Jan 17 2025
Books, meditation, photos

Year Three

2025 is the third year for my 5 Year Midori diary.

If you’ve been reading this site for any amount of tine, you know that I go through bouts of regular posting and then long stretches of not posting. It’s not different in this paper diary, but I usually start the year with a promise to do better and then spend the middle of the year not writing here or there.

It’s a neat system and the long timeframe means it will be there for me when I get back to it. It is as cool as you’d think to open to a date and see what was on my mind in 2023. I forget so much.

Jan 17 2025
photos, podcast

New Sign

Was gifted this swanky (and tricky to photograph) On Air sign to use when I’m recording. It’s seriously bright.

Jan 16 2025
drinks, photos

It’s been a bit of a ride

While the snow was lovely to look at, it created some real problems here in Richmond. Power issues that led to water outages and subsequent boil orders for the city and surrounding counties.

I did get this nice photo of an icy tree:

It would have been cooler to be able to drink tap water, though.

All is well now, thank goodness, and I didn’t have it nearly as bad as some folks.

This is one of those things that makes you want to dabble in some prepping. Not like months of food, but maybe stowing some water in those long-term storage jugs.

Jan 08 2025
computers, fun

Midvale!

This Far Side cartoon is an all-time favorite of mine. To the point where it has become a punchline for us here at home whenever someone pushes a door labeled “pull”.

I lol’d at the Washington Post’s mini crossword clue this morning.

Jan 07 2025
photos

Prettier

The blue sky makes for a nicer photo, but the glare was a lot to wrangle.

Jan 06 2025
photos

Snow Day

I don’t get to stay home for them, but it makes for a pretty commute.

Jan 02 2025
food, photos

The Golden Pear

We got a big Harry and David gift box at the office last week. Folks in the department didn’t know what it meant, so I was quick to grab the Golden Pear.

There was a solid 5-year run where I’d get a box of the Harry and David pears from my parents for Christmas. It was a beautiful time.

Jan 01 2025
drinks, photos

Happy New Year

Started the year with a delicious brunch at one of our new favorite spots with a surprisingly tasty sambuca-based cocktail.

Dec 31 2024
photos

Va. Beach

The last of the year’s work trips took the team down to Virginia Beach. I think the logic of making the beach trip in December is to save a couple of bucks on lodging. It’s way, way off-season so we can stay in a decent hotel with nice views of the sunrise. I support this policy.

Another key feature of the off-season beach trip is seeing the kitschy Pancake House decked out in Christmas finery. There was a very complicated mural that featured English flags but also Spanish soldiers and maybe Jesus? I still bought a mug as a souvenir.

It’s been a big year for me. I got this new job that’s sending me out on the road to meet people in our branches and I’m trying to be sure I see more of these towns than just the office. It’s a key perk that I have enjoyed the hell out of. 2025 should be some more fun.

Dec 30 2024
art, fun, hiking, photos

Florida!

As I mentioned, I had occasion to travel to Florida for a quick work trip. I stopped on my way from the airport to take in some of the natural beauty on offer.

I also saw this sick Rabbit.

I took some time to say “hey” to the ocean. I haven’t been for an official visit in a while but I try to check in when I can. It looked pretty good. It told me to tell you “hi”.

I flew into Orlando and had to get down to Vero Beach. I saw this sign on my way to the working part of the trip and I half-thought it was something I imagined. This would be very on-brand for my imagination.

It was very real. There’s a whole goddamn dirt (sand?) road that runs between the main road and the walled-garden neighborhoods in Vero Beach. I could have driven for an hour, but I had to get back up to Orlando for my flight.

The dumb camera zoom slider on the iPhone 16 Pro made miss this whole ridiculous Hummer I saw. I was able to get a decent crop out of it, but you really should have seen the whole thing.

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