by Ira | Dec 21, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I didn’t get everything done that I was hoping to today…but I got enough done. I’m packed and ready to go. The house is clean. I hope our friend Matt has a nice time staying here. Joy is ready to travel with me; we’ll see how she does. I think she’s going to do just...
by Ira | Dec 20, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Podcasted tonight. Our last one of the year. We watched A Muppet Christmas Carol, which was delightful, of course. So fun. So silly. And with such a clear message, such a clear character arc and life lesson: Christmas is about giving, not receiving. It’s about the...
by Ira | Dec 19, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
A grey, drizzly day that turned into rain in the evening. Feels like home. Coops and Joy hate it, obviously. Fair weather pups as they are. I enjoy it. For a time. Went on way too long earlier this year. We didn’t have a spring because it rained for so long, and...
by Ira | Dec 18, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Ooof. Long day. Worked until almost 10pm, a half hour ago. But…got my project into a good place. Whew. AND I have some help this week to get this stuff finished. Whew. That’s it. Just work. Night night.
by Ira | Dec 17, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
So…yeah. Rome is pretty freaking good. Sigh. It’s just good, solid storytelling, that’s why: the wins, the losses, the secrets, the danger, excitement, and generally not knowing what’s actually going to happen to the characters, so you’re genuinely on the edge of your...
