Blurt!Sben

Finished a years-overdue project at work this week, quite a relief.

Nov. 10, 2023, 7:17pm

Meghan and I went to Place Pigalle for our anniversary lunch.

Nov. 10, 2023, 7:16pm

Played hooky this afternoon and walked from Northgate to Greenwood and then home: about 19k steps, 9½ miles, 3½ hours.

Nov. 3, 2023, 7:48pm

For the second evening this week, both kids are out with friends, this time for assorted Halloween shenanigans. Meghan: “High schoolers!” Me: “I know! We should have more!”

Oct. 31, 2023, 7:59pm

Got my flu shot.

Oct. 27, 2023, 8:13pm

Finished reading The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff. A beautifully-written, incredibly-bleak story of a girl who escapes the famine in colonial Jamestown. What she finds is barely better, and the glow of light and hope at the very end didn’t do much to counter the darkness of the rest of the story.

I’m glad I read this, and I enjoyed it in some ways, and cannot recommend it wholeheartedly, unless you value how well words are put together more than what happens to the book’s only real character.

Oct. 24, 2023, 10:31pm

Got a bee in my bonnet to make plans and reservations for my [mumblemumble]-year college reunion.

Oct. 21, 2023, 11:43am

Went to the high school football game with Mom last night; the kids performed in the massive two-band halftime show.

Oct. 21, 2023, 11:41am

Meghan found scale bugs on her plants in the corner, being herded by ants for their honeydew. Immediate steps have been taken.

Oct. 18, 2023, 9:42pm

Meghan and I went to our great local bookstore to hear Nicola Griffith interviewed by Neal Stephenson.

Oct. 18, 2023, 9:41pm

Went with Mom to Carkeek Park.

Oct. 14, 2023, 4:39pm

I caught a glimpse of a crescent sun through the clouds, before they thinned out too much.

Oct. 14, 2023, 9:27am

Got my covid booster.

Oct. 13, 2023, 1:02pm

Last night’s kitchen victory: ersatz cheesesteaks.

Oct. 13, 2023, 6:48am

Walked from the U District to Lake Washington, Genesee Park, and Columbia City: about 19k steps, 9 miles, 3 hours.

Oct. 8, 2023, 9:54pm