📝 An Appreciation Challenge - Spread the Love - For one week, I challenge you to contact one Internet stranger a day with a note of appreciation or praise and then write about how it went. - louplummer.lol/an-apprec…
https://louplummer.lol/an-appreciation-challenge-spread-the-love/
Announcing a new blogging adventure - It’s The Appreciation Challenge - Spread the Love, Interact with a different blogger, new social media contact or even a professional writer each day for a week and then share your experience. It’s a way to build community and encourage others. Repost!
https://louplummer.lol/an-appreciation-challenge-spread-the-love/
My brother shared this picture he took in Marin County, California of a great blue heron in flight #photography #birds
Today on App Addict - Surfed - Fell Off, Drowned - I recently saw an announcement for the release of version 3.0 of the Internet history and bookmarking tool Surfed. Previous app store reviews of the app stated that it had a lot of potential but that it wasn’t a mature product. I had hopes that a new versi... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/05/today-on-app.html
📝 Look Out for a New Blogging Challenge - bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/livingout… - louplummer.lol/look-out-…
https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/livingoutloud/images-1-1.webp https://louplummer.lol/look-out-for-a-new-blogging-challenge/
I am dropping my first blogging challenge tomorrow. I’ve designed it to hopefully be a community builder as well as a writing challenge. It’s only going to be a week long and you’ll be able to do meet the daily requirements in just a few minutes. There is no firm deadline to start or stop it.
Some Cool Stuff for Your Computer - A few things to make your Mac and your iPhone a little more personalized - linkage.lol/some-cool…
📝 The Aromas of Life: A Whiff of Nostalgia and Humor - Aging brings changes, but my sense of smell is still sharp! From backyard barbecues to Wonder Woman’s baking, life’s aromas spark nostalgia and laughter. - louplummer.lol/the-aroma…
https://louplummer.lol/the-aromas-of-life-a-whiff-of-nostalgia-and-humor/
Some of the finest seafood in the world is prepared in this little community on the NC/SC border near the Atlantic Ocean called Calabash. Enjoy the sunset from an early fall evening.
Today on App Addict - Find Usernames from 400 Different Social Networks - The username I employ here on Reddit is one that I first used on my AOL account back in the 90s before you could even get a real Internet account in my area. Until recently, I had no idea how many times I’d employed it over the years... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/04/today-on-app.html
The Most Popular Halloween Candy - For the first time in 30 years, I am not going to hid on Halloween. To make amends, I’m giving out the best. But what is the best? - linkage.lol/the-most-…
📝 It’s Halloween Again - I’ve hidden from trick-or-treaters for 30 years but in 2024 I’m going to turn over a new leaf. - louplummer.lol/its-hallo…
Castlewellan Forest Park, Northern Ireland - somehow the rainy and overcast day made it look even better!
Today on App Addict - Notenik - A Well Designed Plain Text Notes Plus App - Anyone looking for a well-designed notes app that’s free and open source, native to the Mac platform and based on plain text files would be well served by checking out Notenik by independent developer Herb Bowie.. Within Notenik yo... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/03/today-on-app.html
When you win the Internet, what exactly is the prize?
Ladies and Gentlemen - The Beatles - The Beatles have been important to me my whole life and based on their continuing record sales, to a lot of other people too. - linkage.lol/ladies-an…
📝 Learning Languages and Connecting Across Cultures - Reflections on the role of language learning in 2024 for someone who counts themself as a global citizen. - louplummer.lol/learning-…
https://louplummer.lol/learning-languages-and-connecting-across-cultures/
Sunrise from Wayah Bald in Western North Carolina, an area that could use a disaster relief donation today if you are so inclined. World Central Kitchen
Today on App Addict - A Folder Plugin for Quicklook - I’ve previously covered Quicklook plugins that let you use your spacebar in Finder to view things like package contents, videos, source code, compressed files and more. Recently the developer of the popular bookmarking app, Anybox, released a free Quick... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/02/today-on-app.html
If any of y’all want to participate in this month’s Indie Web Carnival, the topic is Multilingualism in a global Web hosted by Zinricky. Internationalism is one of my favorite parts of the Indie Web but, man, am I glad the web decided to use English. Signed - A Lazy American
https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb_Carnival https://tilde.team/~zinricky/multilingualism/