<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chris Vogt – Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software Engineer in San Francisco blogging about code, photography and piano music.]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me</link><generator>Gatsby 5</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:54:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chrisvogt.me" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><docs>https://www.chrisvogt.me</docs><item><title><![CDATA[January 2026 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy new year! January 2026 had me bouncing between San Francisco, Palm Springs, and Phoenix. 🌉 San Francisco
Chinatown

We took the T…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/january-2026</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lullaby of Birdland with Trevor Clay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back on August 2nd, I was visiting Tempe, Arizona and met up with Trevor Clay, a talented singer who lives in Phoenix. We spent some time…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/lullaby-of-birdland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/lullaby-of-birdland</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[October 2025 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The warmest months in San Francisco are said to be September and October. It's during these months that the city really comes to life with…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/october-2025</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[September 2025 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[This marks my fourth monthly recap, a writing practice I began in June 2025 as a way to reflect on the month's experiences through…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/september-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/september-2025</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 2025 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my second monthly recap, a monthly writing ritual I started June 2025 where I recap the month work in a topic-organized journal…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/july-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/july-2025</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 2025 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my first now page update — a look back at what I've been up to this month. 🎯 June Overview

June has been all about revisiting old…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/june-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/june-2025</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puerto Rico, Colombia & the Southern Caribbean: My 2025 Cruise]]></title><description><![CDATA[In April I took a long break from work to travel through the Caribbean with a group of friends. We sailed aboard Virgin Voyages’ Resilient…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/resilient-lady-colombia-caribbean</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/resilient-lady-colombia-caribbean</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing Teacher Salaries Across the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I put together a simple visualization comparing public school teacher pay across all 50 U.S. states. I originally made it…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/teacher-salary-info</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/teacher-salary-info</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here and Now (Luther Vandross) — 10 Years Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years ago today, I uploaded a piano cover of Here and Now by Luther Vandross that I recorded in one of the practice rooms at Phoenix…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/piano-covers/here-and-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/piano-covers/here-and-now</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Piano Repertoire: Songs, Sheet Music, and Performance Notes]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a long time, I kept a running list of songs I wanted to learn on piano in a plain text file. Nothing fancy—just a quick way to jot…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/my-piano-repertoire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/my-piano-repertoire</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piano Practice Sessions: "Ebb Tide" (Instrumental Cover)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, 👋 I want to share a new piano cover that I recorded a few months ago: "Ebb Tide." This is an instrumental version of a classic song…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/piano-covers/ebb-tide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/piano-covers/ebb-tide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:14:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the Caribbean on Virgin's Valiant Lady: The Mayan Sol Cruise]]></title><description><![CDATA[In July 2024, I embarked on a journey aboard Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady. I did their 5-night Mayan Sol sailing from Miami to Costa Maya,…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/virgin-caribbean-cruise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/virgin-caribbean-cruise</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Run This Blog for Less Than $2 a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[This website currently costs me $1.79 per month to keep online. If you include my personal email account, I spend $8.99 to maintain my…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/meta/2024-my-website-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/meta/2024-my-website-costs</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Alaska and Victoria, Canada on my 2022 Family Vacation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September 2022, I embarked on a 7-night Alaskan cruise with my family on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas. We sailed from Seattle…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/alaska-victoria</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/alaska-victoria</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Belize: Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, and the Belize Barrier Reef]]></title><description><![CDATA[In July 2023, I spent the first week exploring Belize with my partner on his family's "let's travel somewhere outside of the country…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/belize</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/belize</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviving "Starry": An Original Song I Wrote and Recorded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, 👋 I want to share a song that I wrote in the 2000s called "Starry." At the time, I was renting a band practice room in Tempe, Arizona,…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/starry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/starry</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 21:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Evolution of My Personal Website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Building this website has been a personal hobby project of mine for the last 12 years. Over time, the code behind this app has grown in both…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/meta/2024-evolution-of-this-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/meta/2024-evolution-of-this-blog</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piano Practice Session: "My Love" by Paul and Linda McCartney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, 👋 I want to share a piano practice session featuring a song that's become a bit of an obsession for me over the last few years: "My…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2024-my-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2024-my-love</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A House Is Not A Home - Piano Practice Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I recently spent a weekend afternoon practicing "A House is Not A Home" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David on my piano at home. It…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2024-a-house-is-not-a-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2024-a-house-is-not-a-home</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 21:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold Little Heart (Michael Kiwanuka) Piano Practice Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, I wanted to share a quick piano practice session with you. On November 11, 2022, I spent some time practicing "Cold Little…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2022-cold-little-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2022-cold-little-heart</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bike Ride Video: Mission to Golden Gate Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[A casual Sunday ride through San Francisco on March 27, 2021. Starting in the Mission District, I followed The Wiggle—a bike-friendly route…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/videos/bike-rides/bike-ride-mission-wiggle-golden-gatee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/videos/bike-rides/bike-ride-mission-wiggle-golden-gatee</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nights In White Satin (Piano Cover) – The Moody Blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, I'm excited to share another piano practice session with you. Lately, I've been drawn to the timeless melodies of the 60s and…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/nights-in-white-satin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/nights-in-white-satin</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Music: 2020 Intro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Returning to Music I'm thrilled to share my reconnection with the world of music-making. It's been five years since my last recorded song, a…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2020-intro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/2020-intro</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 2020 Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[2019 has ended and 2020 is charging away. Here are some notable things from last year. Visited Atlanta, Birmingham AL, New York City…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/my-goals-for-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/personal/my-goals-for-2020</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas 2019 in Los Angeles]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year I spent the second half of Christmas week exploring the beaches in Los Angeles. Following are some of my favorite shots from the…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/christmas-2019-in-la</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/christmas-2019-in-la</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WorldPride NYC 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year I was in New York City for Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019, which recognized the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/world-pride-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/travel/world-pride-2019</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here, There and Everywhere Piano Cover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Me playing a jazz rendition of "Here, There and Everywhere", recorded on a Nikon dSLR and an iPhone. Using YouTube, I figured out how to…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/piano-covers/here-there-everywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/music/piano-covers/here-there-everywhere</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello, 🌎]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a software engineer in San Francisco who is enthusiastic about books, cameras, code, dogs, and music. In 2016 I moved to San Francisco…]]></description><link>https://www.chrisvogt.me/meta/hello-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.chrisvogt.me/meta/hello-world</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>