Posts
All the articles I've posted.
2023 - Week 24 - What... me worry?
Posted on:June 17, 2023 at 06:59 PMWherein I try not to worry, mention seeing the amazing Across the Spider-Verse film, talk about rearranging the living including moving my workspace upstairs out of the dungeon, talk about seeing the Mariners play at T-Mobile Park again but with the kids this time, talk about the Eisenhower Matrix and dealing with disregulation, playing games with the kids, Oz's last day of school for the year, and talk about Juneteenth and more
2023 - Week 23 - Cheat Week
Posted on:June 12, 2023 at 04:12 AMWherein I lament having not actually posted this on Saturday, talk about the weather and how busy things have been, express joy about Michael's return for the Summer, talk about watching some ARG stuff on YouTube with Ozz, and cover a few other topics generally.
2023 - Week 22 - Our Backstory? Tragically Delicious
Posted on:June 4, 2023 at 05:25 AMWherein I talk about watching movies and TV shows, hiking on the Olympic Peninsula at Doeswollips and Mt. Walker, and continue to consider my future
2023 - Week 21 - Week in, Week out
Posted on:May 27, 2023 at 10:57 PMWherein I talk about feeling S.A.D., talk about having been sick, mention our house guest, and generally describe a mundane week around the ol' homestead
2023 - Week 20 - Approaching the Halfway Mark
Posted on:May 21, 2023 at 06:29 AMWherein I try to have Google Bard analyze an analogy, discuss an trip to Kitsap Memorial State Park for some impromptu family together time, and babble on, as I do
2023 - Week 19 - If You Don't Like Your Life...
Posted on:May 14, 2023 at 02:57 AMWherein I discuss an idea for a project we have to work on for Kitsap CREATE, meander a bit, lament the loss of Hurricane Ridge Lodge in OLYM, explain the title of the post (sorta), talk about attending a fair in Manette for Catalyst school, mention Mother's Day (food & jewelry), and think about a car that's just been sitting for so long in our neighborhood
2023 - Week 18 - Emptying Nest
Posted on:May 7, 2023 at 06:53 AMWherein I have ChatGPT produce an apology for an incomplete post that I hoped to update (spoiler, I didn't)
2023 - Week 17 - Time Keeps On Slipping
Posted on:April 30, 2023 at 06:18 AMWherein I talk about getting teeth implanted in my head, Ozz's acting class, Ozz's standardized testing, Lou and I updating our IDs, and having an adventure in Steilacoom
2023 - Week 16 - Keepin' Calm, Carryin' On
Posted on:April 23, 2023 at 06:03 AMWherein I talk about getting a new waffle maker, seeing the Super Mario Bros. Movie with the kiddos, Lou and I changed our names, our adventures at the Social Security Administration, our first puppy socialization class, attending Kitsap CREATE, and more
The Ephemeral Internet
Posted on:April 20, 2023 at 03:23 AMOften people have long considered the Internet forever. Joe Rogan's character on News Radio compared content on the Internet with pee in a pool. That's not really so. I've found that, over time, huge swaths of the Internet have simply vanished. This post, which probably may have made more sense on ephbaum.dev, is my toast to the slow churn and erosion of the Internet.
2023 - Week 15 - Another Full Week
Posted on:April 16, 2023 at 05:56 AMWherein I talk about my surprise by how much I loved Puss in Boots- The Last Wish, the triggers of Easter, replacing our shower handle cartridges, Ollie's first PNW hike, and some other stuff
2023 - Week 14 - The Days Are Just Packed
Posted on:April 8, 2023 at 05:23 PMWherein I talk about going out with Lou a couple times, including a movie at the Roxy & dinner at Remedy Speakeasy, Ollie's first puppy class, Lou and I meeting up with friends from out of town in Seattle and catching a game at T-Mobile Park, and various other things of interest from our week
2023 - Week 13 - Spring has Sprung
Posted on:April 2, 2023 at 04:00 AMWherein I talk about all the Springs, Ollie, Ozz' acting class, getting impression molds for teeth implants, getting a new VR headset for Ozz (and my experience w/ BPPV), Ozz' spring break, and some other topics
2023 - Week 12 - Miles Apart
Posted on:March 26, 2023 at 06:59 AMOllie is learning - We watched Loot - Checked off TODOs - A cousin passed away - Lou on a trip for Strengthen Families - Doughnuts
2023 - Week 11 - One More At Home
Posted on:March 19, 2023 at 03:29 AMWherein I talk about our son Mikey's return home for his Spring Break, a Sunday trip to Seattle to support Tris' art, some efforts Lou made on the ongoing journey to update our home, celebrated self-care, and lamented Michael's too-soon return to Iowa
2023 - Week 10 - Slowly Recovering
Posted on:March 12, 2023 at 04:40 AMWherein I discuss the long recovery time of COVID and challenges related to focus, hitting level 200 in Fortnite for Chapter 4 Season 1, picking up Mikey from the airport, reflect on a shorter than desired hike at Illahee, Daylight Saving, and a forthcoing trip to Seattle to get Ramen at see Tris' art showing
2023 - Week 9 - A Week Lost to COVID
Posted on:March 5, 2023 at 04:15 AMWherein I lament the entire family catching and fighting COVID while trying to raise puppy, also we celebrate Tris' 23rd birthday and her artwork being displayed at Yoroshiku in Wollingford, Seattle, WA
2023 - Week 8 - When Your Luggage Goes to Alaska Without You (WIP)
Posted on:February 26, 2023 at 07:16 AMWherein I talk about Oz's twelfth birthday, our new puppy Ollie, our trip to, and return from, Arizona, and, unfortunatley did not yet finish the post.
2023 - Week 7 - The Calm Before the Puppy Storm
Posted on:February 18, 2023 at 06:50 PMWherein I look forward to our Arizona trip, reflect on my job "post burnout", wonder at Lou's crochet and my pride at their begining to write again, note Oz's enjoyment of their acting class, note the "UFO" talk in the news and the Turkey/Syria quake's death toll being over 40k, and I chatted with ChatGPT about the distinction between fear and excitement
2023 - Week 6 - Planning Adventure, Remembering the Journey
Posted on:February 12, 2023 at 05:05 AMWherein I discuss our planning our trip to Pheonix, AZ, praising Lou's ability juggle all the things, lament our scattered belongings, talk about my Thursday hike on a Friday, reflect on a journal from 2016, and my excitement at the prospect of soon seeing cacti in person again (while thinking about a trip here in 2019)