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  • Napoleon Dynamite šŸæ

    December 15,2019
  • I bought a shirt at my favorite coffee shop while visiting Cape May. They stored the shirts on open shelves right behind the coffee machines. Even after bringing it home and washing it, the shirt is still infused with the smell of coffee. Delightful!

    December 15,2019
  • Haiku

    Evening Off

    Everything got done.

    Watched Jack Ryan this evening.

    And that was that.

    December 14,2019
  • When I take a hard look at my list in Things, only about 5% of my tasks really need to be done today.

    I’ve started deferring the 95% over a longer period of time. They need to get done, but not all of them right now.

    This strategy leaves more time for rest and play.

    December 14,2019
  • My 2019 Year in Books from Goodreads. Another great one!

    December 14,2019
  • A little treat for the family when they climb out of their warm beds on a cold December morning.

    Bowl of freshly baked blueberry muffins.
    December 14,2019
  • Study Finds Correlation Between Judging Parents With Misbehaving Kids And Never Having Been A Parent - The Babylon Bee

    The groundbreaking research also showed that the vast majority of careful plans and strategies people have for raising their future children are immediately thrown out the window as soon as they actually have children.

    December 14,2019
  • Surprise blueberry muffins come out of oven. 6 year old suddenly appears in the dark,

    ā€œDaddy, what’s that smell?ā€

    December 14,2019
  • Haiku

    Loose Ends Tied

    Long term web project,

    Tying off in a nice bow.

    Great way to end year.

    December 13,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 126: Lucy’s Feast Day

    We’re celebrating today and Lucy feels quite chatty. Enjoy!

    December 13,2019
  • Moved my Hofler&Co. cloud typography link from the footer to head.html and now the fonts render on initial page load.

    I feel like I should’ve figured that out sooner.

    December 13,2019
  • Micro.blog is brilliant in the way that it scales.

    Looking for a simple, fast way to get your thoughts onto your blog? šŸ‘šŸ»

    Want to dive in deep and customize the look and feel of your site? šŸ‘šŸ»

    Need a sandbox to play? šŸ‘šŸ»

    Remarkable progress in just two short years.

    December 13,2019
  • Haiku

    Footer Refresh, Deux

    Back to start from scratch.

    Simplify, standardize, done.

    Good use of hour.

    December 12,2019
  • Top Lawmakers Say Bipartisan Spending Deal Reached - WSJ

    There’s a meeting of the minds

    Spoiler alert: everyone joined hands and decided to spend truckloads of money! šŸ’ø

    December 12,2019
  • I updated my footer with the new Font Awesome Micro.blog icon. Will be rolling out updates to all of my sites in the coming weeks.

    December 12,2019
  • In 2019, I finally achieved many goals that I had worked on for years.

    I guess that means I’ll need to spend serious time planning my brand new 2020 goals.

    December 12,2019
  • All of those Target moms with their one kid in the cart are so cute.

    They can’t hang with me and my crew.

    December 12,2019
  • Haiku

    Day of Change

    Always once the same,

    Ready to make a change. Wow.

    This will take some time.

    December 11,2019
  • Wahoo! Micro.blog is now a part of Font Awesome 5!

    December 11,2019
  • The die is cast.

    December 11,2019
  • Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget Deficit - WSJ

    Only 10% of donations to the Peter’s Pence collection go directly to charitable works

    Guys, get it together!

    December 11,2019
  • I’m really tempted by Shawn Blanc/The Sweet Setup’s 2020 iPad planner.

    It looks like using my Apple Pencil/iPad Pro would be awesome. My track record with planners, however, says I should pass.

    December 11,2019
  • Aviation geeks like to use the abbreviation IFE for ā€œin-flight entertainment.ā€ Pilots know that IFE always means “In-Flight Emergency.”

    Great memories of the excitement of my solo cross-country IFE. America has a fantastic procedure for helping pilots in distress.

    December 11,2019
  • Wise Man Who Brought Myrrh Thought They All Agreed On A Spending Limit - The Babylon Bee

    That’s why I distinctly remember us setting a denari limit on the gifts. What happened

    December 11,2019
  • Wife Delivers ‘State Of The Household’ Address As Soon As Husband Gets Home Each Day - The Babylon Bee

    AndreaĀ has a lifetime term in the position and has very high approval ratings in the polls when polling data excludesĀ little Bobby, 3, when he is sitting in timeout

    December 11,2019
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