Vacation pt. 2: Yes, I also did stuff other than eat
Pictures from the Rhine Valley.
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August 9, 2023
Home renovations and general domesticity
Vacation pt. 1: the Germans have insanely good food
Food we ate at a castle hotel in the Rhine Valley. Highlight of the trip, in my opinion.
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July 26, 2023
In Norway
What I have learned from traveling in Europe this summer is that I don't know why anyone lives in western Norway, my in-laws included.
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July 8, 2023
They call it the Anthropocene
Happy New Year! Here at the 40th parallel north, something like 2,700 miles from the equator, it's balmy out (13C/56F) despite the ponds still being frozen over from the winter storm two weeks ago. I guess it sounds like I'm…
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January 1, 2023
I hate blogging
I want to talk about painting today
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November 21, 2022
Dear Hypothetical Progeny,
This is not a post about writing.
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February 20, 2022
Snow Day 2022
Snow is the worst and anyone who doesn't agree is also the worst.
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February 4, 2022
A money pit?
It took some doing to get my partner, Helge, to house hunt. We live in downstate Illinois. As someone who grew up in Austin, where $200,000 gets you a closet with an exposed lightbulb, I thought the prices here were…
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April 1, 2020