This gradient of leaves
Technically this photo was from the day before as Clara was running around, her shoes making little squeaks like a dog toy with every step. Off to the side, I noticed this gradient of leaves and...
View ArticleGOLF
Best part of the day: a 45 minute walk outside to drop off an order. Less great part of the day: Thinking I could go without a belt. You know when your pants are snug right when you put them on, and...
View ArticleWhere Paddock meets Vine
This sign… “was commissioned by Walter E. Schott, an extremely wealthy local businessman. His son Charles married Marge—yup, that Marge. Walter owned Sky Pontiac in College Hill, where another son,...
View ArticleStan Brod for Urban Walls
Tamara called from right outside the building, “Are you home?” I was indeed! (Who am I kidding? I’m almost always home THESE DAYS.) She had some good things to drop off. We’ve been working on some...
View ArticleHello Chili
The thing I like about getting Hello Fresh meal kits is that it reminds me that I can also cook from scratch. (I need reminders.) So after making this chili I checked the pantry and had 90% of the...
View ArticleFrozen Breakfast Sandwich in Microwave
You might have to step several feel away from the screen for it to jive.
View ArticleLots of this going on
So much shoveling, I made this mockup of a feature I wish was available for recording workouts:
View ArticleNot quite perfection
While I’m “filling up the favorites” section of this new (2021) site, I’m running around the house, pulling out books off the shelves, dusting off games from the closet, searching for year end music...
View ArticleLotus
I need a tag to classify the weekly sessions with Emily we’ve been carving out. I am calling them sessions with no modifier as we haven’t stuck to a script. Each week we show up with ever changing...
View ArticleMatchbox Rolls Royce
“The brand was given its name because the original die-cast Matchbox toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold.” – Matchbox (brand) Wikipedia page Antique Matchbox VW Bus toy...
View ArticleLounge, HBO & ESPN
Every time I pass this Budget Host motel on Central Parkway I marvel at the sign and overall condition of the property. My friend Erik says we should buy a motel and make a go of it. Others have the...
View ArticleA bag of chips
This is an unremarkable bag of potato chips. They are of the salt and vinegar variety. I’ve been reading The Tao of Pooh, which is an introduction to Taoism. It kicks off giving some context and...
View ArticleRabbit doodle
I’ve been in a scatterbrained space for a while so I’m leaning more heavily on to-do lists. I have all sorts of lists but the most concise that works for me is TeuxDeux. Whatever I don’t complete just...
View ArticleGingko explosion
Actually, I just saw these photos by Han Few and this truly represents an explosion of Ginkgo. Only related because it is autumn: here’s a view from earlier in the day: Currently Listening: “Once...
View ArticleMultiplexes
When mom moved out on her own later in life, she found a fourplex in Norwood and made it her home. She had a knack of transforming any space into something eclectic, cohesive and comfortable—filled...
View ArticleEvery other thing
On April 10, 2003 the price for a gallon of gas was $1.67. I know this because I snapped a photo of a gas pump to remind myself of something else. What I didn’t realize those 19 years ago, is that the...
View ArticleVenting
It’s not the most exciting thing, but the flexible duct for the dryer was replaced with a rigid pipe and dedicated exterior vent today. The next project will require a plumber. Currently Listening:...
View ArticleBasic Computer Games
It started when someone favorited this tweet by Katie Anderson. She created code for Wordle in the style of the Basic Computer Games book, complete with artifacts of a photocopier. Wordle code by...
View ArticleSunflowerses
I got a new pocket camera and for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to get things to focus. Going to review what I’m doing wrong before I check the return policy. In other news, I totally missed...
View ArticleFinally made it to the current month
Trying to avoid email, news, feeds and social media for the first hour of the day during the week. So it’s coffee, a bit of photo editing and collecting a few thoughts to file away. For the most part?...
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