We recently attended a long weekend full of wonderful nerd stuff at a big vacation home with friends, and one of the “events” was centered around an animated show called Gravity Falls. Megan and I had never seen it, so we decided to watch the first few episode so we could better enjoy the event. … Read more
A combination of our recent trip to Branson and a friend’s engagement made me realize something that I wish I had learned many years ago: I think there’s a huge benefit in having a travel hobby, particularly if you share that hobby with your partner. By “travel hobby” I’m referring to a hobby that’s already … Read more
Over an extended version of the last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending an event with 30+ friends, many of whom I know on some level through Megan. They’re delightful people, and I love letting my inner (and outer) nerd thrive when I’m with them. In years past, this group of friends attended a … Read more
It’s been two weeks since we said goodbye to Biddy, and the outreach from various people has meant a lot to me (and brought me to tears many times, in a good way). A number of people have asked about our remaining cat, Walter. Walter is around 13 years old, and he spent most of … Read more
Today I’m going to share my first experience making an end-of-life decision for my first pet, Biddy. This is all still really raw for me (see this) and it might be triggering for you, so reader beware. My hope is that this will help my grief and help others in the future who need to … Read more
I’ve mentioned my sweet boy, Biddy, in this blog countless times, and today as I mourn him I found some solace in revisiting the birthday posts I wrote about him over the years (along with a few other posts). To make it easier for me to find them in the future, I’m putting everything I … Read more
It is with a heavy heart that today I said goodbye to the sweetest, smartest, most curious cat. Biddy’s struggle with intestinal lymphoma came to an end this morning. Despite his frail, failing body, he was wholly Biddy to the end: hungry, talkative, and loving. Megan and I held him in our laps as the … Read more
For movie night this past weekend, Megan and I settled into the couch for what has become somewhat of a rarity: an R-rated rom com. No Hard Feelings had a solid theatrical run a few months ago and is now available for digital rental. I had heard good things about it, and while the R … Read more
Every six months I update my top 10 favorite tabletop games list. For this list, I looked back at most of my top 10 videos over the last few years for games that were ranked 1 and 2 multiple times (for any type of list, most of which focus on a specific mechanism), and I … Read more