Today was a new notebook day. Set up future logs for rest of this year and next. Reset my October month, and then journaled like my life depended on it. 😂 A lot to process from this past week still. But feels good to have a clean slate of it, of sorts.

Homemade pasta cut into bits and used in a chicken noodle soup last night. About 20-30 minutes of effort and an hour of time for a delicious and healthy meal on the first truly cool day of the season. I love cooking at home with my wife. 🥰

With Autumn starting tomorrow and the weather seeming to actually fit that (sort of) in SoCal, we stocked up at Costco. Ready for heartier homemade meals. Maybe some potato soup coming soon. I love this time of year.

Just ten minutes of writing down a few thoughts in the morning clears my head in a way social media can never provide. I like to be connected and informed but having my sense of self strengthened at the start of day inevitably makes for a better day.

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Felt down about politics and my ability to do anything about it. I believe ranked choice voting makes sense, though. So I emailed my state representatives asking them to push legislation forward. May not help. But then maybe it will. Regardless I feel like I did something good.

Monday hit hard today. But got stuff done. Tracked my thoughts as cleanly as I could so I’m better for the people who need me. Upgraded to iOS 26 (I’m a fan, unexpectedly). Time to cook some dinner for my love and relax the rest of the day.

Cleaned up the home office a bit tonight. Found stuff to recycle, donate, and share in the business office when I go there later this week. Already feeling better in my head for having a tidier working space, though.

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

Fountain pen update: the LAMY AL-Star is great. I love the grip as it’s forcing me to relax even more and just…write. The western extra fine nib is about as wide as I’m willing to go, though. 😂😂

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

And gain wisdom to know when to keep thoughts to yourself and when to share.

Photo credit to my wife Katherine. Disneyland fireworks from the train at Toontown Station.

Trans rights are human rights. Take care of yourselves and each other everyone. Love all of you 💖

Rode my e-bike to coffee breakfast today. Good quiet alone time out of the house before the rest of the weekend. First real ride since an accident almost two years ago.

LotR Trilogy with the woman who went on to become my partner and soulmate. I live a blessed life.

Ha! I’m not an avocado fan but there it is. limsimi.vercel.app

Some of the best pizza in town. #bricksandbirch #redlands

Disneyland day!

The very first clip of COSMOS—this is where it all began. A voyage from the shores of Earth's oceans to the infinite expanses of the Milky Way, Andromeda, and beyond. Thank you, Carl, for taking us on this journey. We remain forever in your debt.

Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.

Disneyland reservations for July 17 acquired. First time we’ll be there on an anniversary date. And for the 70th as well.

Here’s one of my favorite actors. Share one of yours.

Some asshole is setting off fireworks. (Who does that in April or in the tinder box that is California?) The only thing helping my dog process what he thinks is armageddon is a lot of vigorous petting and a recording of my choir’s Evensong from 2012. Three years before we was even born. 🐶

Been busy. Updates: -Cut myself on accident twice (minor). Discovered I never knew about liquid band-aids. Life changed. -Vegas conference and didn’t get sick. Did meet animals. -Back patio is being converted to a sunroom. -We owe federal taxes for the first time ever. -Simba turned 10.

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One last ride. Sad to see this beauty god but excited for what’s to come. #redcartrolley #disneycaliforniaadventure #disneyland

Sleepy time! #goldensetter #simbamatthew

Nearing the end of FF7: Rebirth. Taking time to explore the world before I finish things off. Queen’s Blood is wicked fun. All the side quests are really fun, too. Just an all around well done game.

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In virtual training all week and the folks running it are good about a lot. One that’s really great is that they asked our favorite music genres on day one. Every break highlights those favorite genres. Including the movie soundtracks that I love. Well done.

If you see this, post a gif of your favorite disney animated film

Here always make me smile and show up right when I need a smile.

Use a Star Trek GIF to describe how you feel.

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Ended this crazy week with an Evensong presentation. On YT at the link. If you want some decent music from an Episcopalian church as a calm response to the chaos to charge up before we fight another week for…[checks notes] Human Decency and Basic Necessities. www.youtube.com/live/1t4lvsY...

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Did a new thing in my personal life. Found I did it wrong. No big deal but forced me to confront a character flaw I hadn’t noticed before. So facing that down and that’s where I’m at tonight.

This is the quality content I expect from my social media. Instant like.

Logging in here to see TikTok Shame is an odd vibe from BlueSky. I thought this was the welcoming place?

Hanging with friends after a long (good) week. Lots of crazy in the world but here things are calm and chill and serene.

Made homemade pasta for the first time for dinner. Rolled it flat by hand and I can already see how even a hand crank pasta maker makes a HUGE difference. But it was tasty and we’d do it again.

Local letter writing campaign to the school board in Redlands about recognizing diversity of the area and not risking costly lawsuits by banning perfectly normal things like rainbows. actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

It’s day two of cleaning the MiL’a house to get ready for new flooring. Then tomorrow to rest and have a chill last day of vacation. Which I hope contains a few hours of game time for me. Somewhere in there we may attempt homemade pasta as well. We have ambitious plans.

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FF7 Rebirth Update: Cosmo Canyon is my favorite area so far. Flying with chocobos can’t be beat.