The Order, 2024 - ★
Big cast but ultimately disappointing. The pacing was slow, and the story didn’t flow well. Hard to tell how true to life it really was.
Michael’s Journal
A quiet place for thoughts, tech, and reflections.
2025
Why Even Have a Savings Account?
I just received a notice that my High Yield American Express Savings Account has dropped its rate from 3.80% to 3.60%. I remember it being 4.00% at the end of last year, and eve…
Untitled post from May 6, 2025
📺 TV Watchlist for Today Amazon Prime: House of David – Season 1, Episodes 6–8: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ House of David was excellent, especially the two-part season finale. I do wish there had bee…
Untitled post from May 4, 2025
📺 This Weekend’s TV Watchlist From Disney+ and Amazon Prime: House of David – Season 1, Episodes 1–5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Andor – Season 2, Episodes 4–6⭐⭐⭐⭐ House of David is very interestin…
🌌 Star Wars Day
Today isn’t just another Sunday — it’s Star Wars Day. 🎉 May the Force — or the Fourth — be with you. I'm a big fan of Star Wars (though I’ll admit I’m an even bigger Star Trek f…
My Pocket is Empty and I'm Moving On
Caption: A hand-drawn sketch showing a frustrated man with empty pockets in front of a laptop running Pocket in Firefox. I’ve been using Pocket since I switched to Mozilla Firef…
Learning Faster with AI
When the AI hands you the script and the tea kicks in—suddenly, you’re unstoppable. I’ve never been more productive with computers than I am right now. I have several projects i…
Untitled post from April 27, 2025
📺 This Week’s Watchlist From Disney+: Andor – Season 1, Episode 12 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ Andor – Season 2, Episodes 1-3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rewatched before starting the new series. Excellent and the real start…
Mufasa: The Lion King, 2024 - ★★½ (contains spoilers)
This review may contain spoilers. This was an OK Sequel. After watching it I think I would much rather the cartoon look of the first one and CGI in this was one was heavy.
Untitled post from April 24, 2025
After reading @manton’s post and Rob Shearer’s “Mastodon Exit Interview” at v.cx, I decided to spin up a Sharkey instance 🦈. I have to say—I like it! If the price is right, I plan …