JoeSep 3, 20203 min readSome minor reorganizationI, shall we say, can be a bit obsessive about organization and tidiness. In general this is seen in the way our house looks but...
JoeAug 25, 20203 min readIt's been a weekWe've started potty training in earnest, which my wife courageously began without me during my weekend in Vegas . Our son went naked...
JoeAug 18, 20205 min readVegas (and traveling) during CovidThink of me what you will, but a friend and I traveled to Las Vegas this past weekend. After getting a few nights comped at the Palazzo...
JoeAug 10, 20202 min readMaking mocktailsIf you actually know me and didn't already know the following I apologize for not sharing. We're expecting our second child in December....
JoeAug 3, 20203 min readBoard games after children (The Mind)Board games, particularly strategy games, have always been something I enjoy. As a kid through elementary and middle school I played a...
JoeJul 27, 20202 min readSick and tiredThis was supposed to be a happy post. Going to be called 'The boys are back!' I'd cover the return of baseball over the weekend. It's...
JoeJul 13, 20202 min readAm I ready?I really tried to finish enough blog posts to cover an absence of more than a week. Not quite succeeding, at least I only missed one....
JoeJun 11, 20203 min read2! Where has the time gone?Our son Jack turned two. I can barely believe it. It doesn't, by any means, feel like we brought him home yesterday. I was still working...
JoeMay 29, 20203 min readI'm embarrassed...to consider myself a Minnesotan right now. Minnesotans hugely pride themselves on their way of life, which includes having competent and...
JoeMay 6, 20203 min readSanity checkSince we moved to Maryland in 2014, I've always been at home. Most of that time I had a remote job in software QA. Things definitely...
JoeApr 3, 20204 min readBloggingThe movie idea I had for today got pushed. (Swear I owned the DVD, but apparently not.) So instead, I'm blogging about blogging. It's...
JoeMar 19, 20202 min readHolding patternIt's a weird time, since nobody really has any idea how long this coronavirus ish will last. Social distancing seems to be necessary but...
JoeMar 12, 20202 min readBoy, that escalated quicklySince it's really the only thing happening right now, might as well write about the coronavirus, COVID-19. It's been some 24 hours. Last...
JoeJan 14, 20202 min readTo sleep or not to sleepAs I get older, sleep continues to grow in importance. This certainly isn't unique to me. But I used to stay up really late, especially...
JoeDec 30, 20192 min readToo many giftsI was already struggling with how many Christmas gifts we should get for our son. It's easy to buy a bunch of stuff in the vein of things...
JoeNov 20, 20196 min readMe, Part 2There are a lot of interesting things in the world. And time is a limiting resource, like money. Everybody has ways they want to spend...
JoeNov 19, 20196 min readMeI grew up in Plymouth, MN and though I don't live there anymore I'm still a Minnesotan at heart (though I've definitely changed living...
JoeNov 19, 20192 min readGet me twoHey, I'm Joe. My wife has been encouraging me to blog for a while now and I'm finally going to give it a try. I really couldn't care less...
