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Latest — 20 Oct 2026

Swimming, Waterfalls, Cereal, Birthdays & Photography

"J" and I got some lap swimming in at 5:30am. "A" turned five years old. We visited a giant waterfall. I'm going to wean my kids off cereal. I got my wireless Sony camera sync app working. And we're smoking ribs tomorrow.

Swimming, Waterfalls, Cereal, Birthdays & Photography — Amicalola Falls State Park

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Home School PE Class

5am alarm again. 15 minutes later, I got K up. This is his first trip to the gym. We started with 20 minutes on the treadmills. I showed him some weights and machines he might like, but he instead gravitated to the stair-stepper, then the rower, and he finally found a home with a stationary bike.

Home School PE Class

Mouth Stones

I told K to play with the tooth with his tongue. Push it as far away as it'd go, then pull it back. 30 seconds later and the tooth let go. K was able to return to his now-soggy honey nut cheerios. And I left. I go where I'm needed, like that old guy in the kung fu show.

One Mile in Thirty Minutes

It's just 2mph, but it is surprisingly difficult to maintain that speed for half an hour in a swimming pool. That's the goal though. Ever since work mysteriously asked, "are you a competent swimmer?" I have my motivation to make sure I'm not the weakest link.

One Mile in Thirty Minutes

What About Fraternal Conjoined Twins?

At work we discussed the human object model, data structures, concepts, etc. My mind kept drifting: was our model adequate to support fraternal conjoined twins? When the boss asked for feedback, I was powerless to remain silent. Apparently, not all edge cases need to be addressed at this stage.

What About Fraternal Conjoined Twins?

Starlink Installers: Cutting the Competition

I know what I expected: the Dish Network guy was going to install Starlink *beside* my existing cable internet. Instead, I got home from my hike and he had just chopped the coax, ran the Starlink cable and called it a day. Honestly, I'm in awe of his boldness.

Starlink Installers: Cutting the Competition

Someone Should Invent Pool Spiders

Unlike running along the valley trail in the morning, there are no spider webs lurking in the swimming pool, precisely strung up to be caught by my face, and I really like that about swimming pools. Also, I'm far less likely to sprain an ankle in the pool. Someone should invent pool spiders.

Someone Should Invent Pool Spiders

Facebook Marketplace Strikes Again

"Hey man, I hate to do this but we just got a new vehicle and we’re not used to all the bells and whistles of it yet and it’s making a noise while we’re driving and it’s just freaking us out. We don’t wanna drive an hour and get stuck I appreciate your generosity."

Facebook Marketplace Strikes Again

Work Wants to Know How Well We Can Swim

The retreat planner at work wants to know if we can swim, and how well. Like open ocean swimming confident? No context was provided. No questions answered. I'm picturing an engineering standup while treading water far from land.

Work Wants to Know How Well We Can Swim

Half My Kingdom for a Punctual Buyer

Second, there’s the punctuality issue. I’ll let the Facebook Marketplace buyer choose the time most convenient to her (it’s always a her). Inevitably, as I’m arriving at our designated meeting place, I get the text: “running late so sorry be there in ten minutes.” Every single time.

Half My Kingdom for a Punctual Buyer

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