I really don't think I'm going to be able to say no to this..

Got an offer for a free boat... I know a trap when I see it, I'm just not sure I can say no

Went on an excursion around and to the Summit of Brushy Peak today and I've got to say, the Vasco hills are one of the most magical places I've ever been.

Missed last year's crop, but the northernmost population of Anglestem Buckwheat is doing really well this year.

The 940SE took a hit this morning on the way to work. I was pulling in toward a side-street entrance and the dude kept coming toward the intersection while on his phone. Fucking lame, but it'll buff/pull out to realign the gap pretty easily. I probably should've exchanged info but it's a $500 car.

Caught a moondog up in the sky this evening!

I grew up with a lot of Hyundais around, and my Dad's second Elantra is still kicking like it's just come off the line. But how many miles does it really have?

A most fateful broken bat

Might have broken my foot while period subbing PE the other morning 🫠

Intentional walks shouldn't be allowed in the post season. Maybe period.

This game is giving me ulcers

Ontario ad was brilliant

Spotted at least one bald eagle yesterday on the eight-mile hike from Antioch to Clayton. Such a spectacular treat that I honestly never would have expected to see.

Decided to walk from Black Diamond Mines RP to the Clayton Club with the neighbor. What an incredible journey.

Meshtastic was made for days like today

Timeline cleanse: Here's a gray hairstreak larva (~1cm long) getting a quick snack from my naked-stem buckwheat before today's rainfall.

This is evil

Really trying to pick my battles these days and, at the local level, there's a developer pushing a community of SFRs + ADUs and duplexes that, if passed, will be rent-only -- no opportunity for purchase. Simply increasing the housing supply isn't predicate to positive change in the housing crisis.

Got wayyyy out there with the neighbors this morning

Really sick of politicians saying, "let me be clear."

Got all four meshtastic nodes updated to 2.7.11 and am really enjoying the new base UI features. The Seeed Studio Wio L1 Pro really benefits as it's now a standalone device that can emit exclusively on LoRa. For $50 bucks, it's probably my favorite on the market right now.

16-year-old boy shot in the stomach in Antioch this morning at 4301 Mount Isabel Way. Air ambulance en-route. Suspect at-large.

Spotted an E-6B over Antioch last night on approach to Travis AFB. It was quiet and unassuming, but the available light shining up from the city plus the pattern it had just done was a dead giveaway. My best look yet at one of the wildest planes out there.

This one developed a radiator leak 🫠

I get essays.

Actually scored a deal last night at Ross. Got a pair of Keen waterproof, mid-rise steel-toe, boots normally priced at over 200 bucks for 60 bones.

Primus is playing at the Fox Theater in Oakland at the end of the year and I kinda wanna go

It was a beautiful day for a bike ride. Margaret got an e-bike this week, so we broke it in with a nice 20 mile ride to her parents house, and then hit up Costco on the way back for lunch.

Caught ear of someone doing donuts, and then of the CHP plane loitering, then a wave of sirens and cars running just now.

Reports of an emergency landing of a light aircraft in North Livermore. Pilot safely out with no injuries after suffering an engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Today I learned that the popular Kia Niro is actually named after Robert de Niro

My buddy told me that the real selling point for his recent decision to get a mustang mach-e was that it still sounds like a muscle car on the inside.

Man, fuck PG&E.

Picked up the Hofbrau Munchen Lager 5L Mini Keg on this last Costco run and it was a very good decision.

Of course I didn't feel it. This was the one random afternoon I'm home watching a movie loud enough to shake the house.

There's a blazer parked in the neighborhood rolling around on some sawblades and I'm a big fan.

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Looks like Antioch is going to have to change its ordinance too because it was modeled off of Alameda county's. I tried to warn them 🤷‍♂️ www.ktvu.com/news/appeals...

Got a few nice flyovers from these f-15s the first one was really close. globe.airplanes.live?icao=~2b0c2f...

People are digging the new wheels on the 940. It's kinda funny how this car gets almost all the compliments versus the rest of the fleet despite being the cheapest by a large margin.

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🚨Trump drops all pretense and openly admits the mass raids in Chicago are about ICE raids and deportations (not crime), and essentially declares that he’s going to war with the city.

Are we sure today is Thursday? It's definitely been feeling more like doomsday.