Mike Stone

Mostly The Lonely Howls Of Mike Baying His Ideological Purity At The Moon

Class Dismissed

October 26, 2025

It’s done!!! I’m so happy it’s done!!

Getting Grades

October 9, 2025

This second time through college has changed the way I think about grading. I’m not sure if this is a universal thing, but my classes universally have been mapped from beginning to end before it’s even started. There’s a defined number of points. This has resulted in me considering my grade as a percentage of the whole right from the beginning. Instead of thinking about how I’m doing in a class based on the percentage of points I’ve gotten per assignment, I think about how I’m doing in relation to the total available.

Obsidian for the Win

September 25, 2025

I’ve been getting more and more into using Obsidian lately, and it’s really simplified my note taking. Since I’m also using Jekyll for my web site, I figured I might be able to use Obsidian to simplify that too.

Palate Cleanse

September 24, 2025

Contrary to how it might seem, I’ve been writing quite a bit lately. I just haven’t been writing here. I’m taking a break from that writing to do some writing here because I need a bit of a palate cleanse.

Results of 100 Days To Offload, Again

August 21, 2025

On the 8th of August, 2024 I was challenged to complete the 100 Days To Offload. This is a challenge I’ve successfully completed before, but have failed even more. This new challenge came with an even tighter timeline, to complete it by the end of the calendar year. So, how did it go?

Book Report - The Ministry of Time

July 15, 2025

I just finished Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time. It was definitely not my usual reading.

Reading of the Day

May 25, 2025

Reading list for May 25th, 2025.

Reading of the Day

May 9, 2025

Reading list for May 9th, 2025.

Do What You Love

April 28, 2025

Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.

I'm Garbage At Email

April 21, 2025

I wonder if the reason I’m so garbage at updating my blog is the same reason I’m garbage at email.