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We’re still firmly in stick season here in the Midwest. That photo up above was taken from my back steps around noon today though you really couldn’t tell at a glance – it could have easily been taken at 6:00am or 5:30pm. The sun isn’t ready to present any warmth or signs of life yet. […]

In a previous post I noted the absurdity of the orientation for the 4Runner’s media controls. It turns out basically everyone feels the same way and there’s a kit to rotate the whole thing 90 degrees. For the record, I will not be disassembling my steering wheel and putting this thing in but the fact […]

I’m a fortunate person to have been loved by people in my life, but a grandparent’s love – my grandma’s love specifically – is a different thing altogether. Sometimes it was protectiveness, sometimes hopefulness, sometimes it was intense pride. Sitting here now I can’t actually picture her saying the words “I love you” out loud […]

Scene: man and woman getting off a flight. They hug stiffly. The kind of hug where you actually hug but your ass is way out in the breeze the whole time. Woman: this weekend was so fun Man: SO FUN W: We should do this again  M: FOR SURE W: Well, it was so good to […]

We spent the night of Halloween standing around the neighbors’ fire pit catching up and telling jokes. At one point midway through the conversation, we all noticed a big wet flake float down in the middle of the group. Everyone froze mid-conversation looking like they’d just seen a ghost, wondering if they were imagining things. […]

Apropos of nothing, what follows is a track by track recalling of my experience with Miley Cyrus’ newest Album, “Endless Summer Vacation” The title should’ve been “So Much Better Than Younger Now“.

It’s November sixth, but the month and day are just placeholders. We’re short on time and everyone knows it. It was 73 degrees today and people were out in throngs. Tending to their yards. Walking dogs. Talking with neighbors. Anything to cling on to those last bits of our outside lives. The sun claws its […]

Related to my post on snowplowing, this also applies to blowing leaves.

So Twitter got bought – like, actually got bought – and people are pissed. And rightfully so. Musk seems like either a lunatic or completely in over his head but either way, the outcome is the same – people are bailing. It’s kind of a shame, because Twitter is the only social network I ever […]

A couple weeks back, I got a new Toyota 4Runner. It’s amazing and I love it. Below is a photo of the audio control panel on the steering wheel. I do not love it. Take a close look at the direction of the arrows here. Things like this make me crazy. I’m sure someone somewhere […]