Bryan Robb

Category: Notes

  • Kids are under the weather this morning and my wife put on _Murder, She Wrote_. The kids are actually getting into it 😆

  • Greenland is about 26% larger than Alaska and 56,000 people live there.

  • Shocked a younger millennial today by affirming that I, too, am a millennial and turn 44 in about a month.

  • Killin Wetlands

    I needed to get away from my desk today, so I drove out to Metro’s Killen Wetlands near Banks. I’d never been there and sort of stumbled across it by accident. Usually I drive south on my lunch break, but today I decided to go west. Washington County is some of the most beautiful countryside anywhere, dotted with farms and nurseries and awesome vistas. It made me wish I had $5 million to buy a couple acres. The upside and downside of the UGB is the high price of land.

  • 7/365 📷

    The sky is on fire this morning. We don’t get many of these this time of year.

    A serene sunset with a purple and pink sky is silhouetted by trees in the foreground. #pdx

  • Just me and a date with the S3 finale of The Bear.

  • My wife and I are at the point in our marriage where she _intentionally_ puts the paper towel and TP rolls on backwards just to annoy me.

  • 6/365 📷

    A lot of pretty light this morning while walking Zoey the dog.

    Tall trees are reflected in a puddle of water on a park bench.

  • I’ve discovered that I prefer listening to nonfiction audiobooks over fiction. For me, fiction is for relaxing, nonfiction is just processing information.

  • We went out to eat last night with a few good friends and their kids. Had a great time. After we put the kids to bed, we watched Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. I’m not one for writing reviews, but it was entertaining. I was skeptical at first, but it was fun and I needed something that wasn’t too serious.

  • 5/365 📷

    A crescent moon is visible in the evening sky above silhouetted trees and soft clouds.

  • Currently reading: [The Mountain in the Sea](https://micro.blog/books/9781399600477) by Ray Nayler 📚

  • 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 📷

    A woman is holding a sleeping child in a cozy setting with soft lighting.

  • 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.

    [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization)

  • 3/365 📷

    Dark, towering silhouettes of trees stand against a moody, cloud-filled sky at dusk.

  • 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 📷

    A narrow path winds through a lush, green forest with tall trees.

  • Had to replace the volume pot on my Jazzmaster. Took me way too long to finally get this done.

  • 1/365 📷

    A cross-section of a tree trunk shows growth rings and rough bark edges.

    I hope to take one photo every day in 2025 and post it to a collection on my [blog](https://bryans.life/365/). 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.

    A table is covered with various art supplies, including drawings, colored paper, LEGO pieces, and a box labeled "Dazzling Foil Art."

  • 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!

    A weathered, abandoned wooden church with a bell tower stands amidst a drab, overcast landscape.