After moving the garden from one 4x8 plot into three 4x8 plots in the spring of 2022, I worked on the garden fencing in 2023 and then the greenhouse in 2025. For this year, I ambitiously wanted to double the three plots to six plots. We had such great yield last year and are getting much better at making the most of our produce - besides, building is fun for me and having a garden is fun for my wife.

I have been slow to test out the various AI tools, but with the reviews of Claude, I decided it was time to test the waters. On my personal computer and phone I downloaded the Claude app, created an account, and signed up for a $20 per month subscription.

This Kevin Starr history book on California is a short overview of the state across a number of perspectives. This is in contrast to his much larger series covering the history of California. I received both for my most recent birthday. I started with this book and will intend to read the entire series in the future.

Down the street stood a very tall pine tree I would always have to duck under. It was both over the sidewalk, but also pushing the sidewalk up. If I am counting correctly, this pine tree was 36 years old.

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My friends have been giving me a hard time about not having backlighting for the whiskey bottles, so I finally gave in. I had considered it when I originally put the room together. My original plans were to hard wire it into the main switch of the room. Run lines behind the walls and tie the walls together via electrical dropped from the ceiling. All in it would have been a pretty involved wiring project and I estimated it to be around $300-400. I decided to not do it at the time as the room was already a pretty heavy investment.

A retrospective on starting and running a bookstore in a small town in Texas by Ryan Holiday. Some of the advice resonates with me like being contrary to what everyone else is doing. I have been looking for opportunities at work to Zig when everyone else is Zagging.

When I was a kid growing up in Seattle, Jim Whittaker was a huge deal and hero. I met him at an event when I was in scouts.

With so many bird feeders out, the squirrels are well fed and very daring.

I had seen Nestor make the podcast rounds in around 2021-2022. I am all about learning to breath better or at least being more informed around how this breathing business works. I found this book informative, especially in the first half, but found some of the claims a bit far fetched.