Category Archives: My Daily Life

2025-01-10

Happy (snowy?) Friday. As I type this I have no idea if, or how much, snow will drop onto the ITP Estate and Wee Little Farm. Edit: just looked out the window, and there is indeed some snow on the … Continue reading

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2025-01-09

I don’t often give myself credit, but yesterday afternoon I forced myself out into the cold and did a 5.25-mile walk. I was comfortably layered, and at times when the wind subsided was actually warm. Wordle: five, my starter was … Continue reading

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2025-01-08

At the end of last year I finally checked off one of my reading challenges by finishing “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote; this book has been in my possession for at least six years. This year I’ve added two … Continue reading

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2025-01-07

Has anyone out there made yogurt? If so, how did you do so? I want to attempt to make some in my Instant Pot soon. Bitter cold and snow? Fuuuuuu… Might be a good week to try to clean, and … Continue reading

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2025-01-06

NBC Universal did me two favors this weekend. On Saturday they plastered the screen of the soccer match I was watching with ads (apparently something they are entirely comfortable doing since they did it again during Sunday’s match) frustrating me … Continue reading

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2025-01-03

Wordle: three, my starter was ALTER

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2025-01-02

Wordle: four, my starter was USAGE

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2025-01-01

New Year’s Eve is the second-worst night to be single, and since that’s been my situation for all but a couple of my adult New Year’s Eves I’ve learned to stay home and go to bed early. BRAG 2025: Falls … Continue reading

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2024-12-31

The end of another year… 2024 was an interesting, sometimes fun, but overall year of frustration for me. (see also: the decline of WordPress functionality on an iPhone forcing back into a word processor in order to type this) If … Continue reading

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2024-12-30

On Saturday I succumbed to Duolingo’s “Super Duolingo for 60% off”. I knew an end of year offer would be made, and $60/year was something I felt I could afford. Yesterday I (finally) registered for Big BRAG. Compared to this … Continue reading

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