Sal's
Sal's
Sal
I'm Sal, and this is my spot. I'm a middle-aged guy with a wife, kids, and a job. Isn't that exciting?? I've had several blogs over the years and have enjoyed all of them. With each iteration, I lower my ambitions, take it less seriously, and try to have more fun. This one is another step in all of those directions, and I'm hoping it sticks around the longest. Disclaimer: I tend to write in short timeboxes and following the 70% rule. If a post seems shallow or half-baked ... yep!
Latest Posts
Hey peeps. I'm moving my blog off of Bear soon. As I'll write about shortly in the new spot, Bear has been awesome, and I'm so grateful for it. I'm moving just because I'm wanting to get back to a statically generated site with a local...
Provoked by my blog move, I decided to give it a new design as well. The old design always felt a little bleh. As I’ve probably mentioned, I suck at design. I know when I like something, but I’m terrible at coming up with something cool...
I was going to title this post Obsidian Sync is worth it. But I don't know what four bucks a month means to you. I can't say what's worth what to other people. But I can say that Obsidian Sync is great! Here are some reasons: It's fast.I...
I was going to title this post Obsidian Sync is worth it. But I don't know what four bucks a month means to you. I can't say what's worth what to other people. But I can say that Obsidian Sync is great! Here are some reasons: It's fast....
I can't believe I didn't know this earlier! Do you have ceramic mugs and stuff that look kind of like this, with streaks caused by silverware and whatnot? I assumed the ceramic was getting scratched and slowly ruined, which bummed me out...
I can't believe I didn't know this earlier! Do you have ceramic dishes that look kind of like this, with streaks caused by silverware and whatnot? I assumed the ceramic was getting scratched and slowly ruined, which bummed me out because...
FunnyThanks for this, Kottke. ZedZed continues to be great. I’m still using it to remotely edit my notes. And I’m still flopping back and forth on Vim mode. The latest flop is in favor of it. AllergiesJTR is right: ‘Tis the season. I’ve...
Funny Thanks for this, Kottke. Zed Zed continues to be great. I’m still using it to remotely edit my notes. And I’m still flopping back and forth on Vim mode. The latest flop is in favor of it. Allergies JTR is right: ‘Tis the season....
I started skateboarding two weeks ago at 46 years young. And I’m loving it. This was unexpected. My 12-year-old son started skating a month ago and got pretty excited about it. I got him a lesson at a local skate shop. He was working on...
I started skateboarding two weeks ago at 46 years young. And I’m loving it. This was unexpected. My 12-year-old son started skating a month ago and got pretty excited about it. I got him a lesson at a local skate shop. He was working on...
Love this page by Terry Godier: The Last Quiet Thing. I found it via this HN thread about Gary's post, I love my dumb watches, which cites Kev's post on smartwatches, which helped me shelve my Apple Watch a while back. I've been happily...
I like to think of myself as something of a power user of the macOS default keyboard shortcuts, but somehow these have eluded me: ⌥↑ and ⌥↓ (Option-Up and Option-Down) move to the start and end of a paragraph, respectively. And of course...
Here in Portland we have a street that used to be called 39th. It existed right in between 38th and 40th. The city later renamed it to César E Chávez Boulevard to honor the latino activist. Fast forward to now: Cesar Chavez, a Civil...
There's one bill that I actually enjoy getting each month: my Quantum Fiber internet bill. After all the shenanigans trying to get any sort of transparent pricing out of Xfinity, receiving a clean, $50 invoice — exactly $50 with no extra...
This is one of my favorite emoji reactions to chats at work: 🙂 When I hover over that emoji reaction in chat, it reads: :slightly-happy:. I’ve worked with a couple guys who use that one a lot. I think they both use it to mean, genuinely:...