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I juggle a soccer ball for exercise. It is good for balance, coordination and fitness. For music I listen to retro video game music from the 16-bit era.

My sister invited me and my parents to join her in a Bible reading plan this year. The plan goes somewhat chronologically through the Bible. There are 5 readings per week, allowing for missed days or breaks. If you wish to join along, here's the reading plan: https://www.intoyourbible.org/read-through-the-bible. If anyone is active in chat, I'll respond to messages between chapters or sections of reading. At the end I'll share a short vlog report if anything new is going on. Bible text is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BSB was generously dedicated to the public domain in 2023 and can be quoted in any form without prior permission from the publisher. https://www.bereanbible.com. I'm not a well-educated Bible answer person. Here are some resources for those with deep question about the Christian faith: https://biblethinker.org Mike Winger, https://www.gotquestions.org. May the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ guide you into all truth. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

My sister invited me and my parents to join her in a Bible reading plan this year. The plan goes somewhat chronologically through the Bible. There are 5 readings per week, allowing for missed days or breaks. If you wish to join along, here's the reading plan: https://www.intoyourbible.org/read-through-the-bible. If anyone is active in chat, I'll respond to messages between chapters or sections of reading. At the end I'll share a short vlog report if anything new is going on. Bible text is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BSB was generously dedicated to the public domain in 2023 and can be quoted in any form without prior permission from the publisher. https://www.bereanbible.com

My sister invited me and my parents to join her in a Bible reading plan this year. The plan goes somewhat chronologically through the Bible. There are 5 readings per week, allowing for missed days or breaks. If you wish to join along, here's the reading plan: https://www.intoyourbible.org/read-through-the-bible. If anyone is active in chat, I'll respond to messages between chapters or sections of reading. At the end I'll share a short vlog report if anything new is going on. Bible text is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BSB was generously dedicated to the public domain in 2023 and can be quoted in any form without prior permission from the publisher. https://www.bereanbible.com

My sister invited me and my parents to join her in a Bible reading plan this year. The plan goes somewhat chronologically through the Bible. There are 5 readings per week, allowing for missed days or breaks. If you wish to join along, here's the reading plan: https://www.intoyourbible.org/read-through-the-bible. If anyone is active in chat, I'll respond to messages between chapters or sections of reading. At the end I'll share a short vlog report if anything new is going on. Bible text is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB). The BSB was generously dedicated to the public domain in 2023 and can be quoted in any form without prior permission from the publisher. https://www.bereanbible.com

Winter has finally broken, and the weather is transitioning to spring. You might not be able to tell from the video since there's snow everywhere, but it's quite warm. I had to take off the jacket I started with. This is a crossover video between my Take a Peak series and my daily Bible Readings. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

One more adventure for the day, to the top of the butte. With only a few minutes of recording time left on my camera I rushed through the trees to an opening near the top. I was welcomed by a wide open view. From there I headed down the gravel slope. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

A short climb to the top revealed a hidden castle-like platform that I couldn't resist to explore. It required a jump or tricky climb to get to it, so I turned my camera off during that section. From the platform with an awesome view I wedged down a narrow slide between two rocks. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

After passing through a clearing I climbed up an outcropping of smooth boulders to get a view of the distant misty, tree-covered valley. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

A very short arcing lava crater similar to those that came before. While walking along I rant about how horrible Samsung cameras' color science is. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

Starting where I left off in the previous TAP, I walked to the next lava crater rim nearby. This one didn't have as many crazy geologic shapes, but there was a super nice view. I walked to each end of a crescent or horseshoe-shaped ridge. I was surprised and pleased that the fog still hung around. Normally I would prefer a clear and distant view, but the fog was new and different. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

From the contour map I assumed this bump would resemble the last one. To my surprise there were crazy cool lava features to climb before reaching the marked contours. My favorite feature was the lava tube or shaft going straight into the ground. Because it was so dark in the tube, its height might not be apparent. I believe it was about 10 feet to the floor. I decided not to climb down since I didn't have any rope or assurance I could get back up. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

The fog was rolling through as I visited a small volcanic crater covered with a ridge of lava rocks. First of several surprise adventures, this day blew me away because I wasn't expecting anything of great interest. This will be the first video where I maintain two renditions - full 360° and flat. The 360 version can be found on deovr.com, while the flat version will release on all other platforms where I have a presence. While I think I prefer the flat version for accessibility, I wanted at least one platform to present the more immersive 360 option. DeoVR currently maintains the best resolution and quality for the 360 or VR format. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

The same lava flow from TAP #61 stops near the butte I explored in TAP #62. It was worth the few minutes to climb the side of the lava boulders to get a distant view of mountains against blue sky and wild cloud textures. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, Audacity

And now for something completely different. There is too much to talk about here. I have discovered a new way to present 360 video. I hope you like it. It looks far better in my opinion, and it doesn't require you to drag the camera around to see every angle like before. I also experimented with speeding up long sections of the hike. This allowed a 43 minute video to cut down to 25 minutes, but without cutting out any hiking footage. In addition, I changed the presentation for the overlay of photos taken during the hike. This ATV trail is insanely steep, so a heavy breather! I wish I could go back and reformat all my TAP videos to this new format. At least new videos will have this new look. Camera: Insta360 One R Microphone: Sony PCM-M10 Software: Shotcut, FFMPEG, DaVinci Resolve, Capture One, Affinity Photo, Audacity

I took a walk along the beach near Lincoln City while on vacation with family. This is just a few seconds of waves.

Mom and I went on a short hike along a river. It was super scenic as all the flowers were in bloom, and various insects and critters were visible. Lots of butterflies, moths and bees were out pollinating. The water was super clear, and the ripples were hypnotic. Many downed trees filled the river, and flowers grew on them. This was not my normal livestreamed content, but prerecorded on my Samsung S23 Ultra. The video is raw and unedited, except to trim camera shake at end of each clip and combining clips together in the same order as they occurred.

Several family members are going for a beach walk this morning. I'll record at least part of the journey. Other than having fun and spending time with family, my goal is to collect some cool sand at the south end of the walk. I didn't get nearly enough last time I was here. I fiddled with Social Stream and IRL Pro, and I believe the settings for my chat overlay should look and function more to my liking. The sunset photo is from a walk I took last night. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Complications beyond number! After a grueling uphill slog I reached my first destination. There was zero signal for streaming there, so after hanging out for a while I targeted a second high place. The second place had a great signal. However, my normal and somewhat complicated multi-streaming setup wasn't working - like not at all. After a couple hours messing with settings to no avail, I opted to do a DLive exclusive stream. A while back they finally added a feature I had wanted for ages back when I streamed exclusively on DLIve - streaming directly from their app. I told myself I would try it out someday, and it came to mind after my technical difficulties. The app is pretty nice for a platform specific app. Very basic, but it shows chat and all the information I might want to see. The bitrate was surprisingly low, but that's because it streams at no higher resolution than 720P. The mosquitoes were awful today. The title is taken from Psalm 96 which I read on stream. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

Starting at 99.5% completion tonight, I'll probably attempt to beat Dracula. There is one more item I might farm for before that. I first played Castlevania Order of Ecclesia long ago, and my old brain won't remember all the details and secrets. Metroidvanias are my favorite type of game, and I'm a completionist, so it will take many hours and livestreams to get all the way through. No speedrunning here. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

In this fourth bookbinding episode, I prepare to glue the spines of twelve books that I previously aligned in book presses. The masking tape I used to secure the linen tapes was awful, so I'll retape them with the drafting tape I normally use. I forgot to cut mull for each book on the previous episode, so I'll start with that. First livestream experiment on Odysee. Video game remix music courtesy of http://ocremix.org

In today's episode I show the completed, large cabin journal. In spite of the panic during the cover gluing process in the previous episode the journal turned out great. Next I aligned the signatures of twelve sewn books and clamped them in book presses in preparation for gluing the spines. I am currently multi-streaming on Kick, DLive, Odysee, Glimesh & Trovo. Some of the platforms are just for nostalgia or experimentation. I would like to add Rumble to the livestreaming mix, so please give me a follow here if you want to see my content live on Rumble, rather than uploaded much later. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

To my surprise, it has been about a year and a half since I last worked on a book cover. At least that's what my spreadsheet shows. Perhaps it has a few missing lines. The book being worked on in this video is a special journal made for my parents' cabin. I am hoping to visit soon, and the current journal is completely full. I have been working on this journal for a long time, but have put off finishing it until now. The last step of gluing the cover pieces together and then attaching the text block was once the most stressful step of bookbinding. It became less stressful for several years after creating an ironed-out process. In this rare case I returned to experimentation, uncertainty and stress. Since the book is large I dreamed up varied spine engineering to hopefully support its extra weight. Everything was going smoothly with the cover fabrication until the very end. Things didn't work out quite as I hoped, and it was a near disaster. I rolled with the punches and produced a result that will hopefully turn out acceptable. It was a good learning experience, and I'll have some new ideas to try next time. I am currently multi-streaming on Kick, DLive, Odysee, Glimesh & Trovo. Some of the platforms are just for nostalgia or experimentation. I would like to add Rumble to the livestreaming mix, so please give me a follow here if you want to see my content live on Rumble, rather than uploaded much later. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.

After a long break from livestreaming I decided to get back into it. In this episode the cabin journal cover was started. The book boards were glued double-thick off camera beforehand. The boards were cut to size and sanded. Book cloth was made from painting canvas. This is an unedited livestream session, so unless you enjoy the relaxing vibe, you'll want to scrub through to find points of interest. I might eventually add chapters to uploads if anyone cares about them. I am currently multi-streaming on Kick, DLive, Odysee, Glimesh & Trovo. Some of the platforms are just for nostalgia or experimentation. I would like to add Rumble to the livestreaming mix, so please give me a follow here if you want to see my content live on Rumble, rather than uploaded much later. This is a replay of a full-length, unedited live stream.