Untitled post from August 4, 2025
It’s pouring outside right now 🌧️. This has been happening a lot this rainy season. Late-night showers, sometimes mid to late afternoon ☔. It’s helping with the heat at night 🌡️. N…
Michael’s Journal
A quiet place for thoughts, tech, and reflections.
2025
Heads of State, 2025 - ★★★★
This was fun and felt more like an action comedy than a straight action movie 🎬. Some parts were a bit unbelievable, but overall it was enjoyable 👍. This is one of the better movi…
Untitled post from August 3, 2025
Just found out it's National Watermelon Day! 🍉 Not an official holiday, but definitely a day worth celebrating. I love watermelon, so eat some today!
Old Tech, New Posts: My Most Productive Blogging Year Yet
Vintage beachside desk with Blogger on screen and ocean view. I have so many ideas running around in my head. I've been blogging more than ever this year, and it's b…
Ed Zitron Might Be Right, But I’m Still Using AI Every Day
AI at your side—just another tool on the desk. Lately, I’ve been listening to Ed Zitron and his podcast Better Offline. He’s not shy about his views: he believes tha…
Living with HOCM: A Mid-Year Update
A personal update on my journey with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including new medication, test results, and what comes next.
📺This TV Week’s Watchlist
From Paramount+: 🎬 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 3, Episodes 1–2 ⭐⭐⭐½ No spoilers! I liked it overall, but I wasn’t thrilled that Season 2 ended on a two-part episode. …
Keep Trek Running
Why Star Trek should always have a series on the air and how its vision of accessible AI technology offers a more achievable future than Star Wars.
📺 This TV Week’s Watchlist
From Paramount+: 🎬 Matlock – Season 1, Episodes 11–19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ No spoilers! I just finished the first season. What a different take on the original Matlock. Overall, I liked it and…
The Ballad of Wallis Island, 2025 - ★★½
Just finished watching The Ballad of Willis Island. It was... fine. Not terrible, but nothing that really stood out either. The story didn’t quite pull me in, and while the settin…