For many months I have been keeping an eye on several cutting boards. Waiting to see if any will come down in price after the holidays. I have wanted to give a real end-grain hard wood cutting board a try. Finally this walnut board was on sale and I ordered it. It looks even better in real life. It will be cutting on art.

Over the last decade I have gone through a few phases on watches. My first was a Seiko which I love, but eventually shifted into a diving watch (no, I don’t dive) as my tastes have changed. I currently use an Apple Watch as it is a fabulous health device and I will use it to supplement my reduced screen time - meaning I don’t have to always have my phone around.

I have had a television hanging in my office for a while now. I have very rarely used it. I like having my neighbor over into the Lounge, but when we watch sports, I don’t want to take the TV upstairs. I decided to move the Office TV to the Lounge.

As part of the dining room refresh, we put in a new light and wanted to expanding on the molding features that were already in the room. There is crown molding, chair rail molding, and a coffered ceiling feature.

Behold, the violent fan

This book or poetry or idea was introduced to me via Austin Kleon’s newsletter. The situation and setting is very relatable to what I do. The concerns and ideas are very timely. He talks about humanity, art, and AI.

You wave
It’s what people do
You are neighborly

They do not wave
You wave again
They are not neighborly

Before he was Bill Nye the Science Guy, he was a regular on Almost Live, a local variety show in Seattle when I was a kid.

This was a reread as I find the book equal parts witty entertainment, inspiring advice on writing, and a warm view on our existence. My first read was via kindle and I loved the book so much that I ordered a paperback copy when I gave away my kindle.