mike susz
@mikesusz.dev
rural new hampshire dad, senior front-end developer at IBM.
my wife baked apple pies this morning and i made chex mix this afternoon so our house is smelling festive as heck
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
my wife baked apple pies this morning and i made chex mix this afternoon so our house is smelling festive as heck
now is the time of year where i will become unreasonably angry at trees.
(no, not like Spring. i have very valid reasons to be angry at them in the Spring).
(no, not like Spring. i have very valid reasons to be angry at them in the Spring).
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
now is the time of year where i will become unreasonably angry at trees.
(no, not like Spring. i have very valid reasons to be angry at them in the Spring).
(no, not like Spring. i have very valid reasons to be angry at them in the Spring).
tonight I sat out on my patio in an Adirondack chair, watching for shooting stars from various meteor showers and I saw a few of them and my family who joined me later saw a few also, and this was absolutely amazing
July 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
tonight I sat out on my patio in an Adirondack chair, watching for shooting stars from various meteor showers and I saw a few of them and my family who joined me later saw a few also, and this was absolutely amazing
that thing where you pick up your coffee cup, find that is already empty, and look at it like is has betrayed you.
June 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
that thing where you pick up your coffee cup, find that is already empty, and look at it like is has betrayed you.
actually Starbucks, “that first sip feeling” is pain. the fiery burning pain as if you handed me a cup of molten lava and it just immolated my tongue and the roof of my mouth.
the burning hot fire of a thousand suns.
plus nuttiness and a hint of caramel
the burning hot fire of a thousand suns.
plus nuttiness and a hint of caramel
May 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
actually Starbucks, “that first sip feeling” is pain. the fiery burning pain as if you handed me a cup of molten lava and it just immolated my tongue and the roof of my mouth.
the burning hot fire of a thousand suns.
plus nuttiness and a hint of caramel
the burning hot fire of a thousand suns.
plus nuttiness and a hint of caramel
since i hurt my back, i’m not able to go to PAX East this year. but i am excited that my wife got to take the kids, this will be her first time attending!
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
since i hurt my back, i’m not able to go to PAX East this year. but i am excited that my wife got to take the kids, this will be her first time attending!
don’t get too excited, but today i’ve spent some time going back to old crosswords (from before i subscribed) in apple news so i can do more crosswords
May 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
don’t get too excited, but today i’ve spent some time going back to old crosswords (from before i subscribed) in apple news so i can do more crosswords
that thing where it’s like seeing the same cat twice in The Matrix except it’s that some apps on your phone are in different places
April 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
that thing where it’s like seeing the same cat twice in The Matrix except it’s that some apps on your phone are in different places
i'm trying to get better with checking in here, but honestly without a client that remembers where you left off (why does the native client not do that?) it's tough to get traction. looks like tapbots is working on it, though!
March 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
i'm trying to get better with checking in here, but honestly without a client that remembers where you left off (why does the native client not do that?) it's tough to get traction. looks like tapbots is working on it, though!
sometimes I say dumb things and I don’t know why. Example: “should I make more coffee?”
February 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
sometimes I say dumb things and I don’t know why. Example: “should I make more coffee?”
things keep happening so quickly it's difficult to keep up with what to be terrified about
February 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
things keep happening so quickly it's difficult to keep up with what to be terrified about
i try to hide how difficult life is from my kids.
but sometimes…
sometimes i slip.
but sometimes…
sometimes i slip.
January 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
i try to hide how difficult life is from my kids.
but sometimes…
sometimes i slip.
but sometimes…
sometimes i slip.
new year, decided to procure a replacement computer for work (to replace my 2019 intel macbook pro) and they sent me a 2021 m1 mbp. not bad, glad to be on apple silicon, and haven’t heard a cooling fan yet.
no time to set it up though as several “challenged” projects are vying for my help. sigh.
no time to set it up though as several “challenged” projects are vying for my help. sigh.
January 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
new year, decided to procure a replacement computer for work (to replace my 2019 intel macbook pro) and they sent me a 2021 m1 mbp. not bad, glad to be on apple silicon, and haven’t heard a cooling fan yet.
no time to set it up though as several “challenged” projects are vying for my help. sigh.
no time to set it up though as several “challenged” projects are vying for my help. sigh.
wait you have to win a popularity contest before you’re willing to make a principled decision? sounds like you should stay on twitter.
When I reach 10,000 followers here I’ll stop posting on Twitter and make this my main social medium
January 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
wait you have to win a popularity contest before you’re willing to make a principled decision? sounds like you should stay on twitter.
my family arrived home expecting that i had recorded a hip-hop cover of a blink-182 song. i had to explain - no - while they were out, i was planning to _wrap_ All The Small Things.
December 24, 2024 at 8:01 PM
my family arrived home expecting that i had recorded a hip-hop cover of a blink-182 song. i had to explain - no - while they were out, i was planning to _wrap_ All The Small Things.
this morning i took my bucket of salt & sand to spread on a part of our cul-de-sac that’s always in the shade and currently glare ice. and i realized, my transformation is complete.
December 20, 2024 at 2:17 PM
this morning i took my bucket of salt & sand to spread on a part of our cul-de-sac that’s always in the shade and currently glare ice. and i realized, my transformation is complete.
big upgrade today. er, small upgrade today.
…significant upgrade today.
…significant upgrade today.
December 18, 2024 at 2:45 AM
big upgrade today. er, small upgrade today.
…significant upgrade today.
…significant upgrade today.
if you’re the kind of person who compares your own physical conditioning to the other people at the gym, and maybe feel bad about yourself - good news.
today i set the bar really low for you.
real, real low.
today i set the bar really low for you.
real, real low.
December 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM
if you’re the kind of person who compares your own physical conditioning to the other people at the gym, and maybe feel bad about yourself - good news.
today i set the bar really low for you.
real, real low.
today i set the bar really low for you.
real, real low.
moved a ton of stuff today.
December 7, 2024 at 12:32 AM
moved a ton of stuff today.
2hr delay for school here tomorrow, aka i do not have to wake up at 6am.
i might have to deal with snow removal several times throughout the morning, however.
i might have to deal with snow removal several times throughout the morning, however.
December 5, 2024 at 12:55 AM
2hr delay for school here tomorrow, aka i do not have to wake up at 6am.
i might have to deal with snow removal several times throughout the morning, however.
i might have to deal with snow removal several times throughout the morning, however.
last day of 4 days off. i haven’t had 4 days off in a row since last christmas. looking forward to all my vaca time in december, and vowing (once again) to use it more throughout the year in 2025.
December 1, 2024 at 3:45 PM
last day of 4 days off. i haven’t had 4 days off in a row since last christmas. looking forward to all my vaca time in december, and vowing (once again) to use it more throughout the year in 2025.
my thanksgiving trip with the boys fell through and we’re home and joined in my wife’s plan to get cook-at-home thanksgiving dinner from the local bbq smokehouse and my goodness we’re eating smoked turkey all weekend and taking naps (okay i’m the only one napping because they’re not smart enough)
November 30, 2024 at 4:14 AM
my thanksgiving trip with the boys fell through and we’re home and joined in my wife’s plan to get cook-at-home thanksgiving dinner from the local bbq smokehouse and my goodness we’re eating smoked turkey all weekend and taking naps (okay i’m the only one napping because they’re not smart enough)
may your holidays be as peaceful as mine is starting out to be.
(this won’t last, i’m enjoying it for as long as possible)
(this won’t last, i’m enjoying it for as long as possible)
November 28, 2024 at 12:21 AM
may your holidays be as peaceful as mine is starting out to be.
(this won’t last, i’m enjoying it for as long as possible)
(this won’t last, i’m enjoying it for as long as possible)
a bit of graupel here tonight.
November 24, 2024 at 11:35 PM
a bit of graupel here tonight.