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I’m approaching a series of weeks with movie watching opportunities and even some rainy days in the forecast. As such, I was excited to check in on the IndieWeb Movie Club for selection possibilities and motivation to post. Since there was not entry yet for September, I’m happy to add my first nomination to the club with Mon Oncle (1958).

I was introduced to this at The Vista theater earlier this year and it is my favorite of 2026 so far. It’s easy watching with a slow and steady pace. Here’s my initial review from first watch,

Much easier than Brazil with extra french whimsy and inspired garden party plastics. Recurring atmospheric characters make for a delightfully thoughtful world bridging physical comedy of the past.

The sound is also delightful at times so recommend a good listening environment if available.

Enjoy! Please let me know if you decide to post about it and would enjoy a round-up link. I’ll also get a video chat scheduled around the end of September to chat about it for anyone interested.

A version is also available on YouTube thanks T!

Thanks for participating!

Strawberry mountain loop hike

Realtime location updates might be available at https://share.garmin.com/mikehere

• John Day – Nearest city
  • 3h40min from Richland
  • Strawberry Mountain Trailhead is 4+ hours and 4wd recommended for last 10 miles
• USFS Strawberry Wilderness Info
• Clockwise route
  • Strawberry Mountain loop clockwise folder on GaiaGPS
    • Caltopo
  • day 1 – high lake ( gaiagps detail )
    • 7 miles
    • 2651 ascent
    • 967 descent
  • day 2 – summit and strawberry spring ( gaiagps detail )
    • 6.46 miles
    • 1679 ascent
    • 1138 descent
  • day 3 – spring to trailhead descent ( gaiagps detail )
    • 4.65 miles
    • All downhill
    • 2155 descent

• Trip reports
  • general maps
    • https://www.hellscanyon.org/blue-mountains-trail/trips/strawberry-wilderness-loop-on-the-bmt
  • clockwise
    • https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/destinations/parks-forests-wildlife-areas/three-days-in-the-strawberry-mountain-wilderness/
  • counterclockwise
    • https://www.cleverhiker.com/backpacking/strawberry-mountain-wilderness-loop-backpacking-guide/
• Weather
  • Elev. 8143 ft
    • High 70 Low 50
    • 44.32°N 118.71°W (Elev. 8143 ft)
    • https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-118.789&lat=44.295
  • Elev. 5600 ft
    • High 80 Low 50
    • 44.29°N 118.8°W (Elev. 5600 ft)
    • https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-118.789&lat=44.295
  • Smoke
    • Windy Air Quality Forecast

Nearby Attractions

• Crane springs
  • https://www.cranehotsprings.com/

Post Hike Transit to CdA – Daily

• 3pm from Pasco for $27-30 by bus to Spokane arrives at 5pm
• 9pm from Pasco for $21-28 by train to Spokane arries 12:17am

Howdy from WordCamp US 2024 contributors day in Portland, Oregon.

It’s great seeing so many familiar faces this morning and diving right into improving the web with WordPress.

My focus today continues with exploring geo-social activity in the fediverse, and extending WordPress as an authoring tool for fediverse content.

This post is expected to include place data for Oregon Convention Center and WordCamp US like the following,

  "location": {
    "type": "Place",
    "name": "WordCamp US",
    "longitude": "-122.663228",
    "latitude": "45.528283",
    "country": "USA"
  },

It might also federate from fediverse identity @herebox.org .

Afternoon focus areas:

• Use custom fields for location details
• Consider integration paths for existing location plugins
• Discuss options for consuming place data
• Discuss options for opting in to place data

Code diff at https://github.com/here/wordpress-activitypub/compare/master…feature/arrivals-locations-init

More info and ongoing reference links on page activitypub location sharing.

Publishing a first attempt at a federated post from @[email protected] to facilitate FediForum session titled “WordPress as Content Authoring Tool for Fediverse” FediForum conference running on open space technology .

This session is intended to support additional discussion specific to adding social location data into Fediverse content, with potential to use WordPress as an example authoring tool.

Federation of this post made possible by WordPress activitypub plugin authored by @[email protected] . I hope to be working on extending these tools at WordCamp USA contributor day next Tuesday in Portland, Oregon.