- musings -

# One lane too few

I hate 2-lane highways. I recently traveled via route 81, which is a highway
that runs along the spine of Appalachia in the eastern USA. Between trucks and
regular-sized automobiles that have no shame in tying up the passing lane, the
experience can be a real pain in the ass. I understand the draw toward the
"fast" lane when traversing a truck-laden throughway further encumbered by
merging traffic, but who wants to bounce back and forth over a long drive? Me!
I have a penchant for efficiency and absence thereof is frustrating. Such is
why I've become an advocate for some modern auto technologies. Sensor-based
auto-braking is my favorite modern feature. The core of my frustration is
disrupting cruise control. Vehicles that have cruise control that automatically
manage follow distance are, from conversations with others, an underappreciated
modern feature. It removes my core frustration commuting on all roadways and
think if more leveraged the feature, our commutes and travel would be
significantly safer. The difference between radar-activated braking and my own
reaction to brake lights is evident. I recognize my inferiority to machines in
this context.

# Purpose

Just a note to illuminate the purpose of this page. It will be something of a
"public" facing journal. I enjoy writing things down in order to better process
them, and sometimes, I think the output is interesting. This page will contain
a random selection, and I may backfill with content from my personal journal.
My thoughts are always a work-in-progress; they may not be well nuanced, but I
am amenable to change.

# 2/2/2024

Groundhog day is of special significance to me. Finding it to be a humorous
holiday, I've managed to time pivotal life changes to coincide with the
cultural phenomenon. This year, our dear Punxsutawney did not see his shadow,
meaning a change of trajectory is in order. For me, that means a loose-laid
plan to relocate to a new city has triggered. It's a move I've considered for
years. I'm excited that the world's most famous geomyidae is the impetus.

# Gopher clients

I use two: bombadillo on the nixes and gophercle on android. Never had much
reason to look further than the former, and gophercle is solid but a little
unkempt.