πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Light rain, wind, and NIN playlist made for a gloomy ambience on today’s run

Waves crashing into a rocky shoreline with trees in the background under a cloudy, grey sky

I don’t understand Apple’s algorithms. There’s no way I listened to 100 Gecs Boiler Room Session 51 times. Once was fun, but it is 1 hour and 26 minutes long. I would remember listening to it that many times

Screenshot from Apple Music Replay claiming I listened to the album a lot

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ A bit gloomy on today’s off the bike run

A boardwalk covered in rain through trees without leaves

Trying out a new home screen with my personal focus.

  • Screen Time at the top left to keep me honest and Day One on the top right to make journaling easy.
  • I’m testing out relying on Siri suggestions as a large widget which is working out well, so far.
  • Just Notes in the dock with everything else accessible via a Spotlight search.
  • Last part is large Calendar, Reminders, and Music widgets with a swipe to the right in the Today View. These are consistently available across all focus modes.
Screen shot of the home screen

πŸ”— How paltry the return by Jen Gerson

β€œNow more than ever, soft and hard power are important,” Joly noted, correctly, ignoring the fact that Canada increasingly has neither, and doesn’t seem to be doing much about that.

Making a good case that we don’t take ourselves seriously anymore

Finished reading: I’ll admit that I was hesitant to read Mistborn: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson. The original Mistborn trilogy came to a satisfying end for me and I knew that reading this book would open up to the whole Cosmere universe. I’ve simply decided that I don’t need to be a completionist. And, I’m glad, because this was a fun story that paired well with the trilogy πŸ“š

In a pleasant surprise, my cellular carrier just boosted by monthly 4GB to 20GB at no cost. I’m not accustomed to this kind of good customer serviceΒ from a carrier

Finished reading: All Souls Lost by Dan Moren is fun. Has the same lightly humorous tone as the Bayern Agenda series with a supernatural, rather than sci-fi, plot πŸ“š

Hmm, I beg to differ Apple Music

A screenshot from Apple Music. A search for β€œhappy indie” yields Nine Inch Nails

I’m not ready ❄️

Weather alert calling for snow

Finished reading: The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin is a great follow up to A Wizard of Earthsea that adds depth to the world of EarthseaπŸ“š

🦎 We have a new houseguest

Close up of a crested gecko

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Frosty out there on today’s trail run

Bridge over a river reflected on the still water

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Another Thursday, so another hill repeat run. Note to self, next time don’t start the repeats at the bottom of a big hill. The cool down run back up the hill wasn’t fun.

Elevation profile for the run. A big downhill, 12 small up and downs, and one big uphill

Finished reading: I really enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Great characters and good story. Although I’m not steeped in gamer culture, you don’t need to be to follow alongπŸ“š

Although it seems frivolous, my favourite new feature of WatchOS 10 is the Snoopy watch face. I have it set as my weeknight and weekend face, and enjoy its whimsy. A nice break from my serious work watch face, full of calendar events and reminders.

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Felt winter coming on today’s run with temperatures hovering around freezing

Trail through a forest with most leaves fallen from the trees

🎡 Dirt - Alice in Chains

Best opening of any grunge album

Dirt - Alice in Chains poster

πŸ”— David Enoch argues that much of the public discourse on the Israel-Hamas conflict is depressingly simplistic

Perhaps moral philosophers can contribute to public discourse even nowβ€”for instance, in thinking about how decisions should be made given the tremendous uncertainty involved, or to insist on the relevance of some neglected considerations. Or perhaps we should confess that we, too, are embarrassed, that we cannot be confident just what to say. Depending on your expectations, this may be disappointing. But unlike many of the other interventions in today’s public discourse, such a response would at least be honest. And probably less harmful as well.