Got some chocolate from my boss. European chocolate is my favorite.

Box of cachet creamy milk chocolate

Sunday Walk

Houston skyline on an overcast day

On a walk today

Selfie in a convex mirror

Third cocoon hatched. Three for three this year with successful hatching.

Fresh monarch butterfly hanging upside down

Second cocoon hatched today

Monarch butterfly freshly hatched from a cocoon

We’re at the point where self censorship on social media will have to be part of this equation.


The first cocoon I found hatched today

New monarch butterfly on a branch

I did a meatless Monday. Going to try for 3 days a week eventually.


I think too often about not having to work anymore. Hopefully the day will come, and it’s my choice.


I exported a 4K 60fps 45 minute video in about 13 minutes on my M3 Ultra, and it was whisper quiet the whole time. This computer is exceeding my expectations.


Updated the profile picture. I’m going to try to change it more often.

Photo of me

The star of the show was the Kobe Beef from Kobe. Buttery soft meat that melts a bit in your mouth. The fat is soft and is easy to chew. Not since Kobe have I had this quality.

Waiter holding some Kobe beef and a paper showing its authenticity A plate of Kobe beef cut into small portions


Dinner last night for my birthday. Katami in Houston Texas.

Nigiri pieces on a boardTwo nigiri and one topped with two small squid A row of rolls on a boardPasta and mushrooms topped with an egg


Went to the zoo today. The Houston zoo has a really great facility.

Capybara sitting down Gorilla looking over its shoulder at meGroup of elephants, including a baby “Kirby”Meerkat standing on a rock


The moon this morning

59% visible moon

Then I got to meet the guitarists from the band.

Me flanked by the guitarists from Castle Rat

I saw Castle Rat today. Great sound, singer was in great voice, a fun time.

Castle Rat on stageCastle Rat on stageCastle rat singerCastle Rat singer, the rat queen, fighting a giant rat on stage


My new m3ultra studio does the starlapse processing(1300 images today) in under 5 minutes. It used to take around 70.


It’s new computer day.

Mac Studio on my deskMac Studio boxPicture of my screen showing 28 cores


So is the endgame just having only white people in this country, or maybe back to segregation? I don’t know who’s scarier, the ones with fingers in their ears, or the ones who earnestly want this.