Matt
@mattbakes.bsky.social
I write about the global energy industry, with a slight focus on the renewable side. A lifetime ago, I was in the Marines. For fun and self-therapy, I bake, and that's mostly what I post here. Glorified butler to three dogs.
You're not wrong, but the never-ending performative outrage over minor things is exhausting, which I guess may be the point. Feels like it has been one tan suit after another since 2014. It's enough to make a person numb, which is a problem for when something happens that *should* piss everyone off.
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
You're not wrong, but the never-ending performative outrage over minor things is exhausting, which I guess may be the point. Feels like it has been one tan suit after another since 2014. It's enough to make a person numb, which is a problem for when something happens that *should* piss everyone off.
Couldn't decide what to bake yesterday, so I went with chocolate chip cookies. Tried to make them crispy, but they ended up a bit too thin. I need to bake cookies more often. They can be deceptively tricky to get just right. But even an imperfect cookie is almost always still a tasty cookie. #baking
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Couldn't decide what to bake yesterday, so I went with chocolate chip cookies. Tried to make them crispy, but they ended up a bit too thin. I need to bake cookies more often. They can be deceptively tricky to get just right. But even an imperfect cookie is almost always still a tasty cookie. #baking
It feels like we are on a path where in a few years, "this product was made without any use of AI," will command a premium. Sort of like high end, hand-made products vs. cheap, mass-manufactured products now.
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
It feels like we are on a path where in a few years, "this product was made without any use of AI," will command a premium. Sort of like high end, hand-made products vs. cheap, mass-manufactured products now.
Does anyone know a good online source for food-grade beeswax? I need some for canelés but haven’t been able to find anything that I felt I could trust. #baking
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Does anyone know a good online source for food-grade beeswax? I need some for canelés but haven’t been able to find anything that I felt I could trust. #baking
Can I have some too? I have been bleeding money for months and I hate it.
a man in a suit and tie is holding a laptop and says " yeah that 'd be nice "
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February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Can I have some too? I have been bleeding money for months and I hate it.
I'm not going to go looking for pulpy juice, but if I get a glass of juice and it happens to have pulp I'll still drink it. So I guess I'm mostly indifferent?
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm not going to go looking for pulpy juice, but if I get a glass of juice and it happens to have pulp I'll still drink it. So I guess I'm mostly indifferent?
If it's not, it should be. They look great!
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
If it's not, it should be. They look great!
I wrote a long-form article a few months ago for work covering all the actions taken against wind in the U.S. and the impacts (which will only get worse). The timeline of federal actions took up nearly a full page, and that was *before* the latest stop work orders. He really hates wind farms.
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I wrote a long-form article a few months ago for work covering all the actions taken against wind in the U.S. and the impacts (which will only get worse). The timeline of federal actions took up nearly a full page, and that was *before* the latest stop work orders. He really hates wind farms.
I was in the USMC from 2007-2015, and there are still a lot of days where I really miss it, or parts of it anyway. I would dread still being in now. The positions they are being put in is absolutely insane. I just hope if the moment truly comes, their leaders have the courage to say no.
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I was in the USMC from 2007-2015, and there are still a lot of days where I really miss it, or parts of it anyway. I would dread still being in now. The positions they are being put in is absolutely insane. I just hope if the moment truly comes, their leaders have the courage to say no.
I feel your pain 😩 Worked yesterday and today because my plate overfloweth
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words `` i 'm fine '' above him .
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January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I feel your pain 😩 Worked yesterday and today because my plate overfloweth
I had to cheat to figure out what it was 😞 I have never watched that one. I know I should, it's on the ever-growing list.
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I had to cheat to figure out what it was 😞 I have never watched that one. I know I should, it's on the ever-growing list.
I feel your pain. Get to wake up at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow to drive to IAH for a flight 😩 gonna ruin the day before it even begins
January 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I feel your pain. Get to wake up at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow to drive to IAH for a flight 😩 gonna ruin the day before it even begins
Can't wait for mudbugs 😩
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January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Can't wait for mudbugs 😩
I had a full English breakfast a few times in Afghanistan—or what passed for one in that environment—when I spent some time on British bases during my first deployment. I don't know if I can say it is my favorite, but it certainly hit the spot when I had it. Way better than what I typically got.
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I had a full English breakfast a few times in Afghanistan—or what passed for one in that environment—when I spent some time on British bases during my first deployment. I don't know if I can say it is my favorite, but it certainly hit the spot when I had it. Way better than what I typically got.
Houston drivers are built different (in a bad way).
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Houston drivers are built different (in a bad way).
Made crumble cake muffins with vanilla icing for New Years dinner. Not the prettiest muffins I've ever made, but they turned out pretty good. I think I'm finally starting to get a feel for properly creaming butter and sugar together—only took me the better part of two years.
January 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Made crumble cake muffins with vanilla icing for New Years dinner. Not the prettiest muffins I've ever made, but they turned out pretty good. I think I'm finally starting to get a feel for properly creaming butter and sugar together—only took me the better part of two years.
And half of them have their heads buried in their phones or just in general taking every opportunity to look at anything other than where they are going.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And half of them have their heads buried in their phones or just in general taking every opportunity to look at anything other than where they are going.
I would love driving if the roads were always empty.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I would love driving if the roads were always empty.
Good chance logic did not play into the decision. Or at least not well-reasoned logic.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good chance logic did not play into the decision. Or at least not well-reasoned logic.
