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Nov 14, 2023: We’ve been using Starlink for close to a month now and we have been very impressed. The latency is on par with our DSL (~30 ms) but the down and up …

Jun 17, 2023: Too Long It’s been too long since I’ve posted anything here. I need to change that.

Mar 30, 2023: We visited the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina today. These were all originally created with scrap materials and were on his …

Mar 17, 2023: I got my Traska Venturer GMT watch today.

Mar 14, 2023: I just got the shipping notification for my Traska Venturer GMT. It should be delivered on Thursday. I am extremely excited about getting it. I have …

Mar 13, 2023: My Traska Ventuer GMT should hopefully ship this week. I also preordered a Traska Freediver in Carbon Black with Date and a Traska Commuter in Aegean …

Jan 18, 2023: We were going through things at my grandparents home after my grandmother’s funeral today, & I found what I believe is my great-grandfather’s …

Dec 22, 2022: Flying into Jackson Hole Airport in Jackson, Wyoming. Flying into Jackson Hole Airport in Jackson, Wyoming.

Dec 22, 2022: Sunset at Dallas Love Field last night.

Dec 8, 2022: Full moon above a cloud layer shortly after taking off out of Lexington, Kentucky. It’s a little blurry but still think it’s a cool shot

Dec 1, 2022: My company just put out a bid notice for at least 16 captain slots for the airplane I’m currently flying. The bid closes 9 DEC and I’ll found whether …

Nov 23, 2022: Anybody watch Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty on HBO Max yet? I’ve watched the first 2 episodes and it’s good

Nov 15, 2022: The company has said they are planning to hire 700 new pilots and upgrade 400 pilots to captain next year. There are going to be a lot of retirements …

Nov 15, 2022: I’m oh so close to upgrading to Captain at work. I was 9 seniority numbers away after the captain bid last week. I’m hoping the company posts another …

Nov 14, 2022: I’m finally getting around to setting up some of the stuff on Omg.lol. Now I just to need to play around and get Status.lol added to my M.b site. …

Nov 1, 2022: We are going to attempt a family camping trip this weekend with a 2 year old. Definitely a mix of bravery and craziness.

Nov 1, 2022: Omg.lol people. I need help adding status.lol to my micro.blog theme

Oct 18, 2022: I really need to get around to finish my omg.lol setup and integrate Statuslog into Micro.blog

Sep 5, 2022: I forgot the ShellFish app on iOS integrates with DigitalOcean. I was able to spin up a new server, install Algo VPN, and add my NextDNS server to …

Aug 31, 2022: I heard back from work about going to Europe Sept 10th-18th to bring one of the planes back and they said those dates wouldn’t work schedule wise. I’m …

Aug 31, 2022: I am currently waiting to hear back from work on whether I’ll be going back to Europe to bring one of our jets back to the US. They wanted me to go …

Aug 30, 2022: Just for fun, here is a picture of the Citation Latitude cockpit

Aug 30, 2022: This is a map of round 2 of flying around Europe

Aug 30, 2022: A few more pics from Genoa, Italy. The Arch is in the Piazza sep Vittoria. All the pics from the city of Genoa were within a few blocks of our hotel

Aug 30, 2022: The Christopher Columbus house in Genoa, Italy. It was reconstructed in the 18th century

Aug 30, 2022: Genoa, Italy

Aug 30, 2022: Villetta di Negro Park in Genoa, Italy

Aug 30, 2022: Genoa, Italy

Aug 30, 2022: Flying into Genoa, Italy

Aug 30, 2022: Sunset flying over Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Aug 30, 2022: Valletta, Malta

Aug 30, 2022: Valletta, Malta

Aug 30, 2022: Pembroke, Malta The watch tower was commissioned in 1658

Aug 30, 2022: Stockholm, Sweden

Aug 30, 2022: Stockholm, Sweden

Aug 30, 2022: I signed up for Omg.lol yesterday. Jmreekes.omg.lol is my site/username there. Not a whole lot to see right now though. Does this mean I’m one …

Aug 24, 2022: Zurich, Switzerland 🇨🇭We flew commercially into Zurich on 12 AUG and left the afternoon of 13 AUG so we had been almost a day and half in Zurich which …

Aug 24, 2022: Zurich, Switzerland Stockholm, Sweden Pisa , Italy Manchester, England Northolt, England Munster, Germany Dortmund, Germany Luqa, Malta Ibiza, Spain …

Aug 24, 2022: I had another great time flying around Europe. I didn’t fly as much this time, which meant more time to explore. I’ll post some pics over the next few …

Aug 3, 2022: There is the possibility that I will fly one of our aircraft back to the US instead of airlining back to the US. That would be a cool experience …

Aug 3, 2022: I just volunteered for another round of flying in Europe. My company had asked a couple of weeks ago but the timing wasn’t good for me. I’ll be …

Jul 24, 2022: I found a YouTube Video of me taking off from San Sebastián, Spain three weeks ago

Jul 8, 2022: Back Home I am back in North Carolina. This trip to Europe was absolutely amazing. 38.2 hours of flying. 10 countries. Countless memories. I’ll be posting more …

Jul 5, 2022: Gibraltar.

Jul 5, 2022: Porto, Portugal

Jul 5, 2022: Bergamo, Italy

Jul 5, 2022: San Sebastián, Spain The fist couple of pics are over the Pyrenees heading into San Sebastián.

Jul 5, 2022: Flying over the Alps Just a few pics over the Alps leaving Cannes, France. The second picture is a grainy photo (thanks digital) of Mont Blanc.

Jul 5, 2022: Cannes, France

Jul 5, 2022: Some more pics from my Europe trip

Jun 30, 2022: More pics from Helsinki. The last couple images from the last post and the first couple here are of Helsinki Cathedral. We spend the night in Helsinki …

Jun 30, 2022: Helsinki, Finland

Jun 30, 2022: Zurich Airport and some from leaving Zurich heading to Helsinki.

Jun 30, 2022: Southern Germany flying into Zurich.

Jun 30, 2022: Amsterdam, Netherlands These are from yesterday afternoon. We spent the night in Amsterdam last night. Flew to Zurich, Switzerland and Helsinki, …

Jun 27, 2022: For those that want to track where I’m flying in Europe, I’ll be flying N630QS. This to FlightAware should work. If not, search N630QS

Jun 25, 2022: Here a few more pics from Acadia.

Jun 25, 2022: We did a fishing trip in Frenchman’s Bay during our visit to Bar Harbor. These are some pics from that trip

Jun 24, 2022: We made it to or traveled through a portion of Virginia, Maryland, New York (upstate and NYCish area), Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts …

Jun 24, 2022: We made it safely back to North Carolina. It was an amazing two weeks. I’ll post some (probably a lot) more pics in the next day or so.

Jun 19, 2022: Even with as much I’ve flown in the Northeast, I never knew Maple Cream was something that existed prior to this road trip. It is absolutely delicious

Jun 19, 2022: Acadia National Park, Schoodic Peninsula portion.

Jun 19, 2022: Bar Harbor, Maine

Jun 17, 2022: Limlaw Family Maple Farm We stopped at Limlaw Family Maple Farm in West Topsham, Vermont during our drive. We called ahead and Bruce & Ruth Limlaw were kind enough to open …

Jun 16, 2022: Our view for the next few days in Maine. NC to Buffalo, NY Sunday night. Buffalo to Plattsburgh, NY on Tuesday. Plattsburgh, NY to Augusta, Maine …

Jun 13, 2022: Niagara Falls and Maid of the Mist boat ride.

Jun 10, 2022: As if that isn’t even traveling, I’ll be flying in Europe for 11 days the end of this month into July. 1 day of travel to and from Europe on each end, …

Jun 10, 2022: Be prepared for lots of travel pics over the next few weeks. We leave this weekend for a 2 week road trip in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and 5 …

May 4, 2022: Submitted my email volunteering to fly in Europe for a few days this summer. Should find out in a couple of weeks if they accept.

Apr 19, 2022: I got to take my three oldest kids flying today.

Apr 8, 2022: Very crappy airborne picture of the SpaceX Axiom-1 launch today, though we had a much view of the launch. We saw the main engine ignition flash …

Mar 13, 2022: We had a short overnight in Cabo, flew to Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday and flew people back down to Cabo San Lucas. We were supposed to fly to …

Mar 13, 2022: Gorgeous sunset on the way to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from Friday evening.

Feb 12, 2022: This isn’t the best picture but here is an aerial view of Central Park from a few days ago. We departed Newark, NJ and were headed to Montreal.

Feb 12, 2022: I’ve been to Las Vegas quite a few times but always had short overnight stays. Yesterday was the first time I had the opportunity to walk The Strip …

Feb 9, 2022: I’m watching Apollo 11 by Todd Douglas Miller again and I’m still as blown away by the clarity of the footage and the amazing job they did converting …

Feb 3, 2022: I was reading a couple of emails from work this morning when I realized my 1 yr old had gotten very quiet, which typically means he is into some sort …

Jan 28, 2022: Just installed the Bookshelves plugin and see this error on my Design Settings page and in Logs. I’ve got the Tufte plug-in instslled. …

Jan 27, 2022: It’s looking like we are gonna get more snow tomorrow night into Saturday morning, but the forecasts are wavering on how much. I’ve seen forecasts …

Jan 27, 2022: I had slowly been mentally moving my main blog to Micro.blog from Blot.im and the number of plug-ins and new ones being added has cemented that …

Jan 27, 2022: I knew Micro.blog had added plug-ins but I had not looked at the plug-ins page in months (sad to say) and did not realize how many great plug-ins had …

Jan 16, 2022: Sedona, Arizona

Dec 20, 2021: Hailey/Sun Valley, Idaho We flew picked up the jet in Raleigh and flew a group of owners into Hailey on Saturday and spent the night. Sunrise Sunday …

Dec 15, 2021: Mess with DNS is really cool. It’s basically playgrounds for DNS. Learn what they do, screw them up, and really screw anything up. Via Julia Evans

Dec 14, 2021: Business Garden Inn & Suites & Hotel Room Inn. So accurate. I feel like I stay at this hotel at least once per work week.

Dec 14, 2021: My Drafts Writing Worspace It filters by certain tags, brings up my Markdown keys keyboard row, and selects my Blogs action group.

Dec 13, 2021: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a solar powered website. I think it’s awesome.

Nov 14, 2021: I was watching the Panthers & Cardinals football game with my 5yr old. The refs threw a penalty flag and he says “Why did they throw a banana …

Nov 8, 2021: Barker Meadow Reservoir. Nederland, Colorado

Nov 6, 2021: Steamboat Springs, Colorado and the Yampa River.

Nov 2, 2021: Testing out Humboldt

Sep 12, 2021: Heading into Eagle/Vail, Colorado yesterday.

Sep 12, 2021: Beautiful morning for flying in Aspen, Colorado.

Aug 18, 2021: I had forgotten how nice of an app Ulysses is.

Aug 7, 2021: I am absolutely loving my Casio Oceanus (model OCW-T150-2AJF). It’s a JDM (Japan only market) which I ordered off Amazon. Solar powered, world time, …

Aug 2, 2021: Some pics from Salt Lake City from a couple of days ago.

Jun 30, 2021: Our 🐓🐓🐓🐓. There was one out of the frame. We have 9 altogether. 5 Plymouth/Barred Rock and 4 Rhode Island Red

Apr 22, 2021: This is what’s left of the Golden Ray, the car carrier that capsized off St. Simon’s Island, Georgia in 2019.

Apr 22, 2021: I am loving my new Orient Kamasu

Mar 24, 2021: Hiking around Page and Lake Powell, Arizona. The dam is Glen Canyon Dam.

Mar 24, 2021: Flying over the Grand Canyon heading into Page, Arizona

Mar 20, 2021: Anybody need a slightly used casket? Someone near me is selling one on Facebook.

Mar 14, 2021: Downtown Los Angeles

Mar 14, 2021: Peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains poking out of the fog. Leaving Palm Springs enroute to Burbank, California.

Mar 14, 2021: Palm Springs, California

Mar 14, 2021: Just north of Flagstaff, Arizona. I think we were still at 43,000ft but could have been lower.

Mar 13, 2021: NYC this morning on the way to Opa Locka, Florida

Mar 9, 2021: I am so glad we’re switching from Keurigs to Nespresso machines on the airplanes at work.

Mar 5, 2021: I purchased the Visionary plan which includes ProtonVPN

Mar 5, 2021: I’ve been happy with moving my primary domains to ProtonMail. I’m still some lesser used domains at FastMail

Mar 3, 2021: I received my first Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shot yesterday.

Mar 2, 2021: I’ve been messing with Threema again with a couple of friends. I forgot how much I like the app. If anybody cares, my [Threema ID](My Threema ID: …

Mar 2, 2021: The Smartish GripZilla is my new favorite case for my iPhone 11. It’s a protective case but doesn’t feel as bulky as the Spigen Tough Armor I’ve been …

Mar 1, 2021: I have really enjoyed the Morning Brew newsletter. If anybody wants to sign up, here is a link. Full disclosure; if I get 5 signups, I get a water …

Feb 28, 2021: I moved one of my domains over to ProtonMail. I’m still very happy with Fastmail but wanted an alternative/backup email provider. I’ve used Proton …

Feb 19, 2021: I’m happy with Todoist but have an urge to start using Reminders again

Feb 10, 2021: 41,000ft sunset this evening heading to Florida

Feb 10, 2021: Nothing too fancy for home projects. I’m not using any of the collaboration stuff since I’m using it by myself. We finished out bonus room last year …

Feb 7, 2021: My company, NetJets, bought a 20% share in a sustainable aviation fuel company. This is in addition to our Global Sustainability Program which was …

Feb 7, 2021: My kids have gotten so used to the fresh eggs from our chickens that they dont’t like store bought eggs. Our chickens laying slowed down a few …

Feb 6, 2021: It works!!!! @pratik

Feb 6, 2021: If I do finally decide to move all my writing here to Micro.blog, I’ll probably do a lot of my longer writing in Ulysses. Quick posts will still be …

Feb 6, 2021: I had forgotten how nice of an app Ulysses is. I haven’t used it since I moved my blogs to Blot, which was close to 3 years ago. I think I like the …

Feb 6, 2021: Test post from Ulysses Beta

Feb 5, 2021: I’m waiting to see if I get on the Ulysses beta and try publishing to Micro.blog.

Feb 5, 2021: I have decided to go all in with Micro.blog for blogging. I had been using my Blot blog for longer posts and Micro.blog for shorter posts. Short …

Feb 5, 2021: Here is what the post looks like on Micro.blog’s edit screen. I added Houston, Texas in the alt field. It was originally blank. @odd @manton

Feb 5, 2021: Here is what appears in iA Writer @odd @manton

Feb 5, 2021: Test Post from iA Writer Test Post from iA Writer

Feb 4, 2021: 2021-02-04 Homescreen

Feb 4, 2021: I started messing with Craft and I’m really liking it so far.

Jan 31, 2021: Here is what I changed in the shortcut if you want to adjust yours @pratik

Dec 26, 2020: Soul on Disney+ is an excellent movie.

Dec 22, 2020: I haven’t played Tetris, the video game in years. I did play Tetris, load the airplane cargo compartment twice at work this week. Boxes, bags, …

Dec 18, 2020: Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC) Jackson, Wyoming

Dec 13, 2020: Loving my new watch. G-Shock GWM5610-1.

Dec 13, 2020: I’ve been away from here for WAY too long

Dec 13, 2020: Current homescreen. The widget at the top is a Stack of Widgets

Aug 13, 2020: 2020-08-13 Homescreen

Aug 4, 2020: The more I use Hey, the more I like it

May 26, 2020: Happy Dog. Her name is Aspen (she’s a golden doodle)

May 26, 2020: Hello. I’ve been too quiet here.

May 20, 2020: Simple test post Simple test post from iA Writer.

Apr 29, 2020: Smashing Pumpkins… …to feed the chickens

Apr 9, 2020: I got a new toy this week, Blackstone flattop griddle with 2 side burners. Grilled some chicken breast and drumsticks last night and made hibachi …

Apr 9, 2020: Random homescreen post

Apr 4, 2020: Watching Onward

Mar 21, 2020: I’ve really enjoyed the 13 Minutes to the Moon podcast. Season 2 premier released a couple of weeks ago and has been really good so far. Season 1 is …

Mar 20, 2020: 👋 👋👋

Feb 15, 2020: Not a bad way to spend an overnight in Long Beach, California.

Feb 15, 2020: Monterey, California

Feb 9, 2020: I am making some DNS changes, so there may be sometime downtime while everything propagates.

Feb 3, 2020: Another picture from Grand Caverns. The Reflection looks sorta like the New York City Skyline

Feb 2, 2020: I am so glad to see the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. I’m a big Patrick Mahomes fan, and I’ve always liked Andy Reid.

Feb 2, 2020: Mountains offer such wonderful Sight(s)

Feb 1, 2020: I don’t have to go very far to find OPEN land, just have to walk to my backyard. There is roughly 8 acres of open land between our yard and our …

Feb 1, 2020: I’m going to do my best to post a picture every day in February for #mbfeb

Feb 1, 2020: 01 FEB 2020 Homescreen

Jan 30, 2020: I am loving the Fantastical 3 update. I still have credit left from the beta but I will be subscribing once that my credit is up. The new full screen …

Jan 29, 2020: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

Jan 27, 2020: Grand Caverns in Grottoes, Virginia. All shot on iPhone 11, no filter

Jan 26, 2020: Crabtree Falls, Virginia

Jan 26, 2020: An overlook on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park

Jan 24, 2020: I’m looking forward to getting my Bose A20 aviation headset next week. It was pricey but I was able to get a discount through work. A good …

Jan 22, 2020: 22 JAN 2020 Homescreen. I’m messing around with Algo VPN which is what the WireGuard app is for. Algo creates WireGuard and IKEv2 configurations but …

Jan 22, 2020: Who needs a gym for leg day when you have a 3 year old for a weight set?

Jan 19, 2020: Nothing like waiting for TSA to show up so they can look at the airplane before we go flying.

Jan 13, 2020: I use a Zizo Bolt case (which is not a slim case) on my iPhone 11. I was comparing it to the Otterbox Defender on my wife’s company-issued …

Jan 13, 2020: I was finally able to update my work devices (iPhone 6s and 11" iPad Pro) to iOS 13 last week. Both devices are considered electronic flight …

Jan 3, 2020: “Crustless” Pizza at Lou Malnati’s in Chicago. “Crustless” = layer of sausage for crust instead of dough.

Dec 25, 2019: Merry Christmas 🎄, and Happy Holidays.

Dec 20, 2019: iPhone 11 Night Mode sunset from 40,000 feet

Dec 20, 2019: My first flight to Bermuda. I was hoping to get a better shot of the island during the descent but it was too cloudy.

Dec 8, 2019: Bryce (our 3 yr old): “These French fries have mashed potatoes in them”

Dec 6, 2019: The abrupt changes left David bewildered

Dec 5, 2019: One of my favorite Bible verses of the Christmas season. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” …

Dec 4, 2019: I feel lost if I forgot my wrist watch

Dec 3, 2019: Hotel housekeepers have a distinct knock

Dec 2, 2019: I love the wide angle lens on the iPhone 11. It’s great for panoramic photos

Dec 1, 2019: As much as I love to fly, I’m glad I’m off today because I’ve got a feeling there are going to be horrible delays

Nov 30, 2019: Trying to integrate Evernote back into my workflow

Nov 30, 2019: GO PIRATES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like a ghost on the wind He comes from the sea, And trembles the foe Like a storm on the lee. With swashbuckling swagger And a Jolly Roger laugh, He …

Nov 29, 2019: We had a fantastic day today at a local farm and restaurant. Fried Chicken, Pork loin, mashed potatoes, corn, green breans, Mac and cheese, and …

Nov 28, 2019: My wife and I got lucky when our property came on the market a couple of years. It was in the school district we wanted and was in the country like we …

Nov 27, 2019: Beautiful backyard sunset

Nov 27, 2019: I’m thankful for a family that is rich in love.

Nov 27, 2019: This is really accurate.

Nov 26, 2019: My mind isn’t very creative tonight, so mix for Microblogvember

Nov 25, 2019: The only time I use hotel WiFi with a VPN to secure my connection is to stream video from Netflix, Prime, Hulu, and Disney+

Nov 24, 2019: Busy morning in San Jose, California. My company has 3 airplanes leaving with passengers right now and 3 more waiting on passengers.

Nov 23, 2019: Flying Over Apple Park

Nov 23, 2019: Currently waiting for passengers to arrive in Torrance, California. Flying them to Moffett Federal Airfield near Mountain View, California, and we …

Nov 23, 2019: Santa Barbara, California

Nov 23, 2019: Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee California

Nov 23, 2019: The facilities at this airport look woebegone. (I hope that’s the correct context for woebegone, since I had to look up the definition) …

Nov 22, 2019: Cruising at 43,000ft listening to SiriusXM Radio. Trying to not annoy my partner with my huming Microblogvember while truly cruising at 43,000ft

Nov 21, 2019: Call me crazy, but I love *hollow chocolate Easter Bunnies. Microblogvember

Nov 20, 2019: This will be my second airplane in as many days. Company gave our first airplane to a different crew. Microblogvember

Nov 19, 2019: My airline flight is delayed because the fog refuses to abate Microblogvember

Nov 18, 2019: My sons love building with MagnaTiles Microblogvember

Nov 17, 2019: Stroopwafels are so delicious, whether heated over a cup of coffee (the best way) or cold.

Nov 17, 2019: Superb S U P E R B Superb Microblogvember

Nov 16, 2019: I am really selective about my phone cases. Microblogvember

Nov 16, 2019: Confused Thoughts about 1Password taking VC Funds I’m torn about 1Password taking VC Funds. Part of me thinks it could be a good thing because it can ensure 1PW is around for a long time. The other …

Nov 15, 2019: The Jumbotron at the university (American) football stadium and the mist made a murky combination tonight.

Nov 14, 2019: I am loving the Spigen Gauntlet case for iPhone 11. I’m more excited about it than a sane person would be over a phone case.

Nov 14, 2019: Random fact of the day: Nearly all mammals, including the giraffe, have 7 neck vertebra. Microblogvember

Nov 14, 2019: Coffee is finally kicking in

Nov 13, 2019: I think I’ve decided to use Cloudflare as my domain registrar. I’ll be moving my domains during the next couple of days. It looks like …

Nov 13, 2019: What domain registrar does everyone recommend. I’m currently using Google Domains but am thinking about switching to NameCheap.

Nov 13, 2019: Daughter had an issue with her braces. I called around 09:15 to try to get her seen this afternoon. They couldn’t see her this afternoon, but …

Nov 12, 2019: I have been really enjoying Disney+ so far. There is so much excellent content. I had a couple of glitches earlier in the day, which I was expecting …

Nov 12, 2019: It’s nice when you tuck your kids into bed and they actually stay in bed without having to make a bunch of trips to their bedroom. …

Nov 11, 2019: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina A few night mode pics from my iPhone 11. Some daylight pics from my iPhone 11.

Nov 11, 2019: The night was so clear, and the stars so bright, the child felt he could reach out and touch them. Microblogvember

Nov 10, 2019: I have flown over Kennedy Space Center many times, but I have never visited. I need to change that and visit it at some point. Microblogvember

Nov 9, 2019: Undershirt, uniform shirt, sweater, uniform jacket, and overcoat. I think in ready to face winter’scold. Microblogvember

Nov 8, 2019: I passed my checkride today so I gave myself a gold star. Microblogvember

Nov 7, 2019: iOS 13.2.2 appears to have fixed the Bluetooth cycling off and on issue I was having.

Nov 7, 2019: The world can be a frightening place. Microblogvember

Nov 6, 2019: The gusty winds made it difficult to stick the landing, but I did it. Microblogvember

Nov 5, 2019: Another day in a classroom. Today we a couple of hours at HQ and then cross the street for airplane systems knowledge. Microblogvember

Nov 4, 2019: I need more coffee. ☕️☕️☕️

Nov 4, 2019: I didn’t have to get mean while driving this morning. This is a fancy key note that hits the mark for learning. (Trying to catch up with …

Nov 4, 2019: looks at watch after another hour Definitely time to go to bed

Nov 3, 2019: Now that I’ve spent about 1.5 hours messing with the CSS, it’s time for bed.

Nov 3, 2019: Modifying the CSS wasn’t as bad as I thought. It’s still a work in progress but I’m happy with the changes so far. Baby steps.

Nov 3, 2019: iOS 13.2 is one of the worst iOS updates I’ve seen in a long time. I think the RAM management issue that causes apps to reload all the time is …

Nov 1, 2019: Gonna try my hand at modifying the CSS for my site over the next few days. Wish me luck.

Oct 30, 2019: I love my second-gen AirPods but I am tempted to get a pair of AirPods Pro.

Oct 27, 2019: I used Animoji while FaceTiming my kids last night and they loved it.

Oct 27, 2019: Telluride, Colorado

Oct 27, 2019: Denver, Colorado Sunrise

Oct 23, 2019: Somewhere over Western Mexico enroute from Cabo San Lucas to El Paso, Texas

Oct 23, 2019: A different view of my “office”

Oct 23, 2019: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Oct 23, 2019: Santa Catalina Island

Oct 23, 2019: Lamborghini Urus and Ferrari Portofino

Oct 23, 2019: LAX (Los Angeles, California)

Oct 21, 2019: Company Headquarters

Oct 19, 2019: Our 🐔 and our 🐔 coop

Oct 19, 2019: Nice view along the Tar River in Greenville, North Carolina

Oct 17, 2019: Biometric Security This article about a “flaw” in the Samsung Galaxy S10 in-screen fingerprint reader is nothing but click-bait that I probably …

Oct 14, 2019: Chicago O’Hare is a big airport but it’s hard to realize how big it is until you see it from the air.

Oct 14, 2019: It’s a work in progress but my site is dark mode enabled, and should switch automatically based on your device theme. Many thanks to …

Oct 13, 2019: Refreshed in the Wind I have always enjoyed watching airplanes take off and land, and fly overhead. As a kid, whenever we drove past an airport I remember looking as hard …

Oct 12, 2019: Sunrise in Heber City, Utah

Oct 12, 2019: Home Screen 2019-10-12

Oct 11, 2019: Stinson Reliant in El Paso, Texas this afternoon. I believe this one was manufactured in 1936!

Oct 11, 2019: Sunset in Heber City, Utah

Oct 10, 2019: Metal bird with a broken wing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana today. I was told it was not tied down and flipped during a strong thunderstorm a couple of …

Oct 10, 2019: Some black and white iPhone 11 photos from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Oct 10, 2019: The iPhone 11 camera is amazing. Photos taken in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Oct 7, 2019: More pics from our ⛺️ trip

Oct 7, 2019: Cub Scout camping trip with my son. ⛺️🏕 Friday

Oct 7, 2019: Test Post. Trying to troubleshoot whether my trouble posting is limited to my iPhone 11

Oct 3, 2019: Another ultra wide vs wide angle comparison. I can’t wait to start flying and taking travel photos with the iPhone 11

Oct 2, 2019: Ultra wide and wide angle backyard sunset pics from my iPhone 11. No filter

Oct 2, 2019: 02 OCT 2019 iPhone 11 home screen

Oct 1, 2019: So…I “bought” an iPhone 11 today (128GB, ProjectRed). I say “bought” because it was effectively free to me. I had some Best Buy gift cards and …

Sep 28, 2019: Testing posting from Drafts

Sep 27, 2019: Here is what the synthetic vision looks like in vs. actual terrain. The only pavement that appears on the synthetic vision is runways, which is why it …

Sep 27, 2019: Here’s a quick video I took a couple of months ago of the interior @aa @chet

Sep 27, 2019: Tallahassee, Florida

Sep 26, 2019: Roanoke, Virginia

Sep 22, 2019: Backyard ⛺️ Camping Trip last night, and a quick beach trip this afternoon. 🏖⛱🏝

Sep 21, 2019: Mackinac Island, Michigan from a few years ago. We picked up passengers in Detroit and dropped them off, and spent the night.

Sep 21, 2019: You can’t have a backyard camping trip without a campfire and s’mores.

Sep 21, 2019: Preparing for some backyard camping with the kids!

Sep 20, 2019: I’ve really been enjoying iOS 13, even on my iPhone 6s. I’m really hoping to get an iPhone 11 later this year. I would love an iPhone 11 Pro but can’t …

Sep 13, 2019: Horse sculptures near my hotel in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Sep 13, 2019: Lake Washington in Renton, Washington. My hotel was beside the Boeing factory, & a green 737 off to the left. The green on the plane is an …

Sep 13, 2019: I’m having to remind myself that the AirPods case isn’t a fidget toy.

Sep 13, 2019: Grand Junction, Colorado

Sep 13, 2019: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sep 13, 2019: Flying around Mt. Rainier.

Sep 12, 2019: I finally picked up some AirPods. A Target near the Hotel I’m staying at had them in stock, and they price matched the Amazon price of $170.

Sep 12, 2019: Flying into Boeing Field, in Seattle, Washington (you can Mt. Rainer in a couple of the pics if you zoom in)

Sep 12, 2019: Flying over Grand Canyon National Park

Sep 2, 2019: Aspen—our 8 month old Goldendoodle puppy—doesn’t care that Jewel’s bed is way too small. Jewel is a 10 year old Maltese that weighs 7 pounds, Aspen …

Aug 23, 2019: Just finished watching A Dog’s Journey. It’s a good movie. I may or may not have teared up watching it. 🍿🎥

Aug 23, 2019: Speaking of tv shows and movies, I’m really looking forward to No Time to Die (Bond 25). I was excited about before I found out who was who directing …

Aug 23, 2019: It’s that time of year to start keeping an eye on the tropics. I’m keep an eye on a system off the coast of Florida. It may develop into a tropical …

Aug 23, 2019: We finished Season 2 of Mindhunter on Netflix last night. It was really good. I’m also looking forward to the new seasons of The Man in The High …

Aug 23, 2019: Enjoying a lazy day at home with the family before the kids start school next week.

Aug 22, 2019: I haven’t shared my homescreen in a while. Here is my current setup.

Aug 10, 2019: Dark rain clouds then beautiful sunset lit clouds in Reno, Nevada earlier this week.

Aug 6, 2019: Santa Barbara, California. The beach was a 10 minute walk from the airport. I know I looked odd walking the beach in my pilot uniform but I didn’t …

Jul 31, 2019: I finished initial training on the new airplane this week—recurrent training takes place every 6-9 months. Less time off as I was hoping over the next …

Jul 30, 2019: Gunnison, Colorado

Jul 30, 2019: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Jul 21, 2019: Nassau, Bahamas. <sarcasm>My work life is hard sometimes.</sarcasm>

Jul 21, 2019: My New “Office” Meet my new “office”, the Cessna Citation Latitude Sunday

Jun 2, 2019: 4 more days of ground school before my oral knowledge exam on Friday. Off Sat-Mon and start sim training June 11th. My wife and kids, and MIL are …

May 26, 2019: I had my last flight in the Phenom 300 a few days ago (on the right). We parked next to a Cessna Citation Latitude, which i start training on this …

May 26, 2019: I had my last flight in the Phenom 300 a few days ago (on the right). We parked next to a Cessna Citation Latitude, which i start training on this …

May 16, 2019: Another Gluon Test Post

May 16, 2019: Test Post from Gluon for Android.

May 1, 2019: The look of a little boy enjoying a flight.

Apr 13, 2019: Welcome to the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. One runway s closed so it can be used for aircraft parking.

Apr 4, 2019: I got to take my youngest flying today. I was working with a private pilot on radio and instrument procedures. He had a lot of fun.

Mar 17, 2019: Google Pixel 3 Camera Note: This is a repost of a post I did from one of my other blogs which I am in the process of moving to Micro.blog. The camera was one of the things …

Mar 16, 2019: Hello from 45,000ft over Florida.

Feb 15, 2019: Such an absolutely beautiful sunset in Gunnison, Colorado this evening.

Feb 9, 2019: Meet Aspen. She’s a GoldenDoodle.

Feb 3, 2019: I have been loving my Pixel 3. I love the size of it. No regrets switching to Android for my daily driver. iOS wise I have a work-issued iPhone 6s, …

Jan 27, 2019: Inside Linville Caverns, North Carolina

Jan 27, 2019: Another pic from Linville Falls, North Carolina

Jan 27, 2019: Hiking at Linville Falls, NC

Jan 25, 2019: I am a huge Michael Connelly fan. I’ve read all the Lincoln Lawyer books and I’m working on the Harry Bosch books. I’m also looking …

Jan 25, 2019: I have really been enjoying the Pixel and Pixel Stand. The gesture navigation in Android 9 Pie isn’t as bad as some reviews make it seem, I …

Jan 23, 2019: I got my Pixel 3 and Pixel Stand setup yesterday. I’m really liking both the Pixel and Pixel Stand and Android. I’m not missing anything …

Dec 14, 2018: I go back to work tomorrow but I’m glad I don’t have to leave the house before the kids wake up.

Dec 14, 2018: Android Note: This is a repost of a post I did from one of my other blogs which I am in the process of moving to Micro.blog. Android I have pretty much …

Dec 13, 2018: I think I’ve decided to switch to Android and get a Pixel 3 as my next phone.

Dec 13, 2018: In-flight sunrise on the way to Washington Dulles a few days ago. This is one of the things I enjoy most about being a pilot.

Oct 30, 2018: My kids are looking forward to Halloween tomorrow.

Oct 30, 2018: I’m looking forward to the updated iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. I’m probably gonna get a new non-pro iPad later this year but am not ruling out an iPad …

Oct 17, 2018: Sunset 2018-10-17

Oct 13, 2018: Father and Son Shadows

Oct 9, 2018: I ordered a Karas Pen Co Pen Club Coin, a black Galaxie XL, and a Pen Club Monsoon Galaxie XL. I love the Galaxie XL

Oct 8, 2018: Nearly finished with season 3 of The Man in The High Castle on Amazon Prime

Oct 8, 2018: The length of time between visits to M.b is way too long. I intend to change that

Oct 8, 2018: I’m loving my Rickshaw Bagworks pen sleeves and Hemingway pen roll. I got a single pen sleeve, a dual pen sleeve, and the Hemingway is a custom color …

Aug 26, 2018: Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Aug 17, 2018: I’m gonna buy a MacBook Air tomorrow. Best Buy is running them $100 off and my wife will get another $150 off since she’s a student, so it’ll be $750 …

Jul 28, 2018: Here is a screenshot of Unread displays micro.blog post with Feedbin as the backend. Feedbin probably does the best job of displaying Micro.blog …

Jul 4, 2018: Sedona, Arizona

Jul 4, 2018: The iOS 12 performance improvements on my 6s are amazing. It makes it feel like a new device.

Jul 3, 2018: We got rid of Sling and signed up for DirecTV Now. We’re paying the same amount but DirecTV Now has more channels that we watch.

Jul 3, 2018: I’ve been using Apple Mail on my iPhone and iPad the last few days. I’ve been enjoying using it. The same goes the iOS Calendar app. Having this …

Jun 5, 2018: Anaconda, Montana

Jun 4, 2018: I didn’t get to watch the #WWDC Keynote, but I did follow along with a live blog. I’m really looking forward to iOS 12.

Jun 3, 2018: I got my iPad Mini 2 updated to iOS 11.4 and update a bunch of apps yesterday. Not having WiFi, or internet at all, at the new house yet sucks. …

May 28, 2018: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Pictures from the Truth or Consequences, New Mexico airport. Yes, Truth or Consequences is the name of the town but I only got to see the airport for …

May 28, 2018: Fairhope, Alabama I took these in Fairhope, Alabama last week.

May 28, 2018: Fairhope, Alabama I took these in Fairhope, Alabama last week.

May 28, 2018: I used bits of script from an action by Tim Nahumck, who also helped clean the code up in the original action.

May 28, 2018: This is a new version of my Search Mega Action for Drafts 5. It adds a text field to the prompt that’ll be pre-filled with the draft, the selected …

May 21, 2018: Having to sit in an airport terminal for five hours is not fun. It did give me a chance to take care of a bunch of stuff related to the house …

May 21, 2018: Despite a lot of rain on Saturday, we’ve gotten everything moved into the new house, and the large majority of it unpacked. There is still some stuff …

May 10, 2018: Fisher AG7 Review

May 9, 2018: If all goes well, construction on the house should finish on Friday. It’s taken a while to get to this point, but the end is in sight.

May 2, 2018: You know that thing where there was something you wanted to remember to do, pick up your phone to enter it in your task manager of choice, get …

May 2, 2018: My 4 yr old was excited to have some “Daddy-Alistair time” this evening. We played at the park, had “don-don lunch” (McDonald’s), and let him get a …

Apr 11, 2018: It’s been a long time since I’ve written a pen review on my blog. Here is my latest, a look at the Tactile Turn Mover and Shaker.

Mar 30, 2018: I doubt I get to watch the Final Four Games tomorrow, but I want to see Loyola win. 🏀

Mar 30, 2018: I have moved Pens and Planes to Blot.im

Mar 30, 2018: Airport Sunrise Sunrise from the Opa Locka, Florida airport (KOPF), which is a few miles north of Miami.

Mar 21, 2018: My wife and I started The Man in the High Castle this week and we are hooked. One episode left in season 1 and then on to season 2.

Mar 15, 2018: Checkride tomorrow and then I will be finished with recurrent training for another 6 months.

Mar 6, 2018: I’ve been enjoying using Things again after the v3.4 update, especially after getting some workflows and Drafts actions for adding tasks and projects. …

Mar 6, 2018: I’m registering my son for kindergarten later this morning. Time does indeed fly-by quickly when you have children.

Mar 3, 2018: I have now been to—or at least traveled through a portion of—all the lower 48 U.S. states. Kansas is the only state where I haven’t been to a city, …

Feb 25, 2018: Kennedy Space Center Here’s a couple photos of Kennedy Space Center from a few weeks ago. I took these about a week before the Falcon Heavy launch, so I’m pretty sure it’s …

Feb 13, 2018: Apple Park Flew over Apple Park on approach to Mountain View/Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ.) I cropped one of the photos to get a good look inside.

Feb 3, 2018: Sunset—Charlevoix, Michigan Looking west towards Lake Michigan. Taken July 7, 2016

Jan 24, 2018: Downtown Aspen, Colorado Photos from an Aspen, CO overnight in July 2017

Jan 22, 2018: Refueling Flight These aren’t exactly travel photos, but photos of one of the coolest things I’ve ever gotten the opportunity to do. Back when I was flight …

Jan 21, 2018: This was taken a few weeks ago somewhere between Telluride, CO (KTEX) and Lubbock, TX (KLBB).

Jan 20, 2018: Flying past a misty San Francisco Bay on the way to Napa, CA (KAPC) a few weeks ago.

Jan 19, 2018: Here’s a picture I took a few weeks ago on approach into Telluride, Colorado (KTEX). I promise there is a runway in the picture.

Jan 9, 2018: I don’t know why I hadn’t read any of the Jack Reacher novels before, but I don’t want to put down Killing Floor. 📚

Jan 7, 2018: I’ve been thinking about what to do with my micro.blog. One of the first things I thought of is to do a travel journal of sorts of the …

Jan 4, 2018: Picture of the sunset on New Year’s Eve from Nassau, Bahamas.

Dec 29, 2017: This is a simple test to verify MarsEdit is publishing correctly.

Dec 28, 2017: I finished moving everything to FastMail yesterday. Gmail, iCloud, and my junk Yahoo account are all forwarding to FastMail, I have Gmail and iCloud …

Dec 24, 2017: We saw a Santa in a bass boat inflatable tonight while riding and looking at Christmas lights. Alistair (my 4 yr. old son) looks at it and says …

Dec 19, 2017: Testing out out Micro.blog for the first time.

Aug 8, 2016: Ulysses v2.6 review My favorite text editor, Ulysses, just received an update to version 2.6, and it is amazing. There are a few additions to Ulysses in v2.6 but the …

Jul 19, 2016: Slack as a Personal Information Center Seth Clifford has started using Slack as a personal information center and it is one of the best uses for Slack that I have seen. I'm a member of a …

May 18, 2016: Thoughts on iOS Third-Party Keyboards Update: Added a restriction that I was aware of but had forgotten about. Since Gboard was released last week, iOS third-party keyboards, and the …