I enjoyed this love letter to Volvo wagons over on The Contender. I have a 2009 XC 70 that I absolutely adore.
Having an amazing time so far at the Water Is Life Festival.
Also, when in Duluth…
When in Duluth…
Being back on the mat always seems like being back to normal. Beautiful day too. Thanks @yogaandapint! 🙏🏽
Long overdue project completed: Replaced the rotting fascia board on the front porch of the Summit House. Big feeling of accomplishment. Here’s some before and afters of today.
Multiple home improvement projects at multiple properties all with a deadline of Tuesday. Seems like my Labor Day weekend will be spent, laboring.
“I’m opening a new pack of Hi-Polymer Erasers. Would you like one? They’re useful.
— Beatrix, age 14, has a love language and it involves stationery supplies.
The Unexpected Writing Group
My family went to a friend’s new house for dinner tonight. During the meal, her alarm went off to remind her of a Zoom writing group she participates in usually at that time. She said they normally meet briefly, the moderator posts a writing prompt, then they go off and write for 21 minutes, log back on, and everyone reads what they wrote.
My wife, daughter, and I thought it sounded like a blast. “We’d totally do that with you!“
And, so, we did. The other participants were welcoming and loved our esprit de corps about the whole thing. The prompt (about the end of summer) resulted in such wonderful and diverse contributions. It was so much fun and not at all how we were expecting to spend the evening.
A reminder that sometimes the universe offers up unexpected opportunities. Take them.
let’s be clear – Snakes and Ladders
Whenever any institution makes an official statement declaring that they have a “zero-tolerance approach” to anything, everyone knows what it means: We have been infinitely tolerant to this kind of behavior in the past, and we just got caught, so we have to make a statement.
Yep.