🔗 How Your Thinking Changes at 60 | Andy’s Blog
Then you turn 60. And something shifts.
You stop caring about things that don’t matter.
You don’t need to prove yourself anymore.You don’t need permission.
You don’t waste time on people who drain your energy.You’ve seen enough trends, fads, and “next big things” to know they all pass.
And most importantly, you realize time is no longer on your side.
Carl Griffith’s 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter
Want a Sourdough Starter that’s been active since 1847? I can’t verify that the offer is still active, but we did it several years ago. Follow the directions exactly, or they won’t send it to you.
‘Source’ 🔗 Griffith / carlsfriends.net
Exposed to Light | 02 - Hippo Love by Unknown
Photographer: Unknown.
Camera: Unknown.
Title: Unknown; I’m calling it Hippo Love.
Link: Unknown.
I have two desktop screens. One’s background picture constantly changes; the other has this, which never changes. The love, care, and trust that this picture imparts makes me smile every day. I would love to know the background of this shot. I would love to talk to this man and find out about his relationship with this hippo. What is the hippo’s name? How long was he a part of this hippo’s life? Was this a daily ritual? How long did they sit there? Who took the picture?
I love the working-class feel of the picture. I had that lunch box for a while growing up. I love the tape on it. Mostly, I love the hippos' look of complete security and peace. No matter what was going on in this hippo’s life, at this moment, all was well with the world.
When I look at this picture first thing in the morning when the computer whirls to life and the screens pop on, all is right in my world, too.
This is not good. 😔 Nome was home for many years…
Breaking: Bering Air flight into Nome overdue with 10 aboard; search is on - Must Read Alaska
(⭐️3.75/5) - Finished reading: CABIN by Patrick Hutchison. It’s a good book, makes you laugh, and brought back many memories for me building forts in the woods as a kid. A writer with zero handyman skills buys a $7000 cabin in the woods of Washington State and tells the adventures of fixing it up along with the joys and life-changing memories of having an off-grid cabin that eventually changed his life and career. 📚
What TV series intros do you watch every time?
Does watching the intro to every episode mean something?
Netflix, AppleTV, Hulu, etc., allow you to skip intros. What does this say about the intro quality or the show? Or about us as humans who are always in a hurry. This behavior of skipping intros may reflect our impatience and desire to get to the main content quickly. As a designer of intros, do you get the data on how many people skip your intro? Does it make you want to change it? Why do some shows change each season’s intro and others do not? Budget? How much does it cost to change the intro each season? Is this a metric that is used at all?
Such curious questions.
What we do: We always watch the whole intro of the first episode; it can be a source of insight into the show, somehow set the tone, or even give hints, and then we don’t watch it again until the last episode. But there are exceptions. When the intro is fantastic, the show is an all-time favorite, or it seems an essential part of the show, or maybe it’s because you don’t want the show to end, and you want to watch every second of it. This has been the case for Chefs Table, Game of Thrones, Murders In The Building, Severance, Westworld, and others.
What about when the intro or trailer is better than the show itself? Maybe the folks making the intro need a raise because they condensed your mediocre show/movie into something good!
I’m talking just about intros, but the same could be said about the credits. How many times do you watch the credits? For me, it’s rare, but when I do, it’s because I want to know where it was filmed, the names of the people who made such an amazing piece of art, or the show was so powerful that you want to absorb every last drop.
📝 I need an online course that teaches problem-solving in web design. How do you systematically track down issues in your HTML, CSS, JS, etc? I know the best teacher is just plain ol' experience, but some foundational training on which tools and how to use them would be good.
Exposed To Light | 01 - Ballet Dancers by S.
Exposed To Light
Get ready for a new post, popping up weekly, monthly, or whenever inspiration strikes. It’s all about a powerful picture that catches my eye.
How do I know? As they say, you know when you see it. For me, It catches my eye right away. I open it full screen and can’t stop looking at it. It’s powerful, dynamic, beautiful, tells a story, and has good lines; maybe it’s the lighting or shadows, but so many things can make a powerful photo. It’s a moment that in real life passes you by in mere seconds, but when you freeze that moment in light and shadow, you give that mere micro-second of time a new life. Your brain has time to process it and, more importantly, to feel it’s draw, it’s power. A photograph can be one of the most emotionally invoking things we interact with.
Onto the first installment of Exposed To Light:
Photographer: S.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro
Title: S. didn’t appear to name the photo; I’m calling it Ballet Dancers.
Link: Ballet Dancers
The light and shadow in this shot are just mesmerizing. The entire range is present with light and shadow. The overall story here is pretty obvious, but the individual and small group stories are not. When you look around at the different expressions and small group chats, you can’t help but wonder what they are talking about and feeling. Nervousness, excitement, boredom—you see all the different emotions in the faces.
This is what S. says about the photo:
This is the best photo I’ve ever taken and the client didn’t wanna use it. Pls enjoy bc otherwise it will never see the light of day :,)
They give a download link to the photo and tell people to download it and enjoy it. Further in the comments is a short video of the room where the shot was taken.
I think the photo is fantastic.
Behind the Scenes on Project 365Pixels
Tough day behind the lens. Yesterday I was super happy with the pictures and felt good posting. Today was tough and I’m not happy with anything. You can see today’s pick here. I’m showing today’s other work below so you can see what I had to work with. It’s a fun process but much more enjoyable when you have a banger. 💥📷.
Pictures shot in SMF, with an iPhone 16ProMax. Edited on iPhone and posted with iPad.
Would you have chosen a different one?
Powerful article that impacted me deeply:
A Firsthand Account of What Homelessness in America Is Really Like
Here is the full update to Reader, a lot of good stuff:
Reader Public Beta Update #11 (Chat With Highlights, Apple Notes Export, YouTube v2, and more)
