Treasures Everywhere There are treasures everywhere, to a degree I never would have believed before having kids. They find their way indoors. Unexpectedly stepping on a random rock in the living room is the best.
Red Meat Allergy from Tick Bites (it's not all bad news) The red meat allergy from a tick bite isn't all bad news. Yes, you may never eat mammal again, but as a New Jersey man's death reminds us, it won't necessarily be a long life. Not much of a silver lining, but it's something.
Steam Machine, Drones The Steam Machine is the first console to tempt me since the Wii U (which I only bought for Mario Kart). Meanwhile a drone company wants a video codec person, but it's all Rust, and the last time I chased a new language to learn, they handed me a Windows laptop.
Peace in the Home My wife has an allergy to empty spaces; I really dislike clutter. Somehow we survive together. I came home from a church work day to find she'd decluttered the entire kitchen, but the real joy wasn't the aesthetics. It was the peaceful, warm household behind them.
Kevin's Crib Kevin's crib arrived, so I assembled the whole thing to surprise my wife. Legs, headboard, side rails, mattress, done. And then it would not fit through the door. So I took it mostly apart, moved the pieces in, and rebuilt it. Voila.
Thirty-nine months of catch-up. Thirty-nine months later, I'm back. A rapid-fire catch-up: an iPad 4, met a girl, married the girl, reclaimed the house, bought land in Jasper, and a son on the way. That pretty much catches you up.