My daughter heard about the star wars holiday special from a podcast she loves and begged to watch it. Having never seen it myself, we fired up youtube and put it on. We haven’t finished it yet, but to say it is bad is putting it mildly. So far I think Neil Breen movies are better.

After a short break from responsibilities with my lovely wife, it is back to reality today. At least there is coffee to get us through the grind.

This week has been a stressful week, but at least it’s Friday and I can put some of that behind for a couple days.

Happy Thursday! It is almost the weekend, I wish I i could say this weekend is going to be relaxing, but I think it is going to be really busy. At least I won’t have work to deal with too :-)

Apparently it is one of those weeks, I failed miserably in grocery shopping.

These two crack me up sometimes. They love watching the chipmunks on the back steps.

Almost Friday, I just need to finish a critical task at work tomorrow then i get to relax for the weekend.

I had a great bike ride earlier today, love the fall colors and came past a pretty lake.

Life has been pretty stressful lately, but at least I have coffee and a purring cat next to me.

And now I’ve had way too much coffee, but at least I no longer feel tired 😂

Happy Friday! Ordered some coffee for my wife and I from Starbucks and I must have added my coffee twice since I had two of my order. Oops! Looks like I won’t run out of coffee today!

Off to the Wednesday grind. Taking the train to work, then back home, then I get to play Uber driver carting my kids to their activities. I suspect in some way I’ll miss these crazy days when the kids are old enough to drive themselves around.

There is not enough coffee for today. Staying up late on Friday only to have my body wake up at 5:30AM on Saturday makes the morning a drag.

Day 5: forest

Day 4: orange

When space is precious, this guy will make a sleeping spot anywhere he can.

Day 2 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is buildup. I had to buildup the footage to take this photo of this guy.

Nothing like a long weekend to take a much needed mental break from work. Cleaned and detailed my bike yesterday, and now I can’t wait to get back out and ride! 🚲

Day 1 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is abstract, suggested by Greg, aka @greghiggins

At a friend’s house last night, apparently pickle ice pops are a thing.

Saw this guy in the tall grass while I was out doing yard work yesterday. It seems I interrupted his lunch.

This frog really likes our little pond. I see them out on the lily pads for hours just about every day.

Our cat’s latest form of entertainment is dropping small toys on us from the upstairs loft while we are sitting at the table. The first time we thought it was an accident, but after the second it was clear it was a new game. Bengals are fun, now I want to get a helmet :-).

I don’t follow the news that closely, but this Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk cage match had to be a marketing stunt of some kind right? I’m assuming I’m missing something though.

My wife showed me this after going to our local Starbucks. I still don’t really understand why this is a thing, but to each their own i guess…

Went for a great ride through Dartmouth on Monday morning. Beautiful area and not much traffic first thing in the morning. Well worth the early wake-up. Here are a couple pictures from the ride.

Today I found out that olive oil in coffee is a thing. Apparently so much so that in certain markets at least you can order it at Starbucks.

Saw this moth hanging out near the front door yesterday. Not sure what it is exactly but i thought it was rather striking in it’s own way, so i took the chance to try it the macro feature of my newish phone.

I recently listened to a podcast that interviewed Dorothy Brown talking about how racially biased the US tax system is. This women is fascinating to listen to and it really is eye opening. I definitely want to give this book a read: The Whiteness of Wealth by Dorothy A. Brown 📚

I’m currently reading: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells 📚

So far this is a fun read. This book so far plays out more like a mystery then the other books, but it is a great rest so far and a lot of fun to find out what is happening right along side Murderbot.

It’s rare, but there are times these two guys do get along, and when they do I can’t help but take a picture.

Happy caturday! I’m trying to write down my grocery list, but someone has opinions about what we should buy… 🐈‍⬛

I’m not entirely certain what these plants are, but every spring they start with these little white flowers before popping up their big maple like leaves.

Went down a new to me road on the bike day and passed this pond. I think it is part of the local country club, but it was too nice not to stop. Great day to get out on the bike 🚲.

Went down a new to me road on my bike ride this afternoon and passed this lovely pond. Beautiful day to be out on the bike! 🚲

Currently in the middle of reading Network Effect by Martha Wells. Love the series so far, and i can’t wait for the next book to come out after this one. 📚

I was pondering over the phrase “is like comparing apples to oranges”, and i can’t help but wonder where that phrase came from. I get the sentiment of the phrase, but I can find lots of ways to compare apples and oranges. Maybe I’m just over thinking things again.

Well timed for caturday, this guy was helping me put away the grocery bags earlier today…🐈‍⬛

Happy Friday! Looking forward to a long weekend after a tough week at work.

Finally broke out the chainsaw to clean up some of the dead branches that have come down recently. There’s always more to clean up, no matter how much I get done.

Finally getting some things knocked off the ever growing todo list. Called a tree service Monday, and as of yesterday the dead and dying trees near the power lines are gone. Now only 837 items left on the todo list 😄

Found this cool little ice structure in the yard this morning. Not sure what the wind chill was, but the air temp was about -6 this morning.

The koi pond was completely ice free yesterday morning. And here it is today

Today has given me a headache. Instead of grabbing a beer, I chose to brood in the kitchen. Now if only my brooding could do the dishes for me…

It’s Wednesday, halfway through the week!

Been listening to Tress of the Emerald Seas by Brandon Sanderson, and I’m actually looking forward to my commute to Boston tomorrow to listen to more. 📚

My son had his first swim meet of the year yesterday. So proud of the hard work he’s been putting in at practice and I managed to catch his first dive during his first event. He can’t wait for the next event!

I recently set up a new desk and monitor and this guy had to check it out, though I do wish he wouldn’t rest on my laptop… 🐈

It’s a new year and this year I decided to take some inspiration from my wife and decided to start a bullet journal. Up until this point in my life the closest thing to a journal I’ve managed to keep are a bunch of scattered sticky notes 😄. I’ll be happy if I can stick with it and get something out of it.