⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** FULL SPOILERS **My Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5 stars) ### Final Verdict I thought it was partly a drama and partly a horror movie. It was engaging and it also made me think about how history repeats itself through some of its themes. It was two hours long and maybe about half an hour too long. Still, it was interesting, and it was sad in parts. A lot of what was portrayed in some scenes probably did happen. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** FULL SPOILERS **My Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5 stars) A solid, if unremarkable, entry in the Tron series. Jared Leto stands out, and the plot introduces a novel twist: the digital world invades ours, spotlighting AI. It's a fine way to kill almost 2 hours. However, it's not worth a theater visit. Watching it on Disney+ is your best bet. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

Great news today at my follow-up with my hypertrophic cardiomyopathy specialist. Camzyos is really starting to work. My most recent echo earlier this week was excellent, and so was the heart cath I had in late December. In fact, the heart cath showed that Camzyos is working well enough that I do not need to rush into an alcohol ablation or a septal myectomy. If I ever do need an intervention in the future, my doctor said I would be a good candidate for septal alcohol ablation. I also told my doctor that, if at all possible, I would prefer to stay on medication and avoid any surgical treatment. More good news: I will not have to see him or have another echo for six months. I told the doctor I have been feeling great since starting Camzyos. My metoprolol dose was increased last month, and I have been sleeping much better. He said everything seems to have calmed down, and my gradients with exertion have improved greatly. So, no immediate decisions need to be made. He also had a positive conversation with the cardiac interventionist and personally read my echo himself. It looked good, and he is pleased. I told him that I think staying consistent with my medication has helped. Lately, I have not had delays caused by the pharmacy needing certain tests before refilling my prescription, and I have not had any breaks where I was off the medication. That means my main job now is simply dealing with the pharmacy and making sure I get my Camzyos on time each month. So let's pray it keeps trending in the right direction. I actually feel normal for once.

I just had to snap a photo when I saw this scene. A full moon peeking out from behind those clouds. It was such a dramatic, moody sight with the silhouettes of trees just barely visible at the bottom. Isn't it amazing how nature puts on a show like this? This is a werewolf's nightmare 😉.

I just wanted to put up a quick blog post and wish everyone a Happy New Year. Let's pray and hope that God blesses us all. I'm looking forward to this year on many fronts. I want to continue getting my heart under control with my Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, do more self-hosting with AI, and learn more coding. This is also my 25th year of proper blogging (more posts coming on that later). With all the computing power I'm putting together, I'm hoping to learn more about web development, self-hosting, and becoming less dependent on big tech. I'm one year closer to retirement, which I'm looking forward to. Instead of focusing on an employer's needs, I'll be able to focus 100 percent on what interests me and devote more time to my faith. Putting my love of God and technology together. So Happy New Year to everyone, and let's see what 2026 brings for us all. Should be an interesting year, especially on the home front with the United States of America hitting 250 years.

_Amidst a cascade of light and time, a visionary crafts his dreams for 2025, blending art and aspiration in his timeless sanctuary._ I thought I would give a roundup from my point of view for 2025 and share some thoughts on 2026. 2025 brought so many new things for me. I left InMotion Hosting and WordPress after 9 years with them. I probably would still be with them if it weren't for three factors. First, they had given me a discount for three years, and when it expired, they would not renew it and offered me nothing. Second, they had switched to a new spam email system called MailChannels that was more concerned with outgoing spam instead of incoming spam. I think they started to concentrate on outgoing spam because of complaints coming in. The last issue was WordPress. I started to get the same feeling of craziness from the owner/co-owner that I got from Elon Musk. I moved to Write.as and thought I would like it. I had been trying it out before I left InMotion Hosting. I purchased a 6-year stint up front after trying it for about 3 months on the free version. But I soon learned it was not all that I had hoped for. I went to Micro.blog, and even though it had a shorter trial, I really liked it and saw how outdated Write.as was. I really liked, and still like, what Manton Reece is doing. So I changed from InMotion Hosting to Micro.blog and MXRoute for email hosting (as Micro.blog doesn't offer that and InMotion Hosting had the whole bundle). Both services have been fantastic, and both are owned and operated by individuals, not corporations, and both care about their service. I will be making a detailed post about these services coming up in the new year for a one-year usage review. 2025 also brought many health-related issues. I have Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM for short). Here is a good video that explains it: . So I went on a medication called Camzyos (you have probably seen the TV commercials for it). It has worked as far as I am concerned, but my doctors tell me the obstruction is worse upon exertion. So I have two options now, both explained again by Tufts Medical videos pretty well. The first way has a 90 percent rate of success of relieving the problem but is also the riskiest, takes a long time to recover from, and is very invasive. The other procedure has a 70 to 80 percent chance of eliminating or reducing the problem upon exertion and is less invasive, but has a higher risk of not working . My eyeglass prescription changed in March and was great, but nine months later it feels worse than before. I already need a new prescription, and the cataract in my right eye is interfering with my eyesight. Hoping that improves in 2026 too. So as you can see, this has been a most challenging year for my health. But it isn't all bad news. My type 2 diabetes has been under great control, and I have lost 35 pounds, going from 255 lbs to 220 lbs. Also in 2025, I got really into self-hosting and am preparing to get rid of a lot of big tech in 2026, if the DRAM crisis doesn't get ahold of me. Storage-wise, I have taken steps and gotten ahead of this looming crisis. I have a couple more things I want to do and get regarding storage. But, more to come on all that later. As for 2026, I am hoping to maintain my weight and improve my health, especially my heart and eyes. I am also hoping the political and economic uncertainty settles down. I am looking forward to completing the buildout and population of my Plex server, continuing my self-hosting journey, and working on custom software to make my home life balance and personal goals just work. I am also looking forward to seeing how AI will factor into all of this in a positive way, instead of a negative way like the DRAM crisis it has caused. So while 2025 has not been a bad year or a great year, it was an okay year. Not one of my worst, but not one of my best either. Hopefully, prayerfully, and blessedly, 2026 will be a great year, not just for me but for you too. Here's to 2026!

⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** MILD SPOILERS _Embark on a thrilling journey with the Fantastic Four as they harness their newfound powers to save the world in their first epic adventure!_ **My Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5 stars) Overall, the movie was decent. The storyline and the cast were quite good. What I found less convincing was the attempt to merge the 1930s-1960s era with advanced technology and space travel. This combination didn't come across as believable. If retro-futurism was a deliberate choice for the society depicted in the film, it needed more explanation. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** MINOR SPOILERS _Power and resilience shine through in the dynamic duo leading 'The Morning Show,' ready to face the bustling challenges of media life._ **My Rating:** ⭐ (1/5 stars) **Episodes:** 1-10 | **Aired:** September 17, 2025 through November 19, 2025 I thoroughly enjoyed Season 1, found Season 2 to be decent, and thought Season 3 was lackluster but bearable. However, Season 4 was a disappointment, and I struggled to finish it. I didn't find it engaging and thought the plot was forced and unrealistic. I'm hesitant about watching Season 5, if it happens. Also, my free month of AppleTV has just expired. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** FULL SPOILERS _Superman returns with unwavering resolve, his eyes set on a brighter tomorrow._ **My Rating:** ⭐½ (1.5/5 stars) Let's start with the positives. I appreciated the fresh faces portraying Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Jimmy Olsen, particularly in the later scenes and action sequences. The special effects were impressive, and the soundtrack was a highlight. However, that's where the praise ends. Unfortunately, this film might be the weakest Superman installment to date. Despite a promising cast, the storyline fell short. The inclusion of the Justice League characters like Green Lantern, Mr. Terrific, and Hawkgirl felt forced and detracted from the narrative. It was supposed to be a Superman movie, not a mixed ensemble. Although I'm a bigger fan of Green Lantern than Superman, his role in this film felt misplaced. Nathan Fillion, a fantastic actor known for his sci-fi roles and being a real-life nerd, was miscast. Overall, this movie did not make it to my list of favorite Superman films. A more compelling story line and perhaps sticking with Henry Cavill as Superman could have improved the film. While the new actor wasn't terrible, and might have been acceptable had Cavill not already owned the role, he couldn't save the film. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

_“Corfu, The Beauty of Cape Drastis” by Maria Rosaria Sannino, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Envisioning retirement as serene as this secluded coastal paradise, where every day feels like a vacation._ I was reading my RSS reader BazQux the other day and came across a post by rscottjones about retirement planning. With approximately 8 years until my own retirement, I've started planning too. I found his approach very interesting. I like reading what other people are thinking and comparing ideas. Since he shared his and his wife's general plans, I thought I'd share mine to help organize my own thinking. My situation is different from his. It's just me, and I'm helping my elderly parents right now. I'll probably stay where I am for the foreseeable future. Once they're both gone, though, I'll need to reassess. I'm not particularly close to my brother or sister, or to my nieces and nephews (though that's not for lack of trying on my part). Part of me would love to move somewhere less hot, humid, and hurricane-prone. But another part wants to stay in Florida. Contrary to popular belief, Florida is very expensive. Yes, the weather is good most of the time, but the costs add up quickly. Health insurance, home insurance, and car insurance are all expensive here. If I could afford it and had the energy, I'd explore living abroad. My dream list includes Malta, Corfu, Crete, England (particularly St. Ives and the southern coast), Brazil, Hawaii, Uruguay, Argentina, or the Azores. Most of these are unrealistic due to language barriers or cost. England might be possible despite the expense, since there's no language barrier. Realistically, I'll probably move within Florida to a villa or condo, though I haven't decided on a location yet. Given my medical conditions, staying where I am (just downsizing to a villa or condo) makes the most sense. I do have travel plans, though. I had a passport but let it expire. I've never been out of the country, and I want to change that. I'd like to visit those countries I mentioned, plus Poland and Israel. If I did leave Florida, I've been looking at staying on the East Coast. I've thought seriously about West Virginia, Virginia, or Delaware. Within Florida, my top choices would be Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando/Celebration, or Sebring. In any event, unless something drastic changes, I plan to stay independent. I don't want to go to an independent or assisted living facility. I'm striving to make sure that whatever I choose, I'll be debt-free and settled. I plan on keeping busy with several things I enjoy, especially the homelab stuff. I want my Plex server completed except for new titles, and the rest of my major digital projects finished so I can just maintain things and experiment with new ideas. That way when I get back from travels, I can upload all those wonderful memories. What's up first on my international travel plans? I think it will be Corfu. Ever since watching the series The Durrells, I've wanted to go there. Wherever I end up living, it needs to be ready so I can age in place. I definitely won't be relying on family once my parents are gone. So while my plans aren't as concrete and in motion as RScottJones's, I do have an outline and some concepts that need firming up. Having read his post, at least now I know I'm thinking about the right questions.

⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** MILD SPOILERS **My Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5 stars) **Episodes:** 6 | **Aired:** September 2025 - October 2025 * * * ### Season Overview I've just finished watching Season 5 of Slow Horses on Apple TV, with Gary Oldman delivering another stellar performance. The season was fairly average, not particularly memorable but not disappointing either. It would be intriguing to see a season focused on a younger Lamb and his fall to Slough House, providing a fresh narrative arc. My typical concerns with streaming series persist here: the six-episode format felt too brief, resembling a mini-series more than a traditional season. Moreover, the wait for the next installment could be lengthy, based on previous patterns. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

_An engineer lost in thought, surrounded by a maze of circuits and the glow of futuristic interfaces._ Lately, I’ve been swamped with projects and short on energy to tackle them, partly because of my worsening eyesight. I have glaucoma, but thankfully no loss of vision. My treatment includes twice-yearly eye pressure checks and nightly latanoprost. Even so, my glasses prescription seems to need constant updates, and I’ve always had a lot of floaters. My ophthalmologist reassures me that the floaters and eye pressure are fine, but my vision keeps changing, which is frustrating. After a recent visit to an optometrist for new glasses (an immediate improvement at first), I quickly found myself struggling again. It’s baffling how fast my eyesight shifts. This ongoing vision issue is a big reason I’m putting off other projects. Other medical concerns, like my heart health, are actually improving. I have two SunFounder Pis to build, a few minor tasks, and I’m refining my blog and social-event posting software. I expect these projects to be fully functional soon, and I’ll update my blog as they progress. Despite having plenty to work on, my motivation is flagging.

I don't typically blog about every anniversary or special date. However, I have a soft spot for "this day in history" and similar themes. Yet, some memories from my youth, like Space: 1999, truly resonate with me. Watching it on Saturday afternoons or evenings, I always thought it was an incredible show. I even bought the 30-year complete edition on DVD. For those unfamiliar with this classic series, here are the key facts: - Premiere Date (UK): September 4, 1975 - Premiere Date (US): Aired in syndication starting September 1975, with some stations airing it in prime time - Final Episode First Aired: November 12, 1977 (varying by region through 1978) - Total Number of Episodes: 48 - Number of Series (Seasons): 2 - Year One: 24 episodes (1975–1976) - Year Two: 24 episodes (1976–1977) - US Broadcast Notes: The series was syndicated in the US, meaning it aired on various local stations rather than a single national network. Episode order varied widely between regions, sometimes mixing Year One and Year Two randomly Being a passionate sci-fi enthusiast, I love series like Star Trek, Star Wars, Space: 1999, Lost in Space in all its forms, and Forbidden Planet with Robby the Robot. These series are woven into the fond memories of my younger days. I've also witnessed many of the futuristic technologies depicted in these shows come to life. I stumbled upon a YouTube video recently: and discovered that it's the 50th anniversary of Space: 1999, one of my all-time favorite sci-fi series. I felt compelled to celebrate this occasion and reflect on its impact on my life. While the show may not hold up perfectly today, with some episodes feeling a bit quirky, I still long for one of their communicators, the Commlock or Eagles for my personal collection. Happy 50th Anniversary, Space: 1999. I'm not sure if any of the original cast are around, but if you are, thanks for the show and the memories. This milestone reminds me that great science fiction doesn't just entertain; it inspires generations and becomes part of who we are. Here's to the show that made us look up at the moon and wonder what could be.

_In a game where health and strategy collide, every move counts, and the stakes are personal._ Well, I have been officially out of Camzyos for over a week. I finally got it after calling the insurance every day for a week and being told something different. It started out that the ECHO hadn't been uploaded to their portal. Message to doctor on MyChart. Sent it to the wrong cardiologist. I have 3: a cardiologist, a HOCM specialist, and an electrophysiologist. So forgive me for picking the wrong one. The message still got to where it needed to go. Didn't matter anyways, as the insurance then found another thing they didn't like on Wednesday. They didn't like the dosage the doctor ordered because they didn't think it needed to be increased because of the ECHO. So they had to reach out to the doctor. Again, another message in MyChart, same thread that I was told I messaged the wrong office. Again, got to where it needed to go. At least they are all looking at the same messages. Finally called the Specialty Pharmacy again and finally got to the end this time. This has put me out of pocket for the rest of the year. Got my medicine on Friday. Every month this is an ordeal. I work in the healthcare industry and we really need an overhaul, especially with insurance companies. There is this whole administrative layer upon layer upon layer that drives the cost up. That was one thing this past week. I have been stressed for the last couple of weeks. That was one issue of many all trivial to the casual observer. The other is I potentially have jury duty on Tuesday. I won't know for sure until Monday afternoon. If I am not canceled, I have to show up on Tuesday. I hate jury duty. I understand it is a civic duty, but I feel that the jurors are on trial. All the questions they ask, and you are sitting in a room full of strangers and having to listen to their stories and then explain yourself. However, I just received news this Monday afternoon, as I'm writing this post, that I do NOT have to report. Yes!😀 Then the icing on the cake: I added another platform to my blog poster project and it broke my whole system. After getting Write.as working flawlessly, I also had to add security, and that added problems. You'd think the AI would know how to do this. But after a day and a half, I got the program to about 95% and a lot of bugs squashed. So I now have Write.as/Snap.as, Blogger/Cloudflare R2 object storage hooked up. AI seems to be brilliant at times and then stinky at others. I have relied more and more on Claude and have thought about canceling my ChatGPT subscription ever since they released GPT-5. From my perspective, it seems dumber, just like when Google went from Bard to Gemini. I thought Bard was the best until Gemini ruined that for me, and the same for GPT-5. I don't care about the personality. I just want reliable and truthful responses. Well, that is an update on my trivial trials this week. Hopefully this next week will be brighter and less stressful, and it will be if they cancel my jury service. I am taking the whole day off Friday because I have another ECHO for this new dose.

I’ve made more progress on my blog poster program. I’m doing a few minor changes and adding new features before moving on to another service/platform. The images haven’t changed since my last post, so there are no new ones this time. I added a Kudos button to my Write.as custom domain, michaelmitchell.blog. It’s powered by Tinylytics. I’ll probably be adding more features soon and doing some digital gardening along the way. I also updated my Personal Events social media poster project. Streamline your social media management with a versatile platform that allows simultaneous posting across multiple networks. I hope to finish all the refinements and additions by the end of February. I’m taking it slow and thoroughly testing each connection to make sure every post, no matter the content, looks consistent across all platforms. Someday, I know I’ll settle on just one platform. But for now, I’m enjoying the process.

This was an excellent action thriller. Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne did a great job and are terrific actors. It is a tense espionage story where the lead relies on his intellect to stay a step ahead

A conductor leads a robotic orchestra aboard a starship, with the USS Enterprise framed through the observation deck windows. _**Computer: Personal log, Stardate: Current.**_ I want AI that resembles two distinct concepts, not the general artificial intelligence (AGI) that others are trying to create. I envision AI to be like the _Star Trek_ computer and helpful robots like Robby the Robot from _Forbidden Planet_ or Sonny from _I, Robot_ , without any violent programming. I also want a robot companion like the one from _Red Planet_. I do not want androids, cyborgs, or anything in between. I have listened to Ed Zitron and read a post from Greg Morris, who think AI systems are merely slop machines and a fad "word salad" generator.1 > I am having to proactively ask others not to send me AI slop to make my life easier. If I am having to rewrite the shallow nonsense that every LLM produces anyway, I might as well just do it myself from scratch. However, I believe AI is useful. I am using these services as **tools** , and you have to look at them that way. I am not a coder, so I use these machines to accomplish what I want. I do not care if the resulting programs are long and "slop," as long as they perform the intended task and pose no security problems. Modern computers and software can easily handle code that is not perfectly efficient. I believe that within five years, AI will have coding mastered and will be able to fix all the "slop code" it might be producing today. Greg Morris's frustration is understandable. He has spent decades building his skills as a designer and communicator, and now he has to deal with people sending him AI-generated "slop" content that he has to rewrite. Ed Zitron raises similar concerns about "slop code," arguing that AI-generated code is unreliable and that LLMs cannot be trusted to do the same thing every time.2 Both critiques are valid, particularly when AI outputs are passed off as professional work or sent to professionals who then have to fix them. However, I am not claiming to be a designer or coder, nor am I sending AI-generated work to professionals. I am using AI to build things for myself that I wouldn't otherwise be able to create or pay to have created. Shows like _Star Wars_ , _Star Trek_ , and _Aliens_ all have AI that is very advanced, yet the technology remains in the background rather than replacing humans entirely. They have androids, synthetics, holograms, hyperspace travel, and computers that navigate across galaxies. But computers do not run everything. Humans fly the ships, make the decisions, and win the battles. The computer in _Star Trek_ is the way I see AI eventually being: always accessible, able to perform any task asked of it, capable of writing flawless code, but humans remain at the heart of technology. Humans will be the conductor and the AI will be the orchestra. This is how I want my AI to be for the future: not replacing humans but supporting us. _**Computer: End Personal log.**_ * * * 1. Greg Morris, _I Did It Myself_ , https://gregmorris.co.uk/2025/09/24/i-did-it-myself.html ↩ 2. Ed Zitron, _The Case Against Generative AI_ , https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/ ↩

This was funny but sad at the same time. I would call it a sci-fi comedy that tries to be a serious action movie. The main character has such a bad day that it becomes funny. If you want a mind-numbing movie to pass the time, this is it. The ending was just okay.

Watched on Saturday September 27, 2025.

Watched on Saturday September 27, 2025.

I went to the doctors on Friday, hopefully for the last of the required three ECHOs I need while on my medication called Camzyos (you may have seen the commercials on TV for it). I have been on 5mg since June for my Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and I am oversimplifying here, but the results have been mixed. On the positive side, it has helped significantly. My numbers have definitely improved, not only on my LVOT obstruction (how much oxygenated blood gets out of my heart) but also on my ejection fraction. My shortness of breath during exertion or regular activities is completely gone. However, there are concerning side effects. My fatigue is still there, if not a little worse, and my heart rate is consistently fast with tachycardia episodes. Your heart should slow down during sleep, but mine stays at 75-90 beats per minute or higher all night long, and I can feel it constantly. This is not AFib (an irregular fast heartbeat) but rather a fast, rhythmic beat. The doctor reviewed my previous Holter monitor readings and saw the tachycardia episodes and abnormal beats firsthand. He decided I need to be put on Verapamil to address these short runs of tachycardia and the SVT (Supraventricular Tachycardia) and VT (Ventricular Tachycardia) abnormal beats I experience. There was also other news from my cardiac MRI done last week, though they are not sure how to interpret it yet. Both radiologists who read my MRI need to provide clarification on quantifying my heart scarring. The report only stated "diffuse LGE" (Late Gadolinium Enhancement), which on its own is concerning, but they need a specific number to determine if I need an implantable ICD device to prevent sudden episodes of Ventricular Fibrillation (VFib), which anyone who has watched medical shows knows is the reason for Code Blues at hospitals. The treatment protocol is complicated. I cannot start Verapamil immediately because Camzyos has a REMS protocol (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies). Camzyos can cause heart failure if not properly monitored, though this is reversible by stopping the medication. The protocol requires cutting the Camzyos dose in half when starting Verapamil, but my doctors do not want to do that in my case because that reduced dose would probably be ineffective. Instead, they are increasing my dose to 10mg and monitoring how I respond for two to three weeks with another ECHO (which are painless and no problem to do). Then they will add Verapamil, which will require cutting my Camzyos dose in half, allowing me to benefit from both medications. They must proceed this way because concurrent use of both drugs can potentially lower ejection fraction and cause heart failure, so they have to take it slowly. So much for my hoped-for six-month reprieve from ECHOs. I now have another one scheduled for next month, plus visits with my cardiologist, the HCM medication specialist cardiologist, and my electrophysiologist. All of these appointments just happen to be converging next month due to their regular yearly or six-month checkup schedules, in addition to this newly added ECHO.

Late-night coding with multiple blogs open, in a Hopper-inspired scene of focus and isolation. I posted a vague toot recently saying I was working on "something wonderful." Time to explain what that actually means. I got tired of manually posting the same content to multiple blogs, so I'm building a Python program that does it for me. The problem is simple: I have several blogs across different platforms, both free and paid. Each one has its own quirky web editor, and none of them talk to each other well. Micro.blog hosts my main site, but I want to publish everywhere at once without copying and pasting or relying on unreliable RSS feeds. I already built a Python program for cross-posting to social media that works well enough. Now I'm building something similar for blogs, running on my Raspberry Pi. Eventually I'll connect both programs into a proper POSSE setup (Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere). Since I'm not a software developer, I use AI to help write code. I took QBasic and intro Python courses years ago, which is just enough knowledge to get me into trouble. Claude and ChatGPT do most of the heavy lifting, though they each have their own frustrations. Claude starts strong but goes off track. ChatGPT focuses too narrowly on specific modules. It's like having coding assistants with different personalities and attention spans. Here's where the project stands: The Manual Poster handles social media and is nearly complete. You can see the interface for creating posts and selecting which platforms to publish to. Manual Post interface for creating and scheduling posts across platforms. The Blog Poster is still in alpha. The dashboard shows system status and recent posts, while the creation interface handles titles, content, tags, and publishing options across multiple blog platforms. Dashboard view showing service status, database health, and recent posts. Create New Post screen with fields for title, content, tags, and publishing options. It’s rough around the edges, but it’s starting to solve the actual problem I have. No more copying and pasting the same post five times. That’s the “something wonderful” I was being vague about.

**From Disney+/Hulu:** 🎬 **Alien: Earth** – Season 1, Episodes 1-7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ _May contain spoilers_ The show and its cast are excellent. Although it began somewhat slowly with necessary background information, it proved worthwhile. I eagerly anticipate the next episode and season. 🎬 **DVD:** 🎬 **Grantchester** – Season 10, Episodes 1-8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ _May contain spoilers_ I consistently enjoy this series. The British excel at producing TV series and entertainment, often surpassing American productions, which tend to be more inconsistent. This series improves with each season and never seems to run out of creative ideas. While I will be disappointed when Season 11 concludes the series, I acknowledge that all shows must eventually end. 🎬