Weekend HomeLab Adventures
I woke up early today, determined to finally get Nostr up and running and join the network. After all, ChatGPT—my AI guide for most things—told me everything would be fine…
Michael’s Journal
A quiet place for thoughts, tech, and reflections.
2025
Publish an App?
I use Google’s Blogger as a backup for my main blog. I’ve had that Blogger account for over 20 years, and since it’s free and supports custom domains, I figured — why not …
🎓 Congratulations to My Nephew
Maxwell Class of 2025 Maxwell Senior Picture My nephew Maxwell has graduated from high school! It’s incredible to see how much he…
Howard Frankland Bridge 🌉
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for a couple of months — the Howard Frankland Bridge, which was part of what I considered my first real job and career in my early twenties.. I…
The Flash, 2023 - ★★ (contains spoilers)
This review may contain spoilers. This was my first time watching this. It started out pretty good, but overall, it wasn’t that great. I’m glad I never bought it or paid to see it…
Untitled post from May 17, 2025
📺 This TV Week’s Watchlist: From Disney+: 🎬 Andor – Season 2, Episodes 10–12 Season and Series Finale ⭐⭐⭐ No spoilers. I finished Andor last night and walked away feeling unsatis…
Quest to Pare Subscriptions
In my continuing battle with subscription fatigue, I’ve decided to drop my SiriusXM satellite radio service — they wouldn’t match the rate I had before, so I let it go 👋. …
Untitled post from May 12, 2025
Finished reading: Who is Jesus– Really? by Josh McDowell 📚 Finally finished. Learned a couple of new ways of thinking and explaining things. On to the last book in the series…
Untitled post from May 11, 2025
📺 This Week’s Watchlist: From Disney+: 🎬 Andor – Season 2, Episodes 7–9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ No spoilers. I thought Episode 7 had a small pacing issue and dragged a bit, but Episodes 8 and 9 pic…
Last Breath, 2025 - ★★★½
This was much better than I expected. I really liked all the characters—each one felt distinct and well-acted. The story moved at a good pace and held my attention the whole way t…