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Made it over to our local brewery, but relegated to an NA beer, at least for now. It’s good to be out of the house though.

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#Blaugust2025

It’s August 1, and that means it’s day one of this year’s Blaugust, a monthlong blogging challenge.

I’m participating again this year, though I don’t expect to actually post everyday. I’m including titled or longish posts on this blog, as well as new public notes I publish on rscottjon.es. I’m generally avoiding adding any new posts to my main website at rscottjones.com, as I’m in the middle of a redesign.

EDIT: following BIrming’s excellent lead, I’m going to add in “On This Day” photo posts, too. Anyway, here’s the list:

EDIT: Whoa! I actually finished, and several days early too! Bummed I couldn’t keep up with my OTD posts, but hey, it was a ton of fun looking back at all of the trips I did post.

Posts (31/31)

If you’re interested in joining me, here’s more info.

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I’m in the market for a document scanner for MacOS, probably something along the lines of a Fujitsu ScanSnap (loved mine back in the day). Does anyone have a recommendation for me?

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Big thanks to @getkirby@mastodon.social for donating a free Kirby CMS license for a good cause project I’m working on. Such a cool platform for building a website!

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Just look at this ridiculous font choice in an old Falcon Guide in my library. Somebody not only designed it this way, but somehow also got it approved and actually printed. Oy.

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It’s been too long since I’ve seen a blog post from Krista Muscarella, so noticing this tucked away in an RSS folder was a nice treat this morning. Bummed we missed out on this weekend’s Sac trip, but at least we’ll catch her in LA in a couple weekends instead.

The Long Pause - and a New Chapter

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“Not in the spirit of twineballing…” 🧶🤪

(I ran across this dispatch from July 2021 this morning)

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I’m a sucker for photo-heavy trip reports, and if you are too, then you’ll love @drdirtbag@mountains.social’s recent peakbagging adventure in the high Sierra.

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→ Most People Don’t Know How Bikes Work

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I don’t recall hearing about this at the time, but this was a fun watch.

→ He secretly changed this freeway sign, helped millions of drivers

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Jon is thinking about the future:

In light of all the interesting times going on around us, I was exploring some possible future scenarios. I don’t know how things will go. There are as many wonderful outcomes possible as there are awful ones. But scrolling back from these futures back to the present day, I seem to land on three distinct actions I can take today. These hopefully nudge the space-time around me in slightly more opportune and fortunate futures.

Action one is solid and evergreen advice, no matter what future you see unfolding:

Meet and love the people nearby. Get into relationships with them. Figure out what they want to accomplish and build, and help them do that. Offer support and resources towards their goals. Have dinners together. Help them clean up their lawn. Build reciprocal trust that is resilient to the whims of the government and the colors of the party last voted for.

That said, I think this one is an increasingly important one, too:

If I had to add a fourth, it would be to publish more to the internet about the people, projects, futures you care about.

I’d proffer that the best place for publishing is on your own website, that you control, and that reflects you as a person—not an algo-driven viral lottery machine that simply uses your “content” to make some billionaire even more money. Start in a human space, your space, and if necessary, POSSE to other platforms where some of your friends might be..

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It’s day two of being laid up with bad back spasms; my rx muscle relaxers don’t seem to be helping. When this first happened back in 2021, I had to be transported via stretcher to the ER, a fate I’d love to avoid this time (though Jen might enjoy the firemen who show up to to help with transport).

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Dave Karpf on the “Five things I believe about actually-existing AI today.”

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I have a task in Things that’s listed as “hootenanny” and I have no idea—really, no idea—of how to complete this apparently(?) important task. 🤔 Any ideas?

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Nate Shivar referenced a blog post about losing the childhood pastime of biking in the neighborhood. I’m similarly bummed about this, though the kids in my ‘hood still tool around a bit. With the emergence of ebikes, I am hopeful that we can invest in more biking infrastructure/design.

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Remember last summer-fall when I had to get all of those travel vaccinations (23 was it?) for our 100-day adventure around the world? Yeah, well, I just today finished the last shot in all the various regimens. Whew!

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Whoa! Many moons ago, I used to participate in the “Lost Boobs” kennel of the Phoenix Hash House Harriers. I was active for several years, even “earning” a hashing name. It’s been a decade since I’ve participated, but apparently there’s a hash starting at my local brewery tonight—the 700th in fact!

Some of my HHH gear
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Does anyone have a good use for a Mighty Networks community? I have a grandfathered account that is about 80% off today’s rate that I’d be willing to transfer to a good cause.

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If you live in Arizona and don’t have a will, health care power of attorney, or any of those sorts of important documents, here’s your reminder to get on top of it. The state provides standardized language online that you can use; I can also share ours as an example (but not as legal advice 🤐).

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Hey photographers: have you ever considered submitting your prints to a photo show? If so, Alex Kunz has a bunch of tips for you, after his latest experience being a judge in the nation’s oldest and largest photo show.