# enjoyment (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover enjoyment. Page: Feed: --- ## [Back to the “from before”](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/08/17/back-to-the-from-before-2/) _2026-08-17 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ Here’s the story of the picture \[L\] with the Blues Brothers vibe; I’ve shared this at length with A. who was curious about this photo in my pictorial. It’s a memory from the 2nd year that Burt and I were together. We were invited to party for Judith E’s birthday–who was married to Jim M, Continue reading "Back to the “from before”" ## [Stay calm](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/08/14/stay-calm-2/) _2026-08-14 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ My role as a caregiver to a person with \[Lewy Body\] dementia demands I get acquainted with psychosis. A calm and contained demeanor is preferred to one in which I freak out. In a tour of an exhibit in which art and psychiatry crossed paths, it became clear to me that the psychotic makes me Continue reading "Stay calm" ## [Writing group](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/08/14/writing-group/) _2026-08-14 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ Focus on yourself. Your loved one will never get short shrift under your watch. The gaze of self-care is usually a bit myopic. Chances are that you will draw the shorter end of the stick as you walk the journey with your person. You will learn to advocate. You will be aware of signs and Continue reading "Writing group" ## [Burt’s on top of it](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/08/12/burts-on-top-of-it-2/) _2026-08-12 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ From August 2024 The “job search” seems to have ended in a mystery job. Mystery to me, at least, but it is vague to Burt as well. He wants me to get him business cards (albeit they’re round, as he describes them). He assigns numbers to his staff, and I am #1 tomorrow, then #2 Continue reading "Burt’s on top of it" ## [Pictured](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/08/05/pictured/) _2026-08-05 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ There was a box I had labeled pictures. It was an activity box I had put together for Burt. Actually a box of memory for us to look at what life had been like, recently, and in our past. I opened it yesterday and left the albums out for me to peruse. There we were Continue reading "Pictured" ## [Curiouser](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/08/05/curiouser/) _2026-08-05 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ What are you curious about? You, you have caught my attentionAnd piqued my curiosity. What is itYou do? Why are you going so fast? Is there a race in your mind to whichI remain uninvited? Where is it you go?Are you in a hurry? Silly question. You are. Speed slowed automobileDevelopment. It was a distraction. Continue reading "Curiouser" ## [The last months](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/07/25/the-last-months/) _2026-07-25 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ This morning, I was rereading posts from the days and months before Burt died. It’s pretty clear that I had been aware since November, around his birthday, of how much he had begun to decline. This was unlike the dips we’d gone through before. There were hopeful posts expecting further help for Burt’s care, starting Continue reading "The last months" ## [We are humble: patience](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/07/24/we-are-humble-patience/) _2026-07-24 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ This is not a brag Caregiving carries with it a grand responsibility. Rather than make us grandiose, it humbles us. One of my caregiver friends is as thrilled by the purple umbrella she gifted herself as a diva is by pearls, champagne and fancy chocolates. No diva, but a queen of caring. My own experience Continue reading "We are humble: patience" ## [Love-and-marriage.2](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/07/20/love-and-marriage-2/) _2026-07-20 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ We’ve talked about love during caregiving, but I have not been forthright about sex. We don’t talk about that in polite society as my mother would assert. Let’s be honest, LBD destroys intimacy. A visiting carer who came by to see Burt was not circumspect. She suggested I should connect with someone in circumstances like Continue reading "Love-and-marriage.2" ## [Good fortune](https://whathappened.family.blog/2026/07/10/good-fortune/) _2026-07-10 · TheRealTamara · this is our life_ What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “The Hard Years” — and what got you through it? The obvious answer would be the journey I took with Burt once he was diagnosed with Lewy Body. The journey, as it turns out, had so many positives. It brought out a side of me I hadn’t Continue reading "Good fortune" ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oGjK8l32xOWQ) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [It’s Hip to Be Square](https://www.noahjacob.us/words/pixel) _2026-06-29 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Self-promotion of my day job may have waned, but I’m still out here designing rad icons! In case you’ve been living under a sadly icon-less rock, we’ve been pushing out brand new Icon Packs regularly ever since we launched Font Awesome v7 last year. What is an Icon Pack? It’s like a aesthetically-distinct amuse bouche that covers folks’ 200+ most-used icons. I’ve had the pleasure of designing… ## [Enjoyment Roundup 5](https://www.noahjacob.us/words/roundup-005) _2026-03-10 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ 🌐 Propellant by Ethan Marcotte As it turns out, that “growth at any cost” mindset does have an incredibly high cost. Because what all this corporate flexibility means is that — in addition to all their other many failings — these “AI” platforms are machines of war and death. Anyone infuriated by the military-industrial complex should stop supporting them. I haven’t gotten this piece out of my… ## [Circling Back](https://www.noahjacob.us/words/circling-back) _2025-12-26 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Happy Boxing Day! I sincerely hope you yours had/are having/will have been going to have a loving and restful holiday time. Personally I’ve been eating lots of treats, hesitantly making my through Signalis on my Switch, and hearing my kiddo’s new KPop Demon Hunters Yoto card on repeat. In general, this week has been very “consume-y” for me — in that I’m not producing anything and instead just… ## [Chicago](https://www.noahjacob.us/words/chicago) _2025-12-08 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ The family trips kept rollin’ last month with a lovely scoot to the Windy City. I’m too tired to write much of a play-by-play of our journey, so you’ll just have to settle for pics 😅 Hopefully I’ll be able to visit again in June now that the date and venue for KeyCon 2026 has been announced . It’s such a damn good city! 📸 All photos taken on a Fujifilm X-T5 Downtown Em in our little hotel window… ## [Enjoyment Roundup 004](https://www.noahjacob.us/words/roundup-004) _2025-08-29 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Things aren’t great right now. But these things are! I’d love to hear what sorts of media or hobbies are keeping the horrors at bay for you these days. Feel free to shoot me a message with your recent favorites. 📖 Gideon the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir I really didn’t know much about this series going in aside from a recommendation from Ethan Marcotte and art from Annalise Jensen . But I’ve been cooling… ## [Entering My Twitch Era](http://noahjacob.us/words/entering-my-twitch-era) _2025-06-16 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of building a Font Awesome Edition Mode Sonnet live on Twitch. Scratching off yet another item from my list for the year! The keyboard itself had been sitting in a closet for the better part of a year since the Web Awesome Kickstarter , waiting for me to finally decide that my setup was “good enough” to stream 😅 The full build, for the keeb-curious: Font… ## [Europe Part 2: Paris](http://noahjacob.us/words/europe-2-paris) _2025-06-02 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Let’s just take a second to appreciate trains. When me and the fam went to New York in January , we took Amtrak from Buffalo to the Big Apple — but the Eurostar from Amsterdam to Paris was on a whole ‘nother level. Sure, comparing the two may be unfair considering they’re different types of rail service, but let’s do it anyway. Amtrak Empire Service (Buffalo Depew → Moynihan Train Hall) Distance:… ## [Europe Part 1: Amsterdam](http://noahjacob.us/words/europe-1-amsterdam) _2025-05-26 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ I’d planned to put these posts up much closer to when the trip actually happened in March, but life (as always) finds a gets in the way. Work stuff (prepping Font Awesome 7 !) and family stuff (health & losing our dog of 11 years) both took their toll over the last couple months. New York was kind of a practice run for this spring’s next adventure: a family trip with the in-laws to the Continent… ## [Frederik Meijer Gardens](http://noahjacob.us/words/meijer-gardens.html) _2025-03-10 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ It’s butterfly time again, so here’s a general appreciation post for Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park . It just might be my favorite place in all of Grand Rapids. If you’re ever in West Michigan, I highly recommend a visit! Yesterday morning, I charged my Fujifilm X-T5, the fam grabbed some brioche donuts at The Sparrows (via The Doughnut Experience ), and we headed over. Morpho Peleides… ## [New York](http://noahjacob.us/words/new-york.html) _2025-01-31 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Last week, my partner and I packed up the kiddo for her first big trip that wasn’t just to see family. New Yawk City, baby! One Vanderbilt as seen from Bryant Park the night we arrived Morning view from our hotel between Times Square and Bryant Park Our first full day was mostly spent at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side. The last time I’d spent any reasonable amount of… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3YpnJ4TRoYr9) _2025-01-31 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [All the Small Things](http://noahjacob.us/words/all-the-small-things.html) _2025-01-14 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Not to yuck anyone’s New Year’s resolution yum, but they’re not for me. Which isn’t to say I don’t appreciate some reflection when the calendar flips (because I do) — but I’ve found that smaller, more actionable steps lead to better results for me than something vague and evocative like “🫵 get in shape.” If you have any tips for habit-building or other little improvements that have helped you,… ## [2024 in Review](http://noahjacob.us/words/2024-in-review.html) _2024-12-24 · Noah Jacobus · Small Yay_ Hi there! It’s been a bit. If I felt like last spring/summer was busy with speaking prep for Config 2023 , this one felt doubly so. Also I was holding off on posting because of (unsuccessfully) trying to redesign this place for the last 11 months. Anyway here are some things that happened since the last time I wrote in January: Into the Awesomeverse I helped launch and maintain our Kickstarter…