Michael’s Journal

A quiet place for thoughts, tech, and reflections.
2025
Untitled post from June 22, 2025

Untitled post from June 22, 2025

📷#mbjune Day 22: Hometown After the storm, the streets of my hometown fall into a kind of quiet only a big-city suburb knows—where palm trees sway under a fire-lit sky, and ever…

Untitled post from June 21, 2025

Untitled post from June 21, 2025

📷 Day 21: silhouette Nature’s silhouette framed in moonlight and moss. 🌕🌿

Untitled post from June 20, 2025

Untitled post from June 20, 2025

Feeling better today 🤒➡️🙂—still dealing with some cough, congestion, and hoarseness 🤧😶‍🌫️, but I’d say I’m about 65% back to normal 💪. The only downside? I’m not behind on work!…

Untitled post from June 20, 2025

Untitled post from June 20, 2025

📷 #mbjune Day 20: gather A gathering at Disney World’s Liberty Bell 🔔, full of smiles 😊 and summer warmth ☀️.

📺 This TV Week’s Watchlist:

📺 This TV Week’s Watchlist:

From Peacock: 🎬 The Day of the Jackal – Season 1, Episodes 1–3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ No spoilers! I’ve been under the weather this week—caught a summer cold and wrote about it over at mitchell…

My AI-Assisted Workflow for Sharing Blog Posts on Sharkey

My AI-Assisted Workflow for Sharing Blog Posts on Sharkey

I’ve written extensively about how AI has changed the way I interact with computers and brought my ideas to life. Let me restate something I’ve said before: I’m not a soft…

Untitled post from June 19, 2025

Untitled post from June 19, 2025

📷 #mbjune Day 19: Equal Two lanes, equal in purpose, streetlights equal in height, as day and night meet at the horizon. 🌇

Untitled post from June 18, 2025

Untitled post from June 18, 2025

📷 🍰 Day 18: Texture This homemade carrot cake wasn’t just delicious — it was an experience. The moist, flavorful crumb paired with the thick, textured icing made every bite unforg…

Untitled post from June 17, 2025

Untitled post from June 17, 2025

📷 #mbjune Day 17: Warmth There’s nothing quite like a pot roast to fill both the kitchen and the soul with warmth. The scent, the flavor, the memories — all simmering together in …

Untitled post from June 16, 2025

Untitled post from June 16, 2025

Well, it’s official — I’ve got a cold 🤧. First one since last year after my Disney World trip 🏰. For some reason, I always seem to catch them in the summer ☀️😷. COVID-19 test came …