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Friday Notes (May 15, 2026)

It has been a while — three weeks exactly — since the last post here. I haven’t been idle, though; quite the opposite. I reached three-score-and-ten last fall and have taken it as a mile-marker indicating it’s time to get some stuff done.

I hibernated through the winter, but now that spring has arrived, I’m out of my sleepy cave and roaming around organizing things, getting rid of other things, keeping appointments, and (gulp) spending money.

But this Friday Notes edition has a tiny significance that demands my attention.

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Friday Notes (Feb 6, 2026)

Today’s Friday Notes post is a small first — I’ve never published one on the sixth of the month (until today). A bit more significantly, this one is early in the month. I’ve discovered a strong bias towards publishing these posts in the latter half of the month: only 14 posts before the 16th of the month; 44 after (very close to exactly a 25/75 split).

As it turns out, I have plenty for a post (including some stuff left over from the previous post). And, of course, there’s always the weather and various other charts.

So, let’s get to it…

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Friday Notes (Jan 23, 2026)

Winter announced itself a bit earlier than usual this year. In December it settled in with a fair bit of snow, though some warm spells melted a lot of it. We had our annual January Thaw but are in the deep freeze now.

Maybe it’s winter. Maybe it’s the insanity of the last decade catching up with me. I find myself decidedly in the blogging blahs (and fishing ain’t gonna help).

But let’s see if I can whip up another edition of Friday Notes.

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