An interesting article by James Fallows in the situation for Twitter followers.

A big windstorm came through here a couple of nights ago. Snohomish County got hit pretty hard with many people losing power. Here at the south end of county we didn’t get any wind and didn’t lose power.

Do I need to join this alternative to twitter?

My Apple Watch rather mysteriously went to sleep with a blank screen last night and could only be aroused by depressing the crown for a second or two. This morning it’s back to normal, so I don’t know what happened to cause the strange behavior, but it’s possible that pairing with the new phone caused a problem or …

It’s great to have learned the back roads from the Maple Leaf area of Seattle to Edmonds, especially on a rainy late Seattle afternoon when I-5 is very congested going north.

I have a lot to learn about taking photos with my new iPhone 14 Pro. At least I have a head start from many years of using cameras of all shapes and sizes.

I remember watching this science documentary show when I lived in Hamilton, Ontario in the late ‘70s.

I’ve installed MacOS Ventura on my 2017 iMac. So far it’s doing well. I am concerned about slowdowns with new MacOS versions but perhaps the 32 GB or RAM is helping out.

A challenging but rewarding interview with science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. It’s a long read but definitely worth your investment in time.

I’m presently listening to “The Dark Hours” by Michael Connelly which is a Renee Ballard mystery/thriller. It’s book 4 of the author’s new series with Ballard who is a police detective in LA seemingly becoming a bigger presence in the author’s books than an aging Harry Bosch. Actually one of the interests in listening to this novel is the fact that Bosch does have a role and his part is narrated by Titus Welliver who plays the character in the TV series.

I’ve gotten a library card here in Snohomish County and I’m enjoying and wide selection of audio and e-books available in the library collection.

Waiting line to board ferry from Friday Harbor to Anacortes. I very fine day indeed.

The world might be a better place if we followed some of the ideas of one Buckminster Fuller. I got interested in his ideas over 40 years ago when I was living in Hamilton, Ontario and doing post doctoral research in chemistry at McMaster University. I might have been inspired to read one of his books after attending a talk there by Ted Nelson of hypertext fame and a Fuller enthusiast.

The Fall foliage map always intrigues me especially since my wife and I have a small house in Northern New Hampshire where we’ve spent each Fall until this year. We are now, of course, West Coast dwellers and we’ve seen some colors in this area of late. This photo from today is at Roche Harbor.

The excellent things about Micro.blog is that it is increasingly keeping me away from Facebook. The service is definitely becoming more alluring as I accumulate more Micro.blog friends.

A view from our window this Saturday morning.

We are actually here at Roche Harbor on San Juan Island for an event wedding. And the bride and groom couldn’t have asked for better weather.

I have just discovered that Drafts has an action allowing me to write there and post directly to Micro.blog.

Cattle Point Lighthouse on San Juan Island.

The Captain of our ferry out of Anacortes today announced the siting of two “killer whales” (orcas) on our starboard side. The ferry slowed down and we got a good look at these two in their natural environment although it was too brief a view.

We arrived in Roche Harbor on San Juan Island for a couple of days. The air here is clear which is a relief from the smoke that has been encompassing Seattle recently.

The air in and around Seattle continues to be smoky. We have enjoyed this unseasonably dry weather but the downside is the lack a good breeze to clear out the smoke.

At The Edmonds Marina Beach

The view from our window.

A good piece here from Dave Winer. Interestingly I’ve been following Winer’s blogging for well over 20 years and have only recently discovered Microblog.