Monthnotes 16 Mar 2024

Monthnotes 16 Mar 2024

We haven't had a lot of snowfall this winter. I was able to get the above photo of a coyote which made it a great choice for this post's masthead considering that as I post this it's pretty cold and wet out. Not cold enough to snow, but we're still feeling winter. I obviously skipped my post for February. That was primarily due to travel. My mom visited Phoenix, so my wife and I stayed there a few days to show her around town. And then I had a work trip to…

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Monthnotes 27 Jan 2024

Monthnotes 27 Jan 2024

2023 ended without too much excitement. 2024 has started, and I'm impressed with the number of films I've seen so far this year. I know I won't keep this up, but I was able to catch up with some I've wanted to see for a while. Aside from work, and watching films, I've spent my time mostly hiking and driving around looking for what we want for our house, which should start construction this summer. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ It's been a number of years since we hiked…

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Monthnotes 24 Dec 2023

Monthnotes 24 Dec 2023

Texas again, then to Mexico and finally sliding into the holidays to ring out the year of 2023 After Thanksgiving, I flew back out to Longview, TX where my cousin's daughter was married. It offered the perfect opportunity to have a small family reunion with my brother, mom, and my step-dad. Had good, short, time before returning home. Then I was off again. This time to my company's annual trip to Cancun, Mexico. We pay for travel, they pay for everything else for up to three thousand or so emp…

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Monthnotes 25 Nov 2023

Monthnotes 25 Nov 2023

Here we are in November. Thanksgiving just gone and the Christmas season in full effect. Had a bit of travel over the month. My now annual board gaming retreat with friends took us to a lake house in East Texas for a long weekend. My brother and dad don't live too far from there, I decided to extend my trip and visit them, too. Last year, we were all gifted a Christmas themed game construction kit. The goal to create a game we'd all play during our weekend. Those made it out to the table alon…

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Monthnotes 21 Oct 2023

Monthnotes 21 Oct 2023

Since I only seem to be posting every month rather than every week, I'm going to change the title of these accordingly. I was at my bi-annual work gathering in Philadelphia. Getting together with my co-workers is always the best, but I also love just walking around the city and seeing stuff like this that I wouldn't be able to see anywhere in Arizona. The day after I got back home from my trip, there was a solar eclipse that Sedona was in good view of. We didn't get a full-on ring of fire,…

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