Last night I watched the first Knives Out movie, finally, with the Mere. It was so good. I do have to admit I don’t like Daniel Craig using an accent other than his posh British accent, it was shocking when I first heard his weird southern draw. But other than…

I combined two photos. One of me and one of my fluffy dog Olive to make this funny image of the two of us in a 1990s-eque photo shoot! She would never sit still long enough in real life for this photo. LOL ChatGPT 5.1 has gotten really good and…

When your dryer stinks of cigarettes and no one you know in your household smokes, it’s time to get to the bottom of things. Time to clean that sucker. Ugh! Not looking forward to the mess, but it’s gotta be done. Don’t want a dryer fire on my hands that’s…

Update: Cloudflare is back online after more than 2 hrs out of commission! Yikes! This morning (at least in the US) Cloudflare a major infrastructure company that secures a good portion of the Web with its services and tools went down. This brought a big portion of the web to…

We just finished “Nobody Wants This” Season 2 on Netflix. It looks like they’re hoping for a 3rd season. Lots of loose ends to tie up, but it wasn’t nearly as good as the first season. That’s for sure. Sometimes stories are best left to one season where it tied…

I have too many Fediverse/Open Social accounts. I know, I know, I have a problem. But there’s so much goodness on the Open Social Web, that I want to try out. So please bear with me. Main acct for most things: [@phillycodehound](https://micro.blog/phillycodehound@indieweb.social)

I’ve been binging the Podcast [_The Rest Is Classified_](https://therestisclassified.supportingcast.fm/) from [Goalhanger](https://www.goalhanger.com/) a network with a bunch of interesting shows. It’s UK-centric which is a nice since a lot of the big networks are US-based. The latest series is about a KGB officer who is spying for the British MI6 during…

Recently Secretary Of State Marco Rubio along with the Trump administration is asking for legislation to revoke US passports to anyone who pretty much speaks up against the government. This is [Pure Fascism](https://truthout.org/articles/new-bill-would-allow-rubio-to-strip-us-citizens-passports-over-political-speech/) And it needs to be shot down as soon as possible and not passed. Ugh.

This is a must watch from [@andypiper](https://micro.blog/andypiper@macaw.social).

Last night I went on a quest. A quest to find a Casio digital watch for my 7th grade son who needed a watch for school. The journey took me 45 minutes away to pretty much NW Philly (the Montco side of Cheltenham Ave.) to a really small Walmart. They…

This weekend, Labor Day in the US, me and my wife and kiddo went to Kalahari Water Park in the Poconos for one last gasp of the summer. The kid had a blast and did tons of water slides. We’re all so very sore. Come Tuesday, middle school!!!!!!! Eeeek! I…

One more week. That’s it. That’s until the kiddo is in… wait for it… middle school! I can’t stand it. I remember when he was a little nugget. Now he’s off to a school where he changes classes and has tons of responsibilities. Am I worried for him? Yes. Am…

So much fun in Kent Island, MD.

I have to admit the Eastern Shore of Maryland is absolutely beautiful. Here on a quick 4 day vacation with my wife’s family. Then we have one week to get the kiddo ready for middle school that starts an hour and a half earlier than elementary school. He needs to…

Tomorrow I’m off on the “big” vacation for this summer. Well 4 days. Not exactly long, but still. Last year me, my wife, and kiddo went to Niagara Falls both NY and Canada. This year we’re going to an island in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It’s a much shorter…

Last night I was playing around with the new ChatGPT 5. I asked it to have a brainstorming session with me on my messaging for my Podcast Mastery coaching program. Within 15 minutes it not only helped me hone my messaging but coded out a WordPress native block theme for…

Such a beautiful campus. Delaware Valley University in New Britian/Doylestown Pennsylvania. My 12 year old is taking a magic class there for camp this week.

Vibe coded a nifty little WordPress plugin that turns JPGs, PNGs, & GIFs into WebP. Used Claude for it. At first used Sonnet and well hours later it was still buggy. Then I used Opus and within 5 minutes it was done. Had to do one revision, because I forgot…

Today we’re going to my in-laws to do a 80’s themed murder mystery activity. I’m excited and it should be fun. The 12 yr old isn’t excited one bit. He’s a teen. That’s for sure. 🤪😖 I hope he participates a little. He might surprise us. Who knows. Positive thinking….

This YouTube channel is really good. [gmwd.us/nationsqu…](https://gmwd.us/nationsquid) He covers all kinds of interesting topics and his series on decades really gets the Anthropology student in me excited. As much as I knock the algorithm for being overly aggressive at times, it does surface interesting channels.

Just noticed on Micro.blog that I can cross post to LinkedIn now?! Neat idea. Probably not going to partake in that tho.

Thank goodness last day driving the kiddo 20 mins to camp. Next week the camp is closer! It was more the roads I had to take to get the kid to camp. A real nightmare of a trip with traffic and idiotic drivers.

I just tried Claude 4.0 for a quick little WebP converter plugin for internal use. It worked really well. Even when something didn’t quite work the way I thought it would, I went back and it fixed it. Pretty nifty.

My Grandma was my best friend. She was the most amazing wonder woman. Smart, fun, loving. She was such a great role model for me growing up. I’m lucky to have had her for more than 28 years of my life and I miss her every day. How many college…

If you’re looking for an alternative to Instagram take a look at Pixey.org. This is my profile there: [pixey.org/phillycod…](https://pixey.org/phillycodehound) It’s photo-first and not over-run with stupid reels. #Photography #SocialNetwork

Just saw this great documentary (part one of two) on Billy Joel — Billy Joel: And So It Goes. He is such a talented guy and his music is amazing. I never knew how autobiographical his songs were. This documentary really makes me appreciate his music even more than I…

Why is it that even packing to go on an overnight vacation takes so much effort. I don’t remember this being such a process when I was in my 20s. Probably because the amount of stuff I have to remember and bring has grown as I age. Especially since having…

I was a big fan of a small smart business card outfit mTap for a while. But I’m concerned that it’s not going to make it. So I’m hedging my bets and going with Popl. I thought about trying Dot, but they are more expensive for less features. I do…

Listening to The Morning Stream this morning. Brian and Scott are talking about things they were roped into buying while on vacation. I was in Italy in college and somehow I got roped into buying packaging for a poster I bought buy a random guy on the street. I mean…

I’m excited for the inclusion of HLS to the podcasting standard. I’d love to be able to listen to a podcast in the car, then when I leave the car and sit on my couch toggle on the video and keep watching! I love what RSS.com and Transistor.fm are doing…

Sad state of the US.

Just set up a community on Lemmy.World for Podcasting Tips & Tricks. [lemmy.world/c/podcast…](https://lemmy.world/c/podcasting_tips_tricks) I hope this will be a nice little place to share… tips & tricks.

I love when I find something cool in my office that I forgot I had. It really is like an ADHD Birthday Present.

Well that was terrifying. The dishwasher had a strange error code this morning. We ran it through the night. After to some research and a reboot, it’s fixed. I think and hope! The “Did You Reboot” saying still stands true! #Homeownership #Dishwasher #FirstWorldProblems

The rain is insane. I swear we’re in July not April! Geezus! Chance of flash floods tonight along the I-95 corridor. Be safe everyone! Oh btw, CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL!

I am tired AF and sore AF, but I wouldn’t change yesterday for the world. I went with the wife and kiddo to Cherry Crest Farm in Ronks, Lancaster County, PA for a fun filled day outside. Guess what? We had a blast. The kiddo, age 12, never likes to…

Currently reading: [Audacious](https://micro.blog/books/9798987245767) by Mark Schafer 📚

Every single ICE employee should consider, “Am I now an agent to commit crimes against humanity?” The answer from our President to our Supreme Court seems to be, “Yes.” Jason Becker https://json.blog/2025/07/03/every-single-ice-employee-should.html

I’m big on cover bands. Sometimes their renditions of the songs they’re covering are better than the originals. One cover band that I adore is First To Eleven. Check out this cover of My Immortal!

Time is perception. Today I so freaking tired. And time seems to be moving so slow. But it’s not. It’s the same as it always is. But the brain, my brain in this case, is perceiving time as slower. Strange thought. Okay. That’s enough woo woo for now.

I’m so fed-up. All my other self-hosted via Yunohost apps work just fine and update just fine. But when I go to update the NodeBB self-hosted instance it BORKS. Now I know I can get a hosted version for $20/mo USD that is unbranded and no custom domain over at…

SEOCharity.com runs ongoing online conferences and talks about SEO and SEO adjacent topics. All donations go to help dogs and cats in Ukraine. [www.seocharity.com/past-live…](https://www.seocharity.com/past-live-streams) ^^^ These are some of the past talks. ^^^ The next conference is 9/25/25 at 10am PT/1pm ET Online! Donate if you can! It’s a worthwhile…

The First Pirates Of The Caribbean movie was excellent. I have no idea how I haven’t seen any of them. This one came out in 2003! I was a junior in college. Maybe that’s why. I watched it for the first time last night with the kiddo and the wife….

Climate change fucking real! It’s over 115 degrees F in the SW US. It’s storming like crazy here in the NE US. To say climate change isn’t happening and we’re not in a climate catastrophe is absurd and reckless and potentially deadly. YouTube’s algorithm must know something about my thoughts…

Remembering to step way from the computer when you WFH is tough, but needed. Just had a fun Zoom chat with some folks in a writers group I’m part of. Even though it’s Sunday. I’m glad I joined the call. An hour of social interaction was just want I needed.

Holy Shit Balls! It’s almost 100 Degrees F!

_Quiet On The Set_ on Max is disturbing. I was a bit old for _All That_ on Nickelodeon, but looking back at some of those jokes and skits, WTAF! Creepy AF! It’s a hard to watch docu-series, but should be watched!

Last night’s drive home from the networking event was “fun.” It was like a fucking demolition derby race. Cars were driving crazy, trees were down, traffic lights were out. Got home safe and sound, but still! That wasn’t one bit fun! Hope everyone stayed safe.

I get the concerns that people are having with Bluesky letting the right-wing onto the service. But if you don’t like it block those people and use filters. Just my 2 cents.

Israel bombs Iran. Iran bombs Israel. Seriously… WTAF. This World is going to shit! And at home a Man-baby FOTUS is having a big military parade like the Tyrant he is. #FuckTrump #NoKings #Protests