@davidtoddmccarty Utterly ridiculous look.
Had planned to go for a run before work this morning, but a batch of thunderstorms dampened my enthusiasm for that idea. Instead, took my time with breakfast and coffee at home before heading to the office.
@Mtt Oh, another Hamilton watch fan. Nice! Some nice ones there to choose from... I'm partial to #1 but curious what strap you'd put on it.
Ok, that #WNBA All-Star game was the best all-star game I can remember, any time, in any sport. Very competitive, highly entertaining, everybody having fun. Well done, ladies.
2024 Reads: Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George Saunders 📚
Well, that was delightful.
Lowe’s at 8:30 on a Saturday morning: a parade of middle-aged men whose purchases reveal their weekend projects. In my case, two mini-blinds and a bag of pellets for the smoker.
Posting big long blog posts after 9 pm on Friday night, as one does. (If you ever needed proof I’m not in it for clicks, it’s another piece of evidence… 😂)
Heavily feeling the “thank goodness it’s Friday” vibes this morning. Reviewed my calendar and realized that this week was the first week I’ve had a normal five-days-in-the-office week since… mid-April?
Caitlin Clark sets the #WNBA single-game assist record, has a double-double IN THE SECOND HALF ALONE and the #Fever are gonna lose to Dallas. Teammates aren’t hitting shots. Inside the last minute CC dribbles the length of the court and NONE OF HER TEAMMATES ARE DOWN THERE. Fever need a new coach.
@DaveyCraney Yuuuup. (Just installed the beta.)
iOS 18 User Beta 1 is out! Now, the annual question: how long will I hold out before installing a beta? If history serves, about half a day.
And yep, 45 minutes later it’s all done for us but a little more rain. We picked up 2” in a hurry, but aside from one small branch that came down I don’t think we took any damage. #IAWX
Family party in the basement watching the storm coverage with a Tornado Warning in our county. Looks like the worst is past of us, but there’s still more to come. Probably 45 minutes to be in the clear.
I’m never sure when I clean the coffeemaker whether the coffee actually tastes better or whether it’s just a placebo effect.
Sometimes being the responsible one at work means leading a big meeting; other times it means starting your day by running the descaling cycle on the coffee machine.
The #Fever were up 31 early in the third quarter and are collapsing here in the 4th, allowing the Mercury back within 11. Some bad coaching here - how the heck do you let the opponent go on a 19-0 run and not call timeout?
Caitlin Clark with 15 points and 9 assists at halftime for the #Fever leading the #Mercury. But for a couple of her teammates’ fumbles, she’d already have a double-double. More importantly, her 15 points are not leading the Fever’s scoring.
#WNBA
The best kind of meeting is a cancelled meeting, but the next best kind is a very short one.
Yesterday was college orientation for our second kid. Six weeks from today we move them into college. I’m not ready for this.
When we were at U of Nebraska yesterday for freshman orientation there was also apparently a big evangelical youth camp of some sort on campus. Seeing all those youth earnestly doing individual and group devotions triggered all sorts of memories. I hope those kids find their way out.
In the past 4 weeks, we as a family have spent 13 days traveling together, spending every day together and every night in a hotel or dorm room. You can tell it’s starting to wear thin. Tomorrow night we will get home and just be home for a while. I can’t wait.
@davidtoddmccarty Older man makes a creepy comment to the 22yo woman who is the new face of the local team... so the boss takes him off the beat. (Note it's not the team that banned him - it's the paper who reassigned him.)
@amerpie I'm only a day into it so far (after having participated in the Kickstarter way back when, but not getting seriously into it at that point), but I'm loving it. It seems to hit the sweet spot for me.