2023 Project 52 – 34/52
Stuff that happened this week:
Stuff that happened this week:
Our trip spilled over into week 31 with our final day in Portland. We took the son to the Japanese Garden in Washington Park, then we wandered around the International Rose Test Garden to see about a million varieties of…
We left Cambria and spent the night in Sonoma with the brother-in-law before we continued up north. Our next stop for a couple days was Chico. This is where the wife and I met. This is where our daughter was…
Catching up on the last couple weeks. The wife and I went on vacation to California and Oregon to visit family and old, familiar places. We landed in LA and spent a few days there visiting the dad and his…
Big news this week. First, I finished my hellish Secure Software Development course. I was at the point where I was hoping for a “C” in the class. The professor apparently curved the grades and I got a “B+”. Woohoo!…
The week started off with Juneteenth. The wife and I walked to the Freedom House; a museum in one of the most notorious slave traders in the domestic slave trade. It was a very well done museum, teaching the history…
There’s just a lot going on right now. Work continues on our back yard. School work ramps up as I prepare for my midterm (to be taken tomorrow, as I write this). Taking on more responsibility at work (more to…
Short week of work because Monday was Memorial Day and Friday was a day off for me. We had a relaxing Memorial Day spent going for a nice walk through town and I played Xbox. We saw a regiment of…
The wife was home for her spring break all week. So we did lots of walking and exploring of our new home after I got home from work. We also spent my day off this week working on the room…
Week two in the new house. The old house has been making progress. The basement is fixed, new drywall, paint, and carpet. Our handyman did a bunch of painting. Now we’re waiting for the flooring for the kitchen to arrive…
So much packed into one week. A quick rundown of what happened: A quick rundown of what didn’t happen:
Short week of work. I took a couple days off and we drove up to Philadelphia to spend some time at the Christmas Market and visit a few favorite spots in the city. Because the wife is off work for…
Short week of work because I took time off for Thanksgiving. We all drove down to North Carolina to visit my dad, aunts, and uncles. It was a reeeeal long drive on Wednesday, but worth it to see everybody on…
Unlike last week, this was a pretty busy week. Work and school were pretty typical, but we did a lot at home. My birthday was last week, so the family spoiled me with presents and cake. We got to go…
James Bond edition! Get it … because 007? It’s not really a post dedicated to James Bond. I mean, I like the films, but I don’t think I know or follow the series enough to have a whole post dedicated…
Busy week of work. We’re re-focusing on some of the basics and trying to get everybody on board with some of the changes happening around the office. I love the direction we’re going and I see our team being very…
Humorous Pepsi has a contest in which winners can win a limited edition S’mores pack of Pepsi. Not a pack of Pepsi to bring to a S’mores night by the campfire. But actual flavored drinks designed to simulate the taste…
My wife is an elementary school teacher. She’s currently in her 12th year of teaching in our county. Before that she was a preschool director and a Child Protective Services (CPS) social worker. Clearly she loves helping and guiding children.…
What I Learned About The NY Times Daily podcast had an interesting feature about metal rights on the bottom of the ocean in international waters. If there’s a way for somebody to make a $hitload of money, they’ll do it…
What I Learned About The global droughts going on right now have made a whole host of strange things surface. From dead bodies in Lake Mead, Nevada to “Hunger Stones” in the river between Germany and the Czech Republic. It’s…
What I’m Listening To I regularly like to pick a song and have YouTube music make a “radio station” out of it; making an “on the spot” playlist of similar songs. This popped up in a radio station based on…
… we can block aggressive drivers. I saw a beautiful thing the other day as I was driving to work. An aggressive driver was weaving in and out of people trying to get further ahead in the morning traffic. We…
I’m in a cranky mood today. I do my best not to pass that along to folks I interact with, but I apologize in advance if I fail. I’ve been ruminating about various things and for some reason all the…
I can’t remember how this story popped up recently, but I was reminded of it … so I thought I would share it to the world. I went to high school in Wiesbaden, Germany because my dad was in the…