📺 This Week's TV Watchlist
From Disney+/Hulu: 🎬 Alien: Earth – Season 1, Episodes 1-7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ May contain spoilers The show and its cast are excellent. Although it began somewhat slowly with necessary backgr…
Michael’s Journal
A quiet place for thoughts, tech, and reflections.
2025
Tired of AI Spam Calls Offering Loans
🚨 AI voice cloning + robocall scams are rising—don’t fall for fake loan calls! For nearly a month now, I've been getting a phone call almost every day from numbers all over the …
Planet Money's Toilet Talk
From pay toilets to high-tech pods—two eras of public convenience. This has been on my mind lately. I was listening to the Planet Money Podcast and caught an episode about w…
📺 This TV Week’s Watchlist
🎬 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 3, Episodes 5-10 (Season Finale) ⭐⭐⭐ May contain spoilers! This season was a mixed bag. I believe this series has great potential, but I qu…
Is This the Wake-Up Call We Need?
The assassination of Charlie Kirk today is a tragic reminder that political violence is never the solution. It only creates deeper divides and encourages an “us versus them” mental…
Working on something wonderful
I am working on something wonderful in Python 🐍. It’s a slow process, but I’m making progress 🚀. At this rate, it won’t be ready until the end of the year 📅. I don’t want to reveal…
10 Years of World of Warships
Joined World of Warships on July 2, 2015 I’ve been playing World of Warships, a free-to-play naval combat game focused mainly on ships from World War II with some fr…
To Feature Image or Not
Choosing a feature image — a quiet desk, a laptop, and blank cards waiting to be filled. I have been debating lately whether feature images are a good idea. I think …
A Week of Exhaustion, Frustration, and Hope
Quiet golden-hour read with tea and tech in tow. My week has been hectic with work and being off Camzyos for over a week now.“Why are you off your Camzyos? I thought it was help…
When Police Lights Stay On: Law Enforcement Cruise Mode
Florida deputies using steady “cruise mode” lights: what the statutes allow, why it confuses drivers, and real-world examples from Tampa Bay and USF.