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@chrisod.social.lol.ap.brid.gy
I launched my first website on 12/31/95, and it's still online and regularly updated. So I'm an old :)
By day, I am a freelance sales consultant for the digital agency […]
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By day, I am a freelance sales consultant for the digital agency […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.lol/@chrisod, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
We watched the Reading Rainbow documentary on Netflix tonight. It is wonderful. However, we realized that we never watched that show with our kids. We had literally thousands of books in the house and both kids were reading way ahead of their peers even before kindergarten. They watched Sesame […]
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social.lol
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
We watched the Reading Rainbow documentary on Netflix tonight. It is wonderful. However, we realized that we never watched that show with our kids. We had literally thousands of books in the house and both kids were reading way ahead of their peers even before kindergarten. They watched Sesame […]
I've had Tuck Smith and the Restless on repeat play all week. I've bought the latest EP and the preceding album, and I'll be buying more of his back catalog soon. #music
https://youtu.be/IaHXUY6CXSg?si=IVwoyRIuO7N_MpZJ
https://youtu.be/IaHXUY6CXSg?si=IVwoyRIuO7N_MpZJ
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've had Tuck Smith and the Restless on repeat play all week. I've bought the latest EP and the preceding album, and I'll be buying more of his back catalog soon. #music
https://youtu.be/IaHXUY6CXSg?si=IVwoyRIuO7N_MpZJ
https://youtu.be/IaHXUY6CXSg?si=IVwoyRIuO7N_MpZJ
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@coreysnipes/115856890850905684
Like Corey, I just reserved this book at the library because of this one paragraph. There is no waitlist, so I should have it by Monday.
Like Corey, I just reserved this book at the library because of this one paragraph. There is no waitlist, so I should have it by Monday.
Reserved this book at our local library based entirely on her description of the trumpet 🎺 (Lindy West, "The Witches are Coming")
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@coreysnipes/115856890850905684
Like Corey, I just reserved this book at the library because of this one paragraph. There is no waitlist, so I should have it by Monday.
Like Corey, I just reserved this book at the library because of this one paragraph. There is no waitlist, so I should have it by Monday.
My TSA Pre check renewal was approved the same day. Apparently they aren't reading Mastodon. 🙂
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
My TSA Pre check renewal was approved the same day. Apparently they aren't reading Mastodon. 🙂
That's not a bad way to start the new year.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
That's not a bad way to start the new year.
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Based on the commercials on all these digital channels I can get OTR, the station owners believe nobody under 65 watches.
They are probably correct.
They are probably correct.
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Based on the commercials on all these digital channels I can get OTR, the station owners believe nobody under 65 watches.
They are probably correct.
They are probably correct.
Things I'm looking forward to in 2026.
1. Surviving.
That's it. If I'm still around on 12/31 with my health and personal finances intact I will call it a win.
1. Surviving.
That's it. If I'm still around on 12/31 with my health and personal finances intact I will call it a win.
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Things I'm looking forward to in 2026.
1. Surviving.
That's it. If I'm still around on 12/31 with my health and personal finances intact I will call it a win.
1. Surviving.
That's it. If I'm still around on 12/31 with my health and personal finances intact I will call it a win.
My home Internet crapped out yesterday due to a hardware failure. Verizon will be out tomorrow. Using my offline time wisely. I've watched 5 episodes of Storage Wars on one of those weird digital channels I can pick up with the antenna.
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
My home Internet crapped out yesterday due to a hardware failure. Verizon will be out tomorrow. Using my offline time wisely. I've watched 5 episodes of Storage Wars on one of those weird digital channels I can pick up with the antenna.
Do I know a web designer here, ideally someone with some agricultural or rural design references? I need a designer for a WordPress redesign project for a low budget non-profit project that I'm pursuing.
#FediHire
#FediHire
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Do I know a web designer here, ideally someone with some agricultural or rural design references? I need a designer for a WordPress redesign project for a low budget non-profit project that I'm pursuing.
#FediHire
#FediHire
From this day in 2018, but still 100% relevant.
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/3-reasons-to-blog-more-often-in-2018.html
#blog #blogging
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/3-reasons-to-blog-more-often-in-2018.html
#blog #blogging
3 Reasons to Blog More Often in 2018
At this point anybody that is paying attention is probably sick of
odonnellweb.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
From this day in 2018, but still 100% relevant.
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/3-reasons-to-blog-more-often-in-2018.html
#blog #blogging
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/3-reasons-to-blog-more-often-in-2018.html
#blog #blogging
Updated both the blog and the phlog today.
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Updated both the blog and the phlog today.
Happy New Year
Like it or not, 2026 is here
odonnellweb.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Its New Year's Eve, 10:48 PM. I'm in bed with a book. I'll see y'all in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Its New Year's Eve, 10:48 PM. I'm in bed with a book. I'll see y'all in 2026.
The NYE ball drop in NYC changed for me when I learned the people are there for 6+ hours and there are no public restrooms. Many of those people are wearing adult diapers.
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The NYE ball drop in NYC changed for me when I learned the people are there for 6+ hours and there are no public restrooms. Many of those people are wearing adult diapers.
New Years Eve paella is kind of a tradition.
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
New Years Eve paella is kind of a tradition.
I've been doing this for 30 years.
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/30-years-of-blogging.html
#blog #blogging #SmallWeb #indieweb
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/30-years-of-blogging.html
#blog #blogging #SmallWeb #indieweb
30 Years of Blogging
You have to admire my dedication to this bit
odonnellweb.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I've been doing this for 30 years.
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/30-years-of-blogging.html
#blog #blogging #SmallWeb #indieweb
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/30-years-of-blogging.html
#blog #blogging #SmallWeb #indieweb
RE: https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/115810225825481448
1. If you want to feel a little bit of positivity going into 26, Mayor Pete has you covered.
2. His plans for 2026 sound like "I'm running for President." We could do worse.
1. If you want to feel a little bit of positivity going into 26, Mayor Pete has you covered.
2. His plans for 2026 sound like "I'm running for President." We could do worse.
vmst.io
December 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
RE: https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/115810225825481448
1. If you want to feel a little bit of positivity going into 26, Mayor Pete has you covered.
2. His plans for 2026 sound like "I'm running for President." We could do worse.
1. If you want to feel a little bit of positivity going into 26, Mayor Pete has you covered.
2. His plans for 2026 sound like "I'm running for President." We could do worse.
So, I just spent 15 minutes on Zoom talking to MSNOW (MSNBC) about healthcare premiums. I'm curious to see how bad I sound when they chop it up into a 90-second sound bite. :)
December 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So, I just spent 15 minutes on Zoom talking to MSNOW (MSNBC) about healthcare premiums. I'm curious to see how bad I sound when they chop it up into a 90-second sound bite. :)
The best books I read in 2025
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/My%20favorite%20books%20of%20the%20year.html
#books #bookstodon #blog
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/My%20favorite%20books%20of%20the%20year.html
#books #bookstodon #blog
Best Books of 2025
I read, or recorded here, 46 books this year. I probably started about 55 books.
odonnellweb.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The best books I read in 2025
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/My%20favorite%20books%20of%20the%20year.html
#books #bookstodon #blog
https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/My%20favorite%20books%20of%20the%20year.html
#books #bookstodon #blog
$6.79 for 1/56 of an oz. works out to $6083 per pound.
It's the most valuable item in my home right now.
It's the most valuable item in my home right now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
$6.79 for 1/56 of an oz. works out to $6083 per pound.
It's the most valuable item in my home right now.
It's the most valuable item in my home right now.
The Richmond Symphony has a half-price deal on tickets to "Band Geek Date Night" in April. I'm not a band geek, but my wife was and we wanted to attend a symphony event in 2026. Also, we can barely attend a movie for $16 each, maybe we can't. It's been a few years since we attended a movie […]
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social.lol
December 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Richmond Symphony has a half-price deal on tickets to "Band Geek Date Night" in April. I'm not a band geek, but my wife was and we wanted to attend a symphony event in 2026. Also, we can barely attend a movie for $16 each, maybe we can't. It's been a few years since we attended a movie […]
#footpathfriday under the Blue Ridge Parkway
December 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#footpathfriday under the Blue Ridge Parkway
I've been running @Waterfox as my daily driver on Debian for about a week, and I can report zero problems. Not a single webpage has caused any sort of issue. Also, the fan on my System 76 Meerkat has been much, much quieter since moving from Chromium to Waterfox.
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I've been running @Waterfox as my daily driver on Debian for about a week, and I can report zero problems. Not a single webpage has caused any sort of issue. Also, the fan on my System 76 Meerkat has been much, much quieter since moving from Chromium to Waterfox.
