January 2020

For the past four nights, I made small individual pizzas for my dinners, from the amount of dough I’d normally use for one pizza, but split into four portions. 🍕

2020-01-14 · food · pizza

I usually add a Dejal sticker or two on my devices, but decided to add a bunch more on my new MacBook Pro 16”. Included here are SheetPlanner, Dejal, Time Out, The Incomparable, Upgrade, Alt Conf, Micro.blog, and ATP.

2020-01-13 · macs · stickers

I’m taking a break from Facebook at present (for the last week). I still go there to cross-post my Dejus posts, since I’m not aware of a way to automatically do that (like I do with Twitter via Micro.blog), but not reading anything there. While it is the main channel for news from family, I just got sick of the ads and other sketchy content, and felt I needed a break. I’ll probably resume at some point, since I don’t imagine I can convince my family to move to a more pleasant social network like Micro.blog.

2020-01-12

Rory and Pippin by the fireplace. 🐕🐈

2020-01-12 · cats · dogs

On the homestead blog: using the cat house a bit more, Paladout becoming accepted, Pumpkin and Bella not so much, a little snow, and more in your weekly cat update! #Caturday 🐈

2020-01-11 · cats · Caturday

I just made my first banana bread loaves, including chocolate chips. Turned out alright for a first try, though there are definitely things I could improve. 🍌🍞

2020-01-10 · bread · food

On the homestead blog: treats and snow in your weekly flock update! #FlockFriday 🦆🐓❄️

2020-01-10 · chickens · ducks · FlockFriday · snow

It wasn’t in the forecast, but last night we had a little preview of snow, that is still lingering this morning. Expecting more next week. ❄️

2020-01-09 · bees · dogs · landscaping · snow

In April 2001 Jenn and I moved from NZ to the US. We landed in Los Angeles, so of course we had to visit Disneyland. #ThrowbackThursday

2020-01-09 · ThrowbackThursday · travel · vacation

For the first time leaving the homestead this decade, I had a dental cleaning, then dropped off a package at the UPS store, Subway for lunch, feed store for chicken/duck/bird food, gas store for the truck’s food, and the post office to clear out the junk mail from the PO box. That’ll do me for a month or so.

2020-01-08 · food · shopping · vehicles

A small Japanese lantern by the small pond, with the cat house in the background.

2020-01-07 · landscaping

On the Dejal blog: Dejal 2020 vision (sorry not sorry).

2020-01-06 · dejal

Think I have enough screens? In the back, old iMac showing cameras, new iMac with Xcode, and Jenn’s iMac; in front, iPad Pro with social media (Micro.blog here), old iPad mini with another camera, iPhone Qi charger, and MacBook Pro with OmniFocus notes.

2020-01-06 · macs · technology

Paladin alertly watching from on high; his perch above the kitchen cabinets. 🐈

2020-01-05 · cats

On the homestead blog: some more back door tweaks in your weekly cat update! #Caturday 🐈

2020-01-04 · cats · Caturday

On the homestead blog: your weekly flock update! #FlockFriday 🦆🐓

2020-01-03 · chickens · ducks · FlockFriday

I sell my Dejal Time Out app via a supporter model, and like to help support other creators that I enjoy.

2020-01-02 · podcast

I’m a supporter / patron / member of several podcasts, including (in alphabetic order): 512 Pixels: Apple-related tech podcast CGP Grey: YouTube creator Core Intuition: Apple-related tech Do By Friday: ostensibly a challenge podcast Hello Internet: two dudes talking The Incomparable: games, movies, etc Relay FM: lots of podcasts Release Notes: business, everything but the code Six Colors: Apple-related tech TechMeme Ride Home: daily tech news Two Headed Girl: increasing gender awareness I typically go for the $10/month or annual equivalent level, where available (I do prefer annual). There are…

Something a little different for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday: some of my favorite photos from 2019. I have picked one photo from each month; sometimes just because I like it, sometimes as a reminder of a trip, or other reasons.

2020-01-02 · summary · ThrowbackThursday

On the Dejal blog: Dejal decade in review, 2010-2019.

2020-01-01 · dejal

Happy New Year! 🥂🎊🥳🎉

2020-01-01 · beverages · holiday