You win some, you lose some. What a crazy World Cup! ⚽️

Reddit message showing World Cup prediction results: lost 100 tokens on Brazil vs Croatia, earned 146 on Netherlands vs Argentina.

With Croatia knocking out Brazil (what!?), my EthSports World Cup 2022 hopes are done for.

Four soccer balls marked ELIMINATED showing Spain, Brazil, Germany, and USA flags from the 2022 ETHsports World Cup

We had an amazing evening at the Concordia Christmas Concert “Star of Bethlehem, Lead Us to Peace”. Fabulous performance.

Conductor leading a large choir and orchestra in a concert hall with a colorful stained glass projection backdrop and poinsettias on stage.

Telegram is very popular in Ukraine, and I’ve become a regular user of it to keep in touch with friends in Ukraine as well as some crypto related groups. Telegram has the distinction of being one of very few indepdently owned cross-platform messaging services. I also signed up for Telegram Premium when it came out because I wanted to support the product. This update from Durov on Premium is pretty incredible.

Telegram Premium, which we introduced just 5 months ago, quickly surpassed 1 million subscribers and has become one of the most successful examples of a social media subscription plan ever launched. While it still represents just a fraction of Telegram’s overall revenue, Telegram Premium is growing steadily every day, and one day may even rival our ads.

In a matter of 5 months they’ve added a $60M recurring revenue stream.

Upgrading to MarsEdit 5 was the easiest decision I made all day. 😊

Burn test for the small candles I made this weekend. Worked great. Scent strength is good.

Three lit candles in silver metallic vessels on a marble countertop, with a wooden fruit bowl in the background.

First attempt at making smaller 2.5 oz Things 4 Good Candles. Also experimenting with a bold Double True North scent. Small vessels are harder to fill, and you have to go quick since the wax starts setting fast. Would be interesting to heat the vessels before the pour.

Two groups of small handmade candles in silver and copper metallic vessels with wooden wicks on a wooden worktable

Early Sunday morning. Fresh cup of delicious coffee. Fire started in fireplace. Everyone else still sleeping. Gratitude.

White insulated mug of coffee on a table beside pens and papers, with a crackling wood fire burning in a fireplace behind it.