Are podcasts with bad dynamic ad insertion really how most people experience podcasts? I tried a new podcast for an interesting topic, and after the second mid-sentence interruption by a bizarrely irrelevant ad, I deleted the episodes and unsubscribed. What a horrible listener experience.

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Return-to-office recommendations: - a small electric kettle, such as Bodum’s Bistro - AeroPress (and bring a small supply of freshly ground coffee in a sealed container) - an insulated coffee mug with lid, like YETI’s Rambler - an inexpensive portable monitor that connects via USB-C

I’m finding that one great use-case for “AI” tools is searching for actual information about products without sifting through the horrible “AI”-generated content slop for those products.

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First happy hour of spring 🥃

Pi Day is a particularly strange fake holiday. Email promotions so far include two different vendors offering special wine discounts. 🤔

My favorite bird site in January 2023.

Taking a much-deserved break from the house-moving activities.

Sunset on the Charles River yesterday ⛵️

“Alpine Highball”: gin, yellow chartreuse, Campari, orange-rosemary soda

Lunch view 🌆

Like Sunday morning

Seeing all of the unmasked, coughing people in the airport is gross. 😷

Window shopping in Staunton, Virginia

Night walk in Salem

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Visiting Longhopes Donkey Shelter in Bennett, Colorado.

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#ThirstyThursday : it’s nearly Friday

It’s quite a relief to return to dining on the deck again.

Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, Virginia