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  • 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! đŸ’”

    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 CarrĂ© 📚

    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
  • In all of e-commerce outside of Amazon, Jos. A. Bank stands apart in their ability to fulfill and deliver an order quickly. I’m impressed!

    October 15, 2019
  • Haiku

    Cold, Grey Day

    Area showers,

    Grey clouds hanging low in sky.

    I love October.

    October 14, 2019
  • I don’t find Slack to be particularly intuitive.

    October 14, 2019
  • The International 🍿

    October 14, 2019
  • Interest Rates Are Falling—but Your Credit-Card Rate Could Be Going Up - WSJ

    rates on private-label credit cards, which can be used only in certain stores, also are rising. The average APR on these cards reached 27.5%

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    October 14, 2019
  • I love October.

    Dead tree stands in an open cow pasture against a grey sky.
    October 14, 2019
  • I forgot how wonderful it is to climb into a super-cooled bed on an autumn evening.

    October 14, 2019
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