Chris Glass

We spent our last night exploring Bozeman’s downtown, thick with activity and TVs tuned to a big football game between the Montana State Bobcats and the Idaho Vandals.

Begrudgingly checked out of the Village Inn this morning.

I’d been to Glacier in 2003 and zipped through the park because I was short on time.

Took a stormy but scenic route up from Helena and stopped in Bigfork, Montana for lunch.

Spent a good chunk of the afternoon exploring the Montana Heritage Center and didn’t get through half of it.

Today we learned more about plumbing — specifically the pipes that move things out from the house.

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Friends were ribbing us when we said we were doing a bus tour of Yellowstone, but it’s impossible for me to feel shame about this.

Tonight’s pot roast called for a single bay leaf, and I’m certain this one is expired. — Related tangent, culled from the links section: Jason Kottke, author of a wonderful website, recently made the leap to explore the world untethered.

The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone are really close together — it just takes an hour on the John D.

The picture above is dark, the important thing is that little bit of light on the top of Grand Teton.

The drive from Lander westward was chill and pretty dreamy — the landscape transformed at every bend and the sky was big and blue.

Above: Custom stained glass window at our friends’ place We begrudgingly packed our bags and did one last loop through Lander, Wyoming.

It’s hard to whittle down this day.

In 2004 I wrapped up a web project in Lander, Wyoming, said goodbye to friends made along the way, and swore I’d come back.

Pausing on a bike ride to look at the trail below.

There was extra rosemary from a pot roast and this Williams Sonoma Signature Simmer Pot recipe magically appeared in the algorithm.

Not going to wait to post this: Personal Health Update — My bloodwork numbers were super off last month during a routine physical with my family doc.

I’ve grown to adore this little strip of flowers that bursts with color as summer draws to a close.

Edie doesn’t know it, but two days after this photo was taken she’ll be riding in a car.

Peaches is most known for her 2000 song F*** the Pain Away (which has a solid Wikipedia entry that includes references to slutwave, Miss Piggy and Thom Yorke).

Visited friends, exchanged goods, talked about snacks, and I snapped a pic of the newest addition to their family.

Sat in a 2026 Subaru Outback today and was pleased that many controls only accessible by screen in the last model have moved back to physical knobs and switches.

I’m writing this after the fact.

I started a photoshoot of a skull puzzle at the studio, but while exploring the pieces it warranted deeper consideration and shelved for another day.

Was chatting with a client about good swag to give away at a trade show.

I had the livestream of the Apple September event open in the background and traded messages with a colleague and we agreed it all sounded like gibberish.

Lunch was also tasty. — My Google review for the new CAVA that opened in Ohio Reply via email

We celebrated the labor movement in pools with friends over the extended weekend.

On this day I realized color paper can be rolled up and carried in my bike’s water bottle cage.

Tomatoes my brother dropped off had ripened, so I stored them in the fridge to extend their life until all the ingredients for BLTs were acquired.

A view of the studio from the couch before giving in to a nap. — Had a yearly physical with my primary care doc yesterday.

There were blocks on the calendar, destinations, checklists, and diversions today.

Dropped off cookies at my brother’s house in exchange for vegetables he brought over — not a fair trade at the outset, and even worse?

Today marks the first time I heard Kelly Clarkson’s cover of Golden.

This swim day ended with Jamaican Chicken Chili, cornbread, grape salad, and attempts to gain the love of a cat named Oliver!

Got a yearly physical coming up and I’m having lab work done in preparation.

Sent off a Sony camera for a friend to try out and got it back this week with bonus pup photos.

As the week approached we still hadn’t registered for the Tour de Crown, an annual bike ride that connects bike paths around Cincinnati (with some on-road sections until future sections of the loop are finished).

Casey’s due to arrive from Florida tomorrow.

Picked up Casey from the airport and drove the winding backroads down to meet up with the fellas for happy hour.

Over dinner with friends the topic of groceries came up, as it does, and we all realized that we needed to pick up a few things.

Growing up we’d gather round the TV to watch The Grand Ole Opry, Hee-Haw on the regular, and any countrified special that aired.

My brother brought over a bag of vegetables from his garden.

My friend Zan shared a grab of a postcard and I immediately transferred details to the calendar.

I don’t know much about Empire of the Sun besides their biggest hit (so far) and unique visual style.

I’ve grown to appreciate unplanned visits.

Do I remember how the third reboot of Spider-Man left off?

Originally released by Iconfactory, BitCam let you capture the world through lo-fi bitmapped graphics.

Above: A prized piece of art adopted many moons ago at a craft con in Ohio.