I decided to swing by the old place to pick up some stuff. Ashley says there’s not a lot, but I don’t trust her to gauge that. After 3 weeks the property management company finally sent someo...

One of the most important things about having “99% of what I need done” today is that it can actually feel like a Friday. It isn’t a Tuesday where I rapidly have to rush to do a thousand things...

The Convergence Part 15: What Claude Actually Thinks Link: https://x.com/RaphaelTiriel/status/2061989628949753863?s=20

The fling has commenced. There has since been some discussion (unresolved) of the exact duration and composition of “a fling”, but boy howdy something has come into existence that was not th...

Friday I was on the road by 7 am to Essex Ct. There I met my crew and we prepped for a 140 mile race to Marthas Vineyard Gay Head Light house and back. The weather was ominous and calling for 50...

Everyone says, yeah I can understand thatMom says, we can call and fix that if she calls at allBut the hurt's so deep, the blood don't flow straight anymoreI can't hold this anymore, I dunno wha...

Today has been rough. A year ago I was on the first date with Nick. In a whirlwind romance that moved way too fast I guess. We immediately started spending every other full weekend together, eve...

One of the best ways I know of to relax and unwind is to throw on some oldies.  I do this at night, during the day, or whenever I want to escape the rigors of the world and lose myself in some m...

But two entries in just a few days is probably more than I will keep up with, but what the heck, why not… I found some tahini in the fridge languishing. One of the things I am trying to do is u...

Over the years of managing a small farm, and now a small plot in town along with a developing piece of raw land, I have noticed that once enough diversity of organisms has been established, new ...

From no protection to no connection From swallowing to unfollowing From hosting to ghosting I had stage 4 FOMO this weekend. It’s pride in my city. I would have to go alone, hang out alone, whe...

I’m sitting on a bench under live oak trees after a meditative walk on a trail past marsh creeks and through the gardens where ancient camellias produce the most magnificent white red, and pink ...

In the early 90s we would spend weekends at the construction site in the UP that was my dad’s cabin-in-progress. I’m talking rooms with old comforters hanging as doors. Floors of chip board wi...

Had a friend I had made here on PB send a message that said their last entry would in fact be the very last. Sort of made me sad because I really enjoyed their entries. Why does that affect me...

Our responsibility We just came back from the Poconos, where the Japanese pianist and her painter fiancee had their wedding. Her violinist friend hosted the wedding at his backyard and the rece...