Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it gets pretty dark pretty early, in December.
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Binge listening
So you know by now I’ve gotten big into podcasts while I’m holed up in the days of coronavirus.
(I used to listen to a few only on my drive days but now I’m obviously not driving to the office much. But I am alone here a lot, and my time is more often spent listening than watching.)
Recently listened to: Continue reading “Binge listening”
Summer rain
is falling on my roof, a steady shower rushing evenly in the darkness of the night. It abates for a while, the low rumble of thunder follows shortly after, distant. A sigh of relief, rather than a growling threat. The heat releasing its grip for a while.
I wish for you – the feeling of safety and protection through the night, that I feel as this brief storm passes over.
I wish I could capture the sound to share with you.
Five things I learned today
- A serving size of tortilla chips is about 7 chips.
- It takes quite a few containers to separate units of 7 tortilla chips at a time (if, for instance, the only way for me to live alone in the house with tortilla chips is to separate them into serving sizes). Continue reading “Five things I learned today”
Things I’ve learned
This edition brought to you, apparently, by the letter P.
Peeps
Second hand knowledge, but promising: you can roast the Easter candy Peeps. I am opposed to Continue reading “Things I’ve learned”
Little surprises along the way
So here are some quick updates from my little (and smaller all the time) world:
Plugging away
So here’s some things that recently happened around here…
Saturday = another 7 for 7 getting my workout. All of them via WiiFit. Continue reading “Plugging away”
What delights…
I listen to the This American Life podcast every week. Not always on time, of course, as this one is from a couple of weeks ago.
The Show of Delights (episode 692 from This American Life): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-american-life/id201671138
Continued progress on multiple fronts
Learning
So first off – still getting my daily language lessons in. Woot woot. Going for 1000! And also, to be a little more passable in (French, mostly).
Moving
Fifty
… is really not so bad, all things considered. 🇺🇸
And though I’ve seen all 50 States, I’m only 21 countries in…
And even here in the US, I’ve only been to 18 of 59 National Parks.
I have a long way yet to go!
