A pleasant first impression
I was having lunch in our new home when I saw the garbage truck, so I went out to go get the garbage bins back in their place, when I saw our neighbor walking toward his garbage bins. So we waived and I came over and introduced myself (this is …
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Better than none
I came back from a morning physical therapy session and then realized I went there with two pairs of shorts on. Better than none.
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Meditative State
I’ve found that Texas helps me cultivate a meditative state of mind, especially in the check-out lines at the grocery store. The check-out staff works slowwwwwly, at least compared to California and New York. They’re in no rush. They are also very friendly. They ask you what you’re doing this …
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Essential things
Here’s what I have learned after living for a month in a $38/night hotel room with my wife and dog:– we can live in small quarters. I think we could live in this hotel room permanently (and it’d be cheaper than rent… 🙂 ).– there are hotel rooms in Texas …
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Euphorbia invasion
Shortly after we moved to San Carlos, a plant emerged from the ground. I love the way it looks and I love that we didn’t water it for two years and it survived. Apparently it’s a Euphorbia: A couple of years ago I noticed that in the Spring the plant …
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Glotón
TJ’s checkout lady: so you buy lunches for a group of people?Me: No, that’s just for wife and me…
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sleep vs bed time
Cool graph showing my total sleep as a function of bed time. For me, bed time is key! Now I need to figure out whether there’s a relationship between sleep and absentmindedness…
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Is that a comb in your pocket?
A long time ago Allison and I realized that having separate bathrooms would be good for our marriage. But this morning I showered in Allison’s bathroom because we’re doing work in the bathroom downstairs. When I came out of the shower, in my bathrobe, Allison was in the bathroom by …
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Clean headphones
Allison just informed me that my head phones are very clean, as they just came out of the washing machine.
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Really? For Here?
When did airport food become so delicious? Fantastic “El Presidente Burrito” with chicken and shrimp (though the shrimp was a bit over the top). Pretty big plate. But when I finished it I wasn’t satisfied, so I ordered a quesadilla. I overheard the woman behind the counter asking the man …
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