Month January 2020

31/365

Costco pizza and Sodastream root beer for dinner Good thing I rode the Peloton every day in January The government shutdown ended just over a year ago; that sucked

30/365

Peloton crapped out on me this morning Got the old toothbuds cleaned Made lettuce wraps for dinner

25/365

Pretty sunset Does your mall have a DJ? New organizer to hold my notebook, Kindle, etc

Year of the Rat

Happy Lunar New Year! 2020 is the year of the rat. I don’t traditionally celebrate the Chinese New Year or follow the Chinese Zodiac. But it turns out I’m a “rat” on their zodiac calendar. So this is my year!…

23/365

Ordered three “dark gray” t-shirts online (only option available); received one “burnt charcoal”, one “cracked pepper”, and one “dark gray” National Handwriting Day Tonight’s vinyl

2020 Annual Axiom

I’ve never been a big resolutions person. I’d set them (sometimes), but wouldn’t really fully commit to them. Then I read about “My Three Words” from Mike Vardy at the Productivityist. This is a concept in which you define three…

21/365

Sometimes you just want a ride through the French countryside Clothing delivery Sporting my favorite cap I bought in London

20/365

TFW somebody is taking your toy TFW you don’t want the ball Teriyaki lentil sliders (and Mezzo Mix)

19/365

Date day in DC with the wife. Visited (among others): Politics and Prose Cherry Blossom Creative Wytown Cafe

17/365

Received the coolest gift from my aunt and uncle: a tea towel with my Oma’s chocolate cake recipe on it (which is her mother’s recipe) Can you tell which shoe cubbies belong to the kids? Finished

16/365

Does anybody else call the “butt” end of the banana a “bananus”? What you can’t see is how windy it is Made vegan spicy sausages for dinner

14/365

Finished I don’t think she likes the new raincoat Vegetarian green enchiladas for dinner

13/365

The son finished the puzzle Met some friends for lunch Used exactly one gallon of gas

Choose Life Means Choice

I was sitting in traffic this morning behind a car with a “Choose Life” license plate. I’ve seen these for years and not ever thought much about it other than the driver was probably “Pro Life”. However, today it struck…