Continuing from Part 1…

Loading the OS 🔗

I was excited to get the Raspberry Pi hooked up to a monitor and keyboard. When I had started to connect it, I quickly realized I did not have a micro-USB adapter for my keyboard. I had to order one overnight, so while waiting, I downloaded the Raspberry Pi Imager (for Mac OS).

Why Blog If Nobody Reads It?

Let’s tell the truth, then: Nobody reads your blog.

Why this Project 🔗

One of my goals going into this year was to reignite my excitement for technology. This decade has brought about an existential crisis in how I feel about technology and our society. I do make my living in the technology space and the irony is not lost on me.

For many months I have been keeping an eye on several cutting boards. Waiting to see if any will come down in price after the holidays. I have wanted to give a real end-grain hard wood cutting board a try. Finally this walnut board was on sale and I ordered it. It looks even better in real life. It will be cutting on art.

Over the last decade I have gone through a few phases on watches. My first was a Seiko which I love, but eventually shifted into a diving watch (no, I don’t dive) as my tastes have changed. I currently use an Apple Watch as it is a fabulous health device and I will use it to supplement my reduced screen time - meaning I don’t have to always have my phone around.

I have had a television hanging in my office for a while now. I have very rarely used it. I like having my neighbor over into the Lounge, but when we watch sports, I don’t want to take the TV upstairs. I decided to move the Office TV to the Lounge.

As part of the dining room refresh, we put in a new light and wanted to expanding on the molding features that were already in the room. There is crown molding, chair rail molding, and a coffered ceiling feature.

Behold, the violent fan

This book or poetry or idea was introduced to me via Austin Kleon’s newsletter. The situation and setting is very relatable to what I do. The concerns and ideas are very timely. He talks about humanity, art, and AI.