Productivity

In the past 24 hours, I've fixed my dishwasher, swamp cooler, and dryer. Today, I'm reaping the benefits of that work, and getting caught up on laundry, and using the time saved on dishes to get other things down around the house. I managed to rake up the entire back yard and balance the checkbook, which hasn't been done in three days. Work in progress, I suppose. Just keep moving forward.

Childhood

Today, i went with my daughter and her second grade class on their field trip... to a park. We learned about all sorts of cool things, though. How beavers live, how many fish are not native to Colorado, how to float in the river... it was a good day 

Colorado Spring

This time last week, i was roasting, antsy to hook up and run the swamp cooler. Saturday, we had a foot of snow. Today, it's all rainy and cool. I love Colorado.

State of Local Weather, 06:17, May 21

It's hovering right at 42 degrees, and there's a few inches of snow burying everything in sight. It was 90° days ago? And it'll be 75° again in four days. I'm preparing for flooding. Cross my fingers.

2022 Is For Chumps

I'm sitting awake. The kids are asleep. The checking account is positive. The house is quiet. Time to find another job.

The Universal Language of Music

Spoiler Alert for anyone interested: in the second episode of the Strange New Worlds saga of Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise finds a comet that actually is an alien religious relic. The key to unlocking it is music.

Yesterday, my three year old was singing Bohemian Rhapsody in the car.

This morning, my oldest two kids were singing along with Alt-J, Sufjan Stevens, and Metallica and getting stoked about Public Enemy.

It's everywhere, and melodies don't need translation. Feel it. Let it in.

Post Starfest Bliss

It was a bittersweet weekend. I got to see so many incredible people, famous and only famous to me. I gave out hugs like candy, and felt a warm reception from everyone. It went out with a bang, and life is calmly and sadly better for having been touched by this nerd clique. Peace and long life, y'all. Live long and prosper.