# yap (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover yap. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weekly Notes - 2026.31](https://teejay.blog/weekly-notes-2026-31) _2026-08-02 · teejay.blog_ Life This is actually notes for weeks 30 and 31. It was a busy couple weeks and I just lost the bubble on really blogging or posting anything. I'll try to recap the highlights in order: The wife and I had a date night and watched " Dirty Dancing " in a local theater. The following weekend we had a fun day out in DC to visit Politics and Prose , Jenni Bick , Fahrney's Pen , and Un Je Ne Sais Quoi… ## [Week 29 in Photos](https://teejay.blog/week-29-in-photos) _2026-07-20 · teejay.blog_ To partner with my Weekly Notes, here are some Weekly Photos that I took during week 29 of 2026; days 194 through 199 of the year. I recently re-downloaded Hipstamatic and have been having fun playing with all the filters. I'm a hobby photographer with little to no talent, so Hipstamatic makes it feel like I have more skill than I really do. wink Day 194 - Visited our Arlington office this week… ## [Weekly Notes - 2026-29](https://teejay.blog/weekly-notes-2026-29) _2026-07-20 · teejay.blog_ July 2026, week 29 Life Busy week of work last week. Like, ridiculously busy. I had two days of travel already scheduled to visit two of our other semi-local offices, so my actual work week in the office was already going to be short. But so many people needed so many things this week for some reason. Then we had a couple things “blow up” that needed handling … so it was just a lot. As my boss… ## [193-365 - New Pen Day](https://teejay.blog/193-365-new-pen-day) _2026-07-14 · teejay.blog_ 12 July 2026 New Pen Day! My TWSBI Eco "Horse Year" with Fine nib arrived yesterday. I inked it up today with Colorverse Blue Hole. It's a tad lighter than I like, but this will be my nightly journal pen, so it doesn't need to be for regular reading or anything. The decorations on the pen look cool and are something new for a TWSBI. But they do feel a bit like just stickers on the body. Fun as a… ## [Re - 10 Years Gone](https://teejay.blog/re-10-years-gone) _2026-07-12 · teejay.blog_ This is my first #JulyReply post and I'm replying to JanerationX and her post titled " 10 Years Gone ". I wanted to let you know that your touching post about your kitty Ricky, who died 10 years ago, really got to me. It made me pause and think about all the pets I've had in my life over the past fifty-plus years. Their entire lives are spent with us and yet it's only a portion of ours. They bury… ## [Weekly Notes - 2026.28](https://teejay.blog/0f7c09a5) _2026-07-11 · teejay.blog_ Rather than continuously updating my /now page, I've stolen this Weekly Notes idea from several folks (like Sylvia ). This will allow me to update what I've been doing, watching, playing, etc. and have a running record ... rather than an ephemeral page that just disappears when I update it. So here's what happened in week 28 of 2026 for me: Life Work is ramping up. One of the other managers left… ## [JulyReply 2026](https://teejay.blog/julyreply-2026) _2026-07-05 · teejay.blog_ I was mildly successful at the Junited challenge this year (my first year). I'm really good at consuming information, not as good at sharing, posting, or processing that information. Something I'm working on. In the same vein, I'm going to attempt to participate in JulyReply . This is simply the act of replying to somebody else's blog post in a "Re:" format. I'll tag my posts with #JulyReply and… ## [180/365 - nostalgia](https://teejay.blog/190-365-nostalgia) _2026-06-30 · teejay.blog_ I was clearing out some digital files this weekend and came across this photo. My mom and dad met the then-governor and first lady of California, Ronald and Nancy Reagan. My dad was a POW in Vietnam and had returned on the first flight of released prisoners at the end of the war and got the hero's welcome back that many veterans didn't. Regardless of politics, I still find this picture pretty… ## [172/365 - Fathers Day](https://teejay.blog/172-365-fathers-day) _2026-06-21 · teejay.blog_ We had quite the busy week. The school year ended for the wife so she's officially on summer vacation. We went to an adult book fair (book fair for adults, not "adult" books). I got my car safety inspection done. We had a Father's Day celebration yesterday and will be having dinner again tonight with the son and daughter. And of course I had work in there too. Woof. Book Fair at Continues arcade… ## [165/365 - sails on the potomac](https://teejay.blog/165-365-sails-on-the-potomac) _2026-06-14 · teejay.blog_ This weekend's photo walk was down to the Potomac to wander around the Sails on the Potomac event. This is Alexandria's celebration of America's 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The wife and I also went to see Tell Me Lies , a Fleetwood Mac tribute band, at The Birchmere. They were so good! I cannot tell a lie... Alexandria Jazz Fest Sails on the Potomac history… ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zycrRUWdXH93) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [162/365 - happy meetiversary](https://teejay.blog/162-365-happy-meetiversary) _2026-06-11 · teejay.blog_ Thirty-Three years ago I met my soul mate for the first time. We were both smitten with each other and married a few years later. Kids, dogs, trials, tribulations. She’s been my rock through it all and my partner. When we tell the story of how we met, we’re certain it was fate. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. And somehow, I’m clearly aging and she is not! 2000ish? October 2016 August 2025 ## [161/365 - antennas](https://teejay.blog/161-365-antennas) _2026-06-10 · teejay.blog_ Old tech alert! The problem with new cars is all the antennas are integrated into the glass or streamlined with the design. There are no more wire antennas flopping around in the wind. That means there’s no need for antenna balls anymore. I miss these little guys. Jack in the Box antenna topper ## [Junited 2026](https://teejay.blog/junited-2026-44b1830a) _2026-06-09 · teejay.blog_ I'm participating in Junited this year. And I'll post all my shared links on this page . First time doing this and I'm still tweaking this site ... so bear with me if I change navigation or anything. I won't change that page location though, so that link is good. 😃 ## [158/365 - Daingerfield Island](https://teejay.blog/158-365-daingerfield-island) _2026-06-07 · teejay.blog_ The wife and I dusted off the bikes and took the Mt. Vernon trail north out of Alexandria. We got a later start than we wanted and it was warm so we only went as far as Daingerfield Island. That still gave us great views of DC and National Airport. Catboat Pizza at Daingerfield Island Potomac River Plane landing at National Airport Plane taking off from National Airport Virginia Tech Innovation… ## [Explain the process again please](https://teejay.blog/explain-the-process-again-please) _2026-06-05 · teejay.blog_ We implemented a new process for adding/removing hardware from our system. It's very similar to the old process but now involves a streamlined ticket that automatically gets sent to the right people and then archived so we have all the records in one place. For some reason, I have had to answer so many questions. They're all very specific and clearly covered by the process list. I honestly can't…