Tag: ephandlou
All the articles with the tag "ephandlou".
-
2023 - Week 20 - Approaching the Halfway Mark
Wherein 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...
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Often 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Ollie 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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)
Wherein 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
Wherein 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
Wherein 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)
-
2023 - Week 5 - On Spy Balloons and Purple Hair
Wherein I mark the 1/12th mark of the 2023 by recalling 2013, talk about the "spy balloon" over Montana, Lou dying their hair purple, we got a blanket for an allergen test for Oz, Lou crocheted some stuff, the spy balloon was shot down over the ocean of the Carolinas.
-
2023 - Week 4 - Next - A Longer Birthmaspalooza Break (WIP)
Lou's Birthday and Bigger than Roe, I describe Thursday Hikes. The Earth's core stopped spiining. We started watching The Last of Us. We found a breeder for an American Hairless. Watched shows, movies, and played games. My father's colon cancer returned. Footage was released of Tyre Nichols death.
-
2023 - Week 3 - Another Week (WIP)
Another "WIP" project post as I tried to get into the swing of writing these posts. It's the first mention of wanting to get a dog. I also mention how important hiking meditation has become to me. I link to a couple of lovely things Lou has made and lament the slow progress on my 2023 goals, which I hadn't defined.
-
2023 - Week 2 - Ramping Up, Doing Stuff (WIP)
Second weekly Saturday post for 2023 - I'm hesitant, tentative, and unsure. I talked about trying to buy a washer/dryer combo unit and Oz's acting class. Also starting to play Infinity RPG and talked about loving this place where we live. And more. It was a post, get off my back about it.