A beautiful post-storm morning. Went for a run on the snowy trail along University Lake. Saw a juvenile bald eagle over the water. Now home eating an omelet made with eggs from our hens. Plenty of housekeeping and cleaning to fill the day ahead. Just put Son Volt on the turntable. Windfall my fav.
Sunrise meditation is nice.
I see a silver lining to the chaos of another Trump presidency: Chances might be good that he’ll say or do some shit on June 3, the world will be distracted, and I’ll be able to snag tickets to the BohemiaFC-Rovers Dublin derby.
Kevin Drum on the latest misinformation from Elon Musk:
In addition to having an audience about a thousand times the size of mine, it took him only five seconds to repost that comment. It took me two hours to write this one. It's not possible to keep up with his firehose of lies and misinformation.
I want very much to make a quip about being ‘unemployed in Greenland’ but I’m not quite ready to get in the path of a guy who ‘truly [has] a dizzying intellect.’
It’s time for Zuiker Chronicles to get a new brand. I’ve prepared a brief to describe what I want. Now I’m looking for a graphic designer. Who in the Micro.blog community should I reach out to? (I have a second design project so may hire more than one design pro to help me achieve my goals.)
My 2025 goal: secure 2 tickets to the BohemiaFC vs. Shamrock Rovers football match, a Dublin derby scheduled for June 23 (when Erin and I will be in Ireland). Suggestions welcome!
Sunday morning pick-up soccer was cold but fun. Great group of guys. Now home in front of the big screen to watch Fulham-Ipswich, then Liverpool-ManU. I’m drinking very good Gustos Coffee grown and roasted on Puerto Rican, gift of my stepbrother.
My tradition for last day of our visits to St. Croix has been to walk down to favorite beach early, set up hammock, and soak in the peace. Today Oliver joined me. A rainbow greeted us. #STX
President Biden and I are vacationing on the same island. Not sure what he did on St. Croix today but I enjoyed the beautifulSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, open to public Saturday and Sunday. #STX
Today’s view, from the hammock beneath the sea grape trees. #STX
Rainbow for the start of our afternoon rainforest hike. Such a great walk up to Creque Dam. #STX
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 →
Laps in this pool on this day in this place is quite the gift. #STX
The Jan'25 issue of the Atlantic arrived earlier this week, and I immediately read the long feature about Hawaiian independence. I’m fascinated by this. I have a personal recollection of Iolani Palace that I don’t seem ever to have blogged, so must sit to write that soon.
Trying the new photo collections feature for my turtle pics, on this page.
I’m learning the lingo. Asked my daughter (Malia, arrived home last night from semester in Madrid) for a “fit check” this morning (i.e., how is my outfit?). I am wearing my Celtic soccer jersey and green-striped Adidas Sambas. She approved.
Two hours on the soccer pitch this morning, the crisp and cold blossoming into a sunny and warm day. Felt great to move. Been a great weekend so far.
Just back to the hotel after the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team win over Alaska-Fairbanks, 5-2. Was fun to cheer on the Golden Gophers. Tomorrow my brother, Joel, and I will be at the Vikings game.
While I was staying warm in the Mall of America (arrived early in Minneapolis and brother lands later), my daughterer Malia was touring the Atletico de Madrid stadium and sending me a photo of her sitting in Griezmann’s locker room seat and at the media briefing table. Amazing.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 →
With traffic clogged and bladders full, we stopped at Virginia’s New River Trail state park, Foster Falls access. A nice detour.
