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-* Troy Turkey Trot - * [Result][1] - * [Certificate][2] -* [`mdrenum`][3] - * [available on GitHub][4] -* New song - * [201 Pocket Piano][5] +In what's now I guess an annual tradition, I ran a 10K the morning of Thanksgiving, this time the [Troy Turkey Trot][1]. I felt great, and I'm happy with my time ([results][2], [certificate][3]). Claire joked that someone once told her that after you run a marathon, a half-marathon becomes your favorite race distance. That's how I feel about 10Ks -- it's like the first half of a half-marathon, before it really starts to suck. + +[1]: https://troyturkeytrot.com/ +[2]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-result.pdf +[3]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-cert.pdf + +I spent few evenings building a tool to keep Markdown links in order, which I've called `mdrenum`. I documented the process thoroughly in a [separate post][4]. Super fun to make and quite useful for writing these posts. It's up on [GitHub][5] if you're interested. + +[4]: /journal/keep-markdown-links-in-order-with-mdrenum/ +[5]: https://github.com/dce/mdrenum + +I bought a [201 Pocket Piano][6] after seeing it on [Bonobo's gear list][7] so that I could make some music while we were traveling. This thing is cool! Great sounds and patterns, MIDI in/out, battery powered and a built-in speaker. The company that makes it releases new synths pretty regularly, and it's super straightforward to swap them out -- just plug it into your computer, hit a couple keys, and it shows up as a drive. + +[6]: https://www.critterandguitari.com/201-pocket-piano +[7]: https://equipboard.com/pros/bonobo + +Here's a new track I made with it, called "Cirrus" (keeping with the cloud theme): -* ["Good tests" post][6] -* [Holiday gift guide][7] +I published a few other things this month: ["Maintenance Matters: Good Tests"][8] on my company blog ([mirrored here][9]). I also had to do a company-wide presentation and ended up just doing a gift guide of things we own and recommend. Doesn't seem worth a standalone post (this is not that sort of website) but I did [copy the list into a note][10]. -[1]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-result.pdf -[2]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-cert.pdf -[3]: /journal/keep-markdown-links-in-order-with-mdrenum/ -[4]: https://github.com/dce/mdrenum -[5]: https://www.critterandguitari.com/201-pocket-piano -[6]: /elsewhere/maintenance-matters-good-tests -[7]: /notes/2023-holiday-gift-guide +[8]: https://www.viget.com/articles/maintenance-matters-good-tests/ +[9]: /elsewhere/maintenance-matters-good-tests +[10]: /notes/2023-holiday-gift-guide This month: * Adventure: -* Project: [Nev art table][8] +* Project: [Nev art table][11] * Skill: -[8]: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/flisat-childrens-table-30298419/ +[11]: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/flisat-childrens-table-30298419/ Reading: -* Fiction: [_Title_][9], Author -* Non-fiction: [_Title_][10], Author +* Fiction: [_Title_][12], Author +* Non-fiction: [_Title_][13], Author -[9]: https://bookshop.org/ -[10]: https://bookshop.org/ +[12]: https://bookshop.org/ +[13]: https://bookshop.org/ Links: -* [Title][11] -* [Title][12] -* [Title][13] +* [Title][14] +* [Title][15] +* [Title][16] -[11]: https://example.com/ -[12]: https://example.com/ -[13]: https://example.com/ +[14]: https://example.com/ +[15]: https://example.com/ +[16]: https://example.com/