Weeknotes No. 25-36

Here’s what happened during the week of Sep 1–7, 2025.

Things I Learned This Week

In late July, I relaunched this blog using Eleventy. I had no idea what I was getting myself into and I still have no idea what the heck I’m doing most of the time. Despite that, I’ve been learning little by little, mostly through trial and error. This week, I learned that referencing post.date and page.date give the “Last Modified” date—that is, the date and time the file was last modified. This comes in very handy for pages, so that I don’t have to remember to always update the metadata. But it’s not generally ideal for posts, which I sometimes need to edit (or re-create) after the fact. The original post date can be referenced explicitly using post.data.date or page.data.date.
When you earn Apple Fitness challenge awards, special stickers are enabled that you can use in text messages.

Earth Day Sticker National Parks Sticker

France’s longest land border (730 km) is with Brazil, which is French Guiana’s neighbor to the south.

“White Dwarfs and Green Men” by Carl Sagan (Omni, August 1979)
September issue of SWR magazine, a ham radio magazine published by a group of hams in the Caribbean. You can subscribe for free by completing this form.
“100 Years of the Photo Booth” by Sam Kashner (Air Mail No. 320)
Finished: When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter. I was a huge fan of Mr Carter’s Vanity Fair and was disappointed when he stepped down. Although this book bathes his career in only the warmest of flattering lights (as memoirs are wont to do) I enjoyed it thoroughly for its mix of gossip, wisdom, storytelling, and that trademark wit.

Pics: I took the new X-E5 for a test run at the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival. Part 1, Part 2
Cinema: The most expensive movie tickets ever?
Fun: Spot the fighter jets
Work: Phishing email

For reasons I cannot explain, I’ve been on a Disney remake kick lately. The most recent is The Parent Trap, Nancy Meyers’ 1998 retelling of the 1961 original. This movie works pretty well as a pre-teen/adult crossover romantic comedy.

That’s all for now. See you next time.