πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #12. Shiny. β€œHolographic” fish stickers from Sticker Mule. Columbia, SC.

Easy Category Pages in Navigation on Micro.Blog

Customize your navigation with filtered categories When I first moved my blogging over to Micro.Blog, I struggled with the perceived rigidity of the navigation. It took me a little time to refine it, but I eventually figured it out. I’ve had a couple of people ask about my solution, so I figured I’d share a quick summary of how I set it up my navigation. It shouldn’t matter what theme you are using, but for my site, I use the Pure plug in, which is a good foundation to build from.

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πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #11. Gimcrack. My home office knick knack shelf needs dusting. (I had to look up β€œGimcrack,” so hopefully I got it right.) Columbia, SC.

Adventures in algorithms: My daughter shared a link to a prom dress she liked. I clicked on it. Now, Instagram is serving me prom dress content.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #10. Ritual. I love that my favorite local coffee shop gives me a teapot and mug when I order hot tea. Gets me in the right frame of mind for writing. Loveland Coffee. Irmo, SC.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #9: Together. Our son’s lacrosse practice means we get to walk together. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #8. Walk. Lunchtime stroll at the SC Statehouse. Columbia, SC.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #7: Whole. Rings closed. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #6: Engineering. Backup generators. Columbia, SC.

It’s rare to see a thoughtful discussion of the U.S. National Debt. This interactive story from the New York Times dives into what it would take to balance the budget, and why it’s easier said than done.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #5: Tile. The entrance to the new independent bookstore, All Good Books, in Five Points. Columbia, SC.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #4: Zip. The accessory pockets on my 10-year-old custom Timbuk2 messenger bag. Columbia, SC.

Just learned that, by default, Micro.Blog only includes JPGs in the photos page. So if I want to add illustrations to my blog posts that I don’t want mixed in with my photo gallery, I can just save those as PNG. Clever solution.

Volkswagen’s Scout revival will build new electric SUVs and pickups in a new $2 billion factory in Columbia, South Carolina. I’m looking forward to this, and not just because they picked Columbia as their home.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #3: Solitude. Just me in the office this afternoon. Columbia, SC.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #2: Weather. Raindrops on a sunroof. Crooked Creek Park. Chapin, SC.

Enjoyed the Mandalorian Season 3 premiere.

πŸ“· March Photo Challenge #1: Secure. Main Street, Columbia, SC.

I’m looking forward to the Micro.Blog March Photo Challenge. I’m going to try to integrate shots from my lunchtime walks during the week and backyard hikes on the weekend.

Our local bus system has a park and ride service that I really wished worked for me, but the timing just doesn’t work out.