In yesterday’s post about our unexpected Thanksgiving vacation, I shared some of the highlights from our time in Key West. But a few memorable days were spent on the open water. I had never even been on a cruise before last week, so the experience of being out on the open water was new to … Read more
Yesterday I talked about how I had the good fortune of spending Thanksgiving week on a large yacht with my family. I didn’t mention that most of the week was actually spent in Key West, which turned out to be a lot of fun. Key West is at the tail end of a string of … Read more
My father passed away in January, so this has been a year of firsts without him, which has been particularly hard on my mom (they were married for over 40 years and spent nearly every day together). So with Thanksgiving approaching, one of my mom’s brothers–a very successful architect–asked if she would like to get … Read more
Despite the 20+ printed t-shirts I own (many of which are Stonemaier-related), I’m fairly picky about t-shirts. I really like a fitted Bella Canvas polyester mix with blended printing. If a shirt isn’t soft, doesn’t fit well, or has a rubbery feel to the printing, it’s quickly removed from the rotation. I also really like … Read more
Yesterday I had the completely surreal experience of losing an hour. Walter (cat #2) woke me up at 6:45 for some food, and my day began. By around 8:00 I had answered most emails in my inbox and done my daily checkup of social media, and I got to work on my Monday Stonemaier blog … Read more
Today has been a bit of a weird day. Like every day since my dad passed away in January, it’s been a perfectly normal day…but it’s also completely surreal, because it’s the next in a series of firsts without my father. Today is his first birthday that I’ve been alive and he hasn’t. A big … Read more
I had this thought while watching an episode of Home Economics today. When I was a kid, among the most common gifts we gave our parents were coupon books that we created. The idea was that whenever Mom or Dad wanted, they could cash in a coupon to gain an amazing reward like: a hug … Read more
Let me know if you relate to this: Whenever I watch an animated movie, I spend at least half the movie trying to figure out who the voice actors are. In a way, I miss the days when major live-action actors didn’t also do voice acting, as then there would be no puzzle to solve … Read more
Megan recently watched a Netflix adaptation of a book called The School of Good and Evil, and in describing it to me, she mentioned that a key aspect of the school is that there is a balance between good and evil in the world. This is a common trope in fiction: A balance between good … Read more
Hulu has been suggesting a sitcom called “Home Economics” to us for a while, and a few weeks ago we finally took the plunge and gave it a try. I’m so glad we did, because as light as it is, the writing is a lot of fun, and every episode has resulted in a few … Read more