11 Year Anniversary.

A couple is standing in front of a beautifully decorated table with lanterns and candles, holding hands and gazing at each other, while an audience watches.A man and woman in casual outdoor attire are standing on a rocky ledge overlooking a scenic landscape with a river and forested area.


Spent the day in Sikes, LA (population 121). A day of family, frisbee, and food.

Kalena and daughter on bench.

My mom completed her final round of chemo today. She dominated the whole process like a true champion.

Matt, Mom, Kalena smile at camera.

A little coach pitch baseball night.

Watching baseball

Happy Mother’s Day!

Mom and Kids

I came home to Lego day apparently. My son is doing a new House Lego, my daughter is doing a Sonic one, and my wife is working on a Kingfisher. Also in the photo is a Lego chess board.

Kalena does Legos

Took a few vacation days with the family to catch the Braves for 3 in Houston. All wins!

Braves baseball fansKalena at a Braves gameMatt at a Braves game


It’s a couple generations old, but I grabbed a lightly used Fujifilm X100F. As a beginner-ish, it’s such an appealing camera. I’m still learning my way around it and playing with settings/recipes, but I can definitely see myself using it often.

Girl in yellow shirt looks away.

It’s Opening Day!

Matt and Kalena in Braves gear

This baby girl is 5 today. Happened way too fast.

Kalena and Rowyn

My Top 5 Flashlights to Carry

For years, I’ve been in what many call the EDC Community. Basically, that means I’m more cognizant of what I carry on a daily basis. Technically speaking, everyone has an EDC (or Every Day Carry). For most people, that includes a phone, keys, and wallet. Others take it a step further with a pocket knife or leaps and bounds further with a fully stocked sling/bag.

One of the most common extra items is a flashlight. If you’re questioning the necessity of carrying a flashlight by asking, “Why not use the flashlight on your phone?” then you likely aren’t the individual who needs to carry a flashlight. But if you find yourself needing a legitimate standalone flashlight often (perhaps due to your job) or just want to see what it’s like to carry one, this list is for you.


The festivals are starting!

Matt and Kalena Langford at a Louisiana festival.

She’s back at it. Getting the garden back under controller for this year.

Kalena Langford gardening

It’s @Kalena’s birthday!

Kalena Langford

My current lock and Home Screen. Went back to a lot off the defaults/basics.

iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen example

A Child Theme for Tiny

Tiny Theme comes fully designed out-of-the-box, but many people like to tweak things here and there. Perhaps you want to add a background or increase the width. As a quick example, I’ve designed a child theme using only 3 lines of CSS.

Child Theme for Tiny Theme for Micro.blog

I’ve added a background color, modified the page width, tweaked the margins, rounded some corners, and centered the header. You can copy and paste the code below into your Custom CSS (access it via the Design page on Micro.blog). Use it as is or modify it to your needs.

As you can see, making wholesale design changes to Tiny Theme is pretty easy.


As @vincent’s Tinylytics crossed the 2 million hits tracked milestone, my little site passed the 20,000 hits (tracked by Tinylytics) milestone.


Not all cool watches have to cost an arm and a leg. I love my Casio Wave Ceptor.

Casio Wave Ceptor

What watch are you wearing today? For me, it’s a Seiko King Samurai with white dial.

Seiko King Samurai with white dial

Another day of extended-family vacation.