Blurt!Sben

Mismanaged a 1½-hour videoconference meeting, if you want to know how my day went.

Mar. 9, 2020, 8:12pm

We’re all doing well here, at least so far. Hope you are also, whoever is reading this.

Mar. 9, 2020, 7:32am (edited)

The bambina has decided to learn Spanish on Duolingo.

Mar. 9, 2020, 7:31am

Ars Technica has a good primer on the coronavirus, and critically, they promise to update it daily.

Mar. 9, 2020, 7:30am (edited)

“Everyone in the Seattle office is encouraged to work from home until further notice.”

Mar. 5, 2020, 11:11am (edited)

Went to see the dude’s school wind ensemble performance yesterday evening. Today, the school district indefinitely postponed all upcoming evening events.

Mar. 4, 2020, 8:07pm (edited)

Tonight’s bedtime discussion with the bambina: the coronavirus.

Mar. 2, 2020, 9:41pm (edited)

I don’t think I’m worried about the coronavirus, but I am thinking about it.

Mar. 1, 2020, 8:07pm (edited)

Meghan took a basket-weaving class (above-water) this weekend.

Mar. 1, 2020, 8:07pm

Tonight’s kitchen victory: lamb and prunes braised in wine.

Mar. 1, 2020, 8:06pm

At the grocery store yesterday, the only sign of emergency food hoarding was the empty shelf of Annie’s organic mac and cheese. (There were plenty of non-organic boxes.)

Mar. 1, 2020, 9:09am (edited)

Power outage for about an hour this morning.

Feb. 23, 2020, 8:32am

Tonight’s kitchen victory: poulet au cidre. Mom came over.

Feb. 22, 2020, 8:42pm

Meghan and I haven’t watched any of the most recent seasons of Stranger Things, The Good Place, or Doctor Who (all of which we really enjoy). So, naturally, last night we watched the first couple episodes of Beforeigners. Which we really enjoyed.

Feb. 22, 2020, 10:16am

Longer days and a run of great weather are coinciding and it’s been fabulous.

Feb. 20, 2020, 5:17pm