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It is hot. And it’s only 94°F. In a way, a bit of practice before the onslaught. Tomorrow is forecasted to be 100. Monday, 104. Tuesday, 108. Checks notes… Wednesday, 105. Thursday, 101. Friday, 101. Yikes. ✑ Some extreme heat happens here, but in relatively small doses. Extended heat in June is not common for… Continue reading A weekly note

Book club met in person in a park at a picnic table this week and it was excellent. It was a slight upgrade of April, when we met in person in a park and spread out over several picnic tables and a significantly welcome contrast to the last year of book club over Zoom. ✑… Continue reading A weekly note

Willy’s Wonderland wasn’t a good movie, but would make a fun short film if you pieced together all the pieces of Nic Cage playing pinball and cleaning. A few years ago, I admitted that I give Nicolas Cage a lot of grief. In the years since, I’ve made somewhat of a reversal and decided to just embrace him for… Continue reading A weekly note

I thought this was going out yesterday, and at the time I thought May 21, 2021 looked pretty cool. But now it’s May 22, and bear with me while I go down a very strange rabbit hole. Tomorrow is May 23rd (see, I can count), which is one version of Pentecost, a Christian holiday celebrated 50… Continue reading A weekly note