System of the Sun
This is not running a very localized observation (I've noticed this both where I stay in the south bay area, and also during our recent short trip to Hawaii), but still: among the bright objects s…
Life
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Monthly recap (Oct 2021)
Major update * Halloween trick 'n' treating (after a lull last year) Minor updates * Weekend trip to Santa Cruz (again) * My grandfather passed away (will write more about this soon) *…
Monthly recap (Sep 2021)
Major update * Weekend trip to Santa Cruz Minor updates * Finished a (sixth) 1000-piece puzzle * Had a family "no phone day", which went well * Bunch of dental stuff * Walked to the…
Monthly recap (Aug 2021)
Major updates * Trip to Aptos * Started out as a Santa Cruz day trip, expanded in scope to the weekend 😀 * Tara started school (in-person! first grade!) * Sadly, many of her form…
Monthly recap (Jul 2021)
Major updates * Week-long trip to Gualala * Airbnb * included a Foosball table that we used a lot * time at the beach * an old record player that ... only briefly worked * 1-nig…
Monthly recap (Jun 2021)
Major updates * A trip to Muir Woods Minor updates * Got a covid test (negative!) * Dealing with some ants and cockroaches at home * Patio work at home (tiling) * Got some cards for Father…
Monthly recap (May 2021)
Major updates * Not a lot, this month just flew by! Minor updates * Some gardening attempts at home * A "terrarium activity" at work; got a hardy plant in the bowl to show for it * W…
Watching the Hobbit
I recently finished (over a few months) reading through the illustrated version of The Hobbit with my daughter. This week the whole family watched the 1977 animated version of the Hobbit, and we love…
Monthly recap (Apr 2021)
Major updates * Trip to Mendocino for a week * Lots of eating and hiking Minor updates * Tara began “full days” at school * Got the first Moderna dose at CVS * Experimenting with a new Tind…
Monthly recap (Feb 2021)
Major updates * Hiking at Long ridge trail Minor updates * Uneven sleep, gotta fix that * Tara had a "zoom lego camp" for a week, which was ... not bad Watched/read/played/made *…
Monthly recap (Mar 2021)
Major updates * Weekend trip to Carmel Minor updates * Got a haircut after a long time, lol * Trying out Fastmail as an email provider Watched/read/played/made * Re-started reading Against…
The little wallet that could ...
Recently became _aware_, for a few moments, of the wallet in my pocket. I used to have a big, thick one I carried around everywhere. One day, I got sick of it and looked into card wallet instead. I…