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  • Editing is my least favorite part of the process. I know I’ll treasure the work more if I go through this last round of refinements.

    Paperback proof with lots of edits.
    October 20,2019
  • Haiku

    Fake Pumpkin Patch

    It was pretty fake,

    Hay ride to pumpkins, in corn.

    Oh well, kids were glad.

    October 19,2019
  • Hanging out in the pumpkin patch.

    Pumpkin sits in a field
    October 19,2019
  • Saturday morning breakfast is a special time. 🍳🥓☕️

    October 19,2019
  • So many more edits to make on my new book. Way more work than I was expecting, but I need to get this right. Just over a month to release.

    October 19,2019
  • Florida’s Reform Momentum - WSJ Opinion

    The first cohort of voucher recipients is 71% black and Hispanic, according to state data. Eighty-seven percent have household incomes at or below 185% of the poverty line

    This distribution of school vouchers is interesting.

    October 19,2019
  • Haiku

    First Quarter Kindergarten

    In blink of an eye,

    First quarter is over. Wow,

    So much growth is seen!

    October 18,2019
  • Goodnight, Sun.

    Sky at twilight.
    October 18,2019
  • Super Size Me 🍿

    October 18,2019
  • Another friendly robot by Benedict, along with the sun and moon. Also, those extra dots on the moon aren’t eyes, they’re craters.

    Robot drawing on dry erase board
    October 18,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 117: Let’s Catch Up

    It’s been a disruptive month. Let’s get you back up to speed.

    October 18,2019
  • Done with Benedict’s first quarter of Kindergarten. Time to fill out his report card, which seems silly to me. ✏️

    October 18,2019
  • Haiku

    Naps for All

    They deserved spankings.

    Instead, they were given naps.

    Peaceful afternoon.

    October 17,2019
  • Happy International Credit Union Day! 💵

    October 17,2019
  • Youth Suicide Rate Increased 56% in Decade, CDC Says - WSJ

    Some mental-health experts suggest that social-media use among teens might be fueling the increase in mental-health conditions and leading to greater suicide risk, and some early studies have linked smartphone use to anxiety, depression and sleep deprivation among adolescents.

    No doubt.

    October 17,2019
  • I had to send my wedding ring off to be resized. Feels weird after seven years of continuous wear.

    October 17,2019
  • When all three kids end up in time out at the same time, you know an afternoon nap is in order.

    October 17,2019
  • Reading

    Currently reading: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré 📚

    October 17,2019
  • LeBron James Says Rosa Parks’s Bus Protest ‘Could Have Waited A Week’ - The Babylon Bee

    When Rosa Parks started the bus boycott by refusing to give up her seat, I guess there were some sporting events scheduled that week in downtown Montgomery that lost a lot of revenue. It wasn’t fair to them. I can’t really blame Ms. Parks though. She was just misinformed.

    October 17,2019
  • Oppressed Chinese Citizens Apologize To NBA Players For Disrupting Their Difficult Week - The Babylon Bee

    Oppressed Chinese citizens admitted that their constant fear of being punished by their corrupt Communist government is nothing compared with the concerns of tweeting a couple things that might get some backlash, or losing a percentage of your profits because you spoke up against totalitarianism.

    October 17,2019
  • Haiku

    Phone’s Primary Use

    Back to drawing board.

    I think health, fitness, some comms.

    Let’s see how this goes.

    October 16,2019
  • I need to seriously buckle down and do the final read through of Humble Service and get it off to the printers. November 26th will be here before I know it!

    October 16,2019
  • Haiku

    Leaky Shower

    Plumber came, found leak.

    Extensive water damage.

    Not my problem, tho.

    October 15,2019
  • Blank by Cotton Bureau is a great shirt. It’s too bad the business line didn’t work out for them.

    October 15,2019
  • LeBron James Spoke Carefully—Until the NBA’s Crisis in China - WSJ

    said Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was “misinformed” when he put out a since-deleted tweet in support for Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters

    I don’t buy suits from a tire shop.

    October 15,2019
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