This cherry tomato plant has been super-productive.
Morning Tomatoes
Big Tennis Weekend
I was down in Newport News this past weekend to play in the Men’s 18+ USTA Mid-Atlantic Regionals. I am but a humble 3.0-rated player, and this is the tournament to qualify for the Sectionals weekend next month. I went 1-2 in my matches, but the team went 3-1, so we’re through to the next round. It’s tricky to coordinate the schedules of a bunch of grownups in the middle of vacation season, but we were able to get enough guys together to get it done.
It was so damn hot. I may never be hydrated again.
Last Week’s Haze
Like the rest of the east coast, we suffered through the smoke from last week’s Canadian wildfires.
They’re still going, but the wind isn’t dragging it down to us. It was an eerie couple of days.
Pink Jimmy
The Pink Jimmy is a vodka/cranberry/lime, and a refreshing cocktail to record a podcast by.
Tiny Guy
I’ve been meaning to use one of the million maple seeds that sprout in my yard every Spring as a bonsai starter, and this year I finally did it.
In classic Mike Mode, I planted it and then did some reading on the process. Turns out that the silver maple is a very challenging tree to bonsai, and it 100% shouldn’t be out in direct diligent all day, even in the mild Spring we’ve been having.
So tonight I’ll move the little fella into a shadier spot and then maybe find a thick-trunked azalea to hack down for bonsai-ing this weekend.
h/t to Mike Short for the bonsai scoop
Big Meat Pete came through
It’s been a tough season for the Mets, so far. Last night’s walk-off win over the best team in the league, after being behind three different times in the game, was a taste of the good things that could be around the corner.
The Mets still need better pitching, but it was nice to go to bed happy.
Headed back to Hyrule
It took me a year to get into Breath of the Wild after I bought it, but it eventually became an all-time fave game of mine.
I pre-ordered the sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, and started playing as soon as I got it last week. I’m about 12 hours in and it’s good so far.
I spent a couple of hours last week playing the old one to get a handle on the controls again, which was very smart. I’m a goddamn genius.
Geez and Teez for last nights recording.
This was a good one.
Waffle Centurion
I’ve been playing the daily word game waffle for months (and months and months) and I finally got 100 wins in a row.
While this is a minor achievement in the grand scheme, the game is a way for me to keep in touch with some friends I don’t see as often as I’d like, so I’ll keep playing.