# Lazy M 8 Ranch
I am Paul McCombs, husband, father of one, and Master GIS Analyst for King County Washington.

## Tales of Wrangling Geodata and Other Ramblings
=> gemlog/set-it-down.gmi 2026-06-27 I just want to set it down and pick it back up when I'm ready
=> gemlog/footnotes.gmi 2026-06-17 Using Foot Notes with Links in Gemini Files
=> gemlog/emacs-will-survive.gmi 2026-06-07 Emacs Will Survive
=> gemlog/utf-8-paste.gmi 2026-06-02 Tech Tip: When Pasting UTF-8 into Terminal Emacs Doesn't Work
=> gemlog/introduction-to-geminispace.gmi 2026-05-30 Paul's Introduction to Geminispace
=> gemlog/memory-hole.gmi 2025-09-06 Memory Hole

This gemlog is an evolution of my blog that started with discoveries, experiences and thoughts about working with Geographic data, and other nerdy endeavors at
=> https://geodatawrangler.lazym8.com/ Tales of Wrangling Geodata (web link)

## Gemini Mirrors
A collection of texts available on the world wide web that I am mirroring in Geminispace to reduce my links out to the world wide web.
=> mirror/gosling-crisis.gmi Excerpt of Wikipedia's Gosling Emacs article

## About Me and my Family
This section will eventually replace the content on my vanity website named after my Grandfather's former ranch near Orient Washington.
=> https://www.lazym8.com Lazy M 8 Ranch (web link)

### Photos
=> images/grandma_mccombs.webp My Grandma Glena McCombs (11k photo)
=> images/mccombs.webp Paul McCombs (19k photo)
=> images/alma_andrew.webp Alma Andrew McCombs (8k photo)
=> images/branding.webp Grandpa Al branding a cow (22k photo)
=> images/brand_reg.webp Historic Lazy M8 brand registration (12k image)

### McCombs Family Resources
=> rules.gmi Rules for the Lazy M8 Ranch's annual white elephant gift exchange
=> cookie.gmi Settler's Annual Supper Cookies are a family favorite
=> brothers.gmi The Brothers: short story by Mark Mccombs
=> swapmeet.gmi The Swap meet: short story by Mark Mccombs

### Where Else to Find Me on the Web
=> https://tiki.lazym8.com/ See more about me in The Tiki Lounge (web link)
=> https://mastodon.social/@mccombs mastodon.social @mccombs (web link)
=> https://osm.seattle.wa.us/ OpenStreetMap Seattle (web link)
=> https://maptimesea.github.io/ MaptimeSEA (web link)
=> https://cugos.org/ Cascadia Users of Geospatial Open Source (CUGOS)(web link)
=> https://www.meetup.com/puget-sound-qgis-users-group/ Puget Sound QGIS User's Group - On hiatus looking for a new organizer (web link)

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```

Updated 2026-07-21

# Hosting for this site is provided by:
=> http://sdf.org/ The SDF Public Access UNIX System (web link)