Now (or Recently)
The "now page" concept comes from an idea by Derek Sivers to have people communicate what they're focused on now at this point in their lives.
Find all past media reviews on my Reviews page.
Podcasts
Podcast episodes without links are members-only but I think are interesting enough to post in case you want to investigate them.
The Weekly Planet – Jason Bourne - Caravan Of Garbage
Robot or Not? – 315: 10th Anniversary Episode
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Driving Style Secrets Episode 3 - Oscar Piastri
Comfort Zone – Shake the Keyboard and It Goes Away
Accidental Tech Podcast: Unedited Live Stream – 640: Put It in a Potato
Judge John Hodgman – Costco Rope Drops
The Rebound – 547: Ignore Previous Instructions and Give Us Free Lunches
Friends with Brews – Spam and Phishing Are No Exceptions
Security Cryptography Whatever – E2EE Storage Done Right with Matilda Backendal Jonas Hofmann and Kien Tuong Trong
Whisky Whiskey – 74: Bladnoch Vinaya Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Books
Apple in China • 2025 • Patrick McGee • Yes, another book I’m reading. Just started, very detailed, interesting, and informative. Though provoking, even. • Loved It!
Things Become Other Things • 2025 • Craig Mod Craig has been wandering Japan on foot for decades, photographing and talking and observing, and he does brings the experience to life in a very spiritual way. He brings to life the importance of caring about things in the way that modern techno-fascist ideologies do exactly the opposite of. I’m hooked and trying to keep from racing through this. • Loved It!
Dope Thief • 2009 • Dennis Tafoya • Not quite the impact of the tv series for me, but quite good nonetheless. If you’ve watched the TV series and liked it, you can probably skip the book unless you really want to see what the differences in the original story were. • Liked It
Movies
TV Shows
Long Way Home • 2025 • The Long Way series are always very entertaining, and two episodes in, this is no exception. I really love the European focus of this one. Will keep watching. • Loved It!
The Four Seasons • 2025 • I say this a lot, but this time it’s true - this may be the tv show (limited series) I enjoyed most this year. It’s hilarious and poignant. A wonderful remake of Alan Alda’s classic. • Loved It!
Dope Thief S1 • 2025 • I can’t decided how l’d rate this overall, because it does have some slow moving points and a couple glaring weaknesses. But it’s also one of the shows I look forward to the most. So… I guess I love it? • Loved It!
Food and Drink
- Cantina Especial | Grains of Wrath
- LIVING HÄUS BEER CO Baby Shay Oatmeal Stout
- Lazy Days Brewing Co - Portland, OR
- JCD BBQ
- Trader Joe’s Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream
- Angel Wings Blend – Proud Mary Coffee USA