by Ira | Jun 25, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The US played a dud of a game tonight to not go 3-0 in the group stage for the first time for the men’s team. Lost at the last second. Looked leaky on defense. We were playing our B-team almost entirely…maybe only McKennie was a regular starter, something like that,...
by Ira | Jun 24, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is snuuuuuggled up into my lap right now. Hardcore. She’s happy I’m home I think. I finished The Parallax View today, just the last fifteen minutes of it…and those last fifteen minutes ended up making me way more of a fan of that movie than I expected. And not...
by Ira | Jun 23, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I’m home. It was a stunning sunset as we flew in, pink puffs everywhere. Joy has cleaned my face, and Cooper too. Snacks meowed his orange head off. Liz made me some bean salad for dinner (or…served it, I guess—she’d made it earlier). It’s good to be...
by Ira | Jun 22, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Went on an enormous (for me) hike today. 1500ish feet of elevation. Seven-ish miles? i was huffin and puffin. But I handled it 🙂 Not even sore! There were streams and waterfalls the whole way, so I was even able to stay cool, which was nice. Had my sun shirt on to...
by Ira | Jun 21, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Watched Widow’s Bay with my brother and sister in law. That show is SO GOOD. A little spooky. Very funny. Charming. Mysterious. Exciting, especially towards the end. I really, really, really liked it. And it was fun to go back and watch a couple of the early episodes...
