by Ira | Apr 5, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s weird to get older. A looooootttt of time has passed now, in my life, at least compared to when I was younger. The years pile up without you really noticing. You’re just living your life and then all the sudden it’s been twenty years since you were in your...
by Ira | Apr 4, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s late so it’ll be a quick on tonight: Project Hail Mary is very good. Go see it. Related: we have a new movie theater! The one down the street that was just renovated is so nice. I’m intensely excited about this. Easter eggs are all prepped for tomorrow. Coops is...
by Ira | Apr 3, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I’m thinking of Miles from Sideways, tonight, which of course also makes me think of Miles from Star Trek, the best Miles in all of existence…though Sideways Miles is also great. Thinking of how he’s written this book, but it’s overly long, nobody wants to read it, he...
by Ira | Apr 2, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Fine distinctions are back! We’ve got a good one. Tonight, it’s Porch vs Deck vs Veranda vs Patio. Let’s get into it. A porch is a covered shelter that projects from a building’s front or rear entrance. Covered. I like that distinction. I think maybe if it’s...
by Ira | Apr 1, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The Artemis II launched into space today. Liz and I watched it live and it was awesome and…surprisingly intense? Like, disaster kept flashing through our heads—were we about to watch four people die? The answer, thank goodness, was no. It seems as though the launch...
