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June 17, 2022
Visited with the in-laws!
They came down to visit my sister-in-law, who is convalescing with her new SO. Nothing life-threatening, but she needs to take it easy for a couple of weeks. Anyway, we visited, there was pizza and a decent red wine, we all relaxed, it was a thing. I needed the break in general, you know?
The rest of the weekend is gonna be even less strenuous; I have beer time scheduled tomorrow afternoon, and a baronial meeting on Sunday, and that’s it. Maybe I’ll get some more charcoal, and grill things. And maybe I won’t.
Annnnnnd digital school is over.
The oldest was already back this year, and the youngest is finishing up his digital classes today. So… it’s done. No more being an unpaid teacher’s aide*! No more 6:30 AM wakeups! (At least, not until September.) Freedom. FREEEEEEEDDDDDOOOM…
Moe Lane
*Thirty-plus years ago, I looked over my options, and I realized right off the bat that I had no desire for a career in education. The last three years have absolutely validated my reaction. I apparently wasn’t awful at being an aide; but, sh*t, these were my kids, right? I’d better be good at it.
June 16, 2022
Tweet-thread of the Day, Speaking As A Parent, I Am Appalled… edition.
…that the Mouse was generating these kinds of S&P notes on Gravity Falls. I watched this show with my kids, and it is absolutely absurd that Disney was this frantic over ‘crud,’ particularly since the end of the show involved insane chaos gods showing up. I swear to God: some of these people must be real fun at parties.
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PS GRAVITY FALLS was a great show.
#commissionearned
The ‘Rate Five Books’ challenge!
Do you buy books? You do? Then it’s time to give your favorite authors a hand up by rating or reviewing their books!
And it’s easy! Just follow these simple steps.
Go to Amazon.Go to a book ( like, say, MORGAN BAROD or TINSEL RAIN ) that you’ve bought.Make sure that you’ve bought it! Verified purchase ratings are extra-valuable.Scroll down to Write A Customer Review, and click the link.Leave a rating. Leave a review, if you like. But definitely leave a rating.Do this four more times.Your chosen authors will bless you for that!
‘Fragile things, dropped from a great height, make a nice sound.*’
I like what I do for a living. Quite a lot, really. But there is no denying that these fellows have a f*cking sweet gig.
Via Facebook.
*So do barbells and anvils, but that’s not in the original quote.
Tweet of the Day, I Can’t Say I Blame Her edition.
It all seems a bit… much.
Mannnn, three months in and he is not taking the divorce well AT. ALL. pic.twitter.com/J5sE133rlI
— Sean Craddock (@seany85) June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022
Taking a *creative* break for the rest of the week.
It’s the last week of school for the kids, family’s visiting, and mostly I just want to get some Father’s Day R&R time in. Have a few beers, enjoy some afternoon summer naps, maybe grill things this weekend. Pretty standard stuff, but vacations are weird under the stay-at-home dad system.
I dunno. Maybe I’ll watch movies for the rest of the week. That’d be nice. I’ve never actually seen THE USUAL SUSPECTS all the way through, you know? I should remedy that.
#commissionearned
