The Art Of Not Asking Why

Don't ask me why, I'll tell you anyway

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    Some color goes a long way 📷

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    It’s Pie day for me.

    Well, the pie day was on March (3/14). But every month on the 14th, I decided to have a pizza. Otherwise, I don’t eat cheese. I stopped completely, besides unavoidable butter in some pastries and such. 📷 🍕

    Two slices of pizza with spinach and cheese are on a cardboard box next to a can of Diet Coke.
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    More signs of spring 📷

    Auto-generated description: Tall trees with blooming white flowers reach towards a clear blue sky. Auto-generated description: A tall tree with ivy climbing its trunk stands among leafless trees against a bright blue sky. Auto-generated description: Branches of trees adorned with white blossoms are set against a bright blue sky.

    I took a walk and listened to the birds for a moment. It’s always nice to get chances like this in Manhattan:

    Auto-generated description: Sunlit stone steps wind through a lush, wooded area under a clear blue sky.

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    Three transparent bottles filled with sparkling water are lined up in a refrigerator door compartment.

    Oddly Satisfying. 📷

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    A good day to have a blog

    Since waking up early in the morning (sleep? What sleep?) I’ve been active around my blog and enjoyed dedicating time to this personal work that doesn’t get much attention during my day-to-day.

    Here are a few things I got into:

    • Instead of an email, I ended up writing a post.
    • Speaking of writing, I tweaked my custom AI prompt for “post polish” with Kagi’s assistants (I will expand on this further down the line)
      • Due to the above, I also learned that Kagi featured a picture of my blog in their update post.
        • The update post itself reminded me how cool Kagi’s small web is, now even better!
    • Playing around with Kagi’s small web, I found another interesting blogger to follow
    • Reading the Micro.blog feed, I found out miljko is building an Emacs to Micro.blog package!
      • Emacs + Micro.blog + frequnt posts = another person to add to my RSS feeds
      • This reminded me about adventures on Micro.blog by Scott. Yet another RSS feed to add.

    Then, thinking about all the stuff I’ve done around my blog today, I thought about expanding my “blog check list”, adding the few items I’ve learn. It is now divided into maintenance and inspiration parts:

        * Blog Stuff to do
    
    ** Maintenance 
    
    - [ ] check taonaw email
    - [ ] tinylytics:
      - [ ] most popular posts in the last month (3 places)
      - [ ] Insights can be interesting
    - [ ] new webmentions (under *Account* on the Micro.blog site)?
    - [ ] "On this day" if exists:
      - [ ] check for typos
      - [ ] check for bad links/broken images/missing emojis
    - [ ] check plugins (updates?)
    - [ ] delete used bookmarks (Micro.blog) 
    - [ ] photo page (add 📷 to posts)
    
    ** Inspiration 
    
    - [ ] Check old blog for posts to import
    - [ ] Journal
    - [ ] Bookmarks (in Micro.blog)
    - [ ] RSS feeds!
    - [ ] Kagi small web (in browser) for sites
    - [ ] Take a random picture

    I feel like a very efficient blogger today 😄

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    A cozy bar interior features shelves with various liquor bottles, a large white dog silhouette decoration, and mounted security cameras above an American flag.

    We were sitting at their bar, but we also had a mocha and a cappuccino toward the end. Something about the flag and the security camera above it makes things feel relevant and eerie. 📷

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    On my way to get some fresh vegetables for my usual soup. It’s a good day for that. 📷

    A cityscape view under a cloudy sky is seen from an elevated vantage point, with bare trees in the foreground.
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    Greenland? Nah, just the Hudson, NYC. 📷

    A frozen river stretches across the landscape surrounded by bare trees under a clear blue sky.
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    It’s been fun, but would it shock you if I said the part I appreciate the most is the weather? It’s in the single digits in New York, and today it was 60 here, and sunny. 📷

    The Hollywood Tower Hotel is surrounded by palm trees and visitors under a clear blue sky in Disney
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    About to head out on short vacation. Hoping for at least some quiet time to reflect on my geek stuff (yes, that’s part of the fun). 📷

    A parked airplane is visible through large windows at an airport terminal with empty seats in the foreground.
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