Blankbaby

I took almost 2 weeks off from work in August, and yet I only managed to read three books.

Economies of scale and the interconnected nature of the world has lead to a bit of cultural flattening.

Yesterday there was an entire neighborhood garage sale happening, so we checked it out.

The Enchanted Forest is a family owned theme park started by Roger Tofte.

Marisa’s sister and her kids were in town for several days, which was nice.

True fact about me: I don’t remember ever living in a freestanding house before we bought our current house.

You don’t need me to tell you that Ray Bradbury was a great writer.

Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer ★★★★☆ (Read in Jul 2026) – Who doesn’t like a mystery featuring an unlikely detective?

I’m a believer in learning by doing, but sometimes it can be rather annoying.

Just the other day I was blogging about our first year in Portland and now our children seem to have turned 7 years old.

Time and space.

My Name Was Gerry Sass by Tiffany Hanssen ★★★★☆ (Read on Jun 28, 2026) – When a hit man gets hit what happens to his daughter and his priest?

Or a guy who got a Pendleton hat for super cheap?

It is hard to believe that Sammy and Declan have finished 1st grade!

May’s reading was dominated by my “required” reading for the Incomparable Bookclub.

Another month is in the books (and I’m sure I used that lame joke before) and I managed to read a few books.

I wasn’t expecting any trick questions when renewing my passport (no, I’m not trying to get one of the “Trump passports“) and yet above you can see the options for “hair color” in the application.

When you work from home, in a different timezone than the one you live in, there tends to be a tendency to stay home.

Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day, so Marisa and I did our duty and visited a few bookstores.

The other night after I had read to the boys and Marisa was singing their nighttime songs I heard a very loud meowing.