First, let’s explain what a Now Page is and where it comes from.
Here is the official About Page of the NowNowNow Page.

I could not have said it better than MacSparky did here:

Hat tip to Derek Sivers for the idea of this “Now” page. I’m terrible at social media, but this page gives me a place to check in with the world and update you, as Derek recommends, as I would when catching up with an old friend.

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Life Updates

Welcome to the New Year! 2026 is upon us.

I have to say I’m glad the holidays are over. Always way too busy and stressful.

Work moves into a nice, slower pace in January and February, and I enjoy it immensely.

Hiking is now in full swing with the cooler temps.

I’m doing another year of my daily photo blog, 365Pixels. I’ve really enjoyed the process and challenge of a daily photo.

I’ve been trying to blog more and keep things updated on a more consistent schedule.

I experimented with switching journaling apps from DayOne to Obsidian and Apple’s Journal. I gave it a good several months of journaling in both, but decided to come back to DayOne. It really is the goat of journaling apps. I can see where Apple’s Journal, with enough time, will rival it, though.

Speaking of DayOne, I started using a new A.I. feature called “Daily Chat”. The A.I. component stays on your phone and does not go to the cloud, but it has really helped me get more thoughts out. You activate it and just start talking. After some time, you send it, and the A.I. will ask you some follow-up questions, keeping the conversation going. After a while, you have a nice entry for your day. I’m going to play with it for a while and see if it sticks.

Projects/Learning/Activities

There are many, but I try to limit it to the list here.

• Deep dive into learning Final Cut Pro and Motion. The best online training hands down is Ripple Training.

• I have several MacSparky Field Guides courses going. You can’t go wrong with any of them. I’ve taken many and have several more to go. They are all excellent.

• Hiking, lots of hiking. It’s winter now, and the outdoor activities are in full swing.

• After a long hiatus, I dusted off all the old camera gear, and I’m packing them around again.

• iPhone video; I’ve never been a video guy other than some drone shooting, so it’s been fun to dive deep into the video realm with an iPhone 17 Pro Max shooting log. Yes, Ripple has a fantastic section on color grading ; ) I did say it was a deep dive.

• Fusion 360 classes with Desktop Makes are ongoing, and the designs are printed with a Bambu Lab X-1 Carbon. I can’t say enough good things about Vladimir’s excellent classes/teaching skills.

• Diving back into ScreenCastsOnline. I’ve taken several years off from using them, but recently signed back up for the class on using Bases in Obsidian. I was slightly baffled and couldn’t get what I wanted just by working with it, but Mike Schmitz got me squared away. Now my “books read” Base looks great!

• My Mastodon usage has really picked up since I’ve changed instances. It’s a great group that I really enjoy sharing with. I’ve been posting my daily photo from 365Pixels there as well.

Currently Reading

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  Walk the Blue Fields

  by Claire Keegan
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  Color and Light in Nature

  by David K. Lynch

See the Books Page for all things books

Current Media That Makes Me Smile

• Splinter Cell - Deathwatch - Netflix. I played this game as a kid, and the series is very well done and brought back fond memories.

• The Beast In Me - Netflix. I’m a big fan of Claire Danes, and she does not disappoint in this 8-episode limited series.

• Knife Edge - AppleTV. Chasing Michelin Stars is way more stressful and expensive than you might think.

• Stranger Things - Netflix. Now that the Series is over, and what a finish to it all, we loved it. We are now starting over from Season 1, Episode 1, after realizing it’s been 10 years since we started and that we’ve forgotten much of the beginning story. It’s a hoot seeing all the actors so young.