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The Next 30 Days

We leave for Hawaii (assuming no further calamities) in 30 days which is a wonderful thing to be able to think about and anticipate. And, I think it is helpful to acknowledge that these next 30 days are going to be challenging. There will…

June 20, 2026
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5 on a Friday: Breathing Out (also Luddite) Edition

I’m headed to PHL for a super-quick visit tomorrow. Just mostly hoping to provide family support + help. As I wait for my first afternoon patient I am ruminating on everything happening ~1000 miles away. So, as an interlude (for my brain and maybe…

June 19, 2026
life

When it rains . . .

Since April, this year has been a lot and the trend continues. I don’t think he would mind me sharing, so I will: my father sustained a serious hip fracture (no trauma to provoke; just moving around in bed!) a few weeks out from…

June 18, 2026
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INAPPROPRIATE (which is good!)

Definitely didn’t mean to leave anyone hanging! I am squeezing this post in between patients (someone came very very late and is not in a room yet, so I figure I have time). (Even though my current quest is to stop ‘squeezing things in’,…

June 16, 2026

BLP Ep #307: Midyear Techo Kaigi (VIDEO!)

This week’s episode is available on audio + video (for those that listen on Spotify, your app should show the video version! Unfortunately the RSS feed through Megaphone doesn’t support video via Apple Podcasts, but you can watch on YouTube here (or above)! I…

June 15, 2026
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From the couch with thunder in the background

(ie, a cozy Florida summer Sunday!) Thank you for the well wishes + understanding yesterday. I am feeling (mentally + physically) better today, thankfully. My next step is to get the device interrogated, and it sounds like in most cases it’s pretty clear one…

June 14, 2026

So That’s What It Feels Like . . .

I decided to officially join LA Fitness today, plunked down my credit card and felt myself feeling really positive about weight training. (Which is good, because I had admittedly not been feeling very positive overall!) I thought to myself: “This really isn’t bad! I’m…

June 13, 2026
life

5 on a Friday: 5 Time Tracking Lessons

In lieu of the usual link-fest! Some of these may be obvious, but here are 5 things I have noticed after nearly 2+ weeks of continuous time tracking with fairly good accuracy. (I record things fairly close to real-time rather than trying to recall…

June 12, 2026
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SUMMERRRRR THINGS

I am enjoying all of the summer-themed content, particularly the posts exploring summer goals / intentions / etc. And, like Sarah J, I’ve been enjoying some of the summer-themed Lazy Genius podcast eps, plus the annual Happier Design Your Summer. Plus Jenny posted about…

June 10, 2026
life

Looking Back: May 2026

Another month, another recap! Previous months: / Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr Books Read: 4 – the first two were non-fiction that I read in part for podcast prep, and the second two novels. I also got to ~80% of two others but I finished them…

June 9, 2026