Currently reading: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 📚
Notes
Completely forgot, but I recently passed 8 years as a nonsmoker. Unfortunately that’s about the time my weight gain started. Not sure what’s worse, being despised for being a smoker, or being treated so differently as a heavier person. At least I have my lungs, I guess.
4/365 📷
IKEA. Send backup.
From 2007-2015, I worked for the agency that orchestrated the rehab of the Book Cadillac, and I managed the urban revitalization grant programs that invested in the major parks and public spaces in and around downtown Detroit. I love seeing the comeback and miss being there.
3/365 📷
Made some UI tweaks to my blog yesterday and have been considering adding a “Now” page. What makes a good one? Have an example to share?
2/365 📷
Had to replace the volume pot on my Jazzmaster. Took me way too long to finally get this done.
1/365 📷
I hope to take one photo every day in 2025 and post it to a collection on my blog. While I tend to think about new beginnings this time of year, seeing this stump today somehow seemed fitting. How many rings do we have left?
Took our kids to see Moana 2, my daughter’s first movie in theaters. For all of us, it was $90.52 for four matinee tickets, two bags of popcorn, and a Diet Pepsi.
Real talk…keeping kids entertained when they’re not in school or daycare for weeks is messy AF, especially in a small house.
I’ve been at an indoor play place with my kids for going on 3 hours. They’ve been going hard, too. Hoping these maniacs fall asleep at a decent hour tonight and sleep in a little tomorrow. I still have my doubts. 😅
Avon calling!
2024 was a bountiful year with many firsts to celebrate. Thankful for friends, family, travel, health, creative endeavors, and purpose. All the best in 2025. #2024
Convinced whoever is designing men’s swim trunks, particularly the internal mesh, have no understanding of male anatomy.
As we headed back west this morning over the Blue Mountains, we caught the start of a winter storm. Grateful we missed what was expected, and that things opened up on the other side of Pendleton, offering some sunny views before heading into the Columbia River Gorge.
Our boy wanted to wear a “pretty” hat tonight like his sister’s, so he wore one of his grandma’s sparkly hats when we went to see the Christmas lights in downtown Caldwell.
I have a hard time taking Bend, Oregon’s affordability woes seriously when the tallest residential building there is only 5 stories. Y’all don’t need another UGB expansion, you need a skyline.
Buster
