within this silence
listening to the rainfall
peace before the dawn
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
Morning Haiku, May 15, 2025
cloudy morn
chatter from the crows
collaboration
An evening haiku
memories of dusk
treetops hidden by the night
silent memories
Some Podcast Fun For Your Listening Pleasure!
I’ve long been a fan of Wil Wheaton. So it was pretty delightful to get the email (that’s how I consume most of my blog posts right now) letting me/us know that he was on the Katee Sackhoff podcast. Which got a “wait, what!?! Katee Sackhoff has a podcast? Man, it really bugs me that I missed that. However, I don’t really follow her, so I guess I can excuse myself. I have fixed that, though, by subscribing.
Now, I’ve been aware of Katee for years. I remember back in 2003 the launch of the new Battlestar Galactica, and the furor/uproar/noise about Starbuck being a woman! In my circle of geeky friends, I seemed to be one of the few unbothered at all by that. Mostly, I like to see what the creators create. I really liked this Starbuck! I thought she was an amazing, dynamic, complex, and interesting character. (*Sidenote: in hindsight, the character that should’ve caused the most consternation was Commander Adama, who was NOT even close to the Lorne Greene character.) And I love the character Bo Katan from Clone Wars and The Mandalorian.
I thought she did an amazing job as host. Guiding the discussion just enough to keep things moving (Wil did a nice job as a guest, too) without tripping over her guest. They clearly value each other, treat each other with grace and respect. It was just so delightful.
Wil was on to promote his new podcast “It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton“. Now, I need to confess that I haven’t listened to any episodes yet. Que a whiny “there’s so much content…” bit. I had every intention of changing that state. However, I feel the need to move the timeline up on that. Yeah, the reason I pushed this podcast to “I need to listen to this…today…” was simply having two people who I value together. Those sorts of alignments need to be celebrated.
I’ll post when I’ve given Mr. Wheaton’s project a listen. Hey, let me know: have you listened yet? What do you think?
Today’s Haiku
the rose does not
compare its beauty
to the daffodil
Today’s haiku
just a few dark clouds
a rain squall abruptly forms
soon the sun returns
Tonight’s Haiku
darkness descending
covering faded blossoms
so ephemeral
Tech Support Flowchart
As someone who works in IT, I find this flowchart funny. Well, I’m pretty amused by everything that xkcd posts.
Anyway, I hope you have a delightful and refreshing weekend.
Some Random Observations
Well, it’s the last day of April. So now we move past April showers into May flowers, right?
Anyway, Pinterest dished up some fun images today that I wanted to share.
As many of you know, I love cycling. This little collection of drawings delighted me deeply.
And I’ve felt the delight of this one:
This was from an ad, but really felt cool. When I was living the hardcore “bike life”, u-locks were a bit of a pain to manage. I either had mine tucked in a backpack or mounted to my downtube. Neither were optimal. Then I came across one of these:
I would’ve LOVED this back in the day!
Seeing this makes me miss those days and make me want to up my biking game.
Now for a wee shift. I found this motivational statement that deeply resonates with me.
Thanks for reading! I hope you have a fantastic last day of April and launch into a May that meets all your needs and drives you forward.
Today’s Haiku
a moment of rain
then the sun bursts forth
what does the future hold?