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Major update(s) Trip to Disney + Universal in Orland * Lots of rides * Lots of walking * Lots of standing in line * Tara had "butter beer" while I had "wizards' brew" (re…

Major update(s) * Tara had a theater performance, as a supporting little elf in Elf: The Musical * Spent a few days in Maui * Tara's birthday Minor update(s) * Meeting up with some people…

Major update(s) * Halloween! * 10 days of single-dad-ness while Shivi was in India Minor update(s) * Playing Mancala at home (a simple and fun game!) * Some Coursera adventures * Discovered a…

Major update(s) * Got Covid, twice * Tested positive, tested negative, tested positive, tested negative * All good now, afaik * Re-committed to rea…

Major update(s) * Finished my seventh 1000-piece puzzle (will share details soon, and … gonna take a break from these now) * Watched a performance of Matilda at MVCPA Minor update(s) * Beach tr…

Major update(s) Trip to Banff National Park in Canada * Stayed in a cabin without internet * Amazing landscapes (see pic above) * Did some strenuous family hikes! (Consolation Lake, Agnes Lake)…

Major update(s) * Weekend trip to Yosemite * Tenaya Lodge * Tara's first time in the park * Small hikes Minor update(s) * Wee…

Major updates A week in Switzerland * Zurich * Lucerne * Interlaken * Jungfrau and Harder Klum * Zermatt * Gornergrat…

Major updates * Gave up on trying to set up a Minecraft server and just went with a 2-person “Realm” instead — works well! * Opened one of birthday gifts late — a toy microscope, but still good eno…

Major updates Trip to Carmel where we stayed in an AirBnB in the woods * No internet: board games, reading, sleeping early * Fortunately got back in time before the storm closed the roads Tar…