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Neocities

Screenshot of the default view of a new website on Neocities Note that it helps a newbie visualize a website as a set of files. Note that it includes a link to download the entire site. This came up because I’m listening in on a session at Nuremberg IndieWeb Camp 2026.

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Washington D.C.

Last week I took some days off for a family event. It was a lovely trip. It’s commonplace to dread flying in the United States these days, and so it was terrific that it was uneventful. In addition to family time which I won’t share, Kelly and I got to tool around D.C. and Virginia...

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Sunday.

First thing firstly: I went to OB this morning. It was uneventful. Chilly. Wonderful after several days of not being in the ocean. I was in Northern Virginia / Washington D.C. Instagram used to be where I’d post trip photos. As the platform has worsened, I do it less. That obliges me to post here...

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Morning bunny sighting.

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I don’t believe in karmic balance.

But maybe I do. When last I posted, I mentioned that I lost a fin in the big surf. That was on June 9, Tuesday. I've lost stuff before. A fin in 2025, which I got back. And 2021, which I didn't. And gotten them back before. So when I left early to take see...

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There’s enough swell in the water for me to lose a fin (DaFin, XL, blue with white tip) during a wipeout. I know that much. But I have no complaints.

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I went to Tourmaline yesterday. Javier @quantumprimordial invited me to come out and schedules aligned and it was a great after-work session. It was closing out and lots of board surfers to avoid but there was plenty of fun to be had. Share the stoke.

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It was a good weekend for waves.

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QOTD: Digital Pope

From MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS: ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE by Pope Leo XIV: …those who control digital platforms and means of communication have a considerable ability to affect the collective imagination and to present a particular vision of reality as desirable. Such power should be constantly guided by the pursuit...

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Long weekend continues. OB. Mellow and overcast and started the day early. Then movie afternoon. Relaxation is good.

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Holiday weekend begins. OB.

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Tuesday

I made a new mix the other day. Mellow Drama. Today in the water phrases from some of the songs kept coming to me. The waves were fine. Unextraordinary. Still would not trade this random Tuesday with most other days.

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Huntington Beach Adventure Weekend. Short but excellent.

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There are pretty good surf cameras at Huntington.

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Miscellaneousiciouslification

If you have not yet fired up Junior Senior’s “MOVE YOUR FEET” today this is your signal to do so. (YT) Sydney Sweeney was apparent giantized in the show Euphoria and it hit my transom and so I updated my Giant Women page. I am too old to watch the show Euphoria. I won’t think...

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A fine Thursday afternoon. Continued improvements.

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Ride Monday.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Fun to track my small improvements bodysurfing using @dawnpatrol.app and @surfline — I use @procreate Dreams to add an overlay. Also on Instagram

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Party

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The ocean will have us all

A solid week I had. Financially I got to pay some things down which have been vexingly unmoving for quite some time. I scheduled a new instance of FrESH. I added the John Cale song Barracuda to my 2026 playlist. Dark woman in the water drowning Sinking in a funny way Black footing for a...

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Near sunset sesh

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“You were due”

I went to the beach Saturday. We washed Gwen Saturday. She was delighted. We watched Groundhog Day and it was–as always–excellent. Again. My art piece Galletas de Mar pero no comer sold Sunday. (Previously) My name is Art. On impulse, today I bought joespartydepot.com. It felt great. My name is Joe. I said to Kelly...

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I sorta shot the pier today. Shhh.

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Adventure!

This is a post in response to Pablo hosting of IndieWeb Carnival for April, 2026 on the theme of “Adventure.” My parents contextualized difficult times as “an adventure.” Moving day was an adventure. Broken down car while on a family trip? Adventure. Sunburn during the summer? Adventure. I think it’s a valid way to think...

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Good weekend.

It was a productive weekend. What on earth do I mean by that? I mean, I use that word: “productive”–it sounds like I worked. But I didn’t. It was a “good” weekend. But that doesn’t sound like anything. The adjective is useless. Good writing communicates better than platitudinal words. I did things! We went on...

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Detail from my painting “Galletas de Mar pero no comer AKA Pieces of Eight of Alta California” which is part of the group show which will open next week at @subterranean_northpark Subterranean Coffee / curated by Trixie @arthang_sandiego

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Home away from home near sunset.

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Birthday Non-Post

It was my birthday last month. It was low-key. I loved it. I went to the beach. Kite surfers were out in force this afternoon. For my birthday session. I got birthday wishes from AARP. That’s The American Association of Retired Persons. I am not retired. Nowhere close. I am working age still. I am...

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Beachcombing, surfing, sunbathing, bodyboarding, fishing. All the things at OB.

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when I call you don’t pick up anymore

I really love the band Hospitality. Something dreamy but also arch and ironic but also deeply heartfelt. It’s got all the contradictions that I love so much in artists I encountered once I hit my 30s and 40s. Here’s a song called Friends of Friends: Actually, it’s so good I’ll link to two versions. One...

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I write.

I moved another page which I’d brought into WordPress out of WordPress. And so, the new Writing page, which will continue to be a sort of work in progress. I really want to provide a bit more context, add more dates, and some nice summaries. Maybe even word counts? New job is going well. I...