Troy Patterson

Good googly, moogly, I need to rename this thing. This is only post 14, while my weekly photo challenge is 45 images.

Last Week

Last week was a tough week. The election did not go the way that I thought (hoped and prayed) it would. The next four years will be tough.

I won’t spend much time on this, but we did reach out to many people who will be even more intimately impacted than us.

Vacuum Cleaner

The brush for our vacuum cleaner broke. No problem in this day and age of the internet and everything being available, right? Wrong. Much searching led to, well, nothing. The part simply isn’t available. I did find a phone number to actually call Kenmore, wait, did I just say a phone number? Yes, yes I did. No online opportunities here. I made the phone call, waited on hold, then got to talk to someone. They don’t have them, but may be ordering soon. So, I have an order placed and will hope for the best.

BlueSky

Apparently, “everyone” is leaving Twitter, er X, for BlueSky. I’ve had an account on BlueSky, but I don’t really post there much. The thoughtful Cory Doctorow recently posted about not investing in other platforms that lock you in. I don’t want to invest in another platform as well. Seriously, go read the write-up by Cory Doctorow, lots and lots of good stuff in the write-up. I don’t want to have to move stuff. I want control over my data and what is happening with it. Thus, I’m trying to follow POSSE.

POSSE is Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere. Thus, I write here and then push those posts to Mastodon. Well, now I’m going to add BlueSky to that push. I’ve installed a plugin to make that happen, so we’ll see how much troubleshooting I have to do with that.

Oh, and I officially completely deleted my Twitter account. I had been holding off to retain my user name.

Podcast

There was no podcast last week. There won’t be one this week either.

Winter Prep

I’ve done a good bit of prep for winter. I’ve put away the table and chairs that were on the deck. The boat has been nestled away.

Stained Glass Frame

My wife has created some beautiful stained glass work. I’ve framed the latest one in an oak frame. I learned a bit about the framing process and hope to apply the knowledge in the future.

Weekend

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

This was a wonderful weekend. We went to see The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Portland Opera House. The original 1920’s version was accompanied by the Kotzschmar Organ. It was a fantastic experience to see the movie as it was originally intended, with an organ (or orchestra) providing the soundscape for the movie.

Tammy Faye

We also headed off to see Tammy Faye. This was Rm’s Birthday Surprise. We had a fantastic dinner and enjoyed the show.

I do note that “dressing up” doesn’t seem to be a thing for Broadway shows. I still like to dress up a bit and enjoy the show, but I was definitely in the minority.

Class

The class that I’m taking is getting close to the end. I’m taking a class on Teaching the Exceptional Student for my recertification. The class is a remote class delivered through Moodle. I’ve completed most of the requirements, with a couple of weeks to go.

52Frames

My streak on 52Frames has continued. I’ve now posted 43 pictures. Most of these are cross-posted here as well.

Quote and Song of the Day

Driving in to work, I had the idea of reaching out to a couple of friends that I don’t see very often. The idea was to share a song of the day, something that I’m listening to that they may not be aware of. The more I thought about it, the more I thought that maybe they wouldn’t want to be bothered or interested. Then I thought, but, ah, if they were willing to get it… So, I’m starting a Quote and Song of the Day project for my blog.

…And, after about a week, it is on hiatus. It seems that I’ve got a bit too much going on right now.

Movie Pre-roll AD

I was tasked with creating an Advertisement that would run in local movie theaters. This allowed me to refresh and expand on my Davinci Resolve skills.

Presidential Race

All I can say about the Presidential race is that I can’t belief that it is a race at all. This should be so simply obvious.