I'm in the middle of reading two books, but now I have to read a third for the office book club. I don't have a lot of time before the office meeting, plus it's a library book that has be returned. Happy reading!

I have biked 54 miles this week. On my little folding bike.

Excited to head to the Shore this weekend to see an old friend. Not so excited about using public transportation to get there and back.

Company sent out an email to encourage us to work from home on days the World Cup is at MetLife stadium. But they will still require us to be in the office 2-3 days/wk. Why not just let us work from home the whole month?

Before work gets busy again, I'm gonna try to finally write up some blog posts about Cuba. Not sure why I didn't get all the artists' names.

Middle school English teacher didn't think I was smart enough for the advanced lit classes in high school. Took them anyway. I've got an MFA. I just didn't like her class.

We are so ready for the World Cup.

If @mikeygow.bsky.social ever moves to Jersey City, there's a new building just for him.

What does this say about my drinking habits since 2012?

Thoughts on my stay at the Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa (the good and the bad). www.boozefoodtravel.com/isle-of-mull... #travel

Another Amtrak fire preventing NJ Transit going in/out of Manhattan. Can't wait for the World Cup.

It's a bottle kill kind of night. Think this bourbon was sitting on my shelf for 4 years. Delicious.

Damn, that's sad. Had no idea he played in China. sports.yahoo.com/nhl/breaking...

Sky was beautiful for a bike ride, though there was a little rain and a lot of wind.

Does the position come with a hat and bell?

Gym radio has the worst DJ. The robot DJ on the Simpsons was better and sounded more human.

I enjoy markets when traveling to see artistic textile designs. I have a great batik shirt from Indonesia and a tablecloth from Myanmar (wish I had written down which region the design was from).

I was too slow grabbing my phone while biking this morning to get a picture of the goose family using the crosswalk at the light (though they started late and light changed while they were crossing; still smarter than most people here).

Did I see a cruise ship docked at Liberty Island?

Board of Ed here is a joke with a $1 billion budget and no results to show for it. Plenty of corruption, too. jcitytimes.com/two-school-b...

Beer for the day off. Departed Soles catching strays porter. #beersky

Interesting book. Not so much a mystery as it is a novel of a woman finding her sense of self in society. Quite engaging storytelling.

Found this colorful (possibly dangerous) little spider in the rainforest in Panama. #travel

NYC gets affordable World Cup tickets. Jersey City gets unimpressive art.

I have great memories of biking in Myanmar before the military returned to power. www.boozefoodtravel.com/biking-throu...

There's too much stupidity and not enough booze to cope with it. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Synagogues have to pay local PDs for security, so not a chance taxpayers should pay for security for the wealthy. $250k is nothing for these two. nypost.com/2026/05/19/u...

While waiting for the heatwave to break, this is a tasty beer. Light smoky aroma and burnt oaky flavor, but really smooth. #beersky

A few pictures from Mt. Phou Si in Luang Prabang. #travel www.instagram.com/p/DYkM_46kYy...

Literary discourse is getting dumber.

A batch of 老外蛋炒飯 for dinner.

App says it's 93 outside. Car thermostat said 98 in the shade. It's wonderful living in an urban heat island.

You can get some pretty good beer in the Galapagos. www.boozefoodtravel.com/galapagos-be... #travel

It's hot. time for some ginger, mint, honey, lemon iced tea.

One of my article pitches got rejected. Guess I need to search for other places to send it.

Reached that temperature point when I start making overnight French press coldbrew for work from home.

There are now "bean-fluencers" promoting the consumption of legumes. Here I am, eating tons of beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc. in my lunches for 7 years, and I'm earning nothing from it. Just a beanie hipster.

Things I find in my neighborhood shops. Decided to try this coffee.

I could see this happening on CBS now.

FIFA hates New Jersey! Brazil-Morocco match is same day as Portugal Day in Newark (which is ~50% Brazilian). And that's a transportation hub for the state and World Cup matches.

To add to the China discourse (maybe this isn't as annoying as the politics). www.boozefoodtravel.com/in-fujian-fi... #travel

Kris Knoblauch was fired? I see an opening for the Devils to dump Keefe.

Gluten-free Cobra Maibock from Departed Soles. Quite tasty. #beersky

One article pitch sent, floors cleaned, 7 servings of vegetarian chili cooked. Productive morning.

Was looking for an editor contact and found this call out for freelance writing pitches: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Need to write up a new article pitch and resend another to a different publication. Hope I can get all this motivation out this morning.

Nooooo! 😭

Work from home lunch. Vegetable miso ramen (millet & brown rice noodles)

"Wellness" influencers are full of it? I'm shocked. Shocked! www.yahoo.com/health/artic...

On today's episode of why I can't afford to buy a house: