Does anyone have any idea why in the f*%k Sonoma is constantly showing me this in text fields: It is a little hard to see my cursor, but it is just above that keyboard chooser. I have NOT hit any keys to show this, it just shows up somewhat randomly.

Trying a pumpkin beer

Listening 🎵 to some Stevie Ray Vaughan today and feeling like I really don’t listen to blues enough. It really is some great lift you up music, despite the name 🤪

ICLOUD KEY-VALUE STORE ACROSS APPS OUTSIDE THE STORE

Using iCloud Key-Value Store Across Apps We wanted to use this for a couple of our macOS apps that are not distributed through the App Store. The first thing that I noted was that in the documentation for NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore, the last paragraph of the Overview says: "To use this class, you must distribute your app through the App Store or Mac App Store" I was instantly discouraged by this and so I started looking at the other iCloud functionality to see if it had the same limits.

Spring in Paris is always beautiful in Les jardins du plantes

Off on a trip to hike for my son’s 11th birthday in the countryside.

Today (as most days actually) was a very good day (and needed) to take a walk in the forest. Laika (our dog) was super happy!

March photo blogging challenge day 20: houseplant. Here is the lemon plant that my wife grew from a seed, starting exactly 2 years ago today! Nice synchronicity.

March photo blogging challenge day 15: road. On my way back from a concert in Gdansk – even on the road you’ll come across boars 🐗 (family of 6)

March photo blogging challenge day 15: patience. Laika has such patience with the torture that the kids impose on her!

March photo blogging challenge day 14: horizon. A little late, but a nice sunset from a trip to Thailand 20 years ago, with the sun touching the horizon

Finished reading: Untitled Megan E. O’keefe Novel 2 by Megan E. O’keefe 📚The second book in the Protectorate series was just as good as the first and continues the story with some great revelations, yet not too out there! Love it and looking forward to the final in the trilogy.

March photo blogging challenge day 9: together. My wife & I went out recently together to a cool restaurant in a huge greenhouse, like a jungle in the middle of Gdańsk.

March photo blogging challenge day 8. I saw this lady walking toward the moon and thought it would make a great image.

March photo blogging challenge day 7 (missed the first 6 🤫). My whole family on the go through Europe.

Finished reading: Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe 📚I loved this story, it was a great adventure, with some really interesting twists that make you think about things. I have actually already started the second book in the series and it is also a lot of fun.

DREAM THEATER 🎵 (29.01.2023 WARSZAWA)

Dream Theater Concert Date: 29 January 2023 Location: Torwar, Warszawa Since I was already in Warszawa for the weekend, I decided to go see the Dream Theater concert that would take place. It has been many years since I have seen them live and I haven’t even paid much attention to their newest albums (Dream Theater, Distance Over Time, & A View From the Top of the World), so I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect.

Finished reading: Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel 📚 This book is fascinating in the way in breaks down the history of systemic/exploitative capitalism, how it came about 500 years ago, what the problems are with it and how to move beyond the problems that the current economic system has inflicted upon us. I think for a lot of people this book may be hard to take because it really does go against the entire structure of our current global economy, but it is not a socialist manifesto or anything like that.

DISTANT DREAM 🎵 (28.01.2023 WARSZAWA)

Distant Dream Concert Date: 28 January 2023 Location: Klub Potok, Warszawa After our hiking trip in the mountains, I stopped on the way from Kraków to Gdańsk in Warszawa to see a couple of concerts and cheer on my fellow teammates in a Warszawa Liga Ultimate competition. On the Saturday night I went to see a band I had learned about in the last 6 months called Distant Dream. They are actually from Gdańsk, though I have not yet seen or heard of any shows in the trojmiasto.

HIKING IN THE BESKIDY

In Gdańsk, the two weeks from Jan 16 - Jan 29 are school vacation. My son went skiing in the the southern mountains for the first week and so for the second week we came down from Gdańsk to Kraków to meet him and do a little bit of hiking as a family in the mountains around the area where he skied called the Beskidy (Beskids?). Day One – Jan 23 From Kraków we took a train to Maków Podhalański on Monday morning, did a little shopping to have some fruits and trail mix to snack on during the hike and started the first day of our hiking.

20 years ago last night, I met my better half. It has been a great adventure with her! I wish everyone such luck and love.

Finished reading: Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan 📚I actually finished this book in mid-November, but I am just posting now. I also have to say that I might be a little biased, since Cody is my cousin, but this book was soooo good. I don’t read too much non-fiction usually, since I find it slow reading for me and I get a little impatient.

RIVERSIDE 🎵 (2022-09-22 GDYNIA)

Riverside Concert Date: 22 September 2022 Location: Gdynia Arena This was my first time seeing Riverside in an arena environment. Truthfully, though, the Gdynia Arena is not a huge one. I have seen Riverside over 10 times so far in many different environments, including in 3 different countries and one of the things that has always impressed me about their shows is that they absolutely nail the sound every time. whether it is a small klub or an arena.

I have always enjoyed an Old Fashion or a Sazarac, but today is the first time I made one myself

Happy whatever you celebrate (or not). We had a great Christmas Eve and my wife made an awesome bûch de noël.