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On this day

Posts on and around this day (Sep 8):

2026-09-06 / Using Aphera has made me enthusiastic to shoot raw photos for the first time in quite a while. It’s lightweight and makes it easy to get looks that I really like, without the heaviness of Lightroom’s interface or the deep analysis paralysis of the this-or-that among the dozens and dozens of filmy presets I had stashed away over nearly twenty years of using LR. The Aphera blog has a nice writeup in response to the common question “Is Aphera a Lightroom Replacement?
2026-09-05 / Iris continues to move me with its “On this Day” feature. Now that my multiple decades of different catalogs are accessible in one place, I have this photo roll of personal history that changes every day. I find myself struck by the passage of time, recalling moments that I haven’t thought of for twenty years or more — and plenty of more recent memories, too. Every day I’m surprised and sometimes have to outright catch my breath.
2024-09-08 / Notes from the week
2024-09-08 / Got on the bike for impromptu ride #200 this morning! This was my first live ride in quite a while, and was a lot of fun – and a good amount of work, too.
2024-09-07 / I’m getting a feel for the new Fuji, appreciating the range of jpeg settings and having fun finding looks that I like. The neighborhood pea patch provides a lot of opportunities to try things out.
2024-09-07 / It’s been hot the past few days, but maybe that streak is breaking today. I’ve had a great, tough workout to start my Saturday. Let’s go, weekend.
2024-09-06 / This was a good early afternoon cappuccino.
2023-09-10 / Figure I’ll get Ventura installed today. I think I’ve been holding off – for nearly a year – because I’ve been concerned it would break something in brew.
2022-09-11 / I replaced headlight bulbs on the car yesterday. Compared to prior cars I’ve had it was a pretty good project: Required removing the wheel well cover and reaching into the back of the hard-to-see light assembly. Got it done!
2022-09-10 / My morning routine of coffee and journaling on the front porch is pushed back a bit day by day as sunrise comes later and later. It rained a bit overnight and it’s lovely, cool and damp this particular morning.
2020-09-09 / One sure fire way to avoid causing panic is to competently fucking govern. Instead he put his grifter son in law, demonstrably out of depth ideologue VP, and a string of obsequious know-nothings in charge while lying ceaselessly with full approval of Mitch McConnell. So get bent.
2020-09-07 / Mechanical keyboard update: I’m now a guy who swaps from the one with blue switches to the one with brown switches when I go from work to games. 🎮
2019-09-11 / This morning’s 5am ride was a little bit of a suffer spin. I rarely hit 800+ cals, and was feeling every single one of them today. I try to carry that depth of focus and determination into my work day, but it’s a struggle.
2019-09-10 / On Sunday I pulled the hard drive from my old G5 iMac, boxed up the machine and shipped it back to Apple to recycle. What a great PC that was, my first Mac. Look how lovely that CPU cover and motherboard are.
2019-09-08 / Project: Cable Rail, appears to be reasonably successful! There’s some work still to go, including replacing the old trim beneath the decking and some finishing painting. We weren’t sure we could pull this off, so are really happy with how much we’ve been able to do.
2018-09-10 / This weekend I learned that one can invite someone to share/control their Mac using the Messages app. Wow! Tech support for Mom and Dad just got way easier.
2018-09-06 / Late monsoon season blue grama is just lovely.
2018-09-05 / Inspired by @belle and her so handsome Samoyed, I realize I haven’t posted a pup photo for a while. Here’s Ms Young Lady Puppy having a stretch on the porch.
2014-09-07 / What I Found in my Photos
2013-09-08 / More administrivia: Editorial and Koken
2013-09-07 / Route 66 Days
2013-09-06 / [Seahorse on Line One](http://5by5.tv/incomparable/154])