I have plans from the beginning of the year that I just left and did not return to.
I want to be able to say that I worked on something this year, but when I look back on the year there’s just not a lot that I did on my projects. I have a bunch of excuses for why I didn’t work on my projects and they all ring hollow.
I need to reboot and tackle some projects to finish this year strong.
I need to train present me to do what past me planned on future me to do so that present me doesn’t feel like a lazy SOB who doesn’t do anything.
I can plan just fine.
I can do things just fine.
But, doing what I plan is just out of reach.
I don’t get it.
I bought a 27 inch Dell gaming monitor on Amazon Prime day this year and I just go around to setting it up and connecting to my PC and whoa boy I should not have waited because this thing is amazing.
I’ve found that I am constantly looking to upgrade tools for a job that I haven’t decided how I will complete. I am putting the cart before the horse. It’s time to regroup and think and come up with a system that works for me.
The emphasis in the pull quote from John Gruber is the important part, not the Dear Leader quip. Apple gets to bypass tariffs other companies don’t because…why? They’re Apple? He’s Drumpf? Murica?
I love it when artists make something awesome out of something ordinary, like these mountains from books.
Coffee Favorites
#Favorite coffee brew types#
##Upside-down Aeropress## My brew time and process varies from day to day. Generally it is about 2 minutes with 1 or 2 stirrings. I don’t measure my grounds or water but I generally use 3 tablespoons of coffee.
##Chemex## A weekend morning staple. Since I don’t normally brew this way I use this guide from Stumptown Coffee.
##French Press## A beloved favorite that I don’t brew as often as I once did because of the Aeropress and Chemex. When I do use my French Press I generally use 55 grams of coffee and fill it up with hot water and let it brew for 4 minutes after a vigorous aggitation.
##Latte## If I go to a coffee shop this is what I’m getting. It is simple and easy to compare between shops.
##Iced Carmel Macciatto## If it’s a hot day this is the Starbucks drink I’m getting. Of course I have to add a shot or two of espresso.
##Keurig## This is my least favorite, but most used brew and type of coffee. It is the simplest way to make coffee and that simplicity makes sub par coffee. But, the ease of brewing it outways the flavor most mornings.
I’ve had my Pixel 2 in the Google fabric case for so long I forgot how good it feels in the hand without the case on.
People care wayy to much about what is published in The New York Times editorial pages.
Warzel wrote an entire column in The New York Times to let the world know that even though he writes about technology, he’s so far above getting excited about any of it that he thinks Apple should stop holding events to introduce new products
The week of Apple launches really make logistic companies work. Long hours and a lot of variables to keep track of; all to get product to Apple stores, retail stores, and direct to customers.
Note to self.
##What Is The Greatest Movie Quote of All Time?
Wrong. This is the right answer.
“I’m You’re Huckleberry.”
Simon Cowell’s teeth are so wite they look like implants.
This post sounds like old web guys crying, “I don’t like how you’re paying for the service you give away for free.”
Perfect Example. All Google did was refine their visual design over the years. If they had not updated their design then the old web guys would be crying about that.
It’s still going on because it’s 2019 and summer doesn’t end on Labor Day anymore.
This article about Nick Sweetman’s homescreen on The Sweet Setup includes this tidbit on productivity that has started to bug me.
and if it’s really important, people will send a second text.
What’s important to you might not be important to someone else but, that doesn’t mean you get to be a dick.
Quit being a dick in the quest to be “productive” and respond to people.
Think of the media as Democratic operatives with press credentials.
Us vs Them is never a good argument.