rains, this time from Hurricane Michael. On my way up the gravel road tonight, …
: I was researching invasive paper mulberry trees - we have a bunch out by the carport - when smoke …
: Bouncing to ska at the annual Carrboro Music Festival, free music all over town.
: Fun with the ios12 comic mono filter, on a selfie with Oliver at Maple View Dairy ice cream store.
: Heaviest rains yet from Florence, this morning in Chapel Hill. The deluge reminded me of the rains …
: Still raining in Chapel Hill. I’d be frustrated at having to be inside for 4 days straight but …
: A Walk In The Woods A pre-hurricane walk on the property, with plenty of life and decay and interesting contours, …
: As the trees outside are starting to sway in hurricane breezes, I’m inside trying to get the …
: Hurricane Florence is coming right for us here in the Triangle.
: A big hurricane is headed our way. An email from the public schools superintendent is a great …
: Cooking more scuppernong grapes for juice this morning. Doing too much in the kitchen yesterday and …
: Another big rain, another box turtle on the move, this one in my path as i walked to retrieve the …
: Home from my morning excursion to the Carrboro Farmers Market, Gray Squirrel Coffeeshop, and Home …
: Squirrels in the oak trees, dropping acorns onto the aluminum carport. Reminds me of the flying fox …
: OMG, that phone call is hilarious.
: Woke at 5 so I could meet Joe the sign pro at Duke by 6. As he installed a window decal for Voices …
: I was out walking woods again, checking on the fire ring we cleared Saturday and almost stepping on …
: Went into the medical center today to set up the Voices of Duke Health listening booth, a temporary …
: Discovered cool photo features of my new iPhone 8 Plus: profile mode with lighting options. Used it …
: Posted this earlier to my linklog: great visualization of the UNC-Duke men’s basketball rivalry over …
: Today I gladly told my colleagues at the Duke Audio Working Group about Micro.blog and how much fun …
: The Voices of Duke Health listening booth will be in full swing next week! And podcast to follow, …
: Sounds of the South Pacific We’ve been back from our epic South Pacific trip for nearly two months, and only now am I …
: I also interviewed my son, Oliver, about starting third grade tomorrow. He commandeered the …
: I have used Captio for many years, but I have seen too many Drafts fans to ignore so just installed …
: I have used Captio for many years, but I have seen too many Drafts fans to ignore so just installed …
: After many hours on chat, phone, and in the Sprint store, I have upgraded my phone and my …
: Caps After these hard rains, mushrooms are popping up all around our house and in the woods.
: Yesterday’s stroll in the woods listening to an owl was a joy to owning land. Today’s emergency …
: Just confirming that is is quite easy to record and publish a microcast on Micro.blog. I just used …
: Stalking a squawking owl Have been wanting to record a microcast, so first I listened to a few from others in the Micro.blog …
: Live music. Local beer. Warm doughnut with chocolate glaze. A tree for Oliver to climb, without …
: Two kittens have arrived at our home.
: In the backyard we have a pear tree. It started the summer with many pears. The squirrels visit the …
: Needed to make space in the freezer so I took out the frozen sour cherries picked in Virginia in …
: Another big rain, another creature crawling across the yard. This an Eastern box turtle.
: In the middle of (the stormy) night, a crash from the kitchen jolted me and Erin awake. I …
: Thunderstorm just rolled over, dumping a lot of rain, so much the gutters couldn’t keep up. I shined …
: During our trip to Vanuatu, I was happy to see World Cup fever, with many people flying the flag of …
: One photo from our evening atop Yasur volcano on Tanna Island in the Republic of Vanuatu. If things …
: Brought pair of shoes (black Frye oxfords) to Man Muir Shoe Repair in Raleigh, saw worker carrying …
: Home again. Our grand family adventure in Vanuatu is complete.
: Final day of our South Pacific adventure. We’re in Sydney, headed to the Glebe Markets, a dance …
: The Zuiker Family epic adventure begins.
: Beside myself with anxiety, stress, excitement, exhaustion: moved into our newly renovated old …
: Pileated woodpecker climbing the big pine above.
: First relatively calm Saturday morning at the new house, coffee on the front porch to enjoy the …
: A phrase of clarity in this NPR interview with Atlantic reporter McKay Coppins on White House …
: Moving day yesterday was rainy but the crew was efficient and steady. We slept in the new house and …
: Super stressed. Last days of major house renovation and then moving. Someday soon I hope to return …
: The box turtles are on the move today across the Triangle. Found this one in my neighborhood, and …
: Today’s tasks: figure out who can make a 5-foot by 18-inch damper for the fireplace, get a …
: Sour cherries at our new home. I will srill drive the 3 hours to Levering Orchard foe the annual …
: I like working at Duke University. We were doing a photo shoot with a couple of our internal …
: The picture of the green-and-purple leaf I posted earlier is of violet wood sorrel, Oxalis violacea. …
: Was worried about that turtle and the ant, but should have been focused on what might be clamped on …
: Walked the land at my new house and came upon a box turtle with a black ant clamped to its eyelid. …
: Building a house to blog in These last few weeks of a major house renovation are insane, mostly for my amazing wife who is …
: Is anyone in the Micro.blog community living in Sydney, Australia? I’m taking my family there next …
: Love the music that Arts & Health at Duke brings into the medical center. Today is the amazing …
: And now my 17-year-old daughter has joined me in the living room for this awesome Talking Heads …
: Watching Stop Making Sense and remembering the first time I saw it, with my father in the Egyptian …
: Oliver was mimicking me on our walk to the bus stop this morning. So I introduced him to Monty …
: The Starbucks here in Duke University Hospital has a dark roast from Papua New Guinea, so I’m …
: Out for a morning walk. Listening to microcasts. Noticed this heron.
: Exploring our 4 acres 2018-03-31 2018-04-03 Cherry blossoms 2018-04-16 Black snake under an old tent. 2018-04-21
: It’s time to start planning the annual trip to Levering Orchard in Ararat, Virginia, to pick …
: Cleaned out the flower garden with its iris and peony, added zinnia, rhubarb, dahlia, and cana. This …
: Friday voices 4/20/2018 At work, I’m standing up a pilot of the Voices of Duke Health listening booth and podcast …
: The Podcast Made In Prison NPR has the story behind my favorite podcast of the last year, Ear Hustle. Great stories by inmates …
: A very tardy note of thanks to @manton for the ability to edit MB posts.
: Podcast recommendation: the Seeing White season of Scene on Radio by veteran radio journalist John …
: There’s a spiffy new website for The Monti, a storytelling organization here in North Carolina …
: Haven’t run or played soccer in two months now. Missing the Tar Heel 10 Miler tomorrow …
: The Micro.blog community and conversations are reminding me of early days of blogging, and our …
: History is fascinating, and horrifying I’m listening to the excellent Scene on Radio podcast by John Biewen, and the Seeing White …
: Stopped up to the house to check on the renovation. Stepped out of truck, and heard a woodpecker, …
: Dropped some dough on a couple of used lenses at the local camera shop.
: The things you learn during a home renovation: schluter, that shiny strip along the edge of the …
: Something to consider for the Voices of Duke Health podcast, maybe: ‘An oasis of calm’: …
: Morning walk on my land before work. Found this snake under an old tent.
: Submitting some last receipts for 2017 health care reimbursement account. Pearl Jam and Israel …
: Dinner question to my children: What’s the best thing that happened to you this week? Each …
: Made my annual batch of grenadine (pomegranate syrup) tonight. Recipe here and Clover Club cocktail …
: Threatened: A Green-Haired Turtle That Can Breathe Through Its Genitals - The New York Times: Take …
: Reminding myself to use markdown in my posts. (Though hard because I’ve used Textile for 15 …
: Kudos to my Duke colleague Steve Toback for his excellent video recaps from the #NABshow - watch his …
: Morning Wavelength A short test of the new microcasting tools.
: A test of the microcasting feature, with audio I recorded on an old Zoom H1 at the bus stop today …
: Configuring MarsEdit so I can microblog from this window on my laptop.
: I blogged about BioLite last week, and mentioned the stove they sell in Africa and India. Today they …
: Wearing my straw fedora, drinking a tasty American pale ale from Brüe Pint Brewing Company, …
: Making Israeli-style hummus. Watching Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace. Updating house renovation punch …
: On the UNC-CH campus, a rally with students against gun violence. #enough
: Erin and I watched the first two episodes of Jane the Virgin. So funny! Our daughter told us she’s …
: House needed milk and daughter’s car needed gas, so I made a run to the grocery store. Saw guava and …
: House renovation proceeds apace. Tonight we’re picking grout colors for the various floors …
: When in Seattle … made my way to the sprawling, cool Starbucks Reserve Roastery for a pastry and cup …
: Morning walk in the rain to see the Pacific, Seattle waterfront. In 3 months will be across the …
: Arrived in Seattle via a very smooth Alaska Airlines flight, then the Link light rail. Checked into …
: Red currants at the grocery store again, so I brought more home for another try at currant jelly.
: I see you “A big grand gesture, it’s not about the actual thing that you do…It’s …
: Who was I to object to my wife bringing home a new, big TV and soundbar. Makes my Sunday morning …
: Am signed up to run the 20 mile trail race in the Uwharrie National Forest. Will be a cold start …
: Snow day across North Carolina. About 7 inches so far here in Carrboro. Went for a run in the woods …
: Oliver and I sat in the afternoon cold to test the new Biolite CampStove 2. Worked well. Will be fun …
: A cold (9°F) beautiful morning, snow has stopped falling, time to venture outside to clean off the …
: Another holiday in Cleveland, and another cherry pie made by my mother-in-law from the cherry pie …
: Preparing Momofuku bo ssam foe the family Christmas Eve meal. Erin made Poole’s mac’n’cheese.
: Late to the party, but happy nonetheless: wearing my new Daring Fireball t-shirt. Cc: @gruber
: Luminary night in the Lake Hogan Farms neighborhood, fundraiser for the Ronal McDonald House of …
: Fun movie. Star Wars: Thw Last Jedi.
: Our contractor is also a realtor. He’s rented a theater for his clients to see the new Star Wars …
: Met with our contractor today for a walkthrough of the house. Exciting to envision the many changes …
: Our annual family viewing of the Little House episode ‘Christmas at Plum Creek.’ It’s all in the …
: Went walking in the snow up on our 4 acres. Kicked over a log and found this centipede.
: Fun morning with my son walking along the river in Cleveland, bridges and trains and clear skies.
: My mother-in-law made a pie with the sour cherry pie filling I️ put up back in June. Can’t wait for …
: Making plans for a family trip to the Republic of Vanuatu - where Erin and I️ served as U.S. Peace …
: My brother and his daughters were in town, so we all went last night to see the film Wonder. Kids …
: Big oak tree that towers over the house we purchased this summer.
: Just catching on to the photo challenge activity here in Micro.blog. Some very cool photos. But …
: Very much enjoying the Ear Hustle podcast about life in San Quentin prison.
: Had to tune out the news and politics this morning. Headed to Gray Squirrel for coffee. Listened to …
: Speaking at a conference in Dallas next Saturday, then driving to Austin to spend a couple of days …
: Papaya with lime, so good. Eager to taste it again on Paama next summer. Just hot cell phone numbers …
: A truck and a personalized plate to reference the single vehicle that was on Paama island during our …
: Little Anna now has a driver’s license. w00t
: Spent a fabulous 24 hours on Manhattan. Much to write about on my long-form blog.
: Whale cloud through the moon roof.
: Baked a boule per Michael Ruhlman’s bread baking app.
: Food-truck Cuban food, good Belgian-style beer, delicious peach pie, Texas rock-n-roll by a …
: Minutes after posting a blog post about how much I love Cleveland, I get a parking ticket because I …
: Can’t get back into the U.S.A. because immigration and customs at Charlotte international …
: 95° in Chapel Hill. Another work day at the house, patio demolition and yard cleanup and more. Eager …
: Back at my desk at Duke Dept of Medicine, after last week’s fun family reunion in Tennessee. …
: Final night of the family reunion, potluck at our cabin. Bob and Claire Gadbois are giving their …
: The family reunion has been fun, filled with conversations and activities, with many old memories …
: Uncle Larry and Uncle Michael charting our next hike. Gorgeous weather today, and thousands of …
: Hiking with the family in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
: Road tripping to a big family reunion. Listened to the really good Magic Show episode of This …
: Oliver stands below his name in front of the Chapel Hill Public Library. He is participating in the …
: Self diagnosing myself with iliopsoas bursitis from two years of marathon running and Sunday morning …
: Family movie night and we’re watching Jaws.
: Been so busy of late that I haven’t check the Duke River of News (http://dukeriver.co), but it …
: Bought an old house on 4 acres in Chapel Hill, NC this morning. Walked the land tonight and found …
: Gray Squirrel has doors open to the beautiful day, and this visitor stopped by.
: Buying a house and land tomorrow. Stress levels up, annoyance factor high, but so is excitement. …
: Chapel Hill Public Library a perfect place to page through past issues of Dwell Magazine, looking …
: Debating whether to make this summer’s visinata (sour cherry liqueur) with Swedish vodka, as I …
: A pause during out moving days to grab coffee and pstries on this Father’s Day.
: A gorgeous day at Leavering Orchard in southern Virginia. Sour cherries!
: Plans are set: leaving at 6am tomorrow for the drive to Galax, Virginia to pick sour cherries at …
: While sausages grill / nearby paving crews clamor / rose bounces in breeze
: Nice to see that Carrboro’s Gray Squirrel coffee roasters will be moving into larger space, …
: She moved. Dammit, Amanda was my best barber ever.
: Made a cherry pie with frozen cherries left over from last year’s visit to Leavering Orchard …
: 81 jars of peanut butter kept me alive during Service as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the South …
: In the midst of packing up a house for our move in a couple of weeks. So much paper, so many photos. …
: Holiday weekend. Family bike ride into Carrboro. Cappuccino at Gray Squirrel.
: Duke School of Medicine celebrating Dr. Sam Katz, chair emeritus of Department of Pediatrics and …
: Photo of my father, taken ~60 years ago by my grandfather.
: It’s become a Sauturday morning ritual: cappuccino at Gray Squirrel (Carrboro, NC), and …
: Carrboro Farmers Market on a cool morning, the produce and flowers and meats and cheeses and …
: A walk through the magnificent Duke Gardens on my way to a luncheon to celebrate my 10 years as …
: Carrboro’s Gray Squirrel coffee roaster and shop is hoppin' this beautiful Sunday. My …
: Smelling the roses while backyard grilling
: Frank Levering says his cherry trees will have one of the better yield in the last 5 or 6 years. …
: Hoping to have a few hours this weekend (in between son’s birthday party at the movie theater …
: Wondering if there’s way to edit a Micro.blog post. Glad there is a way to delete a post. cc: …
: Spring flowers that I see as I get into my car for morning drive to work. (Testing Micro.blog app …
: Have pointed smol.zuiker.com to anton.micro.blog. Smol is Bislama for small or micro.
: Having fun searching for available .fun domains. Uncharacteristically, not purchasing any. Viewing …
: I seem to have reached the age at which one can hurt a shoulder simply by sitting at a desk surfing …
: Micro.blog ios app installed
: Renewed my subscription to the New Yorker, remembering Doc Searls’s lament from a few years …
: Toolbox: 1999, Radio3, Micro.blog, Textpattern
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