Did I make ethnic food for breakfast? Oui, j’ai fait du pain perdu.

Got the bill for the birth of my daughter (over 6 months ago). C-section and 2 days in the maternity ward. I guess it’s not crazy considering everything the doctors and nurses have to do. Either way, I’m glad we have insurance.

I feel there’s a difference between those whose religion drives them to fanaticism and those whose fanaticism drives them to religion.

I hate a lot about partisan politics. Among the two I hate most: 1. The insistence on claiming your candidate did nothing wrong. Even if there is an audio recording, photos, or video. Once the party has settled on a candidate, the party will deny any wrongdoing; don’t believe your ears or eyes.

Pizza Hut brought their A game tonight.

My son carried a tub of ice cream into the bathroom to inform me, while I was on the toilet, that he needs help scooping. I asked if he finished his pizza. He said no, set the ice cream on the floor, ran back to the kitchen, returned with a mouthful of pizza, and asked “now can I have dessert”?

Looks like the Army is now prioritizing body fat reduction over strength and endurance. AD 2026-13 rescinds AD 2025-17’s AFT score exemption. It’s good to encourage less visceral body fat. But strength and endurance should be a higher priority IMO. armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pub...

It's vacation season! If you have young children, ask if there is a four-sided fence, door alarms, or other pool safety devices at your rental.

Reminder that there are streaming church services beginning pretty much anytime today that works for you. Here are a few with start times at 8:00, 8:55, 9:00, 9:15, 10:45, 11:00, 11:30, and 12:00 (all times eastern). (Updated times and links)

Happy 250th America!

Good morning from DC—where you’ve got to look twice to see if the masked paramilitaries on the street are ICE or Patriot Front.

Today, it is worth celebrating that our progress over the last 250 years has trended upward, even if there have been some wild troughs on the way. This can be a trough, not a decline. But it’s up to us.

Happy 250th America!

No matter how bad it gets, this is not the way to protest. You do not get to use your rank or position to denounce your commander in chief. Your rank and position are provided for you to fulfill your official duties. www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/p...

Reminder that Discover is doing 5% cash back for fuel purchases. ⛽️💰

Based on my experience as a Consular Officer adjudicating the citizenship of people born abroad I am trying to imagine the bureaucracy that would be needed to adjudicate 3.6 millions births in the US every year.

Am I wrong in thinking it is crazy that developers who use Visual Studio commonly turn off Smart App Control because it blocks files necessary to debug on their local machine (why is that a thing we have contend with?), and that turning it back on requires a Windows reinstall? How is this not crazy?

It’s great to hear that, by a solid 6-3 decision, the Fourteenth Amendment is still deemed Constitutional.

We spent the last 2 hrs putting our kids and 7-month-old screaming baby to bed. For 2 hrs prior we prepped dinner, fed kids, cleaned up, and did laundry. I just caught a glimpse of our child-free neighbors lounging in their pool, drinking cocktails, watching a movie on an outdoor projection screen.

Is there a checklist for what to do upon learning that an immediate family member has been abducted by ICE? Co-worker’s dad was abducted today. Family isn’t sure what happens next. This is common enough in our dystopia - so maybe someone has developed a checklist of what to do?

I’m not even sure what some of these terms mean. britmonkey.com/2020s-politi...

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon Johnson apnews.com/article/immi...

Let’s check in to see how things are going in the meritocracy. Ah, yes. The guy deemed by just about everyone to be our best is now being forced into retirement. Of course. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

A garbage truck caught fire in front of my house today. Making a metaphor for my life into a literal display was unnecessary and inappropriate. Parking it at the end of my driveway was a needlessly personal act of aggression. I will be filing a complaint with the city council.

I cooked bacon, eggs, pancakes, and s’mores on the fire pit this morning. Perfect weather. Living in the moment, so I didn’t snap a picture until the end when I was cleaning up.

“On Thursday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice. It’ll be the longest day of the year north of the Equator…” This is false. Every day is 24 hours. www.nytimes.com/article/summ...

“Yet if even I, an implacable opponent of President Trump, can accept that this is the best option in a terrible situation, then surely others can too?” - @hillaryclinton.bsky.social in this weekend’s FT. digitaleditionapp.ft.com/i9DX/a8j8l1sd www.ft.com/content/2472...

I bought a coffee at a coffee shop today and I forgot how bad coffee usually is when I don’t brew it myself.

#Readiness www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

Warnock: Right before they passed that ugly bill that cut $1 trillion out of medicaid, the Speaker of the House joined with other legislators and said a prayer, and then they went and voted for that bill. I just want to know what was in that prayer.

If this is accurate, the regime must be celebrating. This war that we chose to launch has placed Iran in a better long-term strategic position and imposed enormous costs on the US, while further eroding our alliances. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

I’m skeptical about many AI “solutions,” and I think skepticism is reasonable. They are in their infancy. I’m also skeptical about long term fears that AI will “replace” lawyers rather than simply changing how law offices work (like how word processors and laser printers changed things).

These are incredibly shitty people and they really believe that they are morally (and perhaps genetically) superior. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/t...

My wife and I were at the national mall in 2019 for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon. It was great. A celebration of a great achievement by reliving it. airandspace.si.edu/go-for-the-m...

Happy 251st Birthday, US Army! Over two and a half centuries of defeating tyrants, defending the Constitution, winning world wars, and upholding the principle that the military answers to the people.

The denominational breakdown of the Protestant church in America has lost a lot of its utility because the most salient distinction today is whether your worship is an expression of your faith in Jesus or your faith in a politician or political ideology.

Happy Flag Day to those who celebrate. Especially the Alito family.

Please bear with me, but I think there’s a silver lining to this madness that no doubt causes our Founding Fathers to spin in their graves.

I’m glad to see fellow Christians finally start to acknowledge the contradiction between, on one hand, Jesus, the Bible, and 2000 years of theology, and on the other hand: everything they happily supported over the last ten years. digitaleditionapp.ft.com/i9DX/dxidvrue www.ft.com/content/8757...

Armed idiots, wasting your money. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Latest development in AI replacing lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...

Politics is far too often about choosing the lesser of two evils. But this is who we are.

Very excited to receive this in the mail yesterday.

I hope this is accurate. I’ve sacrificed a lot of gainz in the gym, my book reading is about 5% of what it was before kids, and my career will soon plateau because I’m not pursuing career enhancing positions (they demand early mornings, late nights, and weekends). www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/o...

I find it very difficult to read a physical book while having a drink or snack unless it lays flat while open. The only book I own that does this is an expensive bible that I purchased for this reason. I am envious and skeptical when people post pictures of their book/drink combo at a bar/cafe.

I’ve been reading this. I don’t think many people realize DOGE literally took deliberate steps that foreseeably caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, will increase the spread of HIV, and risk the spread of other diseases that may affect us. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Into-t...

“… ‘You’ve seen an obsession with race and gender,’ he might have been speaking of his own pattern of stunting the careers of black or female officers. His boast that merit alone now determines promotion seemed a smokescreen for his efforts to promote loyalists…” economist.com/united-state...

#Meritocracy www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...

This morning, at drop off for the final day of school, I blasted “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper. I realize that’s unoriginal, but it’s my duty as a dad. As I was leaving the school, Apple Music decided that the appropriate song to play next was “Children of the Damned” by Iron Maiden. What the heck?