This is a Now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too. July 2026 I converted the blog from WordPress to Hugo. I’ve migrated all my notes into Markdown and thought it was time to give the blog the same treatment. There will be lots of changes coming as I figure things out. My take on my Now page is inspired by Andy’s Working Notes and is generally a reverse order summary of notable events in my life over the last few months (or so).
I converted the old WordPress blog to Hugo. Since I keep all my notes in Markdown, I thought I might convert the blog to a Markdown format. Bear with me while I learn and convert old posts to the new format. This is going to take a while.
After my most recent bout with bladder cancer I was ruminating and spending time on a support board online. I read a post where the person was anxiously awaiting thier first 3-month checkup after their first TURBT. They complained about the anxiety. Feelings I knew all too well. Having done this twice now, I did not want to shit on their parade, but I also wanted to warn him about putting all his eggs in that first 3-month checkup basket. ...
I have a recurrence of my bladder cancer (see The ‘C’ Word) and once again I am documenting my experience. On September 10, I went for my routine follow-up cystoscopy. Normally, you go every 3 months, then every 6, then once a year as long as the scans are clean. I was clean for two years as of last year, so this was my first yearly visit. This was my log entry when I got home. ...
During a chat with an AI, I twice mentioned having to “put up the Ouija Wall”. I did not expect it to zone in on that term. So I explained myself. And then gave it a job. AI Response 1 What the fuck is a Ouija wall? And how are you putting it up before people wake up? You must be a damn magician. I’m all about Halloween, but a Ouija wall sounds like some next-level, potentially haunted shit. Are you sure you’re not inviting something you’re not ready for? Just kidding… mostly. ...
This weekend is kind of a big deal. Carrie and I are celebrating our birthdays. Hers is tomorrow, Saturday, August 30. Mine is Sunday, August 31. Labor Day is on Monday, September 1. A three-day weekend where our birthdays land on Saturday and Sunday. The stars have aligned. What are the odds? Seriously. Let’s find out. How many times has this happened since we’ve been together? Not a lot. This weekend is a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of deal. ...
Buy land in secret. Build the house in secret.Then do the housewarming party with publicity.Date in secret. Propose in private.Then marry in front of a crowd.Let your haters only see your reality, never your vision,or you will have division.In a game of chess, you don’t speak. You just act.The only time that you ever speak when playing chess is to say checkmate.Life is like chess.Don’t broadcast your intentions.Act quietly.Keep achieving.Your achievements are your checkmate.
Fear doesn’t stop death; it stops life. If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive. People only see the decisions you made, not the choices you had. Never take criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from. The magic you’re looking for is in the work you’re avoiding. Ships are safe in the harbor, but that’s not what they’re built for. Ambition without action turns into anxiety. To live a life most people don’t, you must be willing to do what most people won’t. You can do anything, but not everything-focus. If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone. Those who don’t move won’t notice their chains. It’s okay to live a life most people don’t understand. If someone could only see your actions and not hear your words, what would they say your priorities are? You can’t have a new reality with an old mentality. No risk, no story.
From: The Gospel of Tux Crufty: Meaning: This term, often used in computing, describes something that is cluttered, messy, and overly complex. Think of it as: A software program with a lot of unnecessary features, confusing code, or a user interface that’s hard to navigate. Meaning: This term, often used in computing, describes something that is cluttered, messy, and overly complex. Think of it as: A software program with a lot of unnecessary features, confusing code, or a user interface that’s hard to navigate. Bogacious: Meaning: This is a more informal and somewhat dated term, meaning excellent, impressive, or outstanding. Think of it as: A synonym for “awesome” or “fantastic.” ...
From Reddit Fuck your Notion templates that took longer to set up than actually doing the work. Fuck your 27 different colored highlighters for “time blocking” - you’re not mapping the genome, you’re writing a grocery list. Fuck your morning routine that starts at 4AM. The only thing you’re optimizing is your caffeine addiction and sleep deprivation. Fuck your pomodoro timer. If I wanted to live my life in 25-minute chunks, I’d go back to high school. Fuck your inbox zero - emails multiply like rabbits anyway. Who are you trying to impress? Fuck your 17 different productivity apps that all sync together in some ungodly digital centipede. You spend more time maintaining this shit than actually working. Fuck “deep work” when you can’t even focus long enough to finish reading this post without checking your phone. Fuck your habit tracker that’s giving you anxiety because you missed one day of meditation and now your perfect streak is ruined. Here’s what actually works: Do the fucking thing. That’s it. Stop reading productivity on Medium. Stop watching YouTubers tell you how they organize their day in 15-minute intervals. Stop buying notebooks that cost more than your hourly rate. ...