1. 13th book of 2024: “Bliss Montage”, by Ling Ma ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60243188-bliss-montage").

    Bliss MontageA new creation by the author of Severance, the stories …Goodreads
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60243188-bliss-montage, "Bliss Montage".

    I forget why this got my attention but I will cop to the “by the author of Severance” blurb helping more than somewhat, not realizing that it’s a novel that predates the show by four years and is completely unrelated to it.

    What a lovely mistake! The stories were excellent and I will probably grab the novel too. Warning: maybe check the content before starting on the first two stories?

    the paperback cover of "Bliss Montage", by Ling Ma, a close up color photo of a clear plastic bag of oranges, so close only one full orange is visible while about 9 others are cropped in various ways and the size of the bag is not determined, while the title, authors name, and blurb are overlayed in all caps grotesque distorted as if it were printed on the clear plastic, to nice effect.BLISSMONTAGEStoriesLING MAAuthor ofSeverance
    Figure 2. the paperback cover of "Bliss Montage", by Ling Ma, a close up color photo of a clear plastic bag of oranges, so close only one full orange is visible while about 9 others are cropped in various ways and the size of the bag is not determined, while the title, authors name, and blurb are overlayed in all caps grotesque distorted as if it were printed on the clear plastic, to nice effect.BLISSMONTAGEStoriesLING MAAuthor ofSeverance.
    Posted on Mastodon over two years agoon April 21, 2024 - 6:28 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2024/04/21/112310622617412932/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2024/04/21/112310622617412932/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  2. Saw Bill Frisell’s solo show last night in Berkeley and it was pretty trippy for me that he opened his 8PM set with You Are My Sunshine, which is the song my wife sings to our kid at his bed time, which is 8PM. it’s like I hadn’t left home.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtjKTEHKUM his performance of it last night had a lot more skronk on it, but, this, generally

    Bill Frisell - "You Are My Sunshine" | Fretboard JournalBill Frisell performs "You Are My Sunshine" at the Fretboard Journal magazine HQ. On this track, Bill is playing his heavily modified Fender Telecaster with ...YouTube
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtjKTEHKUM, "Bill Frisell - "You Are My Sunshine" | Fretboard Journal".
    Posted on Mastodon over two years agoon April 19, 2024 - 3:54 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2024/04/19/112298694460907379/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2024/04/19/112298694460907379/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  3. Afternoon Walk

    Figure 1. A map of San Francisco, California. The path of a two and three quarters mile (four and a quarter kilometer) walk is indicated. About 5300 steps and 384 feet (117 meters) elevation over one and a quarter hours, (one hour moving).
    Posted on Strava over two years agoon April 18, 2024 - 7:06 PM and archived here at /strava/2024/04/18/afternoon-walk/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/strava/2024/04/18/afternoon-walk/ in the Strava collection in both HTML and markdown.

  4. Morning Walk

    Figure 1. A map of San Francisco, California. The path of a two and a quarter mile (three and three quarters kilometer) walk is indicated. About 4600 steps and 364 feet (111 meters) elevation over three quarters of an hour, (half an hour moving).
    Posted on Strava over two years agoon April 18, 2024 - 3:43 PM and archived here at /strava/2024/04/18/morning-walk/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/strava/2024/04/18/morning-walk/ in the Strava collection in both HTML and markdown.

  5. now that i've walked everywhere i can reach without a car at least once, im doing goofy shit like every path in dolores park

    Figure 1. A map of San Francisco, California. The path of a four and a half mile (seven and a quarter kilometer) walk is indicated. About 9000 steps and 531 feet (162 meters) elevation over one and a quarter hours.
    Posted on Strava over two years agoon April 17, 2024 - 2:49 PM and archived here at /strava/2024/04/17/now-that-ive-walked-everywhere-i-can-reach-wi/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/strava/2024/04/17/now-that-ive-walked-everywhere-i-can-reach-wi/ in the Strava collection in both HTML and markdown.

  6. Morning Walk

    Figure 1. A map of San Francisco, California. The path of a four mile (six and a half kilometer) walk is indicated. About 8100 steps and 728 feet (222 meters) elevation over one hour.
    Posted on Strava over two years agoon April 16, 2024 - 3:23 PM and archived here at /strava/2024/04/16/morning-walk/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/strava/2024/04/16/morning-walk/ in the Strava collection in both HTML and markdown.

  7. Https://web.archive.org/web/20240413115023/http://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-traffic-ticket-decline-data-19383950.php

    Charts reveal stunning trend in S.F. traffic tickets — and point to huge challenge for citySan Francisco has seen a decade-long drop in traffic citations, a trend that police have vowed to reverse. A Chronicle analysis shows the drop in detail.San Francisco Chronicle
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://web.archive.org/web/20240413115023/http://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-traffic-ticket-decline-data-19383950.php, "Charts reveal stunning trend in S.F. traffic tickets — and point to huge challenge for city".

    doomed

    infrastructure cannot be corrected by process controls

    Posted on Mastodon over two years agoon April 16, 2024 - 2:41 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2024/04/16/112281417927596446/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2024/04/16/112281417927596446/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  8. I’ve never used a modal single-letter keyboard command in Slack on purpose.

    Screenshot of the context menu for a message in slack scrollback detailing all the mistakes you can make if you put Slack the message-in-scrollback mode, specifically consisting of these accidents:Mark unread URemind me about this > Forward message... FCopy link LPin to channel PStart a huddle in thread...Edit message E
    Figure 1. Screenshot of the context menu for a message in slack scrollback detailing all the mistakes you can make if you put Slack the message-in-scrollback mode, specifically consisting of these accidents:Mark unread URemind me about this > Forward message... FCopy link LPin to channel PStart a huddle in thread...Edit message E.
    Posted on Mastodon over two years agoon April 15, 2024 - 7:24 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2024/04/15/112276869709821957/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2024/04/15/112276869709821957/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  9. car show

    Figure 1. A map of San Francisco, California. The path of a zero and a quarter mile (zero and a quarter kilometer) walk is indicated. About 400 steps over a quarter hour, (a few minutes moving).
    Posted on Strava over two years agoon April 14, 2024 - 8:25 PM and archived here at /strava/2024/04/14/car-show/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/strava/2024/04/14/car-show/ in the Strava collection in both HTML and markdown.

  10. Gravely googling: reliable source of pearl onions in sf fresh or frozen

    it’s only coq au vin, small shallots will do

    mise for coq au vin: a cutting board with diced carrots on top of a board scraper, quartered mushrooms, smashed garlic, peeled shallots, minced parsley, and diced potatoes (for a side). left to right behind the board: a few cups of broth with gelatin in a measuring cup, a peeler, a bottle of red wine, a compost container, ands a chef knife
    Figure 1. mise for coq au vin: a cutting board with diced carrots on top of a board scraper, quartered mushrooms, smashed garlic, peeled shallots, minced parsley, and diced potatoes (for a side). left to right behind the board: a few cups of broth with gelatin in a measuring cup, a peeler, a bottle of red wine, a compost container, ands a chef knife.
    Posted on Mastodon over two years agoon April 13, 2024 - 2:06 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2024/04/13/112264294393665142/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2024/04/13/112264294393665142/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.
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