Welcome to issue #31!

I’m writing this from a collision repair shop where I’m waiting for my mom’s vehicle to get assessed from a minor scratch—which these days probably means it’ll get written off?—and appreciating how easy it is for me to pick up our laptop and go to a random location and continue my work there.

I’ve been blessed in my work to be able to work almost anywhere, and while a auto repair shop isn’t the most glamorous destination, it is pretty sweet to have the option if I need to.

Thanks technology!

p.s. If you happen to know my wife, Sue, please be sure to wish her a happy birthday this week! 🎂🎉🍷

Words I Wrote

Links to blog or social media posts I published in the past week. One post this week and some short Fortnite clips just for fun:

• Ghost Builds a Discovery Engine - Ghost is the software I use for hosting my blog and they built a new listing of Ghost blogs to help with discovering sites to follow.

• Over 7,000 people viewed this Short I posted of Homer bouncing in Fortnite, while only 1,500 viewed this Short of a group of Ned Flanders dancing to Gangnam Style.

I’m not sure if that means anything other than I’m glad Fortnite has moved on from The Simpsons chapter 6 and are now on to a very summer feeling chapter 7. (If you’re twitching at the idea of 6 + 7, congratulations on having a teenager or two in your midst.)

And only 333 people viewed this clip of Ned Flanders surfing in to the new island. I think this means I should avoid Flanders in future clips?

Linking to Likes

YouTube videos, blog posts, podcast episodes—whatever I've enjoyed or found interesting over the last few weeks.

• Zone Bar - If you struggle with timezones like I do, this kind of app is a must have on your Mac desktop.

• Playlists: A New Way to Organize Your Listening - Playlists have (finally?) arrived in PocketCasts, my podcast player of choice.

• Why is ChatGPT for Mac So Good? - I use Gemini on the web because I have it in my Google Apps subscription. But ChatGPT on desktop is definitely a nicer experience.

• Beam Analytics - A Google Analytics alternative for tracking website visits that has a free tier that should work for most of us.

• Fifteen Years - A beautiful story from XKCD.

• Festivitas - Add Xmas (or whatever colors + styles you want) lights to your Mac with Festivitas. Also available for iPhone.

• Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse - What do you do when CEO’s say the quiet part out loud?

This Week at Lemon Productions

It's not always easy to talk about client work when it’s not public yet, but I thought I'd link to episodes I found interesting, or fun things happening in podcasting that I come across.

• ShopTalk Show #693 - I really enjoyed Chris & Dave’s conversation about the various puzzle games they play. What’s on your puzzle game circuit? Hit reply and let me know!

• Now’s a great time to get caught up on It Shipped That Way, a podcast about software and app development hosted by Allen Pike, because it’s about to start publishing new episodes again.

Picture From My Life

Be curious. Not judgmental. 💖

If you’ve got a question, suggestion, or comment about anything in this email - hit reply and send me a message! 💖 Until next week-ish - thanks for reading!

Chris Enns