If you attend a Jack White concert, he has a rule - no phones. Here’s one man’s experience, The Simple Joy of “No Phones Allowed”.
2018
Dusk, the quiet time…
Is someone able to help with what I would call a formatting question when I post to micro.blog? How do I get text to start a new line, posting either via the web interface or with the OSX or iOS apps? Thinking especially when I am quoting text. Thanks in advance.
I’ve just added the archive of a podcast I ran on building a meditation practice, called “Behind The Thoughts”, to my website. It ran for 40 episodes. 🎙️
What can I learn from this moment?
I saw the Green Book last night with my wife. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Great performances from Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen. A well told story that has just sat with me in a very pleasant way since yesterday evening.🍿
I’m finding that the Discover tab in Sunlit is showing the same photos always. I have the new version of Sunlit installed. Deleted the app & reinstalled, refreshed the Discover tab…no change. Anything to do with number of people posting pics? //@manton & @cheesemaker
I hadn’t heard about Harry Leslie Smith until I watched this moving video about the [‘World’s oldest rebel’](‘World’s oldest rebel’ Harry Leslie Smith dies www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-4…), who has died at the age of 95.
I find sleep such a wonderful medicine when I’m unwell. I’ve caught the bug that has been circling through my family over the last week…and I thought that I had escaped. 🤧
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 →
Rainy days.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 →
I read this Haiku today,
“Without a brush, The Willow paints the wind.” by Saryu
And now I am experiencing the swaying cane grass in a whole new way.
Jaws - The Power of the Waves
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Perhaps I am being impatient, but one of my posts appears to have disappeared into the ether I had been commenting how the Pe’ahi Challenge was cancelled today during the men’s competition because the waves got too big! This is a competition where 40 or 60 foot waves are not unusual. Despite my “non-surfer” status, this competition/phenomena really fascinates me. In this video, taken in a boat by the waves and from a helicopter flying above them, you can really see the power of the waves, and the danger that the men and women put themselves under by surfing these giants, Jaws: Men’s Top Three Waves.
Zooming in, as best I can with an iPhone on a cliff, on Jaws at the Pe’ahi Challenge three years ago in 2016. That little line on the right is a surfer on the wave…and note the yellow helicopter flying by the wave (in the middle).
The Jaws Challenge
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
I am no surfer, but the Pe’ahi Challenge, otherwise known as Jaws , bears watching at least once just for the shear audacity of the surfers competing. Every winter a swell hits the island of Maui causing a wave phenomena nicknamed Jaws, so called due to the unpredictability of the the sudden huge waves, up to 60 feet (18m), that break at this remote spot on the island’s shore. From my understanding the unpredictability is less these days, as the surfers and competition holders can scan maps and satellite imagery to predict when the waves are going to hit.
I don’t regret canceling my social media accounts, but it is days like today when I could announce to my old networks about my wife’s pop-up sale, that they would have been useful. Perhaps looking for a network replacement is the way to go?
And so my Instagram account goes. This has been quite a month of social media pruning. This has been informed by me being honest with myself about how I was relating to the various platforms, which in turn has been informed by thoughts shared here about social media. I now only have a presence on Twitter and here on micro.blog.
My wife is hosting a pop-up sale today for her online company, Cloth and Goods. She deals in Japanese ceramics, refashioned African and Japanese Textiles (into cushions, bags, fish cloths, etc) and miscellaneous other items.
Regardless of where the investigation goes, one thing that impresses me about Mueller is his seeming integrity and silence throughout it all.
Good morning world.
Beware of centipedes if you visit Hawaii. You are unlikely to see any, but if you do, steer clear of them. My wife was bitten by one on her big toe last night as we were all clearing up after dinner. It got into the house. Her toe was on fire until well into the night, and it put an abrupt end to a very pleasant evening. Thankfully she is doing much better this morning.
Reposting and testing a few photos after noticing that they were not appearing in the photo grid from @cleverdevil’s recent script. I’m thinking that it is photos I uploaded using @Icro that are not working. Posting this from Sunlit.
Roof details
The day is just starting here in Hawaii, and the turkey smells delicious already…and it’s just sitting in the fridge. Happy Thanksgiving to all here on micro.blog.
This was very difficult for me to watch, my hands are sweating now, but at the same time I find it fascinating.
This quote by Eckhart Tolle had stuck with me since a friend shared it a few days ago,
“Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.”
Hallway by night.
I’m still finding Sunlit unpredictable. 90% of the time it will crash while I am using the app, occasionally not. The crashes vary - when I open the app, while I am selecting a photo (navigating to my photos, or scrolling through them) - those are the two most common instances. I deleted the app and reinstalled, but no change. cc @manton
Sunrise this morning.
Sunset this evening.