Bummer for USA. For next game I have donned my Socceroos jersey I picked up in Australia in 2018.
Bummer for USA. For next game I have donned my Socceroos jersey I picked up in Australia in 2018.
My latest blog post reflects my chagrined surprise about the richness of the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. Humans are amazing, and šljivovica is worth celebrating.
Warm cinnamon rolls a great way to start the week.
I have a pan of cinnamon rolls in the fridge ready for baking in the morning. Planning to start the week strong.
My Serbian friend came over for dinner tonight. I made chicken shawarma (NYTimes recipe) and we sipped Yebiga rakija, both the Bela and Prva varieties, which we liked very much. Was nice to catch up with good conversation.
Whoa that could have been an astounding end to the Portugal-Ghana match! I had just taken this cherry pie out of the oven and looked back at the television.
I’m home alone for the holiday, family up in Cleveland while I stay back to keep an eye on the house construction. Gives me time to play soccer, watch World Cup. Have wanted to see Whiplash for years, just watched. Intense and great!
Just booked flights for me and my son to visit family in Austin in December. That means I’ll be watching the World Cup final there. Maybe @pratik @manton or others can tell where the watch party will be. (May reach out for other fun father-son activities for Oliver; he’s 12.)
World Cup time! I played soccer with the guys this morning, even scored a couple of goals, made some good runs, passed well. Now I’m showered, dressed, have coffee in hand, and a big screen to watch the action.
I gave up hope on getting back into my Twitter account, so I created a new handle, but in the process of doing that, I found a way into my original account (2FA bug or limitation?). Whew. So now I have the ability to zap my account if and when it comes to that. Hope not.
Cloudy but warm day in NC. Dropped son at a bar mitzvah and then drove to Pittsboro for a pop-up craft show. Found @dwalbert at his booth, bought a stunning small bench and a pencil box. Wish I could stay to enjoy a local brew but need to get back to Chapel Hill.
I listen to the U2X station on SiriusXM; been thinking about what 5 U2 songs I’d recommend for the Desire segment, in which a listener gets to select songs & say why. I’ve been looking back at my blog archive & finding many posts about music & connections to my life.
Picked up Malia from Amtrak station in Raleigh for weekend home from college in Washington. Last week she took train to NY City. Proud that she is confident to navigate and travel on her own.
I’m still locked out of my Twitter account, but now I’m on Mastodon (as @mistersugar, naturally).
Swing in morning light
In line to vote. 6:45 a.m. Chapel Hill, NC. 55°F breezy and no clouds. UNC Health helicopter passes above.
standing in moonlight
in forest beyond I hear
great horned owl calling
Washington Post has an article that quotes a Musk tweet but it swapped a word? Vomiting for voting? The embedded tweet is right there to compare. What a mess this is.
I can no longer log into Twitter because 2FA doesn’t send a code to my phone. Tough times at Twitter, I hear. (Worst layoff letter? asks Josh Bernoff.)
Sunday soccer with the guys (30s-70s, from all over the planet) was much fun today, though weirdly warm and humid for a November morning.
Detail in one of the passageways on Duke University campus. We’re here to watch women’s basketball exhibition game (my wife’s niece plays for Indiana University Pennsylvania).
I moved the Meyer lemon tree from the garden to our inside laundry room. Tree has dozens of blossoms now and my office nearby is filled with fragrance.
Soccer Sunday: played pickup with the guys early; returned home to watch Premier League matches; now watching Oliver’s Triangle United team playing (though he’s on bench with his fractured foot).
oh my gosh, I watched a YouTube tutorial about the espresso machine I recently bought, I made a good cappuccino, and now I’m buzzing!
Lots of activity down at the build site, including the bagging of a big buck by one of the electricians (bow hunter who was up a tree before sunrise; he has license and signed our waiver). Lots of expertise among these tradesmen, and this writer respects their skills.
