Moving into a new home presents many puzzles. Currently working out this one:

  • 29 Cat 5e twisted pair runs
  • 8 RG6 Coax runs
  • B&O MasterLink network
  • Random one off cables
Pegboard wall in a basement utility area with tangled coax, Cat5e ethernet, and other cables connected to patch panels, network switches, a Brinks alarm panel, and a white router.

At Chanhassen Dinner Theatres for Footlose! Mazie and Tyler’s first time here. 🎶🎭

Family of four posing in front of a Footloose mural at Chanhassen Dinner TheatresFamily of four smiling at a dinner theater table, two adults and two children in white shirts, with a darkened stage visible behind them.Footloose stage backdrop with colorful graffiti mural at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, audience seated at tables in foregroundFootloose musical logo over two people's legs wearing boots with leg warmers and Converse sneakers

Today we closed on our new home! We weren’t looking but a truly unique and special property came on the market and we made the leap! We move back to the Lynnhurst neighborhood in a couple weeks. 📦

Family of four smiling together inside a large room with arched doorways and a fireplace in their new home.

Bringing the hat for Fathers Day. At Mazie’s softball game on 97 °F day. ☀️

Man in straw fedora and sunglasses taking a selfie outdoors at a softball field on a sunny day, wearing a tropical-print shirt.

These two make my life such an amazing and wonderful journey. I am one really lucky guy. My best to all Dads to have a great Father’s Day. ❤️

Man and two kids smiling together outdoors on a sunny day, standing on green grass with trees behind them.

These are the things that work and have a real benefit when I’m feeling drained and want to be kind to myself:

  1. Double my usual meditation time.
  2. Anything outside.
  3. Moderate physical exertion.
  4. Time with friends and family.

You can do more than one at a time.

When left to my own devices, it surprises me how much of my daily food intake turns into a couple bowls of cereal with milk. 🥣🤷🏼‍♂️

First strawberries from the garden. So delicious. 🍓 We need to put straw down to keep them off the dirt.

Hand holding a dozen freshly picked red strawberries with green stems, raised garden beds and green lawn in the background.Ripe red strawberries resting on dark garden soil among green strawberry plant leaves and runners

The Playdate arrived! Preordered this about a year ago. Initial impression is great. Adorable device. And the crank is just so cranky! Can’t wait to play with this and maybe create something for it. 🤩

Yellow Playdate handheld game console propped against its yellow box showing the setup screen with Press A to continue message, crank extended on the right side.