Author Archives: Fresh

About Fresh

Mac Fan/Sys. Engr - NASA planetary missions. guitarist/producer/AFOL/fitness fan/film+TV+sndtrk composer/podcast host/Python newbie coder. Music by me: http://SFTF.bandcamp.com. Mellowly Cool. Find me on X and Bluesky

Exploring Mastodon

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings, I hope this post finds you well. This is the post for Day 4 of the #30DayBlogChallenge that Soulcruzer, Darrenkeith, and I have accepted. For those of you unaware, Mastodon is free and open-source software for running self-hosted social networking services. It has microblogging features … Continue reading →

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My upgrade to the Apple Watch Ultra

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all, I hope this post finds you well. Since July 2017, I’ve been tracking my fitness workouts with the Apple Watch. First starting with the Series 3, then continuing with the Series 4 (gifted to me). For all intents … Continue reading →

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Getting into the holiday spirit: too early/too commercial/too soon?

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all. Hope you are well. Here we are halfway through November 2022, and on the way to completing another year already. It seems like January 2022 was just upon us. Earlier this week I was perusing a Facebook group … Continue reading →

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30 Day Blog Challenge: 14 Nov – 14 Dec 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all. I hope this post finds you well. Recently, via Twitter, a discussion ensued between me, Soulcruzer, and Darrenkeith, about our long love for blogging. The discussion started after DarrenKeith posted a recent blog and mentioned how much he … Continue reading →

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Early morning musings: Twitter

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Fresh

It’s Saturday morning. My alarm woke me up to a sunny day and I remembered that have zero tasks or events on my plate for today. I purposely laid in bed for an hour checking for my usual tech tidbits … Continue reading →

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Digital Minimalism (The Newport Way): 30 Day Results

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings, From 27 August through 30 September, I set out to do a modified version of what Cal Newport discusses in his best-selling book “Digital Minimalism”. Essentially, the detox calls to get rid of using, not just social media sites, … Continue reading →

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Jazz Funk Soul – Blues Alley, Washington DC – 18 Aug 22

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Fresh

On Thursday, 18 Aug 22, I had the distinct pleasure of catching the opening show of Jazz Funk Soul at Blues Alley in Washington, DC. Earlier in the month, I caught Instagram updates from Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson, Jr, … Continue reading →

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Back to the future: Hello iPod

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all. As many have seen and heard, Apple has discontinued production of the iPod, a device that was undoubtedly pivotal to Apple’s trajectory of success. The iPod was produced in various formats since its debut in 2001. I was … Continue reading →

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Oversharing – Is there such a thing in social media?

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all… This particular post is twofold, maybe threefold, in that it piggybacks on my previous post about the Twitter doomsday posts/articles regarding Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. What I mean by threefold is the genesis of this post comes … Continue reading →

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The Doomsday being presented as Elon Musk’s Twitter

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Fresh

I joined Twitter in November 2006, upon being told about it by a friend I knew from the days of AOL Instant Messenger, iMusic, Yahoo Instant Messenger, and Blackplanet, Lis. Shortly afterwards, I began to connect with other early adapters … Continue reading →

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