{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1", "title": "Des Paroz Micro Thoughts", "icon": "https://micro.blog/desparoz/avatar.jpg", "home_page_url": "https://www.desparoz.me/", "feed_url": "https://www.desparoz.me/feed.json", "items": [ { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/03/11/be-bold-be.html", "title": "Be Bold. Be Brief. Be Gone. ", "content_html": "
Be Bold: How a Marine Corps Hero Broke Barriers for Women at War tells the story of Major Megan McClung, a USMC Public Affairs Officer. Maj McClung was by accounts a pioneer who simply refused to acknowledge the existence of any form of glass ceiling.
\n\nAs a Marine PAO, Maj McClung had a simple piece of advice for fellow Marines when providing briefings to senior officers or engaging with the media:
\n\n\n\n\nBe Bold. Be Brief. Be Gone.
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This book is an easy read that tells the story of one PAO’s journey.
\n\nFinished reading: Be Bold by Tom Sileo 📚
\n", "date_published": "2024-03-11T17:09:16+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/03/11/be-bold-be.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/03/09/finished-reading-compulsory.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: Compulsory: A Murderbot Story by Martha Wells 📚
\n\nA great short story and a wonderful intro to the Murderbot series.
\n", "date_published": "2024-03-09T08:34:34+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/03/09/finished-reading-compulsory.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/03/07/finished-reading-the.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: The Defector by Chris Hadfield 📚
\n\nA gripping read and a wonderful follow up to The Apollo Murders. Entertaining from cover to cover. Recommended.
\n", "date_published": "2024-03-07T19:13:09+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/03/07/finished-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/03/07/virgin-australia-will.html", "content_html": "Virgin Australia Will Introduce Australia’s First Pet-Friendly Cabin Travel
\n\nI get it that 70% of Australian households have pets, and that (most) pet owners love their pets, but I really can only see this going wrong in oh so many ways…
\n", "date_published": "2024-03-07T19:08:14+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/03/07/virgin-australia-will.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/02/24/finished-reading-jinx.html", "title": "Finished Reading: Jinx by Matt Gemmell", "content_html": "Can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this book by @mattgemmell. The Kestrel series is a great series of sci-fi thrillers, with really compelling characters and imaginative plot-lines mixed with storylines that balance with real-world scenarios and futuristic sci-fi.
\n\nFor those who work in security space, Jinx is a though-provoking example of #FICINT. The #AI scenario is certainly futuristic, but the political backdrop is very easy to imagine playing out.
\n\nWell worth a read. And when you do decide to read it, buy an autographed ebook version of Jinx from Matt’s website.
\n\nFinished reading: Jinx by Matt Gemmell 📚
\n", "date_published": "2024-02-24T19:58:32+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/02/24/finished-reading-jinx.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/02/11/finished-reading-i.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: I Have the Watch by Jon Rennie 📚
\n\nFast, easy read. Some good leadership principles from both a military and a business perspective.
\n", "date_published": "2024-02-11T09:43:53+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/02/11/finished-reading-i.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/01/26/great-to-see.html", "content_html": "Great to see David Elliott, OAM, founder of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs near Winton, Qld, announced as the Australian Local Hero.
\n\nApart from being an amazing dinosaur, the Age of Dinosaurs is also home to the Jump Up, one of Australia’s four designated Dark Sky Places.
\n", "date_published": "2024-01-26T10:26:44+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/01/26/great-to-see.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/01/21/finished-reading-system.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: System Collapse by Martha Wells 📚
\n\nAnother great read in the Murderbot series. Especially enjoyed in this one the conscious shift to not killing by the Murderbot, and how they used a variety of non-kinetic effects to achieve outcomes with minimal loss of life.
\n", "date_published": "2024-01-21T16:10:56+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/01/21/finished-reading-system.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/01/21/finished-reading-shorin.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: Shorin Ryu Seibukan by Zenpo Shimabukuro 📚Re-read this comprehensive work on the Karate of Kyan Chotoku. Lots of great information in this book
\n", "date_published": "2024-01-21T16:07:38+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/01/21/finished-reading-shorin.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/01/18/congratulations-mattgemmell-on.html", "content_html": "Congratulations @mattgemmell on the release of third in the Kestrel book series, Jinx.
\n\nI have been eagerly awaiting the third installment, and it has been placed straight to the top of want to read list.
\n\n\n", "date_published": "2024-01-18T18:00:00+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/01/18/congratulations-mattgemmell-on.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/01/17/finished-s-for.html", "content_html": "Finished S4, For all Mankind. - by John Birmingham
\n\n\n\n\nBut if you are looking for an epic decade spanning saga, with a huge dollop of What If, this is your jam.
\n
@birmo.bsky.social nailed it. S4 of For All Mankind was an outstanding season of one of the best sci-fi series currently in production (and there are some great ones currently). It has gone from strength to strength since S1E01.
\n", "date_published": "2024-01-17T07:50:11+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2024/01/17/finished-s-for.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2024/01/12/year-in-books.html", "title": "Year in books for 2023", "content_html": "Here are the books I finished reading in 2023.
\n\nSome really good books among these and I enjoyed and/or learned something from each of them.
\n\n\n\n\nFinished reading: The Shattered Skies by John Birmingham 📚
\n\nAn absolutely brilliant read. So many Easter Eggs for sci-fi fans, naval history buffs and, well, pretty much everyone.
\n", "date_published": "2023-12-27T09:29:00+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/27/finished-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/12/20/currently-reading-the.html", "content_html": "Currently reading: The Shattered Skies by John Birmingham 📚
\n\nBirmingham’s books are great reads that keep you engaged and make you think. Loving this one—especially with all the Naval references
\n", "date_published": "2023-12-20T13:07:01+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/20/currently-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/12/20/finished-reading-the.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: The First Astronomers by Duane Hamacher 📚
\n\nWhat a fascinating and informative read. The depth of indigenous knowledge is astounding
\n", "date_published": "2023-12-20T13:03:30+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/20/finished-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/12/20/crux-and-aurora.html", "content_html": "Crux and Aurora
\n\nThis past weekend provided an interesting opportunity with clear summer skies and a chance of aurora australis. So I headed to Williamsdale Road south of Canberra. This image is a blend of two images—a tracked sky image and a non-tracked foreground image.
\n\nView on DesParoz.com
\n\n\n", "date_published": "2023-12-20T10:16:22+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/20/crux-and-aurora.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/12/11/a-great-story.html", "content_html": "A great story by @mattgemmell in his weekly short story. Do yourself a favour and subscribe if you haven’t already.
\n\n\n", "date_published": "2023-12-11T19:48:54+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/11/a-great-story.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/12/07/the-bush-capital.html", "content_html": "The Bush Capital
\n\nAustralia’s capital, Canberra, is known as the Bush Capital.\nAn inland capital in a land famously girt by sea, Canberra is surrounded by rugged bushland, weaving in from the fringes to the city centre.
\n\n\n", "date_published": "2023-12-07T23:05:58+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/07/the-bush-capital.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/12/07/finished-reading-the.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: The Cruel Stars by John Birmingham 📚
\n\nI loved this gripping first part of a sci-fi trilogy by John Birmingham
\n", "date_published": "2023-12-07T18:26:24+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/12/07/finished-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/11/24/finished-reading-collins.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: Collins Night Sky by Storm Dunlop 📚
\n", "date_published": "2023-11-24T04:34:50+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/11/24/finished-reading-collins.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/11/24/finished-reading-the.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: The End of Night by Paul Bogard 📚
\n", "date_published": "2023-11-24T04:14:59+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/11/24/finished-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/11/20/road-to-burra.html", "content_html": "Road to Burra
\n\nThis oft-photographed tree lies on the southern outskirts of Canberra. With the city lights behind you, and a clear view to the south, this can be a great spot for shooting the Milky Way, star trails and perhaps aurora australis.
\n\n\n\n\n", "date_published": "2023-11-20T19:54:17+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/11/20/road-to-burra.html", "tags": ["Photography"] }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/11/11/finished-reading-the.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: The Secret by Lee Child 📚
\n", "date_published": "2023-11-11T06:44:09+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/11/11/finished-reading-the.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/11/08/finished-reading-astrophysics.html", "content_html": "Finished reading: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Series) by Neil de Grasse Tyson 📚
\n\nA very approachable read of some real deep matter
\n", "date_published": "2023-11-08T17:16:56+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/11/08/finished-reading-astrophysics.html" }, { "id": "http://desparoz.micro.blog/2023/11/08/a-very-useful.html", "content_html": "A very useful overview of the techniques, equipment and mindset required for night sky photography.
\n\nFinished reading: The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography by Mike Shaw 📚
\n", "date_published": "2023-11-08T17:14:50+11:00", "url": "https://www.desparoz.me/2023/11/08/a-very-useful.html" } ] }