In a pleasant surprise, my cellular carrier just boosted by monthly 4GB to 20GB at no cost. Iβm 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 π
Hmm, I beg to differ Apple Music
Iβm not ready βοΈ
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 Earthseaπ
π¦ We have a new houseguest
πββοΈ Frosty out there on todayβs trail run
π΅ Who Can See Forever Soundtrack (Live) - Iron & Wine is a good one
πββοΈ Another Thursday, so another hill repeat run. Note to self, next time donβt start the repeats at the bottom of a big hill. The cool down run back up the hill wasnβt fun.
Finished reading: I really enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Great characters and good story. Although Iβm not steeped in gamer culture, you donβt need to be to follow alongπ
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.
πββοΈ Felt winter coming on todayβs run with temperatures hovering around freezing
Best opening of any grunge album
Perhaps moral philosophers can contribute to public discourse even nowβfor 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 todayβs public discourse, such a response would at least be honest. And probably less harmful as well.
πββοΈ Hill repeats at a steady, moderate pace for todayβs run. I tried to focus on my downhill form: staying loose and keeping ground contact time short
π΅ Find A Way Home by MxPx is a fun punk rock album
Finished reading: American Moonshot by Douglas Brinkley. Iβve read several books about the Apollo missions, all of them focused on the science and engineering. This book is a fascinating look at the politics and JFKβs indispensable leadership. ππ
Non-default apps
As a follow up to my list of default apps, I have a few non-default apps that werenβt on the original list from Hemispheric Views.
- πββοΈFitness: As I wrote about recently, I use HealthFit (mostly) instead of Apple Fitness
- π§ Meditation: Waking Up, instead of Mindfulness
- π Journal: Doesnβt count yet, since Apple hasnβt released their journalling app. Soon, though, DayOne instead of the default
- π Books: Libby instead of Apple Books, mostly because of the public library integration
- πΈ Listen later: MusicBox instead of the Apple Music library
Duel of the Defaults: My List
Episode 097 of the Hemispheric Views podcast held a fun Duel of the Defaults! competition.
Hereβs my list. Iβve really shifted to defaults over the past year. Iβm conflicted about this: I really like a good indie app, yet find my needs donβt justify the complexity of using non-defaults.
- βοΈ Mail Client: Apple Mail
- π¨ Mail Server: iCloud Custom Email Domain
- π Notes: Apple Notes
- β To-Do: Reminders
- π· iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
- π Photo Management: Photos.app
- ποΈ Calendar: Calendar.app
- ποΈ Cloud file storage: iCloud
- π° RSS: NetNewsWire connected to Feedbin
- π Contacts: Contacts.app
- πΈοΈ Browser: Safari
- π¬ Chat: iMessage, WhatsApp
- π Bookmarks: Micro.blog
- π Read It Later: Micro.blog
- π Word Processing: Pages
- π Spreadsheets: Numbers
- π Presentations: Keynote
- π Shopping Lists: Reminders
- π§βπ³ Meal Planning: None
- π° Budgeting & Personal Finance: ScotiaBank app
- ποΈ News: The Economist
- πΆ Music: Apple Music
- π§ Podcasts: Overcast (though testing Podcasts.app again)
- π Password Management: 1Password (likely changing to iCloud Keychain)
πΊ The Night Manager (2016) - β β β ββ
A good show. I binge-watched it over the weekend while recovering from a nasty cold. Hiddleston and Laurie are both great