The Pits: Slept in later than usual during a weekday, so my morning schedule was jarred a bit, but everyone got where they needed to be on time so no worries. The Peaks: I finished reading Zen and Now: on
Fourteen
The Pits: During the day, Trek ate some of his bed and then puked it up. That’s bed number three. Three strikes and you’re out, dog. He’s sleeping on the cold, hard crate floor for now. The Peaks: I finished
The Safe is a Harsh Ene-book
The Pits: I’d planned to take the boys to Above All, but the Groupon I’d purchased isn’t valid this week. I decided to do some more work on the table project, but when I got out the sawhorses I’d purchased
Fire Safety in Cold Offices
The Pits: The furnace at our office is broken, so it was cold in my room. I huddled next to my ceramic heater all day. The Peaks: After traveling down the rabbit hole of information surrounding smoke alarms and carbon
The Givers and Shower Takers
The Pits: We hadn’t planned to give the boys a shower tonight, but I happened to get a whiff of Turner’s underarm and it reeked. The Peaks: In the evening, we hung out on the porch despite the chilly, rainy
Too Cool For This Thanksgiving Program
The Pits: None. The Peaks: Traci and I went to Turner’s Thanksgiving program this morning. He had a speaking line and I took a video of it that I’ll be posting shortly. But he did a good job, despite acting
Electioneering Slinger
The Pits: The power was off at the office when I got there. Most everyone delayed coming into the office. It finally came on around 9:40am. The Peaks: Today was Election Day, so the kids went to work with Traci,
The Foundation
The Pits: Meetings and calls, only time for a short walk after lunch. The Peaks: The concrete extension for our patio was poured over the weekend. It’s nice to see the project starting to progress. I finished reading Neuromancer by
Brave New Chore Charts
The Pits: WITSWAD was wet. The Peaks: Finished reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. This book is constantly compared to 1984 by George Orwell. And having read them both this year, I enjoyed 1984 more. So, if you’re interested
The Electro Age
The Pits: Tired at the end of the day. The Peaks: Finished reading The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, which tells a story about a futuristic book that is used to educate kids. Suitably, instead of taking a walk tonight,