: I hope this email never finds you.
: I’m loving how half-baked iOS 26 UI feels so far. I can handle the new design language. I don’t love …
: Not every Monday can be a banger. Today is.. fine. My 5 hour meeting turned into a 3 hour meeting …
: I love the day of a major phone software update. I have very cold hands and it’s nice to have a hand …
: In the car behind a regular-ass Suburban with limousine license plates. Who you fooling, buddy?
: Oldest had his first bad scene at a middle school birthday party yesterday. He wasn’t involved in …
: I, the parent of the year, just gave my 7yo an oatmeal cream pie for breakfast as calories of last …
: The most welcome words for the weekend “Drop-off birthday party.”
: Wordle’s dictionary has been dipping into the romance novels a bit, I’m afraid.
: I thought we were out of wine, but we were only out of cheap wine.
: The office has installed noise machines to make it harder to accidentally overhear conversations …
: Love a morning where I get to explain what amber alert means to my elementary age kids. Do better, …
: I am somehow out of wine. What a week.
: Proud of the progress oldest made fixing a bunch of missing grades for his first 9 weeks of middle …
: I didn’t want to speak too soon yesterday, but Monday really knocked it out of the park this week.
: The coffee truck an acquaintance runs was at the kids’ school today! It was fun hanging out with …
: The kids are threatening to tattle on each other to me about stuff they’re arguing about. But they …
: Kids are playing with some FRS radios: Oldest: “Do you read me? Do you read me?” Youngest: “You’re …
: Oldest has reached the “.. and find out” portion of his middle school homework journey.
: I’m going to wind up spending most of this afternoon working from the drivers seat of my car. Thank …
: I’m so caffeinated right now I can almost keep my eyes open!
: Back on my lions mane infused coffee until I run out. Stuff is expensive, and I don’t plan to buy …
: Hey you. Yeah, you. You’re gonna kill it today. I believe in you.
: Cut the roof of my mouth on a chip, and I’m pretty sure they’re going to have to amputate.
: It’s cold in our house, and I’m in heaven. I love blanket season!
: My dogs have been subjected to water torture(1) and imprisonment without cause(2) this morning. 1: …
: Went to the grocery store tonight without realizing I looked like I’d been surviving on a desert …
: I’m really glad to see the art thieves at Anthropic pay a little something for their their …
: I feel like the future holds a short nap followed closely by a long nap.
: My wife sent me a video of someone getting a “freckle” tattoo in the shape of a heart. Being me, I …
: I can’t believe it’s already almost Friday. This week got completely lost in books and …
: Did some cool nerd shit for work this week. Been telling everyone it would be cool if we did it. Now …
: Watched most of the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds over the weekend. It’s starting to …
: I technically only ever had one glass of wine tonight. Maybe I topped it off a.. couple times. I …
: I had a dream I was in a musical production where I played the secondary love interest of a …
: Burned the brush pile that collected over the summer. I’m about to fall asleep watching the last …
: AI is revolutionary. Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
: 7yo told me today he’s tired of dad jokes and he’s been tired of them for a long time. I said “Hi …
: I’m trying to finish off the drinks I don’t like from a bunch of variety packs of energy drinks …
: It’s almost time for second breakfast.
: This is your occasional reminder than Alanis Morissette and Uncle Joey from Full House probably had …
: I had a dream I was playing cribbage last night. This is only interesting because I don’t know …
: Ran out of oat milk for my coffee at work. Having some luck mixing in chocolate protein shake …
: I have “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morisette and the fact the song is about Dave Coulier stuck in my …
: Struggling with the compulsion to pull on my stitches a week early. Winning the struggle. For now.
: Cut my thumb on the lid to a metal can today. Three stitches. ⭐️⭐️
: Finished reading: Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Day two of school with minimal tears. Fingers crossed day three will go as well.
: I kinda think I might covertly adopt my aunt’s heeler one day.
: Kids had a single day of school last week, and everyone already seems to have a cold. Missed this.
: My 8yo daughter just called me “bruh”
: Finished reading: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas 📚
: Finished reading: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Our two elementary age kids both have teachers we feel good about this year. Whew!
: Tried honey-butter squid snacks a second time to make sure they aren’t for me. They aren’t for me.
: It’s not a “pre-game” it’s “the meeting before the meeting.”
: I spent an alarming amount of time in the shower this morning trying to figure out what tool I use …
: 7 is super stressed that he has his first wiggly tooth, and doesn’t know what to expect from it.
: I was so incredibly sick yesterday. Thankfully I woke up today feeling almost normal.
: I'm testing out photo uploads in ME This is a test post. It’s cute, so enjoy it.. but it’s still a test.
: Gallery Photos in Syracuse Wildflowers Armory NY
: Vacation Photo Dump #1 I wish I did a better job of taking photos when we’re out and about, but I keep getting distracted …
: Playing catchup with my bookshelves in Epilogue today. Whee.
: Currently reading: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Currently reading: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas 📚
: Currently reading: The Complete Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe 📚
: Finished reading: Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Finished reading: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: 8, née 7 woke up sick on her birthday. Being a trooper about it.
: Finished reading: Confessions of a CIA Spy by Peter Warmka 📚
: Currently reading: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Finished reading: Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: I learned the correct pronunciation of the word “satiety” last week, and now I keep catching myself …
: It took a couple weeks, but I finally managed to throw out the wadded napkin in my jacket pocket.
: That time 6 hid a knife in a breadstick.
: Sometimes you just gotta let the kids chase that happy.
: 6yo keeps shouting “WAR MACHINE” and giggling from his bedroom at bedtime. I refuse to investigate …
: There’s a tiny bit of snow coming for us this afternoon. Taking bets we close school.
: Back to work tomorrow for the first time since … sometime in December. I don’t actually remember any …
: Opened Apple News to find a recommended article by People Magazine reporting on a Reddit AITA post. …
: I expected a lot of challenges when we decided to become parents. I didn’t expect one of them to be …
: Me: Do you like milk? 6: Yeah! Me: Name every milk. 6: I’m not gonna do that.
: My cousin proposed to his girlfriend tonight just after his dad read a poem he wrote about a magic …
: Picked up some espresso from a local roaster I’ve been meaning to try for ages. ☕️ I think they’re …
: I ordered two packages on the same day. One is from NJ and the other from Ukraine. Guess which is …
: When you really want to put your finger on society’s pulse, you analyze Pornhub searches. …
: Apple News+ Crossword Mini: Thursday, Dec 12, 2024
: My wife and I got ourselves an espresso machine for Christmas. It arrived at 8:00pm. I made and …
: I let my Duolingo streak expire. I’m not sure why it’s so important to the app and its developers …
: I’ve told some people the last couple days I don’t enjoy the cold. You and I are close enough for me …
: This Christmas spirit feels a lot like a migraine.
: Apparently falling asleep at my desk is my strategy for using up residual office leave in 2024.
: There’s no sleep better than the sleep of someone who dozed off listening to an audiobook.
: My Spotify Wrapped clearly shows my kids use my Spotify accounts more than I do.
: We like to have fun around here.
: Keychron keeps trying to sell me one of their hall effect keyboards. I wish I could tell them not to …
: New Heights I’ve been experiencing chronic neck/back pain for months. It’s worst in the morning when …
: Staying up too late playing WoW wasn’t something I had on my 2024 problems radar.
: The theater at the local high school is nicer than just about any other local venue.
: My bank keeps telling me not to share MFA codes with anyone.. like they’re the boss of me.
: I just received a link to a video that reminded me have a cartoon Nietzsche sticker I use as a …
: I know I’m at an anxiety tipping point when I realize I’m playing three different video games, …
: For years I thought Wham!’s Last Christmas was just a corny demo track on a keyboard I had as …
: We finally broke down and turned the office heat on once we hit 60F/15C. Might get to take my coat …
: I have coping mechanisms for workplace stress. Vacation is a brave new world.
: I had nine straight days off from work and it almost killed me. I’m glad I’m finally …
: Happy break between holidays!
: Currently reading: The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett 📚
: Hear no evil? Maybe hear a little. I’ve really been digging into horror podcasts lately. I’m a long-time fan of Rusty …
: Happy Orthodox Easter Went to our in-laws' house to celebrate Orthodox Easter with my Polish mother-in-law and had a nice …
: Thinking about Health Insurance I sat through two hours of meetings today about increasing insurance costs at my office. It’s …
: VMWare Acquires Broadcom VMWare has been in the news recently after their acquisition by Broadcom. The news has been mostly …
: Lamy Dark Lilac I picked up a bottle of Lamy’s “re-issued” Dark Lilac ink last week. tl;dr It’s excellent. I wasn’t …