• Haiku

    Covered Playground

    Went to a new park,

    Had a sun shade all over.

    Install everywhere!

    July 15,2019
  • I need to figure out the best macOS program to teach my kids how to type.

    July 15,2019
  • I had all three of my kids up, dressed, fed, and across town in time for an 8:00 am appointment this morning. I’m giving myself this award: 🏅

    July 15,2019
  • Haiku

    Change of Plans?

    A deadline looms near,

    Should we just throw it all out?

    Let’s decide this week.

    July 14,2019
  • Dave 🍿

    Date night.

    July 14,2019
  • Let the editing commence.

    Printout of the first chapter of a new book
    July 14,2019
  • Reading

    Book Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 📚

    This was our first book reading aloud with the children. They did great, but at the end, they were ready to be done. I received reports that my reading hurt their ears.

    I used the Great Illustrated Classics abridged edition of the book, which was a great choice for them. It had a cohesive story with an illustration on every page to match the text.

    We had some great conversations about the story and I look forward to our next book!

    🚸 This was a book that I read aloud with my children.

    ISBN: 978-1603400251

    July 14,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 94: Art Museum

    I travel to a local art museum and speak with the curator/artist about their collection.

    July 14,2019
  • I love the On This Day feature in Day One. This morning, I began writing an expanded second edition of my first book, The Transition. When I finished writing, I opened Day One and saw that on this day six years ago I started work on the first draft!

    Screenshot of writing progress made in a project in Scrivener.app
    July 14,2019
  • Haiku

    First Draft Done

    Longest book to day,

    First draft in five years. Big win!

    Can’t wait to share it!

    July 13,2019
  • Civilization V > Civilization VI

    July 13,2019
  • Perfect morning weather for my celebratory walk.

    Trees against a blue sky
    July 13,2019
  • I just finished the draft of my first new book in five years. 40,000 words, all written in Ulysses, almost completely written on my iPad. This is my longest book to date, and it feel so gratifying to reach this milestone.

    July 13,2019
  • Haiku

    First Read Aloud

    Finished our first book.

    I think it went well. Some sighs.

    Will happen again.

    July 12,2019
  • It would be nice if the iPad FaceTime app only showed a history of FaceTime calls like the iPhone one does. I don’t need my full call history when I’m trying to make a FaceTime video call.

    July 12,2019
  • Reading

    Finished reading: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 📚

    July 12,2019
  • Finishing up small tweaks and testing on dark mode support for my websites. Planning to roll those updates out next week.

    July 12,2019
  • I’ve updated my Books page to include a listing of books that I’m currently reading. I also made a notation of books that I’ve read aloud with my children. Can’t wait to see my list grow with those titles!

    July 12,2019
  • Busy weekend ahead, but ahead on my task list. That may be because my daughter was playing with my watch and checking off items in Things.app.

    July 12,2019
  • Brilliant sunshine pours into the kitchen as the aroma of coffee fills the air.

    Sunshine on brick floor
    July 12,2019
  • Marie Kondo was right. It’s nice to have pajamas that were bought for that purpose. So much more relaxing that simply being old shirts that are no longer acceptable to wear in public.

    July 12,2019
  • Haiku

    Web Dark Mode

    Just some CSS,

    Given by community.

    Viola! Dark mode, on!

    July 11,2019
  • July 11,2019
  • So close to done, and so ready for it to be over.

    iPad on table with blank sheet open in Ulysses app
    July 11,2019
  • Mailchimp’s free tier is significantly less valuable after their recent feature reorganization.

    July 11,2019