Climbing Mt Everest has never been on my radar as a life goal. Without even knowing all the dangers and statistics, it just never had any appeal to me. Not. One. Bit. This weekend, I found out my wife is a big fan of the psychology of high altitude climbing disasters. With my mouth slightly … Read more
My work sent me a new window tilt blinds motorization kit so install. It was accidentally sent to my mom’s house, but I picked it up this week. I was pretty excited to try the DIY installation kit. I’m good at providing feedback. I even toyed with the idea of filming my installation. I got … Read more
“It wasn’t that bad” We had a call with our nephew who has just had his first boxing sparring session, against a professional too. He then started to described his experience. He said the straight punches to the face didn’t hurt as much as expected. But the hooks to the side of the head caused … Read more
Today, my coworker told me he got engaged! Of course, being me, I immediately asked to see the ring (I’ll talk about my deep interest in rings on another post, and no it’s not because I’m Sauron…) It was a large round diamond on a fancy cathedral setting. My coworker told me that when he … Read more
Today was not a good day. I have not seen my wife this annoyed in a long time- maybe this is the most frustrated I’ve ever seen her. And it was was caused by something I did or at least contributed to. The kitchen sink drain is clogged. Completely clogged. We drano’ed last night while … Read more
We get takeout once or twice a week from a few of our favorite restaurants. And when it comes to leaving the tip, I just pick one of the higher options, 18, 20, 25%. My wife and I have been blessed to have been minimally impacted by Covid financially so we feel that when we … Read more
Tonight was the red carpet showing of our Winter Showcase Dance. I busted out on my tailored tux. Took a few minutes tying my bow tie (it’s been a while since I’ve tied one). My wife wore a beautiful black dress. We rolled out in style. Upon arrival, we see a gathering of glamorously dressed … Read more
Now, I consider myself a bit of a cookie connoisseur (or a cookie snob). So when I walked through Shoprite this past weekend, these new flavors jumped out at me. They demanded my immediate attention. So today (Thursday), these two boxes have already been sitting impatiently on my shelf for 4 days, I thought it … Read more
In season 2, episode 4 of Derry Girls, there is a scene where the song “Rock the Boat” come on during wedding reception. With excitement the girls rush the dance floor joined by adults of all ages to sit on the ground. They wave their arms, rowed, and clapped in a choreographed routine while seated. … Read more
After watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets again recently, my wife and I were discussing how terrifying Acromantulas would be in real life. “There would be no humans, we’d all be dead,” my wife proclaimed. “Well, we don’t have to worry about that, bugs sizes are limited by the amount of oxygen in … Read more