2021
In the past 58 days I’ve misplaced two different Swiss Army knives in my house. This is very disconcerting.
If you promise not to tell anyone else, I’ll tell you a secret: … There are finely ground up mushrooms in the recently made meatballs.
COVID 19 update #8 - You do the dishes. You watch the TV episode and eat the nachos. You adjust the lighting. And it is enough.
What does it mean that all the state capitols were ready for armed protests - and, at most, a dozen people showed up? 3 showed up in Iowa.
This morning I bought turnips for 95 bells. Hoping for one of those 445 bell price spikes this week.
The other day I told my wife two things: 1) Netflix was shutting down service to the Wii U; 2) The actor in that show is also a well known rapper. It was like I had remarked upon the cloudy weather outside. She could not possibly have cared less. Which is reasonable.
Thought about folding laundry but decided to play Animal Crossing. Great ending to a sad story. 
Today I almost registered for free webinar with Rick Steves. A cowatch of his Great European Festivals program on Zoom. There were 2 availble sessions. Ultimately decided against it - lets be realistic.
This is just to say: I ate all the house’s cheese. I ate all the house’s tortillas. I ate all the house’s salsa. Also the Ritz crackers.
I weave some serious magic with my young boys when it comes to nap times. If I’m lucky. And I usually am, on weekdays in particular.
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Your won’t believe what happened in the episode of Star Trek I just watched. A teleporter accident caused the main crew members to be beamed into a holosuite program as enemies of the doctor, who was a spy. He had to avoid killing the crew so that their essences could be recovered from the program.
It was amazing.
Important update: in recent days, I’ve discovered that if I get the coffee for the next day ready in the afternoon instead of the evening, I can save time for a critical juncture in the day when I’m often pressed for time and seeking peace and not more random stuff to do.
President Trump was booted permanently from Twitter this evening. The world feels different to me somehow after this. I feel a sense of relief, but also an odd uncertainty and displacement.
Did Grimes also move to TX? That is a much bigger deal than that other guy moving to TX.
My 3 y/o has this concept of the “small bite.” It’s not a “small bite” in the traditional sense. His definition is like biting just a few molecules off of something.
The experience of a 5 y/o and a 3 y/o playing Animal Crossing together is incredibly grating and frustrating. Sandpaper across my soul. Why must it be so difficult??
Getting the baby out for a walk around the neighborhood this morning.
Arrived via warp 7 at S4 of Deep Space Nine while doing dishes tonight. Why did they change the theme song? Adding that small underlying pulse ruins the rubato feel of the original theme. For shame.
This is just to say: I was awake when the calendar turned over to 2021. As evidenced by the time stamp on this note. Many fireworks went off in our area and I thought the kids would wake. Also, we couldn’t see the Animal Crossing NYE countdown because our Resident Center hadn’t been upgraded.
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2020
Spent a lot of the morning cleaning. Secretly threw away 2 garbage bags of misc toys. Don’t tell my kids. If you’re one of my children reading this in the future, No, I’m not sorry.
Speaking of preferences, I’m mostly not a “Binge watch an entire season in a weekend” kind of person. I like when episodes are trickled out weekly-like Expanse S5 now. There’s a rhythm to it and drama in the waiting.
I’ve always been a “Shower in the evening” person. If you’re a “Shower in the morning person,” I get it - but you’re still wrong! Going to sleep on clean sheets is the only way to live.
I have an idea I can’t shake - that on rainy, cold, icy, evenings, I am safer, because people who might be out to harm me will stay home b/c of the bad weather.
Watching THE MANDALORIAN S2
Henlo friends and world
COVID 19 update #7: A lot has happened since my last update. I met someone for coffee for the first time - which probably wasn’t the greatest idea, but you do it anyway sometimes. It’s wonderful Christmas time - having a concrete reason to do our own family Christmas is nice. Two new sections of back yard fence. Yesterday the soccer ball was kicked over the newest of them.
Coffee with a friend at Race Street Coffee. First time meeting up with someone in public since March. Hope it was alright. Good coffee. Now I have a fancy coffee shop paper cup to use for a few days.
This should appear at 7 AM if everything goes well. Good luck out there little buddy.
This should ALSO appear at 7 AM if all went well. Good luck out there little buddy.
Wonder sometimes what portion of my personality and actions boil down simply to “Coffee consumption.”
Hello from my phone
Technology updates: I rolled back to Mojave on my old unsupported Mac, thanks to a series of nagging Catalina bugs. My neighbor gifted me an HDMI cable. TV update: I found out that Midnight Diner & Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories are separate shows in Netflix.
COVID-19 update #6: We have accrued an incredible amount of plastic bags left over from school lunch pickups. I’ve been watching David Lynch’s weather reports on YT. The splint on my injured hand got cut back above the wrist today. It’s not always coffee in dads coffee cup.
Graduation happening for Marielle’s school today. At TX Motor Speedway. Cool place to graduate, all things considered. She’s helping. Getting an officially branded school mask.
I’m pretty jealous of the astronauts today, because leaving the planet for a few days seems like a fine option right now. 
Current status: sitting in the backyard, tending the fire, working on my stretching finger. Everyone else is in the tent, camping out in the yard, watching Cars.
Caught my finger in my dog’s halter a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to move the tip of my finger since. Finally went to the doc today. Heading in for tendon surgery tomorrow morning. Having even a 50% working extra finger will be awesome.
My wife is at a senior high school celebration event. Which is great. but it also looks like a football tailgater and not a responsible event held in the context of a pandemic.
Why??????
My daughter just invited me to meet her at her skeleton horse ranch. In Minecraft, of course.
Just now considered watching THE WIRE again. I watched it all back in 2008. What a ride it was then. Plus Prime Video plays it in the new 16:9 reformatted version. Then again, do I have time to watch a TV show through??
COVID-19 update #5: I am eating lots of bread. This is the only time in the past decade I have truly wished for a printer. I fill the house with the sounds of distant talking.
COVID 19 update #4 - my daughter can’t find the way back to her ranch in Minecraft. The dog is having the time of his life. My middle son started calling Swiss Cake Rolls “Wonderpants.” The baby is nearly crawling.
COVID-19 update #3 - It is Monday. It is Monday. IT IS MONDAY - not Saturday or Sunday. Monday. I discovered that the mark that indicates the toaster setting is in a difference spot that I’d previously thought - so I’ve been toasting everything wrong.
COVID-19 update #2: the kids’ preschool is set to reopen 3/30 pending any orders from on high. With curbside drop off only. Parents not allowed in the building. Also, we haven’t eaten all the falafel. It is raining again and again and again.
COVID 19 update 1: we are making fallafel today. The robot vacuum ran on MAX mode and couldn’t find its way home. I am formulating an arrangement of MARVELOUS LIGHT in my head I hope to finish soon.
There was a coffee shop in Iowa City around 2004-I think it was called Hennepin Coffee-it was downtown at Iowa Ave and Linn-they served coffee in pint beer glasses with cardboard sleeves to protect from the heat.
Me: Why do you enjoy causing me so much grief?
Daughter: haha yes. Grief is a funny word.
Odd STAR WARS moment I will most remember from SKYWALKER RISE: the chimp expertly welding together Kylo Ren’s helmet. Where did that guy come from?
Finally saw the latest STAR WARS. It was fine. I honestly wanted to see it mostly so I could listen to the podcasts about it in my back catalog. But as an evening out, it was fun times.
Watching the STAR WARS prequels for the first time since they were in theaters. These movies are not as bad as the purists would have you believe. Come on now, people.
My wife, in her infinite wisdom, looked at the offical calendar and discovered that the kids don’t return to school until tomorrow. Right as I was getting geared up to get them ready and out the door.
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2019
Don’t share this with anyone - but I often will purposefully smack my lips loudly when eating alone. I forget whether I’ve ever shared this before - but like I said, please keep it to yourself.
Where Alan Jackson comes from they’re trying hard to get to heaven, but that’s not how heaven works.
Now beginning to admit that I guess I like science fiction. Watching BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - and I’ll be up all night Friday watching the new season of THE EXPANSE.
Space drama!
Watched the Disney+ version of STAR WARS last night. Can’t get enough of M’CLUNKEY. Funniest thing I’ve seen in my entire life.
One of my favorite #impeachmenthearings details: David Holmes being able to clearly hear President Trump’s voice without being on speaker while Sondland held it away from his face. We’ve all met people with voices like that - that just carry without effort - so perfectly fits the President’s demeanor.
Sondland has been sipping from his coffee cup A LOT - way more than any other witness. Doesn’t mean anything except that he’s going to need to take more frequent bathroom breaks.
I’ve decided to take up the nickname “America’s Mayor.”
I love watching the #ImpeachmentHearings on C-Span because they don’t cut away from the room during breaks - just show the goings on and mannerisms and conversation and what’s generally happening among folks. Just people milling around.
Watching one of the thousand BARBIE shows on Netflix. Learned that her last name is Roberts, in the universe of this particular show at least. She also used the word “adulting” when describing to her parents why her new job would prevent her from going on the family vacation.
More kids in DFW North Texas are named Landry than anywhere in the world. In fact, I’ve never heard the name anywhere but here.
If you gave up on MR ROBOT during S2, you’re missing out. Missing out, I tell you!
Typically, I make one pot of coffee each morning. But every other day I make an extra pot at some point - then drink on it through the evening and save the rest for the next day’s first cup.
AirPods PRO earned the PRO moniker by being completely earwax resistant.
tbh, I care more about the new episodes of LITTLE BABY BUM that just made it to Netflix than any new show or movie they’re releasing.
Found my asparagus tie black rubber band wedding ring in my jeans pocket today. Excited to stop wearing my daughter’s sparkly hair ties as rings. IN OTHER NEWS, listening to R.E.M.
also, I usually bring home the small paper coffee cup from church and use it as my bathroom water cup for that entire upcoming week.
Going to be that guy: why would I watch an NFL game when I could be watching another beautiful episode of Rick Steves’ Europe?
I love sauce. That is all. Just sauce all the time on everything. Give me the sauce.
First outing just me and the kids, plus the baby. To Cabela’s. Fun but nervous.
There’s a kid named Enzo playing on the nearby field. There’s also a woman drinking Topo Chico from a plastic bottle. Not her own bottle, but the same one that the beverage came in. It’s windy.
Loving iOS 13.1 - and especially the updates to Shortcuts. Outstanding, yet little heralded.
Eagerly anticipating Ken Burns Jr’s 2067 documentary “SoundCloud Rap.”
Discovered in a pile of papers a drawing my daughter made. Took my breath away for a second because of all the large piercing eyes in it.
I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.
This baby is coming TODAY
The Battle of Who Could Care Less stick in my head today. Good tune.
Remember the cheese curds we had at that place? Yes i do - THE BUFFALO
Yesterday I learned from Rick Steves (#YILFRS): 80 million people live in Germany, a country the size of Montana.
Lets talk about the arm wrestling scene from Twin Peaks. Tell you what: that’s something worth talking about.
You just don’t want to go outside when it’s 100 or more. Can’t figure out much to do right now.
112 heat index. Power company email asks to raise your thermostat by 4 degrees. My wife says that that’s directed at “normal” people who keep it set at 70. I set ours at 82.
How many people have converted to Catholicism because Father Brown is such an awesome detective?
Wish I would’ve put off learning to ride the pedal bike until fall.
Unfortunately I didn’t get around to watching that TV I said I would.
In other news: an asteroid almost smashed into earth yesterday. A city killer. Filed in the department of existential threats that aren’t going away.
What’re you guys up to tonight? I’m giving kids baths and watching TV.
The window cleaner who suddenly appears in S3E14 of Twin Peaks is doing the worst squeegee work I’ve ever seen.
Trip to NE Mall today. Hoooooooot our today. CCF Big Give post today. Today today today is a day.
This morning our dog got out - chased a lady halfway up the block - then foolishly stopped to poop in the yard across the street, which is how I caught him.
Band name idea: Paw.
The problem is that I want to have ALL of the entertainment experiences. The trap of the modern world.
Catching up with all the WWDC info - actually pretty exciting that I could now sync a PS4 controller to ATV.
Watching Harry Potter.
Watched the Titus Andronicus live stream and prestige sitcom today. Like those guys a lot.
I don’t have time to watch TV—and that stinks an ever so slight bit.
Low end estimates are that Emily Dickinson spent a third of her life sleeping, a half writing letters, and a half writing poems.
My old copy of the debut Vampire Weekend album (that fell off the back of a truck) had the wrong track order and included an extra song. Now I’ve got the correct album. My wrong version was better.
Another downside to listening to your music exclusively on a streaming service: loss of privacy - you tell a big company everything about how, when, and where you listen to your music - also, obviously, What you listen to - and how often and how many times.
I don’t care much that the recent glut of Marvel movies are “ending.” They’re bloated and long and tiresome. Also, they’ll never actually end. Hollywood played nerds like a fiddle.
In about 90 minutes, will have finished listening to all 15 Shostakovich string quartets. My favorites remain #3 in F, #5 in Bb, #15 in Ebm.
Used filtered water from the fridge to make the coffee this morning. This is the great stuff of life. Hot off the presses news and content.
“Walking in your footsteps” Walking in your hoofprints Walking in your bootstraps Walking in your tweetstorms Walking in your gene reports Walking in your flop sweat
Joke my daughter told today: “Birdseeds.”
PLEASE please please please - let Nintendo be appearing again at next week’s Apple event. Get Miyamoto up there to announce MarioKart.
Watching kids Jeopardy - for one daily double the girl wagered $150 - for another, the boy wagered $10. Ten dollars.
I think each neighborhood should have at least 1 public printer, so people can successfully get the 1 thing each year they need printed.
I would like to publicly apologize to my brother in law for judging the stained-ness of his thermal coffee carafe - we’ve had one for awhile, and now ours is by faaaaar more stained than his was. I didn’t know the truth then, but now I do. I was wrong and I’m sorry.
I would like to revise my opinion of the new Vampire Weekend tune “Harmony Hall.” My kids like it and its grown on me in weeks since release. I like it.
Band name idea: 5G Rollout
“Blackbird”” came on my playlist and my daughter recognized it as Tim’s song in BOSS BABY - so now we’re watching BOSS BABY.
My wife made muffins this morning - they’re amazing - but I didn’t know it was possible to make that many dirty dishes early in the morning.
Recently I learned that in Hawaii they have a name for when it rains while still sunny: The wolf is giving birth.
I came up with a great new name for a small batch whiskey: Old Fantastic. Go ahead and use the name if you want.
I would like some kind of augmented reality situation where people passing by could see a pop up display of what book I’m reading on my e-reader.
Watching today: Slow TV: Bergen to Oslo - a 7 hour train ride.
What does it mean that the Apostle Paul, and a fair amount of his friends, believed that Jesus was about to return at any moment?
Right now debating what to do tonight - try to get a few more Bandersnatch endings, watch Buster Scruggs, watch Nausicaa, watch Batman Begins, or start a replay of Chrono Trigger.
Doing dishes. This has been my greatest success of 2019 so far. Lots of dishes done.
Is it “She’ll be riding” or “She’ll be driving” Six White Horses when she comes? Got to be driving, right? One can’t ride six horses at the same time.
My wife keeps telling me “Use up the old coffee BEFORE you open the new.” But life is short and difficult.
Is there anything worse than the way Messenger tries so hard to keep you in the app when you tap a link? Feels desperate - the way they hide the Open in Safari button is criminal.
One can’t respond to the PCO request too soon after it’s issued. Gotta let em stew and wonder just a bit.
Listening to Leonard Cohen today. Planning to listen to Einstein on the Beach later this evening.
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2018
Do I enjoy Snapchat more than the cluttered & claustrophobic IG? Yes. Are there more folks who might enjoy and interact and see what I say/shoot on IG? Yes. Am I still mad at FB/IG for wholesale ripping off Snap stories? Yes.
Bob Dylan’s Christmas album - man it’s bad - his croaking voice is not a fit for Little Drummer Boy or carols.
Listening to a 7 hour 80s soft rock playlist today. Winner of a playlist. Great one playlist.
Cooooooold here in FW TX today. Of course, cold is relative - but I’m surprised to what extent I’ve already adjusted to the weather norms here.
Listening to Rich Mullins this morning - A Liturgy, A Legacy, A Ragamuffin Band. Let’s talk about how mediocre a song is Awesome God, and how great a songwriter was R Mull.
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