I like my Sunday morning walk to the neighborhood bakery for pastries and the pleasant surprise when one of my kids wakes up early enough to come with me.

I like that my iPad and iPhone will show me pictures of my kids opening presents on their birthdays.

I like morning weather just cool enough to wear a large flannel shirt.

I like that there are fewer cave crickets in my house since we got the kitties. I dislike the amount of cave cricket limbs I find in random places.

I like that tonight is Taco Night.

I like the evening bats in my neighborhood. Go get ‘em little friends!!!

I like how it feels after you’ve gotten 2-3 days of better sleep.

I like the Kagi Search Engine. It’s so much better and worth every penny. Stellar recommendation from @rosscatrow.

You know when you turn on a TV in a hotel and are bombarded with ALL THE CRAP you forgot existed? That’s what it feels like when I open up Google after a month of using Kagi.

I like finishing off the tub of greek yogurt with a ridicuolous amount of blueberries.

I like cool, late-spring mornings on my patio, drinking earl grey tea. I hear the rustle of squirrels foraging, the morning song of wrens and robins, the gentle background hum of engines propelling humans as highways diverge, and the occasional whistle of a locomotive as it leaves the railyard.

I’ll return to my regularly scheduled posts about things I like in the near future. I like more things than I don’t!

I think I like the Compact Tabs in Safari. I really like when the website’s color permeates through the top of the UI like on Daring Fireball.

I really like the ”MagSpeed Electromagnetic scrolling” scroll wheel on my Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac computer mouse. It’s both extremely functional and the best fidget spinner I’ve ever bought.

It has regular “click click” mode but if it detects you are going fast it goes into “weeeeeeeee” mode.

I like sitting on our patio in the shade provided by our new umbrella and stand.

I like a fully-armed and operational battle station.

I like the first spring day where it’s warm enough to take my morning tea on my patio.

I like the satisfying resistance of plunging down the aeropress.

I like greek yogurt with a splash of maple syrup.

I like using the “New Micropost” function in MarsEdit 5.

I like watching Taskmaster clips on YouTube.

I like when my thirst feels quenched.

I like when the medicine kicks in and you forget that you ever had a headache.

I like thinking about lunch at 8 AM.

I like that there are more and more non-meat fried things to put wing sauce on.

I like how mbnov has become my morning ritual.

I like the positive feedback loop where my doctor always comments positively on my socks so I always wear my best socks when I go to the doctor.

I like Crest “Regular Paste” toothpaste. It doesn’t have any of the fancy stuff and tastes the best.

I like the Ventura System Settings app, the Touch Bar, and Stage Manager.

I like choosing “Three Amigos!” for family movie night.

I like that my kids’ generation is going to do a better job than we’re doing.

I like looking at stars with my kid.

I like garlic bread.

I like my kids.

I like family gatherings.

I like Zelda 1 Randomizer races.

I like family YouTube music video round robin.

I like patio happy hour.

I like spring evenings on my patio.

I like patio weather.

I like falling asleep in the middle of reading a book and accidentally highlighting a random phrase in my eReader.

I like playing Fantasian on Apple Arcade.

I like a good lager with tacos.

I like peri peri sauce on rice and lentils.

I like dollar coins.

I like days that feel almost normal.

I like that my youngest child wrote a three page essay on why she should be allowed to have a TikTok account.

I like when my friend takes me out to a John Scalzi reading.

I like Scribble on my iPad Pro.

I like the 15 minutes when all my devices are busy installing updates.

I like feeling feelings.

I like peanuts.

I like how good Apple Arcade is with a controller.

I like looking out at the horizon from the big window by the elevators at work.

I like Olivia Rodrigo’s album Sour.

I like that the new Mac Studio looks like Deep Thought’s head.

I like that tomorrow is keynote day.

I like how the iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard reminds me of the Duo Dock. Not a perfect match, just the trigger to cause reminiscing about lost days staring at computer catalogs and making wishlists.

I like doing word puzzles with my family.

I like when my kids get an early dismissal.

I like colorful socks.

I like my extended family’s Wordle thread.

I like going to a coffee shop with my wife.

I like a good grilled cheese sandwich:

I like my 11 year old talking back to Hulu ads, explaining why their products are stupid.

I like Family Movie Night 🎥 🍕

I like blankets.

I like days that are warm enough to work outside.

I like helping my friends with OmniFocus.

I like having a budget line item for “Sam’s gadgets” that I can spend on unnecessary nerdery.

I like the anticipation of knowing I have Indian leftovers available for lunch.

I like using Omni Automation + Shortcuts to make different @OmniFocus tags turn on and off at set times.

For example, my “Weekday” tag turns on Monday morning and goes on hold Friday afternoon.

I like R.E.M.’s New Adventures in Hi-Fi, an album I always forget just how good it is.

I like computer cables that come with their own little pouches.

I like when you know you messed up typing your password but don’t know exactly where but then you guess right.

I like the mini-sized iPhones.

I like seeing tv shows where the one action figure rides the giant monster action figure.

I like when the computer in Spades doesn’t make its bid and it displays a 😢.

I like my hammock.

I like that my kid’s high school has an official drag show.

I like sunshine and warmth.

I like the Taco Bell bean gun.

I like my understanding friends.

I like John Williams’s score to “Hook”.

I like running to the local shop to buy milk.

I like nodding off in the middle of a Saturday afternoon viewing of Star Wars. It’s the most dad thing I can do.

I like the chip crumbs at the bottom of the bag.

I like James Kolchalka’s art.

I like migraine formulations of headache medicine.

I like these good fluffy boys.

I like that Apple Music suggested that I’d like the “New Nordic“ playlist. Apparently I was enjoying this genre without knowing it specifically existed!

I like making my friends and relations play Hades so I can talk to them about it.

I like the song that talks about the person we’re not supposed to talk about.

I like that my kid is now 15.

I like a caseless phone.

I like adding raw honey to Greek yogurt.

I like how Pood can be rotated 180° and still say Pood.

I like the song “Icarus By Night” by Vance Gilbert.

I like having a cellular-capable iPad. I can use it anywhere in the city without thinking once about connectivity.

I like this sleepy old lady of a kitty cat.

I like that my devices no longer try to correct me when I say “Good Morling“ to my friends.

I like that Citrix on iPad works pretty well so that I can do all of my work from my favorite device, my iPad Pro.

I like the lyric “I like candy: bubblegum and taffy. Skip to the sweet shop with my sweetheart Sandy.“ by MC Pee Pants.

I like peri peri sauce mixed with ketchup.

I like the Parker Jotter pen.

I like sandwiches.

I like making “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” puns with Mike Levy.

I like my highly-targeted prescription neuro-stimulants.

I like typing “thumbs up” to get the thumbs up emoji 👍

I like Taco Night leftovers for lunch.

I like playing D&D with my friends.

I like EncounterPlus for running Dungeons & Dragons games, both virtually and in-person.

I like Trader Joe’s Green & Red Hatch Chile Flakes.

I like saying “the dishes are done, man” whenever I finish the dishes.

I like being done done done done done done done done DONE with a thing.

I like Off Book: The Improvised Musical podcast.

I like my AirPods Pro. Noise canceling/transparency mode change how I think about headphones.

I like the meditations on Apple Fitness+.

I like the always-on display on my Apple Watch Series 7.

I like the point where the heartburn medicine has kicked in enough that you forget about the heartburn.

I like socioeconomic systems that don’t reward sociopathy.

I like this Gearjits kit my daughter got for Christmas. So amazing how it all came together.

I like homemade nachos.

I like a clean install of macOS.

I like Taco Night.

I like that whenever I try to think of an “I like” statement a Sir Mix-A-Lot song gets stuck in my head.

I like a good lie down after a long drive.

I like the cursive j, both upper and lowercase.

I like the no-hedging religious joy expressed by my Christian friends and relations on Christmas morning.

I like the temporary relief of a negative covid test.

I like the game Hades. The runs are just the right balance between high and low stakes.

I like @omnifocus. It’s been my external brain for nearly 14 years. Longer if you count the kGTD AppleScripts in OmniOutliner.

I like knowing it’s time to sleep by having my kindle smack me on the forehead.

I like sipping bourbon by a fire.

In general, I like god modes.

I like this chicken biscuit from Early Bird Biscuit Co.

I like Potbelly Sandwich Shop’s hot peppers.

I like this habit I learned from a TEDx video @rosscatrow shared at his own talk way back when. (Was that TEDx Grace Street or bill conference 1?)

I like using my iPad Pro in Sidecar mode as a third display.

I like having a random Tuesday off of work.

I like MagSafe charging and accessories.

I like these snowboarder socks.

I like a sandwich with a gochujang/Duke’s mayo spread.

I like Taco Bell’s Canon in D

I like databases that allow for and expect non-legal names.

I like the soundtrack from Sword & Sworcery quite a bit. It’s a great “doin‘ work“ album.

I like Ollie’s mask in Twitterrific for Mac.

I like using my 2021 iPhone as a flashlight so as to better play games on my 2001 Game Boy Advance.

I like tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

I like defiantly using macOS in places I’m supposed to use Windows.

I like refusing to drive over the speed limit.

I like my pins.

I like using my hands as a cup to drink cold water from the faucet after brushing my teeth with a minty toothpaste.

I like this stand that turns my Apple Watch into a Macintosh.

I like starting my day watching then sharing the SNL sketch, “Roundball Rock.“

I like energizing my kid with Van Halen’s 1984 on the way to his climbing practice.

A thing that I like is the duet part of Defying Gravity where Glinda and Elphaba are slightly dissonant, symbolizing that they aren’t going to come together in that moment.

Honest and open multigenerational conversations about mental health are a thing that I like.

Buying brand name over-the-counter medication is a thing that I like, even if it’s for no rational reason.

I like to remind myself that “tiny” Mario is the human-sized Mario and goombas are at least 5 ft (1.5 m) tall.

Gently waking up my 11 year old on a school day is a thing that I like.

I like taking my morning tea at the picnic table in my yard.

I like the way my pin collection is shaping up. The BBEdit one is my newest.

A thing I like is my friendship with @rosscatrow. Happy Birthday Ross! Many happy returns on the day!

My wife let me make an account on her new MacBook Air. I love the newer hardware features (Touch ID, Force Touch, “Hey Siri”). My primary Mac is a 2013 MacBook Pro and doesn’t have a lot of this stuff. Also, I forget just how much I like using a Mac.

I like my new Apple TV.

“I like Storm better with a mohawk”—my 11 year old daughter.

We all do kid. We all do.

I like leaving slackbot presents for people to find.

I like Star Wars. Do you also like Star Wars? We could start a friendship built on our mutual appreciation of Star Wars.

I like @jeffmueller’s post on One Bag Travel: jeffmueller.net/2018/02/0…

Sometimes I forget that the Macintosh is still a very nice computer that I like to use.

Thing I Like: writing cursive upper-case Js

The sentiment espoused in this link is very similar to why I like using my e ink Kindle for reading.