3444 - I'm thankful Isaac's visit with us has been so long that the things we did when he first got here feel like a long time ago. #gratitude

THE SPARROW is a really, really excellent sci-fi book. A fantastic exploration of first contact with the Other as well as faith in a dark and broken world. (Warning: It's dark. But it is SO worth the read if that's not a dealbreaker for you.)

3443 - I'm thankful I beat Cindy at Dr. Mario (a feat that only happens, like, once every couple of years). #gratitude

3442 - Had one of the most emotionally difficult dinner preps of my life. Everything went wrong, but I'm thankful that dinner came out pretty good actually. #gratitude

Needs about 60 more eyes.

3441 - I'm thankful for Anica's "I lost my voice at Songkran and will only communicate through inscrutable gestures" flavor of charades. #gratitude

turns out the AI siren luring companies to their deaths

is really just vulture capitalists pumping and dumping

Counterpoint: I use em dashes with abandon and will not let "AI" steal them from me. I was overusing them first and will continue to do so long after "AI" is a crater in our financial system, or our merciless overlords, or both

I don't think I like Bluesky enough to beta test their vibe code.

I cannot express how much I like this guy (even without the metaphors that speak directly to my soul).

3440 - I'm thankful for weekly lunches with one of my best friends. #gratitude

Top of BlueSky feed with an error that says, "Not Enough Resources."

You and me both, BlueSky. You and me both.

A panel from the first Peanuts comic where Franklin, a Black kid, first appeared. Franklin is shaking Linus's hand and saying, "Hi... I'm Franklin.." Linus says, "I'm very glad to know you."

Is it possible to create art without politics in it? Or is all art inherently political? An important topic, today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2026/04/art-...

3439 - I'm thankful I took one of the Songkran days to drive my kids around the moat. #gratitude

Post a pic of yourself as a doctor

For additional context, the primary ballot has 61 CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR, 24 of whom are Democrats.

Swalwell’s shock exit throws California governor’s race into disarray: ‘This really tosses the table over’ The contest to replace Gavin Newsom was already bizarre – now after the downfall of its apparent frontrunner, the state’s Democrats are scrambling

The most frustrating thing to me about this is that I've already received and filled out my ballot for the primaries. I didn't vote for Swalwell, but I could have, and my vote would've been invalidated.

God, my kingdom for ranked choice voting everywhere.

3438 - I'm thankful that most people, even some in his base (at least according to my information streams), are upset about the president posting an image of himself as Jesus. It's the first time in 11 years that I've felt like the public sees the same things I do. #gratitude

I know a lot of people who moved to Substack when the corps took over social medias, but, folks, the corps own Substack too.

Get thee your own website. When the techbros infest your host or your content management software, you can shift to new ones without changing links or losing content.

Uuuuuuugggggghhhhhhh....

And here I am over in my three industries figuring out what we offer that AI can't. (Spoiler: It's a lot—the more we dig, the more we find.)

MAKING ART GivES You AGENCY IN A WORD WHERE WE HAVE LITTLE CONTROL. CREATVITY is OUR POWER To ENACT CHANGE. ARTISTS BRING ORDER To The CHAOS!

what is your 20 minutes with the pens?

3437 - I'm thankful I got to help my non-bio niece do her first taxes. #gratitude

My Miyazaki Top 5:

- Princess Mononoke
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky
- Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind
- Porco Rosso
- Spirited Away

These double as contenders for my Top 5 movies of all time.

3436 - I'm thankful for a restful Sunday and a relatively light work week during the Thai New Year. #gratitude

3435 - I'm thankful that nearly all my kids are back home for a short time. #gratitude

3434 - I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with repeat clients and watch their writing skills level-up! #gratitude

Thick as Thieves - Release Date Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative YouTube video by The Triple-i Initiative

Man, this shit looks so nice. Stealth is so slept on right now - but there was another level to this shit. I saw that Warren Spector was on this Thick As Thieves, Co-Op Heist thing and it was like... Well, yeah.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=go-d...

The 3D-plus-retro art style looks AMAZING.

Wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/...

3433 - I'm thankful for the way XO Kitty doesn't use miscommunication and mishaps as tension for more than a fraction of an episode. #gratitude

dev playing their own game: I wish we'd had time to do [X thing that seems obvious]