(Noun) A person who instigates shenanigans.
Thoughts
Medium
The medium is the message.
14 Down 10 To Go
Picking up the pace here on my 24 books in 2024 reading goal. Check them out on the Library page
High-ku
The iguana from Tijuana smoked her marijuana.
Critical Mass
Twelve years ago I was driving through the River Oaks area in Houston at night and came across 200 cyclists with their rigs all lit up, and their flags flapping in the breeze. It looked fun but annoying because cyclists are always preaching “share the road!” But they were not. The group was a local chapter of the national Critical Mass cycling group. Think Hash House Harriers but on wheels.
Last night I participated in my first ride with a local chapter on Sanibel Island for a ten mile night ride along dedicated bike trails. The island is known for its luxurious homes, golf courses, yachts, beautiful trails along brackish water and we were in good company. Absolutely looking towards another ride with this fun, relaxed group.
Site Additions
I’ve added a Micro page to the website that compiles all of my quick thoughts in one setting (think Twitter-like feed).
I also built a TIL (Things I’ve Learned) page shared on a weekly basis.
Wisdom
You can lead a person to wisdom but you can’t make them think.
Disconnected
I just had my cellular data plan shut off…deliberately. My talk and text plan still allows basic communication when I am out and about. Let the great experiment begin!
Algorithm Is Going To Get You*
The issue with algorithmic feeds on social sites, is the fact that they assume you would like your future to look like your past.
Did you linger or read over an article? Well then, here’s more. Liked a video? Yes, have some more of the same old crap.
*With apologies to Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
The Matrix Has You
It is 2024 and the Matrix is real. Of this there can be zero doubt, if you consider your daily screen time. The digital avatar of you online versus your physical meat space in the real world. Are you intellectually honest with yourself?
Can you feel how disproportionate this balance is?
Data-less
I pulled the trigger on my decision to remove the data plan from the iPhone. By next week it will be just talk and text.
The Future
I’ve mentioned previously that something about writing online has to change soon. I’ve looked into the options to host my decades of digital journals with various low/no cost alternatives and they suck.
Speaking of The Future, I just finished this book of the same name as well as a quick re-read of Alice In Wonderland. That makes ten titles down out of my 2024 reading goal of twenty four.