Bump Dot Net For the People

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:16:17 -0500

Out: Raven’s Wing (October 2010)

In: 1943 (November 2025)

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:07:29 -0500

Book 18 of 100

While I enjoyed the first two books in this series more than this one, it was still fun and entertaining. I do hope that there are more books in this series, slow fantasy is a soothing genre.

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:49:09 -0500

“That’s the thing I’ve been doing all along.

Not productivity.

Not systems.

Not tutorials.

Just noticing small things and following the idea trail.”

Greg Wheeler

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:28:44 -0500

Not sure it gets better than this combo of a Field Notes Raven’s Wing and the Spoke Design Roady XL Blaze Orange/Titanium. (With Zento .38 refill in it.)

New Mac Day

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:31:10 -0500

A day to celebrate, new personal Mac day!

Let the setup commence.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:26:17 -0500

Also very excited for my new personal 14” MacBook Pro to arrive tomorrow. I somehow managed to not order the wrong thing with all the Apple announcements this week.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:23:30 -0500

I was able to crank out some additional blog improvements today. Mostly fixing how archives work, since the out of the box ones on micro.blog don’t quite fit what I want.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:17:06 -0500

Book 17 of 100

I was surprised to realize that I hadn’t read this when the series started up. A solid effort but not quite a five star for me.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:33:19 -0500

Book 16 of 100

Pulled at my heart strings, a very real and very human book about a relationship in and out of an extreme situation.

Book 15 of 100

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:13:04 -0500

K.J. Parker’s brand of dark and smart humor was reliably great in the start of this new series. Can’t wait for book two.

New/Old Look for Bump.net

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:49:12 -0500

I’ve had this blog up on micro.blog for a bit now, and just kept one of the stock themes that they offer. As I have managed to maintain a bit more momentum with posting, this has felt like it lacks the personality that I want this blog to have.

Upon futher reflection, I thought for a bit about the early 2000’s version of this site, and I decided to go back to the future. This new theme is pretty close to the spirit of that ancient one. Still some tweaking required, but it was also pretty cool to learn how Hugo works.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:12:21 -0500

It’s Gold!

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:58:12 -0500

Book 14 of 100

An excellent overview, especially for beginners, a little simplistic for my knowledge level but still interesting and useful.

Won’t Fix

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:49:46 -0500

“Stop trying to ship Human 2.0. Tag the bugs, write the wrappers, and get back to building something worth building. The most productive version of you probably looks a lot like the current version of you, plus a few well-placed adapter patterns and minus about thirty self-help books worth of guilt about not being somone else.”

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:15:52 -0500

Book 13 of 100

A fantastic story that is a reminder that we all have at least a little bit of magic in us.

New

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:50:30 -0500

And sometimes the most faithful thing you can do—for your thinking, your creativity, your inner life—is to stop moving and let one idea finish its sentence.

You don’t need a new system.

You don’t need better inputs.

You don’t need to be more original.

The Note-Taking Practice Almost Everyone Overlooks

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:05:47 -0500

Book 12 of 100.

This one is really good, fairly short. A more somber and emotional take on the plot of the Groundhog Day movie.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Book 11 of 100.

A truly epic, both in length and story, tale of a Polynesian navigator that happens over a thousand years ago.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:31:31 -0500

Book 10/100

This one had some really good stuff in it that I found useful. A main concept that I will utilize is “freewriting” which I am adding to my journaling routine.

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:38:12 -0500

Book 9/100

These get more and more bonkers as we go. They are just what I need right now, and I’m a little sad I only have one left at the moment.

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:36:35 -0500

Book 8/100

A tiny bit dated but really enjoyable nonetheless.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:47:02 -0500

Out: Word Notebooks Orange Polygon

In: Field Notes Raven’s Wing (2010)

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:01:13 -0500

Book 6/100

I learned a lot reading this book, which says a lot given that I lived through all of this culture and change.

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:02:36 -0500

5/100

So well written, and moving. We can all do better, and should.

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:46:13 -0500

4/100

As worthwhile for readers as for writers, quite enjoyable.