Michael’s Journal

A quiet place for thoughts, tech, and reflections.
2025

Untitled post from March 28, 2025

Well, I’m glad I only have 9 years until retirement. Hopefully, Social Security sticks around, because who knows if my 401(k) will rebound. The President keeps shooting us in the f…

Untitled post from March 22, 2025

There’s nothing more frustrating than waking up and thinking, I’m going to do a simple task to start the day. 😤 I planned to clone my nearly full 2TB NVMe drive to a new 4TB drive.…

Untitled post from March 21, 2025

Why is a civilian tech CEO with significant business interests in China being briefed on potential US-China conflict scenarios? Seems like a concerning conflict of interest.

Untitled post from March 17, 2025

I have a new avatar! It’s now live on Micro.blog, Bluesky, and Mastodon. This was my first time using Fiverr, and I think it turned out pretty lifelike. Let me know what you think!…

How AI Is Bringing My Ideas to Life

Today, I leveraged my single Mastodon instance, my Raspberry Pi, and my paid Claude AI account to create an automated weather posting system for my home location. Using Claude AI, …

This Weeks TV Watching

📺 This week’s Watchlist: Matlock – S1 Ep. 15 – Game Face ⭐⭐⭐ Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage – S1 Ep. 14 – A Sportsbook and a Breakup, This Is That Moment ⭐⭐ From NetFlix: …