Blurt!Sben

Went to Billie’s yesterday for lunch and new TV setup. Enjoyed the usual summer ferry chaos.

Jul. 21, 2024, 10:15am

Finished reading On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Quick and bracing; nothing I didn’t already know, but a good refresher.

Jul. 15, 2024, 10:18pm (edited)

Met Mom for dinner in U Village.

Jul. 15, 2024, 9:41pm

Another thing that strikes me about Moonbound is its fundamental kindness and generosity.

Jul. 14, 2024, 9:34pm

Finished reading Moonbound by Robin Sloan. The book started with a banger of a prologue, eased off a fair bit, and brought it back up for the finale. Even though I didn’t quite fall in love with the book, I enjoyed it thoroughly, perhaps because it consistently surprised me.

Jul. 13, 2024, 10:39pm

Walking to the grocery store this morning, I took a bad step, and instead of twisting my ankle I banged my knees something fierce — good road rash, and I presume serious bruises coming. (I can still walk fine though, so it can’t be too bad.)

Jul. 8, 2024, 11:10pm

Tonight’s kitchen victory: salade Niçoise, always a delight, and always guaranteed to trash the kitchen.

Jul. 8, 2024, 7:21pm

Worked with Meghan in the front yard, neatening and trimming.

Jul. 6, 2024, 5:03pm

After Meghan pointed out the mille-feuille of rust in the old grill, along with other structural degradation, we went out to get a replacement that was less likely to catch fire and/or melt. Then we grilled sausages.

Jul. 4, 2024, 9:40pm
A lattice-top cherry pie, on a baking sheet partially covered with filling that overflowed and caramelized.

It was a little chaotic, but the dude and I baked a cherry pie this afternoon.

Jul. 4, 2024, 4:23pm

Had dinner out in the carport.

Jul. 3, 2024, 9:22pm

The dude had friends over yesterday evening (plus the bambina and a couple of hers), hanging out in the carport and playing games and drinking mulled cider.

Jul. 3, 2024, 8:17am

Finished reading Lake of Souls by Ann Leckie, a collection of short stories. A handful are set, at least notionally, in her Imperial Radch setting, several are in the setting of The Raven Tower, and several others are their own things. I enjoyed all of them to greater or lesser degrees; The Raven Tower in particular seems perfect for short stories.

Jun. 30, 2024, 10:03pm

Meghan and I got the AC set up at Mom’s, I took care of a couple other tasks, and the four of us had dinner with her.

Jun. 30, 2024, 8:53pm

Mowed the lawn, then Meghan and I cleaned the carport.

Jun. 29, 2024, 11:56pm