• Paralyzed Man Lowered Through Hole In Roof Of Chick-Fil-A In Hopes Of Being Healed - The Babylon Bee

    he had his friends cut a hole in the roof of the restaurant and lower him down, allowing him to bypass the massive crowds and lengthy line so that he might be healed.

    September 18, 2019
  • Ready for the planetarium!

    Interior dome of a planetarium

    September 18, 2019
  • Haiku

    Unsweetened Coffee

    New experience,

    Coffee, with no sweetener.

    Bitter, then quite smooth!

    September 17, 2019
  • 📦 FedEx SmartPost Delivery Times:

    Origin 2 hours from my house: 4 days

    Origin 3 hours from my house: 8 days

    September 17, 2019
  • Apple Arcade looks soooooo good! 🕹

    September 17, 2019
  • After three months of trials, I’ve determined that coffee has little to no impact on my migraines. So, cheers! ☕️

    Mug of iced coffee
    September 17, 2019
  • It’s always disappointing when an app’s website doesn’t list pricing.

    September 17, 2019
  • It’s hard to buy shoe polish these days.

    September 17, 2019
  • I found a vulnerability in Apple’s iCloud spam filters. The technique uses a deprecated Python parser and the spam is sent directly to the inbox.

    I asked Apple Support if they wanted me to send it to the engineers for analysis. Their response, “Naw.”

    Nice work, team!

    September 17, 2019
  • September 17, 2019
  • Haiku

    Cardboard Rocket

    Just a few days left,

    All three played inside all day.

    A nice toy for them.

    September 16, 2019
  • 120 Days of Keto

    Keto diets are all the rage this year. At least they were back in December when I was shopping for a new diet. I needed to lose weight and get healthier, but that’s not why I went with Keto. I was looking for a clearly defined diet that would guide my menu planning and snacking. I was looking for a long term lifestyle change. Keto has very clear boundaries, and it’s list of allowable foods is fairly long. I love meat and seafood, so it was a good fit. I also liked how it virtually eliminated all dietary sugar.

    I’ve done two rounds of intensive Keto. The first was from late December 2018 - end of February 2019. I’ve just completed my second round, four solid months of strict Keto. During both rounds, I set my daily goal at 20 net carbs. In total, I’ve done Keto for six out of the past nine months.

    It’s not an easy diet, that’s for sure. The first two or three weeks are challenging and there are plenty of bumps along the way. Now that I’m in deep, I have no problem saying no to sweets and treats. I don’t really crave them.

    Here are my stats from this round:

    • 120 Days
    • 31 lbs lost
    • 89% of days I was under my net carbs goal
    • I was 26% under my net carbs goal for the entire period
    • I averaged 7 grams of dietary sugar per day

    Now that I’m through the intensive period, I’m backing off a bit. I’ve set my daily limit at 50 net carbs and am still trying to lose another 10 lbs. Overall, I feel great. For the first time in five years, my BMI is back in the normal/healthy range, as opposed to overweight.

    I don’t mind taking a bit more time on these last few pounds to my goal. I’m going to continue daily weigh-ins to monitor my progress and watch for any back-sliding.

    September 16, 2019
  • Reading

    Finished reading: Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler by Mark Riebling 📚

    September 16, 2019
  • Can’t wait to see who ends up buying this house. That’s about a 9’ drop on a grade that’s going to be a nightmare to mow.

    New house back yard on steep incline

    September 16, 2019
  • For some reason, iCloud sending spam to my inbox that has a random string attached to my correct email address. So, it looks like this:

    svra43?johnnyappleseed@icloud.com

    Not sure why iCloud would deliver that in the first place. Also, hard to write a Rule against it.

    September 16, 2019
  • ‘Sign In With Apple’ Is Way Better Than Passwords—If You Can Find It - WSJ

    I’m taking Joanna’s advice and creating an alias to use on the web. Not much use for current services, but will be when I sign up for new ones using the Apple relay.

    September 16, 2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 112: Cactus Puzzle

    The laundry is running and the folding is done, for now. I took a break from my Cleaning Day chores to see what the kids are playing with.

    September 16, 2019
  • The Apple Support chat is great, but if you don’t respond in five minutes, it ends.

    Not very customer friendly to make me wait on Support to take their sweet time responding but if I don’t reply right away, I’ve got to start all over.

    September 16, 2019
  • Haiku

    Winter Clothes Wardrobe

    Pulled out winter clothes,

    To my delight, they all fit!

    Ready for Winter!

    September 15, 2019
  • The designers over at Zero do an excellent job.

    September 15, 2019
  • Haiku

    50 Things Done

    A crazy backlog,

    Things groaned this morning. Worked hard,

    Now Today is clear!

    September 14, 2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 111: Botley

    Benedict shows off his robot. The girls are grumpy.

    September 14, 2019
  • How bad is iCloud spam filtering?

    An email from 541irvv@avb2mfhg82h20.com with only an image in the body landed in my inbox.

    This happens at least five times a day

    September 14, 2019
  • I saw the International Space Station on my walk. That was pretty cool. 🛰

    September 14, 2019
  • It’s so hard to capture the beauty of the moon.

    September 14, 2019