Weeknotes 24:20

June 2, 2024

Week of May 26–June 1

Articles I read

• A Deadly Foe of Spiritual Growth (Tim Challies)
• The Christian’s Keystone Habit
• King Crimson – my thoughts on that portrait
• Blogging is back
• The accessibility community is not the disability community
• The gift of a three-month sabbatical (Jeffrey Zeldman) – I wish more companies offered this as a benefit.
• Jack Grealish’s difficult season: Guardiola’s frustration, struggles in training and his future (The Athletic)
• Multipage Version (Chris Coyier) – Chris brings attention to a “Super cool zine from Mat.“
• How it feels to get an AI email from a friend – Interesting read. I think I would feel the same way if I got a similar email.
• Nearly 1 in 5 professional footballers use snus or nicotine pouches, study finds (The Athletic)
• The long climb back for Fernando Tatis, Jr., once the next ‘face of baseball’ (The Athletic)
• Apple Music 100 Best Albums (Jon Hicks) – I enjoyed Jon’s thoughts on Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums.
• Reading patterns (Jeremy Keith) – I love perusing bookshelves. My small group at church meets in the assistant pastor’s office and I often get distracted by his bookshelves. I have already borrowed two books from him.
• How Can Christians Have a Better Response to Mental Health Issues? (Randy Alcorn)
• Modern WordPress – an Update (David Bushell) – I finally read David’s update to his original post.
• Modern WordPress – Yikes! (Chris Coyier) – Chris’ thoughts on David’s original post.
• Modern WordPress – Yikes! (Geoff Graham) – Geoff’s thoughts about David’s original post.
• The different static site generators (and which one to choose) (Chris Ferdinandi)
• The Reconsecration of Man (Carl Trueman)
• How Generative AI Can Add Human Delight to Your Virtual Event (Viget)
• In Praise Of The Basics (Geoff Graham) – Geoff introduces his course, The Basics.
• Struggling With AI Iconography for UI Design (Geoff Graham)

What I watched

Saul Bass: On Making Money vs Quality Work

• White Collar (Netflix)
• Bluey (Disney+)
• Gilmore Girls (Netflix)
• The Great British Baking Show, Collection 5 and 6 (Netflix)
• Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow (Netflix)

Walking

• Monday evening – 2.22 miles in 42 minutes
• Tuesday morning – 3.05 miles in 56 minutes
• Wednesday morning – 3.26 miles in 58 minutes
• Thursday morning – 2.68 miles in 51 minutes
• Friday morning – 3.58 miles in 1 hour 9 minutes
• Saturday morning – 3.91 miles in 1 hour 12 minutes

Books I am reading

• Demystifying Disability – Finished
• Born Again This Way – Finished
• Necessary Endings
• Why Architecture Matters
• The Secret Lives of Color
• Not by Sight: A Fresh Look at Old Stories of Walking by Faith – This is my second read. I first read this book 11 years ago.

Games I played

• MLB The Show 23 (Rays)
• FIFA 23 (Manchester City)