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Cafe Stop in Erieau #cycling

¡Buen día!

The best thing I got for the bike this year: SKS AIRSPY tire pressure sensor. It monitors tire pressure, sends data in real-time to my Garmin bike computer. There is also an iOS app which displays pressure, temperature, and sensor battery. It alerts for pressure deviations on my Apple Watch #cycling

Finished reading: The Guest by Emma Cline 📚⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #books #summerreading https://micro.blog/books/9780812998627

🖋️Today’s set up for notes: Waterman Carène Pen in blue and The Superior Labor Leather Portfolio - Light Brown (A5) #stationary #pens

Threads rolls out new features:

"Threads is getting a trio of new features. On Wednesday, Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg took to the platform to announce the updates, which include the ability to add custom alt text, a new mention button, and the ability to share Threads posts to Instagram DMs Mashable" https://mashable.com/article/threads-custom-alt-text-share-instagram-dms-mention-button

Morning mint tea from the garden is brewing now. #summer #rituals

Listen to “Pantry Soy Sauce” in the NYT Audio app. https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2023/08/07/AudioContainer-64d131f5.html?referringSource=sharing #food

Just signed up for Album Whale. It’s fun way to keep track your music. Check out my album list, Listening to… 🎧 , on Album Whale! https://albumwhale.com/escribitionist/listening-to #music #indieweb

The Verge reports that:

"You can now verify your Threads profile on Mastodon / Verified Threads links are the platform’s first tangible connection to decentralized social media." https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/9/23826257/threads-verify-profile-mastodon-decentralized-platforms-fediverse

Welcome to the 42nd Parallel - Point Pelee National Park #cycling

Southernmost tip of Canada, Point Pelee National Park #cycling

Road trip to the National Park #cycling

Buenos días ☀️

Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that are built right there. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R2oD1ZHNMFE

Listen to “Animals Are Dying in Droves. What Are They Telling Us?” in the NYT Audio app. https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2023/08/08/animals-are-dying-in-droves-what-are-they-telling-us.html?referringSource=sharing #nyt

Daily Photo Frames: French Quarter
Location: Neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA #travel #photography https://travelessayist.substack.com/p/daily-photo-frames-french-quarter

Can’t wait to watch it… Meryl Streep joined the cast!

"Season 3 of “Only Murders,” which premiered on Tuesday, moves out of the building — well, mostly. There is still a murder; viewers saw Paul Rudd drop dead on a stage at the end of Season 2. And technically, the murder still happens in the Arconia (it’s complicated), the stately prewar co-op of the series’s title."

- ... https://micro.escribitionist.com/2023/08/08/cant-wait-to.html

TOKYO ALIENS - Vol 4 dropped this morning into my Kindle, so I got something else to read today #manga

Never ending story of pandemic continues:

"There’s a mini ‘summer surge’ of Covid underway, but experts don’t yet know how bad it is. Public health officials say rise in cases is modest and not due to new variant."

- The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-covid-symptoms-august-2023-variant-b2389224.html

A pile of feet 🐾 #dog #photo

That’s awesome 👏

"Apple Music has a new station that’s designed to help you find songs you might like. The app’s Discovery Station will play a curated selection of music based on what you’ve been listening to lately but haven’t added to your library or heard before, as spotted earlier by 9to5Mac." https://9to5mac.com/2023/08/07/apple-music-discovery-station/

Overlooking the Meatpacking District in New York City
#ny #nyc #newyorkcity #photography

Shipments of interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras are breaking records and sales are booming according to Japan's Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA), an upswing that is being directly tied to an uptick in global tourism. https://petapixel.com/2023/08/07/mirrorless-camera-sales-are-booming-as-global-tourism-recovers/

Every year when the weather turns warm, cooking grilled vegetables on our back porch becomes my side dish haven. When I’m standing outside sipping wine with one hand and flipping Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with the other, it feels as if whatever else happened that day, everything is going to be OK as long as I can still do this quiet, blissful thing for myself.

Whitney Museum Terrace #photography #nyc #newyorkcity

Awesome public washrooms signage #photos #photography

Morning Ride ✅

🖋️ Today’s essentials: Beekeeper’s Journal & Sailor 1911 fountain pen in Royal Tangerine with a rhodium coated 21k medium nib. Perfect combination to keep track of what’s happening with beehives. #journal #beekeeper #pens #fountainpens

Put everything together for another batch of homemade lacto-fermented dill pickles from small, fresh field cucumbers. This is a second batch as we finished eating the first one already. Fermented pickles are tangy and delicious and contain beneficial bacteria that are good for your gut #fermentation

Currently reading: M Train by Patti Smith 📚

M Train: Smith’s café musings, global travels, reflections on art, memories of Michigan, and loss of her husband. A powerful, moving meditation illustrated with Polaroids by a remarkable artist. https://micro.blog/books/9788845280177

Watched: The Days (2023) • Netflix • Mini-Series, Drama, Suspense ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Dalichi face a deadly, invisible threat - an unprecedented nuclear disaster.

FROM NORMAL ISLAND NEWS:
Thérèse Coffey has declared war on Greenpeace
She is the true hero of our time 🤣 #uk #satire #funny https://normalislandnews.substack.com/p/therese-coffey-has-declared-war-on

Latest episode of NYT “The Book Review” podcast there is an interesting interview with author Ann Patchett. Apparently she has never seen or been on social media and she doesn’t own a cellphone. Never did! She’s never even looked at Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Kinda jealous of her now.

Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot Book 1) by Becky Chambers 📚⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://micro.blog/books/9781250236227

Listening to “Ann Patchett on Summer Love and Her New Novel” in the NYT Audio app. NYT - The Book Review Podcast

Out for walk with my favourite playlist...

Reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Catching up on couple of episodes of the Daily Tech News Show podcast from this week.

Watching “Foundation” S 2 Ep. 4

Listening to “The Raw Art and Life of Sinead O’Connor” in the NYT Audio app.

Fascinating story: How Larry Gagosian Reshaped the Art World - The dealer has been so successful selling art to masters of the universe that he has become one of them by Patrick Radden Keefe

From #summer #garden #flowers

Listening to Colson Whitehead on ‘Crook Manifesto’ and Harlem in the ’70s” in the NYT Audio app. https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2023/07/21/books/review/colson-whitehead-on-crook-manifesto-and-harlem-in-the-70s.html #nyt #newyorktimes

August: A Month of Nature’s Bounty https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/04/august-a-month-of-natures-bounty/

Fritz Lang's classic sci-fi film Metropolis gets a new electronic soundtrack https://boingboing.net/2023/08/04/fritz-langs-classic-sci-fi-film-metropolis-gets-a-new-electronic-soundtrack.html #scifi #sciencefiction

The Potential of Fermented Tea: Promising Results from a Small Pilot Study https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/03/the-potential-of-fermented-tea-promising-results-from-a-small-pilot-study/

NYC #ny #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity

Listening 🎧 to “Popcast (Deluxe): Our Favorite Albums of the Year So Far” in the NYT Audio app. https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2023/08/02/arts/music/popcast-deluxe-favorite-albums-so-far.html #music #podcast #nyt #nytimes #nyc

NYTimes: This Ancient Whale May Have Been the Heaviest Animal Ever
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/science/whale-fossil-weight.html #nature #peru #discovery

iPhone Contact Poster: Personalize Your iPhone Calling Experience with iOS 17 https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/02/iphone-contact-poster-personalize-your-iphone-calling-experience-with-ios-17/

Masterful Precision: The Art of Pencil Sharpening in a Tokyo Factory https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/02/masterful-precision-the-art-of-pencil-sharpening-in-a-tokyo-factory/

Listening on Audible: Ghosts of Zenith by Larry Correia; Narrated by Oliver Wyman

It’s an Audible Plus short story. The setting is the worst area on a dreary planet that was never meant to be colonized. The main character is a hard-boiled cop, and once he sets his mind to digging at a mystery, he keeps at it. While the episode laid out in this story involves terrorists, he discovers links to his lifelong mission to find out why the colonists were directed to this planet.

Euclid Telescope Captures Mesmerizing First Images, Signals Success in Mapping the Dark Universe https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/01/euclid-telescope-captures-mesmerizing-first-images-signals-success-in-mapping-the-dark-universe/

Listen to “Tell Me Why It Hurts” in the NYT Audio app. Fascinating…https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2023/07/31/30nymag-tell-me-why-it-hurts.html

The Price of Admission to America’s Museums Keeps Rising
Their buildings have expanded and expenses have surged, even as attendance slowed. Art lovers will bear the cost: The Guggenheim is the latest to increase its entry fee to $30 — the new normal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/arts/design/museums-raise-admission-fees-guggenheim.html

Camera technology has evolved dramatically since the advent of photography and as a result, being a professional photographer has significantly changed too. A vintage video created by Vocational Guidance Films, Inc. in 1946 shows what being a professional photographer used to be like. https://petapixel.com/2023/08/01/vintage-video-shows-what-it-was-like-being-a-pro-photographer-in-1946/

Don’t Miss August’s Spectacular Lunar Double Feature: Super Sturgeon Moon and Rare Blue Supermoon https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/01/dont-miss-augusts-spectacular-lunar-double-feature-super-sturgeon-moon-and-rare-blue-supermoon/

I Binge Watch… https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/01/i-binge-watch/

Really enjoying the audiobook version of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird” I found through my local library. It’s 26 hours long but goes by fast since it’s very interesting and I don’t mind listening to it for 3 hours or so a day.

Revisiting the Marsh https://escribitionist.com/2023/08/01/revisiting-the-marsh/

Book Review: Davy, Edgar Pangborn (1964) Edgar Pangborn’s Davy (1964) takes place in a future devastated by a partially abortive nuclear war and the depravations of subsequent plagues (50). A powerful theocracy and perpetually warring microstates in the American Northeast emerged from the Years of Confusion. The novel takes the form of an autobiography. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2023/07/29/book-review-davy-edgar-pangborn-1964/ #scifi #sciencefiction

NYC #newyorkcity #nyc #ny #starbucks

Verge reports:

"The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative. You can access the server at social.bbc, which encompasses posts from a handful of BBC accounts, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Taster, BBC Research & Development, and a few more."

Good for them, first major media company to do that!

In the garden, daily flower show:

Ionocaloric Cooling: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Refrigeration Technology https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/31/ionocaloric-cooling-a-revolutionary-breakthrough-in-refrigeration-technology/

Paul Rubens RIP

"Paul Rubens, best known for performing as Pee Wee Herman, died Sunday night, reports Variety. He was 70 years old. He wrote a farewell statement, disclosing his illness and apologizing to fans, which went live after his death."

Listening to Ensemble Dedalus, a French ensemble founded in 1996 by Didier Aschour. They perform contemporary electronic and minimalist works, including pieces by Éliane Radigue and Catherine Lamb.

Harvesting Honey from Beehive https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/31/harvesting-honey-from-beehive/

Daily Photo Frames: Giza
Location: Near Cairo in Egypt https://travelessayist.substack.com/p/daily-photo-frames-giza?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

I’m obsessed with Substack Notes. It’s everything I ever wanted from social media and never found before and I am so excited that it finally exists! It’s an encouraging, long-form-is-welcome space where we can support the work of our favourite writers while growing a community of our own as well.

Sunday funday

NYC
#newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #photography #photo #starbucks

Global Views on Sports: 58% Globally Would Like to Practice More https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/30/global-views-on-sports-58-globally-would-like-to-practice-more/

Currently reading: Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito,Ichiro Nakayama,Hirokatsu Kihara 📚 #manga https://micro.blog/books/9781974740017

Daily Photo Frames: Sydney
Location: Sydney, Australia https://travelessayist.substack.com/p/daily-photo-frames-sydney

First batch of honey from our beehive has been collected. Second batch will be collected some time at the end of September. Lots work, but also fun. Hmmmm sweet honey… 🐝

Currently reading: American Prometheus by Kai Bird 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9780307424730

G20 Environment Meeting Falls Short in Tackling the Climate Crisis https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/29/g20-environment-meeting-falls-short-in-tackling-the-climate-crisis/

Daily Photo Frames: Sydney
Location: Sydney, Australia https://travelessayist.substack.com/p/daily-photo-frames-sydney

Yet another summer COVID-19 wave may have started in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"After roughly six, seven months of steady declines, things are starting to tick back up again," Dr. Brendan Jackson, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, tells NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/28/1190443473/the-cdc-sees-signs-of-a-late-summer-covid-wave

#nyc #ny #newyork

The alarming statement was made by Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, at a press conference on Thursday.

"“The era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has arrived,” he said."

Watched Season 2, Ep. 3 #foundation #sci-fi #appletv

Farm-Fresh Bliss https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/28/farm-fresh-bliss/

Listening 🎧 to Yoshihiro Sawasaki’s upbeat and optimistic electronic music, influenced by German and French prog rock. His 1994 album “Perfumed Garden” is a feel-good, funky record, and we’re enjoying its deluxe version with bonus tracks for its 25th-anniversary release in 2019. #music

Daily Photo Frames: Cannes, France
Location: French Riviera, Cannes, France, Europe https://travelessayist.substack.com/p/daily-photo-frames-cannes-france

Visiting local farms shop to stock up for the week! #shoplocal #summer #localfood #freshfood

Hydrangea Paniculata Tree Blooming: A Delightful Showcase of Nature’s Beauty https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/28/hydrangea-paniculata-tree-blooming-a-delightful-showcase-of-natures-beauty/

Skyline in the distance #photo #foto #notes

The Trip of a Lifetime: Photographing the Wild Shores of Greenland https://petapixel.com/2023/07/27/the-trip-of-a-lifetime-photographing-the-wild-shores-of-greenland/ #travel

Harvesting honey from the beehive 🐝 today

Libro.fm: Empowering Independent Bookshops and Audiobook Lovers Worldwide https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/27/libro-fm-empowering-independent-bookshops-and-audiobook-lovers-worldwide/

Popular Science reports that COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases rise in possible summer wave. The 10 percent uptick is the largest increase in two key indicators since December 2022. https://www.popsci.com/health/covid-19-hospitalizations-rise-july-2023/

Listening 🎧 to: Tortoise, a Chicago post-rock band formed in 1990, produced genre-defining albums like TNT and Millions Now Living Will Never Die, with jazz influences and electronic production. #music

A Blossoming Wonderland: Capturing the Nelumbo Nucifera Fields in Bloom https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/27/a-blossoming-wonderland-capturing-the-nelumbo-nucifera-fields-in-bloom/

From Garden to Teacup: My Journey of Harvesting and Enjoying Homegrown Spearmint Tea https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/27/from-garden-to-teacup-my-journey-of-harvesting-and-enjoying-homegrown-spearmint-tea/

Spectacular Transformation: Comet Brightens and Resembles Millennium Falcon https://escribitionist.com/2023/07/26/spectacular-transformation-comet-brightens-and-resembles-millennium-falcon/

Sinead O’Connor has died at the age of 56, according to Irish media reports. #music #sadnews #rip

Mint from the garden all dried out now, so it was time to separate leaves from stems and shred them so they could be put away in cans for mint tea brewing later on this fall. The kitchen smells very… minty now! Since the regrows quickly, there will be another batch in September or so. #minttea