My mom and brother got their 1st doses of the vaccine today. I have mine scheduled for 11 days from now. The weather this weekend is shaping up to be fantastic. The world is starting to look a little brighter. Grateful.

I’m going to give WP Background Processing a go this afternoon. Anyone have experience with it?

Our dogs always come back a shade lighter from the groomer from all the dirt that gets washed out. ?

The weather in Indiana this weekend has been perfection. ☀️

Selfie of me hiking with my daughter riding along in a baby carrier

My son with a stick he found in the woods with a lake in the background

The virtual coworking community I’m apart of celebrated its one-year anniversary yesterday.

Screenshot of Zoom grid view of participants

Growing up!

My one-year old daughter in her birthday shirt

I’ve always been of the opinion that if the weather is going to be below freezing, there should be lots of snow on the ground. ?

A sunny day in Wildwood Park after a snowstorm

Contemplating buying a new machine

Photo of computer screen with Linux laptop eCommerce store on it

Trying to not let the cold weather interfere with getting that toddler and puppy energy out

My son sliding down a slide while my dog runs in the background

Our 11-month old can officially climb up the stairs now. Nothing is safe and I definitely feel like I’ve entered the stage of living with two toddlers now.

After seeing @manton‘s post, I’m adding another, our dogs are definitely the most comfortable creatures in the house.

My two golden retrievers sleeping on the couch

New Five Iron Frenzy ?

In design school, a Five Iron Frenzy zip-up and jeans was pretty much my uniform. While so many bands from decades ago have been getting back together it’s more than a cliché now, this album feels different. It really has something to say. I’ve been listening non-stop all week and this review sums it up perfectly.

I’m grateful Micro.blog exists for a number of reasons, but today, it’s because it’s been the catalyst for me making 100 informal posts onto this WordPress blog (even if it took me awhile).

New WhiteHouse.gov

This morning I’m reading through several of the write-ups on the new WhiteHouse.gov – initial reactions from Matt Mullenweg and Pagely in addition to the longer piece by Fast Company.

Needless to say, I’m thrilled to see developers pushing the boundaries of WordPress on such a high profile site.

From what I’ve gathered, the site’s content editing experience is as good as its front end experience.

? ? ? to everyone involved!

I have been avoiding watching the remaining episodes of The Crown because then there will be no more episodes of The Crown left to watch. ?

If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s true from what’s false, then by definition the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work. And by definition our democracy doesn’t work. We are entering into an epistemological crisis.
– Barack Obama to The Atlantic

My 3-year is absolutely obsessed with board games these days. Anyone have any recommendations for that age group?

Photo of my son playing a board game with a fire burning in the background

A Call To Spy ?

I think what amazes me about the World War II era is just how many films and documentaries seemed to still be released about it every year. We thought Summerland was very good but it was a bit more niché. A Call To Spy really had something for everyone and retold such an important story. I’d definitely recommend for your next movie night.

Happy New Year! (this is 100% a scheduled post, I am definitely asleep)

Does anyone else watch the fireworks in London around 7pm and call it a night? ? I thought they did a fantastic job adapting them for the end of 2020.