To celebrate Brayden's birthday we laser tagged, raced motorcycles, gobbled up ghosts, killed aliens, ate pizza in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game and pizza in real life. ⊕Currently Listening: Tyler Ballgame “Matter of Taste”Reply via email

When asked why I signed up to the EGYM program, my answer was quick, "I like video games and need to work out." ⊕Currently Listening: Softcult “Hurt Me”Reply via email

Got my haircut and beard trimmed, the latter a first since the 2020 pandemic. It didn't go great, but perhaps it didn't need to. ⊕Currently Listening: Lewis OfMan “Energized”Reply via email

This quote on wood — a gift Wendy created for her husband at the library's makerspace. ⊕Currently Listening: Petey “Lean Into Life”Reply via email

I don't have the heart to let this wax pickle back go, so it's going to become a bookmark.Currently Listening: aniis “Dreamer Too”Reply via email

This Spicy Campbell's variant is a bit of a rare bird — most stores just carry the regular ol' Tomato, the Healthy Request version and sometimes the bisque. ⊕Currently Listening: Bob Mould “Sinners and Their Repentances”Reply via email

This photo was taken at 4pm and I'd just shoveled the walks and driveway. By the end of the day another few inches accumulated. ⊕Currently Listening: Erik Koskinen “First Time In Years”Reply via email

Can’t think of enough use cases to own a vacuum sealer, but in a pinch we’ve straws rolling around the kitchen drawer. I used one to remove air from freezer bags before storing these stuffed peppers. Will it work? No idea.Currently Listening: Harry Styles “Aperture”Reply via email

Anyone that knows loss understands the ache of permanence. When it is unnecessary, it is unfathomable. ⊕Reply via email

We kept our reservation for dinner to celebrate my brother's birthday and enjoyed a fine meal out. All while temperatures drop with the varying forecasts of heavy snow accumulation tomorrow. ⊕Currently Listening: Jeff Russo, Rufus Wainwright “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)”Reply via email

Got with Eli and Nick for lunch. We'd been trying to get together for (checks notes... 2 years and 7 months!) and we weren't going to let a forecasted blizzard foil our plans. ⊕ Currently Listening: Helado Negro “Best For You and Me”Reply via email

Went to Costco on empty stomach at 1pm a day before a snowstorm. Got in and out in less than an hour. Somehow avoided fast food drive-thrus on the way home. Put stuff away. Made a tuna sandwich with fresh dill, cucumbers and Greek yogurt instead of mayo. Currently Listening: massalette “Gatherers”Reply via email