Time continues its spiral with the year anniversary of our move to Michigan. It’s been a joy to feel the temperatures slow drop and celebrate the closing out of the outdoor season with all the fall, jazz, and heritage festivals.


Creativity begets creativity. It started with drawing my D&D characters, then I learned to paint their minis, and now it’s progressed to me carving places for them to live.

tabletop mini standing on carved foam rocks

Today is a sad day. It’s difficult for me to think of England without Queen Elizabeth as the two have been inseparable my entire life but here we are.


The autumnal temperatures are slowly showing in the trees which means I’ve been in Michigan for a whole year now. I’m excited to be able to enjoy my favorite season of the year.

slightly browning leaves on a large tree aginst a blue sky

My office once held a multi-year D&D game that quickly became the most popular way to create community between teams. It brought more disparate people together than all the sports and drinking events ever did. Sadly, COVID abruptly ended it and my office is lesser for it.


All of my D&D characters get “trophies” so I spent the afternoon painting their minis. They’re a small accomplishment (literally) but it feels so good to be doing something creative again.

Sous Ritter

I am thankful to be in this special place, at this special time, with these special people.

sunset over Lake Michigan shoreline

I’ve started unsubscribing from podcasts that feature men who refuse to clear their throats. Some people can’t stand listening to people eat on mic but I can’t stand listening to hours of phlegm rattling.


Flickr and I Broke Up

One of my oldest and most useful ways to recall memories just vanished. Flickr’s recent account changes meant I had to either delete hundreds of personal photos I only want family to access or pay them $72 USD every year until the end of time. …


Nothing helps me find a different perspective than a literal change of perspective.


Being creative means spending 10 hours drawing a D&D one-shot character that I will only get to play for about five. 😂


In any other light, these clouds wouldn’t have held more than a passing glance. Tonight, however, the sunset turned them into a glowing crayon drawing left by some enormous toddler.


Angelic chorus sings Been saving and waiting for years for Apple to make something worthy of replacing my beloved 27” iMac.


9°F/-12°C Going to need extra coffee for this first day back to work after a wonderfully long break.

snowflakes


Weekend visit to the University of Michigan to see my wife’s new workplace. The entire campus is so beautiful but the Law Library is really extraordinary.

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