I read some books in February!
- 🎧 The Big Year by Mark Obmascik
- 🎧 Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- 🎧 The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- 🎧 Red Rising by Pierce Brown
- 🎧 Golden Son by Pierce Brown
📚 I read some books in January!
- 🎧 The Dog Sitter Detective by Antony Johnston
- 🎧 The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead by Antony Johnston
- 🎧 The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
- 🎧 GO AS A RIVER: A Novel by Shelley Read
- 🎧 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
- 🎧 One Man's Wilderness : An Alaskan Odyssey by Richard Proenneke & Sam Keith
- 🎧 Dumb Money by Ben Mezrich
📚 I read 94 books in 2024. The total count has been trending downward for the past couple years. Like the previous year though, I did read a number of longer than usual books.
I started the year with a fun challenge of reading 26 books whose titles start with A-Z. This had the effect of slowing things down a bit. Since I wanted to finish them in alphabetical order, I only read one book at a time from start to finish. Normally I have a few going at once that I read or listen to in different contexts.
Here’s the complete 2024 list:
- 🎧 Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman
- 🎧 But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct by Ken Kwapis
- 🎧 Contact by Carl Sagan
- 🎧 Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky
- 📚 🎧 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- 📚 🎧 Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition by Rich Roll
- 📚 🎧 Galileo's Middle Finger by Alice Dreger
- 🎧 Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance
- 📚 🎧 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
- 🎧 John Adams by David McCullough
- 📚 Kingdom of Characters by Jing Tsu
- 🎧 Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
- 🎧 My Life in the Sunshine by Nabil Ayers
- 🎧 Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
- 🎧 Open by Andre Agassi
- 🎧 Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
- 🎧 Quiet by Susan Cain
- 📚 🎧 Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle
- 📚 🎧 Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 Travel Light by Light Watkins
- 🎧 Upstream by Dan Heath
- 🎧 Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe
- 🎧 What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
- 🎧 Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 You Are Why You Eat by Dr. Ramani Durvasula
- 🎧 Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
- 🎧 Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 Breathless by David Quammen
- 🎧 Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
- 🎧 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- 🎧 Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
- 🎧 Marry Him by Lori Gottlieb
- 🎧 Chip War by Chris Miller
- 🎧 Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana K. White
- 🎧 Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
- 🎧 Click Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier
- 🎧 A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins
- 🎧 Glow Kids by Nicholas Kardaras, PhD
- 🎧 Good to Great by Jim Collins
- 🎧 The Impossible First by Colin O'Brady
- 🎧 Pegasus by Laurent Richard & Sandrine Rigaud
- 🎧 Free Time by Jenny Blake
- 🎧 Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
- 🎧 Dark Wire by Joseph Cox
- 🎧 Kleptopia by Tom Burgis
- 🎧 The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien
- 🎧 Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
- 📚 Magic Pill by Johann Hari
- 🎧 Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet
- 🎧 Everything That Remains by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
- 🎧 Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 🎧 God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Love People, Use Things by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
- 🎧 Things That Matter by Joshua Becker
- 🎧 The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
- 🎧 Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
- 🎧 Slow Horses by Mick Herron
- 🎧 Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff
- 📚 In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- 🎧 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff
- 🎧 Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday
- 🎧 Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
- 🎧 Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
- 🎧 The Apple II Age by Laine Nooney
- 🎧 Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks & Oprah Winfrey
- 📚 How to Live in a Car, Van or RV by Bob Wells
- 🎧 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 This Is Water by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Doctor Zhivago by Borìs Pasternàk, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky
- 🎧 The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
- 📚 The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
- 🎧 Tribe by Sebastian Junger
- 🎧 The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace
- 📚 Wisdom from the Road by Bob Wells
- 🎧 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
- 🎧 A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Wool (The Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey
- 🎧 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself by David Lipsky
- 🎧 Girl With Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 The Armageddon Protocol (Galactic Cold War) by Dan Moren
- 🎧 Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
- 🎧 Shift (The Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey
- 🎧 Dust (The Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey
- 🎧 The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
🚐 Camping in 2024
I spent the first half of 2024 dealing with a foot injury that kept me from running races, so even less travel than 2023. Maybe we can reverse that trend in 2025.
📷 Photo of the Day 2024
Year 16 complete. I did take photos on 365 days in 2024. Unfortunately, it was a leap year and I missed a day.
📚 I read some books in December!
- 🎧 Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace by David Lipsky
- 🎧 Girl With Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 The Armageddon Protocol by Dan Moren
- 🎧 Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
- 🎧 Shift (The Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey
- 🎧 Dust (The Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey
- 🎧 The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
📷 Needles
Spatial photo test
Hey Siri, play playlist “Run 2”.
Instead of your most frequently played playlist named “Run 2”, which is full of your purchased music, and which you listen to all the time, and which is cached locally on this Apple Watch… I’m going to download a random song named “Run 2”, which you’ve never listened to, and which is performed by a group you’ve never heard of.
Maybe I shouldn’t have started testing iOS “Sound Recognition” with “Siren” enabled right before watching 🎬 Die Hard.
📚 I read some books in November!
- 🎧 Tribe by Sebastian Junger
- 🎧 The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace
- 📚 Wisdom from the Road by Bob Wells
- 🎧 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
- 🎧 A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Wool (The Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey
- 🎧 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
And so I read Infinite Jest again. Then when I finished it for the second time I immediately started over at the beginning. I’m fully aware of the irony. I may have a problem.
📚 I read some books in October!
- 🎧 This Is Water by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 Doctor Zhivago by Borìs Pasternàk
- 🎧 The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
- 🎧 The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
📚 I read some books in September!
- 🎧 Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
- 🎧 Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
- 🎧 The Apple II Age : How the Computer Became Personal by Laine Nooney
- 🎧 Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks & Oprah Winfrey
- 📚 How to Live in a Car, Van or RV by Bob Wells
- 🎧 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest might just be my favorite thing I’ve ever read.
🏃♂️ First long sleeve shirt run of the season! Fall has arrived!!!
📷 Partial
🏃♂️ The Red Feather Trail Jamboree races (50 mile, 50 KM, half marathon) are this weekend! I made a video preview of the race courses. This year I’ll be running just the 50K, after doing all three last year.
Reading app screen updated for iOS 18!
📚 I read some books in August!
- 🎧 Things That Matter by Joshua Becker
- 🎧 The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
- 🎧 Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
- 🎧 Slow Horses by Mick Herron
- 🎧 Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff
- 📚 In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- 🎧 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff
- 🎧 Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday
📚 I read some books in July!
- 🎧 The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 🎧 Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
- 📚 Magic Pill by Johann Hari
- 🎧 Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet
- 🎧 Everything That Remains by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
- 🎧 Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- 🎧 God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
- 🎧 Love People, Use Things by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
📚 I read some books in June!
- 🎧 The Impossible First by Colin O'Brady
- 🎧 Pegasus by Laurent Richard & Sandrine Rigaud
- 🎧 Free Time by Jenny Blake
- 🎧 Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
- 🎧 Dark Wire by Joseph Cox
- 🎧 Kleptopia by Tom Burgis
- 🎧 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 🎧 The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
📚 I read some books in May!
- 🎧 Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
- 🎧 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- 🎧 Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
- 🎧 Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough by Lori Gottlieb
- 🎧 Chip War by Chris Miller
- 🎧 Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana K. White
- 🎧 Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
- 🎧 Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World by Bruce Schneier
- 🎧 A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins
- 🎧 Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids – and How to Break the Trance by Nicholas Kardaras, PhD
- 🎧 Good to Great by Jim Collins
I generate this list from data stored in the app Sofa. The recent major version update of this app wreaked havoc on my JSON processing script. Hopefully the file format doesn’t change again for a while now that I went through the trouble of updating my script.
Quad Rock 50/25 mile trail race video
I made a video of this year’s Quad Rock 50/25 mile trail races in Fort Collins:
If you have a VR headset or red/cyan glasses you can even watch it in 3D:
If you have an Apple Vision Pro you can download and view the highest quality spatial video version here.
I even created original music for the video! That was fun.
🏃♂️ I had lots of fun filming the Quad Rock 25/50 mile races today. I’ve never run 25 miles carrying a gimbal before. My shoulders and arms are wrecked.
📚 I read some books in April!
- 🎧 Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 You Are Why You Eat by Dr. Ramani Durvasula
- 🎧 Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
The first 26 books I read this year had titles starting with letters A-Z sequentially. This was an interesting challenge. I found books for each letter, though I must admit some of them I wasn’t very excited about (a few with good reason). Here’s a few stats that, interestingly, all contain the number 19:
- 19 nonfiction, 7 fiction
- 19 first time reads, 7 re-reads
- 19 male authors, 7 female authors
- 19 audiobooks, 6 eBooks, 1 paper book
After finishing, I considered making a second pass at the alphabet, and I also considered moving on to books whose titles started with numbers. In the end I decided I had too much of a backlog in my reading list, so I’m just going to start working through those books. Here are the other books I read in April:
- 🎧 Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card
- 🎧 Breathless by David Quammen
📷 Hometown
Horsetooth Half Marathon 2024
I made a video of the recent Horsetooth Half Marathon.
And I also made a 3D version of the video, viewable on YouTube with red/cyan glasses or a VR headset. It works on Apple Vision Pro using the 3rd party Moon app, but the quality is not great because YouTube. Here’s the 4k60p Spatial Video version playable directly on Apple Vision Pro. Download and then play in the Files app.