Breathe in, breathe out. https://www.doyogawithme.com/yoga_breathing

One of my favorite shots taken in Park City, Utah during a bike ride.

Probably not the best way to abbreviate "no jalapeños" on a receipt.

A new water filter arrived today. I don't think I'll try installing it.

If you've been around long enough to have used Microsoft DOS as your primary operating system, you might remember Norton Commander. Norton Commander 5.51 running on MS-DOS 5Managing files in DOS was a pain in the butt without something even remotely graphical. I loved the two panes and simplistic navigation in folders. In fact I think Norton Commander made me better at command line stuff after I got a visualization of the file structure. ...

I have one of the new Apple TVs and I really do enjoy it. Having been a Roku-only house its nice to be able to get to some of the things only in the Apple world. I have AirPlay on my Pioneer receiver but it doesn't work quite right all the time - but it works great on the Apple TV! So there is one annoyance I can't get around easily. I use a Mac mini in my entertainment stand as a server, my DVR (with EyeTV & HDHomeRun tuners), a webcam server (EvoCam) and a weather station data collector. When I watch DVDS and recorded TV through EyeTV I use the "old" Apple remote. The problem? The new Apple TV responds to the infrared from the old remote! ...

Well, shit. Rdio was bought by Pandora and they're going to shut down the service. Stabby. Very stabby.

I've been goofing around with the Imagga API the past week and have been doing some fun stuff. It can take any image and analyze the colors and the subjects in it. Pretty slick! Step 1 - Upload a photo Step 2 - Let the API analyze the photo and come up with tags { "results": [ { "image": "d487d2521bb4b948b860ce216c434230", "tags": [ { "confidence": 26.336145269655205, "tag": "person" }, { "confidence": 26.0971845554226, "tag": "caucasian" }, { "confidence": 23.54227654205335, "tag": "adult" }, { "confidence": 23.28269886958777, "tag": "happy" }, { "confidence": 18.875687368248368, "tag": "clothing" }, { "confidence": 18.155134932273736, "tag": "attractive" }, Step 3 - Let the API analyze major colors in the photo ...

I had a moment of introspection today as I sat in a pew at a good friend's dad's funeral: Death is much like chronic pain. A few years back, on a different blog of mine, I made this statement regarding chronic pain with my cluster headaches: And lastly, the most important lesson I’ve learned? The pain reminds us that we’re alive. Without the pain we’d go through life not understanding what a gift it is to be able to relax without pain and distractions. That pain keeps me from being a sheep, tooling around life without knowing where I came from and where I want to go.Death sucks but it reminds us we're alive. Cherish the time you have with your living family and friends. Everything doesn't have to be a party - but ever so often have a moment of reflection and smile when you're having a good day. ...

Ever have those days where you write or speak a word and the longer you stare at it or repeat it the less real it feels? There happens to be a term for that feeling - Semantic satiation. Definition: [ source ] Semantic satiationsemantic saturationverbal satiationThe concept of semantic satiation was described by E. Severance and M.F. Washburn in The American Journal of Psychology in 1907. The term was introduced by psychologists Leon James and Wallace E. Repeat any word over and over and you'll experience this. ...