Blog posts and fragments from Outside The World. https://outsidetheworld.com/atom.xml 2026-07-14T19:00:00+00:00 RyanDavid Burningham https://outsidetheworld.com/ryandavid-burningham.html https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-07-14-the-midweek-weather.html 2026-07-14T19:00:00+00:00

The Skipping Stone Did you know that I love taking mushrooms? Settle that into your brainpan a little bit before I proceed. Ready? Without wading into far too much detail about the clinical side of life, I do have certai...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-07-09-what-the-shade-is-called.html 2026-07-09T19:00:00+00:00

Vocabulary is more than language. It is personal scripture. I. Noise Without Language This essay is about a painting. I framed the outline with that in mind. I had it nailed down. But at the end of it, I bet we will all...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-07-08-the-midweek-weather.html 2026-07-08T19:00:00+00:00

This entry about a concert wasn't supposed to be about a concert at all I am going to go back to my roots of organic, off the cuff writing once per week. While I am having the time of my life diving deep into the realms...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-07-02-religion-fills-me-with-anger-god-does-not.html 2026-07-05T19:00:00+00:00

P.S.: agency is not an excuse for lazy certainty. About a week ago, Meta’s algorithm found it necessary to present me with a Facebook post. It arrived wearing the colors of religion. And while that made the whole thing m...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-07-01-who-is-taking-care-of-the-thing-that-took-care-of-us.html 2026-07-01T19:00:00+00:00

How the children of cartridges inherited a medium increasingly shaped by risk. When I was 10 years old, just after school ended on a cold winter Friday, I walked into the local movie rental store off of 500 south in Boun...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-06-18-every-solution-has-an-expiration-date.html 2026-06-18T19:00:00+00:00

On adulthood, technological fragility, and the exhaustion beneath adaptation. I've had some less than casual observations lately about the world we find ourselves in. This began as a stream of thought essay, so prepare y...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-06-05-the-crucible-of-continuous-revelation.html 2026-06-07T19:00:00+00:00

Navigating Same Sex Relationships Within the Restoration A Note Before You Read This essay is the result of weeks of research, meditation, prayer, and revision. It is also the result of a much longer struggle: my attempt...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-06-01-different-mercies-of-the-same-light.html 2026-06-01T19:00:00+00:00

A night alone in the desert, the Milky Way, and a glimpse of heaven’s hidden unity It is a rare occasion for me to be truly solitary. However, two Fridays back, an unexpected stillness settled in: my wife was away on her...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-05-28-painted-worlds.html 2026-05-28T19:00:00+00:00

I grew up alongside Nintendo. Not in the abstract way people say they “grew up with” something now, when what they mostly mean is that it was around. I mean Nintendo was part of the geography of my childhood. It lived in...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-04-19-just-well-updating.html 2026-04-19T19:00:00+00:00

If I've been quiet , it's for a good reason. If I've neglected this site, know that I've focused my energies elsewhere. The frgmnts app is nearing a state of readiness that I didn't think was possible in the short time o...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-04-12-introducing-frgmnts.html 2026-04-12T19:00:00+00:00

Something has been bothering me for a long time. Not in a vague, ambient way in the specific way that eventually makes a person stop complaining and start building. The social apps I use the ones most of us use were not...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-04-03-not-in-my-nature.html 2026-04-03T19:00:00+00:00

I hate keeping secrets. I don't hate the actual secrets themselves, but I have a hard time tamping them down. There is, after all, an art to timing, and value to be found in well aged and mature processes. And I do love...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-03-31-just-checking-in-y-all.html 2026-03-31T19:00:00+00:00

The sheer volume of projects I have going right now is keeping me from attending to the most sincere and critical areas of OTW right now, but I promise it'll be worth it. Stay close to this feed for more information in t...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260328191700000--definitely-not-me-at-costco.html 2026-03-28T19:17:00+00:00

Definitely not me at Costco.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260328153600000--it-has-a-pulse.html 2026-03-28T15:36:00+00:00

It has a pulse.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260328060700000--let-s-see-if-we-can-bring-this-dream.html 2026-03-28T06:07:00+00:00

Let's see if we can bring this dream to life, shall we?

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260328014000000--always-want.html 2026-03-28T01:40:00+00:00

Always want.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260327195700000--apple-finally-discontinued-the-mac-pro-after-20.html 2026-03-27T19:57:00+00:00

Apple finally discontinued the Mac Pro after 20 years. The writing was on the wall...it languished with the M2 Ultra since '23 and was surpassed by the Mac Studio with the M3 Ultra...

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-03-27-50-best-apple-products.html 2026-03-27T19:00:00+00:00

A wonderful bit of nostalgia bait posted to The Verge today. And they did it in the best way possible: a pitch perfect recreation of the Classic Mac OS. I wish I had more experience with the products the staff chose; ite...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260327151100000--guess-who-s-back.html 2026-03-27T15:11:00+00:00

Guess who's back?

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260327062300000--too-much-just-too-much-sometimes-also-i.html 2026-03-27T06:23:00+00:00

Too much. Just too much sometimes. Also I want frozen yogurt.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260326015100000--just-casually-responding-to-no-one-in-particular.html 2026-03-26T01:51:00+00:00

Just casually responding to no one in particular… You can have many Diet Cokes before approaching the realm of what folks call an "addiction". Approach that definition of "many" ho...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260324210300000--interesting-developments-afoot-stay-tuned.html 2026-03-24T21:03:00+00:00

Interesting developments afoot. Stay tuned.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260324161700000--each-new-day-brings-new-challenges-and-opportunities.html 2026-03-24T16:17:00+00:00

Each new day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn. Keep your eyes open, listen to your friends. Don't dismiss their questions as annoyances or as trivia. Use it instead...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260323232000000--it-s-4pm-brain-zaps-brain-zaps-brain-zaps.html 2026-03-23T23:20:00+00:00

It's 4pm! Brain zaps brain zaps brain zaps brain zaps brain zaps etc etc etc etc

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260323211200000--listening-to-billie-eilish-is-never-a-bad.html 2026-03-23T21:12:00+00:00

Listening to Billie Eilish is never a bad idea.

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-03-23-a-map-of-the-sleeping-mind.html 2026-03-23T19:00:00+00:00

Like most dreams, it just begins; dropped into the frame like an afterthought. What I see is familiar: cracked asphalt laid down decades ago, its surface buckled by gnarled tree roots and years of forgotten traffic. Fade...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260323072500000--a-full-day-s-work-was-done-today-time.html 2026-03-23T07:25:00+00:00

A full day's work was done today. Time for bed.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260322222900000--just-wrote-a-dilly-of-a-whopper-to.html 2026-03-22T22:29:00+00:00

Just wrote a dilly of a whopper. To be published later. Why am I so weird?

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260322013000000--testing-hoping-i-didn-t-break-this-feed.html 2026-03-22T01:30:00+00:00

Testing, hoping I didn't break this feed!

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260322013000000--my-domain-is-old-enough-to-rent-a.html 2026-03-22T01:30:00+00:00

My domain is old enough to rent a car.

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-03-21-back-in-the-saddle-pt-2.html 2026-03-21T19:00:00+00:00

I think it's beyond time to swing this blog a little toward the positive side. So, what to talk about? Why, one of my favorite little hobbies since my youth: cycling. Back in July of '22, I posted a quiet note to Instagr...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260321050100000--movie-good-statement-happy-happy-happy.html 2026-03-21T05:01:00+00:00

Movie good statement. Happy happy happy

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260321003500000--btw-the-fragments-posted-in-this-feed-are.html 2026-03-21T00:35:00+00:00

BTW! The fragments posted in this feed are all real. Well, except the OTW Bot. They are a figment of my imagination. Now, those ads you may see? Totally a joke.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260321003500000--a-new-visitor-has-entered-the-chat.html 2026-03-21T00:35:00+00:00

A new visitor has entered the chat…

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260320221900000--ads-on-my-own-social-media-page-how.html 2026-03-20T22:19:00+00:00

Ads?? On my own social media page??? How dare I put fake ads on my very real, very amazing site.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260320060300000--11-11pm-and-i-m-in-bed-on-my-phone.html 2026-03-20T06:03:00+00:00

11:11pm and I'm in bed. On my phone, but in bed.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260320053400000--you-would-not-believe-what-one-can-accomplish.html 2026-03-20T05:34:00+00:00

You would not believe what one can accomplish if they simply choose not to sleep.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260320000300000--i-can-neither-confirm-nor-deny-what-my.html 2026-03-20T00:03:00+00:00

I can neither confirm nor deny what my thoughts are on bedtime, tonight. I would like to ask for 6 extra hours today, however.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260319150800000--both-my-body-and-mind-feel-heavy-today.html 2026-03-19T15:08:00+00:00

Both my body and mind feel heavy today. An inescapable emotion of lack. Fighting against the kindness of gravity today feels burdensome. I am left in a vacuum of nameless want and...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260319031800000--oh-goodie-it-s-that-magical-time-of-year.html 2026-03-19T03:18:00+00:00

Oh goodie! It's that magical time of year when we use A/C all the time in all the buildings, and I wear sweatshirts inside.

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-03-18-resistance-the-primary.html 2026-03-18T19:00:00+00:00

Tags: family Preface What spills forth below is the end result of the 649 days in between this very moment and the day my mom crossed the bridge to her next journey. It is the compendium of waking up relentlessly exhaust...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260318185400000--reposing-in-the-vacuum-of-silence-not-comfortably.html 2026-03-18T18:54:00+00:00

Reposing in the vacuum of silence. Not comfortably, I might add.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260317195800000--in-the-taco-bell-drive-through-pondering-email.html 2026-03-17T19:58:00+00:00

In the Taco Bell drive through, pondering email continuity. Maybe I'll focus on my order instead.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260317160900000--if-we-only-understood-the-fragile-lattice-work.html 2026-03-17T16:09:00+00:00

If we only understood the fragile lattice work separating functional technologies from complete societal collapse. On second thought, let's stay naive.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260317160800000--drumming-up-an-idea-for-a-new-blog.html 2026-03-17T16:08:00+00:00

Drumming up an idea for a new blog post. May have to dig deep into the memories.

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260317052200000--10-22pm-and-i-m-fixing-bugs-in-the-code.html 2026-03-17T05:22:00+00:00

10:22pm, and I’m fixing bugs in the code. Bugs related to emoji. 🤷

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260317001300000--there-ought-to-be-a-prohibition-on-using.html 2026-03-17T00:13:00+00:00

There ought to be a prohibition on using the letters “DR” on a custom license plate. Unless it’s followed by “PEPPER”, or your credentials are pasted to your rear window. Otherwise...

https://outsidetheworld.com/fragments/20260317001200000--faith-matters-podcasts-legit.html 2026-03-17T00:12:00+00:00

Faith Matters podcasts? Legit.

https://outsidetheworld.com/archive/2026-03-16-just-a-midnights-summary.html 2026-03-16T19:00:00+00:00

I've been busy here at OTW lately. Some things you may have noticed: 1. A brand new page, strictly for short form thoughts. I call it fragments. It's clearly inspired by Twitter/X. 2. A reformatted index/main page. I lov...