It’s a bit odd, getting reacquainted with your hometown (Toledo, OH) after over a decade away!
Absolute dumpster fire of a week! Just happy to still be standing. Here’s hoping next week is better.
Claim: You can’t love Jesus of Nazareth and hate immigrants.
Seems like we need some good political theology these days. Reading recommendations?
DayQuil + Motrin + TamiFlu + Wellbutrin + Prozac + U-Haul + House full of boxes. Let’s goooooooooo! 🫨
Oof, this cold/flu is hitting my family hard, and right before our upcoming move! 🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒
📚Finally finished listening to “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz” by Erik Larson. I really enjoyed it. A sobering, fascinating read. Give it a go if you enjoy reading about WWII, Churchill, etc.!
“We buy back our time not only with the money we spend, but also with the opportunities we decline.” ~ James Clear
What’s a good word (maybe a German word?) for “that sinking feeling you get as a parent when one of your children starts to get sick and you know it’s only a matter of time before the wave of illness makes its way through the house”?
📚 Just got my copy of “Thinking in Systems: A Primer” by Donella H. Meadows. Excited to read this book!
I’d like to get a copy of “Java: The Complete Reference.” I’m wondering how much of an update/improvement the recently-released 13th edition is over the 12th edition. Any #Java geeks out there who can weigh-in?
One of the saddest, most frustrating things I’ve witnessed in my life: seeing large swaths of American evangelicalism so readily embrace Trumpism and Christian Nationalism. It’s tempting to despair.
This is why micro.blog is the best corner of the internet!
Fellow software engineers: If you were to get laid-off, which books, tips, tools, etc. would be in your “Find-the-next-gig Go Bag”? (I’m thinking along the lines of “Cracking the Coding Interview,” “System Design Interview,” “Designing Data-Intensive Applications,” etc.)
I’ve always been a bit curious about BBEdit, but I use IntelliJ (80%) and VS Code (20%) for my daily work. If you use and love BBEdit, what are your favorite features? Anything that would especially appeal to a backend-focused dev like me?
Nick Saban should start another church.
Make sure to celebrate Epiphany by not participating in an insurrection today!
Can we get cross-posting enabled from micro.blog to omg.lol? :)
Quick! Get all your last “Merry Christmas"es in before Epiphany!
Ants! Behind the Baseboard. Let the home ownership adventures begin!