Michael Ray McGoodwin Wilson
@cartographer1973.bsky.social
I make maps and map accessories.
I worked a full day today, since I'll likely have to take a day off this week. The thing is, we're slightly behind schedule. All the work I did today gets me pretty much caught up... if I don't take a day off this week. ... Oh well...
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I worked a full day today, since I'll likely have to take a day off this week. The thing is, we're slightly behind schedule. All the work I did today gets me pretty much caught up... if I don't take a day off this week. ... Oh well...
Today I got the last of the leaves raked and binned up to be taken to the city's composting facility (it caught fire recently. Whoops!) I also trimmed off the lower branches of Aaron Bur Oak, so that nothing was lower than about 6.5 feet. And all that work WIPED ME OUT! #GettingOld
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Today I got the last of the leaves raked and binned up to be taken to the city's composting facility (it caught fire recently. Whoops!) I also trimmed off the lower branches of Aaron Bur Oak, so that nothing was lower than about 6.5 feet. And all that work WIPED ME OUT! #GettingOld
People are horrible. Even the "good people" are actually very cruel and horrible to one another, and to me.
I desperately need social interaction. But dealing with people and all their bullshit makes me very sad. But I'm also very sad when I isolate from it all.
I'm so upset right now.
I desperately need social interaction. But dealing with people and all their bullshit makes me very sad. But I'm also very sad when I isolate from it all.
I'm so upset right now.
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
People are horrible. Even the "good people" are actually very cruel and horrible to one another, and to me.
I desperately need social interaction. But dealing with people and all their bullshit makes me very sad. But I'm also very sad when I isolate from it all.
I'm so upset right now.
I desperately need social interaction. But dealing with people and all their bullshit makes me very sad. But I'm also very sad when I isolate from it all.
I'm so upset right now.
Almost all Americans right now.
#SeriouslySerious
#SeriouslySerious
January 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Almost all Americans right now.
#SeriouslySerious
#SeriouslySerious
No War on Venezuela!
Nationwide Protest Sites
January 3-4, 2026
Nationwide Protest Sites
January 3-4, 2026
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 AM
No War on Venezuela!
Nationwide Protest Sites
January 3-4, 2026
Nationwide Protest Sites
January 3-4, 2026
All the folks over in Europe posting "Happy New Year!" and I'm like ... LOLwut? The sun is still shining here. I can't even get into the new year's mood until it gets dark.
December 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
All the folks over in Europe posting "Happy New Year!" and I'm like ... LOLwut? The sun is still shining here. I can't even get into the new year's mood until it gets dark.
I've earned a mad bunch of badges on Sporcle this week simply because I was coincidentally close to completing them and the remainder were all things that fit into this week (e.g. "Play 29 quizzes on the 29th" or "Play 4 Christmas-themed quizzes on the 4th day of Christmas"... that kind of thing.)
December 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I've earned a mad bunch of badges on Sporcle this week simply because I was coincidentally close to completing them and the remainder were all things that fit into this week (e.g. "Play 29 quizzes on the 29th" or "Play 4 Christmas-themed quizzes on the 4th day of Christmas"... that kind of thing.)
The unusually warm spell is ending, as a cold front will be moving through around noon and the temperature will start to drop. We're actually forecast to have a frost on Monday night/Tuesday morning. ... Finally, some Christmas-style weather just in time for the new year!
December 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The unusually warm spell is ending, as a cold front will be moving through around noon and the temperature will start to drop. We're actually forecast to have a frost on Monday night/Tuesday morning. ... Finally, some Christmas-style weather just in time for the new year!
Christmas Temperatures
Denton, Texas
1913-2025
It's a hot holiday, and so I got to wondering how it compares to past holidays. It's not the hottest; that was in 2021. The coldest was in 1983. The only "white Christmas" in the record was in 1926.
The trend lines are quite interesting...
Denton, Texas
1913-2025
It's a hot holiday, and so I got to wondering how it compares to past holidays. It's not the hottest; that was in 2021. The coldest was in 1983. The only "white Christmas" in the record was in 1926.
The trend lines are quite interesting...
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Christmas Temperatures
Denton, Texas
1913-2025
It's a hot holiday, and so I got to wondering how it compares to past holidays. It's not the hottest; that was in 2021. The coldest was in 1983. The only "white Christmas" in the record was in 1926.
The trend lines are quite interesting...
Denton, Texas
1913-2025
It's a hot holiday, and so I got to wondering how it compares to past holidays. It's not the hottest; that was in 2021. The coldest was in 1983. The only "white Christmas" in the record was in 1926.
The trend lines are quite interesting...
I'm pretty certain I have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, caused by a mutation on the CRY1 gene, a.k.a. the Night Owl gene. I've been this way since early childhood. But to me it's not a disorder, it's a bonus feature!
Anyway, it's the longest night of the year. I'm in my element. Let's PARTAY!!!
Anyway, it's the longest night of the year. I'm in my element. Let's PARTAY!!!
December 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I'm pretty certain I have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, caused by a mutation on the CRY1 gene, a.k.a. the Night Owl gene. I've been this way since early childhood. But to me it's not a disorder, it's a bonus feature!
Anyway, it's the longest night of the year. I'm in my element. Let's PARTAY!!!
Anyway, it's the longest night of the year. I'm in my element. Let's PARTAY!!!
Tomorrow is the office Christmas potluck and gift exchange, so I baked a literal pound cake for it.
1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour
I added a tablespoon each of vanilla for flavor, and baking powder since the batter was xtra thicc and would need some help being less dense.
1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour
I added a tablespoon each of vanilla for flavor, and baking powder since the batter was xtra thicc and would need some help being less dense.
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tomorrow is the office Christmas potluck and gift exchange, so I baked a literal pound cake for it.
1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour
I added a tablespoon each of vanilla for flavor, and baking powder since the batter was xtra thicc and would need some help being less dense.
1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour
I added a tablespoon each of vanilla for flavor, and baking powder since the batter was xtra thicc and would need some help being less dense.
We're getting closer & closer to Christmas & next week my social calendar is rather full with holiday-related stuff, I may have to go up to Oklahoma to deal with utilities & may have to miss something, & Lupe is just going downhill fast. I don't need •another• rainbow-bridge-at-Christmas experience.
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We're getting closer & closer to Christmas & next week my social calendar is rather full with holiday-related stuff, I may have to go up to Oklahoma to deal with utilities & may have to miss something, & Lupe is just going downhill fast. I don't need •another• rainbow-bridge-at-Christmas experience.
M7.0 Earthquake today in southeast Alaska/southwest Yukon. The area is underneath an ice field, right on the international boundary and very near to Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak. The nearest people are about 60 mi/100 km away.
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
Detail | Alaska Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
M7.0 Earthquake today in southeast Alaska/southwest Yukon. The area is underneath an ice field, right on the international boundary and very near to Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak. The nearest people are about 60 mi/100 km away.
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
Oh @wfaa.com.web.brid.gy, I think you need to go back to school to learn what cities are and what states are.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Oh @wfaa.com.web.brid.gy, I think you need to go back to school to learn what cities are and what states are.
I worked a long day, but I got stuff done.
It's chilly. It's 33°F (1°C) here right now, on the way down to 29°F (–2°C). But it should stay above freezing the rest of the week, although the warmest it's forecast to be is 63°F (17°C).
Anyway, the floors are now cold and so my feet are now cold.
It's chilly. It's 33°F (1°C) here right now, on the way down to 29°F (–2°C). But it should stay above freezing the rest of the week, although the warmest it's forecast to be is 63°F (17°C).
Anyway, the floors are now cold and so my feet are now cold.
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I worked a long day, but I got stuff done.
It's chilly. It's 33°F (1°C) here right now, on the way down to 29°F (–2°C). But it should stay above freezing the rest of the week, although the warmest it's forecast to be is 63°F (17°C).
Anyway, the floors are now cold and so my feet are now cold.
It's chilly. It's 33°F (1°C) here right now, on the way down to 29°F (–2°C). But it should stay above freezing the rest of the week, although the warmest it's forecast to be is 63°F (17°C).
Anyway, the floors are now cold and so my feet are now cold.
I took the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off from work. That made a five-day weekend for me. And now it's at the end and it feels like it's been only two days.
Blerh.
Blerh.
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I took the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off from work. That made a five-day weekend for me. And now it's at the end and it feels like it's been only two days.
Blerh.
Blerh.
As is usual on social media, I see a lot of "Native American Butthurt" being spread around social media today by White liberals.
I've been choosing to practice gratitude throughout my life rather than focusing on what others tell me I lack or have lost. I'm a lot happier for it. I hope you can too.
I've been choosing to practice gratitude throughout my life rather than focusing on what others tell me I lack or have lost. I'm a lot happier for it. I hope you can too.
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
As is usual on social media, I see a lot of "Native American Butthurt" being spread around social media today by White liberals.
I've been choosing to practice gratitude throughout my life rather than focusing on what others tell me I lack or have lost. I'm a lot happier for it. I hope you can too.
I've been choosing to practice gratitude throughout my life rather than focusing on what others tell me I lack or have lost. I'm a lot happier for it. I hope you can too.
I saw a news story today that the U.N. has determined that Tokyo is no longer the world's largest city. It is now 3rd.
Jakarta is now the world's largest city, followed by Dhaka.
This is the first time in my lifetime Tokyo has not been the world's largest city.
Jakarta is now the world's largest city, followed by Dhaka.
This is the first time in my lifetime Tokyo has not been the world's largest city.
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I saw a news story today that the U.N. has determined that Tokyo is no longer the world's largest city. It is now 3rd.
Jakarta is now the world's largest city, followed by Dhaka.
This is the first time in my lifetime Tokyo has not been the world's largest city.
Jakarta is now the world's largest city, followed by Dhaka.
This is the first time in my lifetime Tokyo has not been the world's largest city.
Scheduled for a hairscut today. Wish me luck because the guy who cut my hair the last few times (he was good enough to go back to, but not the best barber I ever had) appears to be gone, and now I have to start over AGAIN!
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Scheduled for a hairscut today. Wish me luck because the guy who cut my hair the last few times (he was good enough to go back to, but not the best barber I ever had) appears to be gone, and now I have to start over AGAIN!
Last night, two rounds of:
SO! MUCH!! LIGHTNING!!!
SO! MUCH!! RAIN!!!
We got 1.76 inches (44.7 mm) of rain last night; most of that from approximately 4:00 to 4:20 AM.
There wasn't really any wind, but at one point they issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning due radar-indicated hail.
SO! MUCH!! LIGHTNING!!!
SO! MUCH!! RAIN!!!
We got 1.76 inches (44.7 mm) of rain last night; most of that from approximately 4:00 to 4:20 AM.
There wasn't really any wind, but at one point they issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning due radar-indicated hail.
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Last night, two rounds of:
SO! MUCH!! LIGHTNING!!!
SO! MUCH!! RAIN!!!
We got 1.76 inches (44.7 mm) of rain last night; most of that from approximately 4:00 to 4:20 AM.
There wasn't really any wind, but at one point they issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning due radar-indicated hail.
SO! MUCH!! LIGHTNING!!!
SO! MUCH!! RAIN!!!
We got 1.76 inches (44.7 mm) of rain last night; most of that from approximately 4:00 to 4:20 AM.
There wasn't really any wind, but at one point they issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning due radar-indicated hail.
Our homeowner insurance premium has tripled in the past 5 years. ... Our mortgage will be paid off in about 2 years, at which point I'm going to suggest to my husband that we seriously consider self-insuring.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Our homeowner insurance premium has tripled in the past 5 years. ... Our mortgage will be paid off in about 2 years, at which point I'm going to suggest to my husband that we seriously consider self-insuring.
'Twas the Saturday before Thanksgiving
Everywhere and around
All the people were grocery shopping
All over the town
The shelves had been stocked
With profit and care
But now they were empty
The hordes had been there
Actually I got everything but one that I needed, and I can macguyver that last one.
Everywhere and around
All the people were grocery shopping
All over the town
The shelves had been stocked
With profit and care
But now they were empty
The hordes had been there
Actually I got everything but one that I needed, and I can macguyver that last one.
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
'Twas the Saturday before Thanksgiving
Everywhere and around
All the people were grocery shopping
All over the town
The shelves had been stocked
With profit and care
But now they were empty
The hordes had been there
Actually I got everything but one that I needed, and I can macguyver that last one.
Everywhere and around
All the people were grocery shopping
All over the town
The shelves had been stocked
With profit and care
But now they were empty
The hordes had been there
Actually I got everything but one that I needed, and I can macguyver that last one.
Nothing exciting has been going on. I've just been running around like crazy trying to work full time (not exciting), and taking care of real estate issues 90 miles away in another state (not exciting), and unsuccessfully trying to get prescriptions refilled for several weeks (not exciting).
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Nothing exciting has been going on. I've just been running around like crazy trying to work full time (not exciting), and taking care of real estate issues 90 miles away in another state (not exciting), and unsuccessfully trying to get prescriptions refilled for several weeks (not exciting).
Today I was bored and in the mood to make a map, but as an artistic concept instead of thematic or informational. So I drew the US out of small hexagons.
Later I realized "This is the kind of thing people turn into games," so I was wondering if anyone had feedback (other than bigger hexagons).
Later I realized "This is the kind of thing people turn into games," so I was wondering if anyone had feedback (other than bigger hexagons).
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Today I was bored and in the mood to make a map, but as an artistic concept instead of thematic or informational. So I drew the US out of small hexagons.
Later I realized "This is the kind of thing people turn into games," so I was wondering if anyone had feedback (other than bigger hexagons).
Later I realized "This is the kind of thing people turn into games," so I was wondering if anyone had feedback (other than bigger hexagons).
