Blogging is chatting
“Finding time and energy to blog can be challenging, but it’s a necessary outlet for processing thoughts and inviting conversation.” pshh. Thanks ChatGPT, that quite nails it. Also, let me know why you blog, if you do.
Excel. Copy-paste to create another sheet (tab) from a selection. Forgot the headers, going back to copy those. Insert a line to paste the headers.
…how do you insert a blank line? Is it Enter? Nope. Is it Ctrl+Enter? Nope. Is it somewhere in the “Insert” section of the god-awful ribbon? Not that I can see.
Oh god, you’re actually going to have me search for this online?? Fine….
Helpful Co-pilot-in-your-face-rather-you-want-it-or-not: double-click. Nope. Alt-Enter? Nope.
Time to sort through individual posts from someone who has Office tips for a PC version from 1997…
Happens half the time I have to use Microsoft products.
I'm 70 percent vegan already...
I need to tighten the knob on my diet a bit more and commit to exercise as a non-negotiable. No surprises there really.
Here’s an upside to having those newsletters in your email you don’t remember signing up for:
A random independent coffee shop in Portland is telling me it’s relocating… I vaguely remember it from my visit a few years back; a nice reminder though ☕️
Recent updates to Micro.blog postings
I am reviewing some of the recent updates to Micro.blog’s postings that make life easier: summaries (excellent when cross-posting to other social media), automatic alt description for images, and the new preview option in the macOS app
I set up my new standing desk today. I decided I miss standing after all. Cable management is always a challenge with these. I ordered a new pneumatic monitor stand so I can pull it up and down quickly. We’ll see how it goes.
Here’s a screen capture of one of the things that drives me nuts with Outlook.
Why doesn’t Outlook let me forward this email? Why is it grayed out? The messages under this one are fine, this one is not. It’s not a conversation or a thread; I have those disabled. So what gives?
I’m enjoying A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry 📚 more than I thought I would.
Parry’s ability to describe feelings and thoughts going through the mind of people works like glue between plot points and characters. It’s been a while since I was able to get into the heads of the characters I’m reading about and see them clearly in my mind’s eye. Such a difference from my previous book!
You know, not every day’s productivity needs to be measured by helping others with their problems. That’s what I do for work, sure, and today was a little less of that. But I got to learn new things and hang out with people I care about. That’s a win in my book.
I started reading: A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry.
Picked up the book at one of those free drop offs at a local cafe, and I’ve been enjoying it so far.