...

Beatrix turns 17 tomorrow. Tonight she’s having 16 of her friends over for a dance party. Last night, I helped her turn our dining room into a Disco. We revved up her playlist and danced together to test it out.

No matter what happens, this is my life. This is what matters.

I can tell you’re from Minnesota if you know the difference between a Corn Dog and a Pronto Pup and have a strong opinion about which is superior (especially if you have a “why” about that opinion).

The world is feeling a bit out of control so I did a small project I could control. Mainly, I cleaned out and organized the tool/parts/junk drawer in the kitchen. Here’s a before/after:

379C2395 C9FB 4DEC A3EF 071F245B4B7B.

Bookshop.org eBooks

Finally, we can get ebooks from local bookstores!

Browse and buy on Bookshop.org, and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience. Every purchase financially supports local, independent bookstores!

One more reason to ditch Amazon for books.

Despite the fact that because of my diabetes I shouldn’t have them, I’m finding my craving for a big stack of banana pancakes with heavy cream and blueberry compote almost overwhelming.

Daring Fireball: CNBC: ‘Nvidia Drops 17 Percent as China’s Cheaper AI Model DeepSeek Sparks Global Tech Sell-Off’

“…because of the Biden administration’s export bans. DeepSeek engineers found and implemented multiple massive efficiency improvements that allowed the company to train its latest models at far lower prices using far-less-capable hardware, and perform inference under heretofore unprecedented memory constraints.

Constraints fuel creativity and innovation. Honestly, everyone should have seen this coming.