Morning Coffee 130: Oct. 7th, 2024

Good morning. It’s been a busy weekend for us (Seafood boil, church, birthday party, another church, pumpkin patch). Skipped running a few days last week (rain, basketball gyms closed, and schedule just completely filled up). But even with those days missed, thanks to the amount of basketball I’ve been playing, I feel lighter on my feet. Hoping to play a lot more basketball with my new schedule. This is Morning Coffee 130. Buy me a coffee to keep it going. As always, I hope this letter finds you well.

Table of Contents

1. A New Chapter
2. Apps I’m Using
3. Diablo IV

A new chapter

Today’s the first day at my new job. A tech support position at our local hospital. Rose is also starting her first day of preschool today. I went tour the school with her last week and she has been talking about it ever since. This new job, and my daughter now going to school, will completely change our family’s daily routine, and I’m excited for this new chapter. I feel rejuvenated, and I’m ready to build on this momentum.

Apps I’m Using

Ulysses for writing. ChatGPT for collaborating on my novel. Things for projects. Sofa for list tracking. Plex for movies and tv shows. Reeder for daily news. YouTube Premium for daily videos. Facebook Messenger (unfortunately) for a basketball group to know what local gym everyone’s going to. Croissant for a new social media experiment. Procare for Rose’s new preschool. Reddit for following small communities.

Diablo IV

For gaming this month, I’ll be focusing completely on Diablo IV. It matches the mood of October. What is Diablo? An action role-playing dungeon crawler. Create a character, explore, fight, collect loot (weapons and gear), and level up as you progress through the world. I’m learning why Diablo is so popular. The gameplay loop, customization, and progression feels like it’ll never end. My favorite part is that whether I play on the PlayStation 5 or the Steam Deck, my character and progress is carried over. This allows me to play on the go or on the big screen.

Roll the credits: On September 30th, I wrote about the fourth quarter. 23rd, I wrote about restoring an iPhone. On September 16th, I wrote about the storm. On September 9th, I reviewed Astro Bot. On September 1st, I wrote about our picnic in the rain. On August 26th, I turned Hyrule into a cozy game. On August 19th, I wrote about exploring underwater caves. On August 12th, I wrote about my Apple Watch face. On August 5th, I wrote about a media tracker. On July 29th, I wrote about how not to use bookmarks. On July 22nd, I wrote about how my daughter watches her cartoons. On July 15th, I wrote about how to hide your apps on the iPhone. On July 8th, I wrote about how to setup a Mac. On July 1st, I wrote about journaling. On June 24th, I wrote about our trip to Destin. On June 17th, I wrote about how to pack for a vacation. And on May 5th, I showed off the arcade machine we built.