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Nürnberg
As planned, I took a day trip to Nürnberg, which required a 70-minute high-speed train that cost more than I'd planned. In fact, if I'd planned which trains to take, and bought the tickets last week, I...
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Home, mostly rested, still a few things to do
As fun as my trip last week was, having this last night was awesome:I've also got my windows open, because we just set a new record high temperature for February 26th of 19.4°C. Of course, it may snow...
View ArticleThree seasons in one day
It's official: with two days left, this is the warmest winter in Chicago history, with the average temperature since December 1st fully 3.5°C (6.3°F) above normal. We've had only 10 days this winter...
View ArticleGetting warmer?
The temperature at Inner Drive Technology World HQ bottomed out this morning, hitting -4.8°C at 10:41 am, and it may even end the day above freezing. So this mercifully-short cold snap won't keep us...
View ArticleLeapin' lizards
Stories for the last day of winter, this year on the quadrennial day when your Facebook Memories have the fewest entries and, apparently, you can't pay for gas in New Zealand:Josh Marshall calls out...
View ArticleThe cognitive tax of hybrid work
Author Cal Newport examines "one reason hybrid work makes employees miserable and how to fix it:"f you ask Americans with a desk job what they want, many say flexibility. Specifically, they want...
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More Germany photos (and one that isn't Germany)
I went through the photos I took on my trip to Germany last week and put a couple of them through Lightroom.Getting coffee in Viktualienmarkt:A very practical car for city life in post-war Germany, the...
View ArticleHappy 40th birthday, "Smell the Glove!"
This Is Spinal Tap came out 40 years ago yesterday. Enjoy:
View ArticleCheap, unserious imitations
The top story this hour, which should surprise no one who can read a poll, is that US Senator Krysten Sinema (?-AZ), who pissed off every Democrat in Congress over her only term in the Senate, has...
View ArticleLong day and long week
For Reasons, we have the dress rehearsal for our Saturday performance on Saturday. That means poor Cassie will likely go ten hours crossing her paws between the time I have to leave and when I'm likely...
View ArticleMy brain is full
Almost always, during the last few days before a performance, a huge chunk of my working memory contains the music I'm about to perform. I have two concerts this weekend, so right now, my brain has a...
View ArticleBruckner's 200th
We're just a few hours away from our Choral Classics concert celebrating the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's birth. Tickets are still available! But I've got a lot to do before then, not least of...
View ArticleMonday afternoon with no rehearsal
We always take a week off after our Choral Classics concert, which saves everyone's sanity. I in fact do have a chorus obligation today, but it's easy and relatively fun: I'm walking through the space...
View ArticleIt's all Billy Joel to me
A friend posted on Facebook that Billy Joel's album Glass Houses came out 44 years ago today. That means it's as far behind us as the 1936 Olympics was from Billy Joel at the time. A horrifying pun war...
View ArticleMentally exhausting day, high body battery?
My Garmin watch thinks I've had a relaxing day, with an average stress level of 21 (out of 100). My four-week average is 32, so this counts as a low-stress day in the Garmin universe.At least, today...
View ArticleAnother busy day
Getting ready for a work trip on Monday plus (probably) having to do a demo while on the work trip means I spent most of the day getting ready for the demo. In a bit of geography fun, because the...
View ArticleAt some point the record isn't that interesting
Leave it to the WGN Weather Blog to trumpet that we've set a new record for days over 15.6°C before March 15th (12). We've also tied the record for days over 240K (75)! In fact, I'm confident that 2024...
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Cassie had a good day
What a lucky dog. For her Gotcha Day, after she got a ride in the car to the grocery store (always fun!), she got some grilled chicken from my salad and some belly rubs. She had no idea that I got a...
View ArticleSlow Sunday
Before I take Cassie on yet another 30-minute walk (how she suffers!), I'm going to clear some links:Julia Angwin asks the same thing a couple of my friends have asked: why is Congress talking about...
View ArticleHow many steps do you need?
I've spent the morning getting a demo ready so that I don't have to be on the call at 3:30 am PDT. And now, I'm heading off to do a hike with a few of my co-workers. While I'm hiking, I'll be building...
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