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Spring Break

Spring break is one of the best times to be in Texas. The weather’s usually nice, and outdoor fun things to do aren’t miserably hot. This year, the kids are obsessed with roller coasters, so we bought Season Passes to Six Flags (which also includes a variety of other theme parks and water parks). ThusContinue reading “Spring Break”

Welcome to 2025!

I’d intended to write this post weeks ago, but I’ve been rather unproductive. I ran the Dallas Half Marathon with an out-of-town friend on December 15th. It was a hard and very slow trek, but I managed to get back to a run in the last mile and I didn’t get hurt, so I’m countingContinue reading “Welcome to 2025!”

Welcome to Fall, I guess?

Two months without a blog post? Sheesh. A lot has happened in two months, although perhaps nothing especially interesting. I splurged on a new laptop, a Lenovo P1 Gen7 (22-core Ultra 9 185H and 64 gigs of memory). It’s big, heavy, and expensive, but it’s nice to have a PC that isn’t super-slow. In July,Continue reading “Welcome to Fall, I guess?”

Cruising Alaska (Alaskan Brews Cruise)

I lived in the Seattle area for nearly 12 years, and one of my regrets is that I never took advantage of any of the Alaskan cruises that conveniently leave from Pier 91 a few miles out of downtown. Getting to Alaska from Austin is more of a hassle, but I figured I’d pair itContinue reading “Cruising Alaska (Alaskan Brews Cruise)”

Cruising Solo

For Christmas 2020, I was home alone. The highlight of my day was discovering that Jack in the Box was open. I enjoyed my Christmas cheeseburger dinner at a picnic table in a park down the street. Unexpectedly, my Christmas plans fell through for 2021, and I faced a repeat of 2020. But making JackContinue reading “Cruising Solo”