8r4dsfeets post-run parking lot shorts weather #summer #running

8r4d Stuffed after a full afternoon and evening out celebrating the wedding of one of my running crew and his new bride, followed by a full multi-course Chinese dinner with every kind of seafood imaginable. None of us will need to eat for a week!

8r4d It’s been damn near a whole decade since I bought this little #truck which pretty much makes it the longest-owned vehicle I’ve ever lain claim to. I don’t recall the exact date, but it’s been a chunk. Needless to say we’ve entered into the era of minor repairs and ongoing maintenance. Sure, it was pretty much parked for most of the pandemic era and my work-from-home phase but that just means I fell out of the rhythm of keeping her tuned. This weekend has been some general catchup, from a good long wash to an oil change, some battery TLC and a brand new set of tires. Nothing special, but even if they last me half as long as the last set I’m sure I’ll be doing just fine.

8r4dsfeets Most people look out, but if you’re scared of heights in #paris don’t look down especially when standing atop the Eiffel Tower #europe2023

adventuredog Mountain hikes mean posing for lots of fun photos!

8r4d I watched the Judo warm up at #westedmontonmall while the gals shopped. [read more...]

gamerdad It took a couple short first seasons, but the writers have now managed to disentangle the two main characters from their pre-show romantic partners. The long distance engagement fell off a cliff at the end of season one, while Maggie’s dude was crushed by falling space trash at the conclusion of season two. I know the will they won’t they trope is pretty common these days, but I suppose it wasn’t anything new in the 90s either and the same writers likely had some plans about making the central couple struggle for a couple seasons (albeit short seasons) with their connection despite existing romances. I may have mentioned this in a previous post, but I don’t recall much of either these early seasons back from when I watched it if I ever did, nor did my early viewing ever have much respect for order or continuity through my re-runs on cable approach to 1990s television. That is to say, this binge through is all pretty new to me.

8r4d #shopping with the kids on our days off as the school year looms on the horizon

squwetchy December 2nd and I not only cracked open a brand new sketchbook this afternoon I also dug into my #insect photos to paint this backyard ladybug in #watercolour

8r4d #disney2024 #disneytrash post the fourth

8r4d Forgot how lovely the morning commute got can be… I mean if you don’t mind a little traffic. #sunrise #grocerygames

gamerdad With barely a couple days warning the good folks who make No Man’s Sky released another big #featureupdate earlier today. Of course, it took a solid half hour to download and update my game, and so I bumbled around watching an episode of the Simpsons while the download meter crept ever closer to zero. After I got into the post-update game I thought I would poke around and see if I could find any of this supposed new on-world content. Some of it might be pretty subtle, which is nice because no one wants all their hard base-crafting work to get swamped up in some major overhaul. After noticing a few subtle upgrades in my base systems, I hopped from my established solar system over to a brand new discovery to see what difference that made. I’m in no way critical when I say I’m not sure my old gamer guy brain picked up on much of the changes, which is fine. The game is still a great way to kill a few hours.