I was pretty stoked to find a decent used hardback copy of this one! Dunno when I’ll get to it though.

    Photo of the book, "Writing to Learn", by William Zinsser. "How to write - and think - clearly about any subject at all"

    I have always baked cupcakes for my kids to take to school for their bday. These aren’t the prettiest but I hope they’re good.

    Photo of 23 cupcakes, chocolate cherry with vanilla cream cheese frosting. Sprinkles have been liberally applied. They aren't pretty.

    Someone had made some sidewalk chalk artwork at the park. I’d call it fleeting art.

    Photo of sidewalk chalk artwork. Colorful hearts, teardrop shapes, the word "smile".

    Took the youngest to one of the many parks in the area yesterday and thought this playhouse was very “Wonderland” and kinda cool.

    Photo of a children's playhouse at a park. The walls of the home are all at interesting angles. There is a small slide exiting the near wall.

    The kiddos didn’t have school today, so I thought I’d take them out for a meal..after a dental appointment, of course. 🤣

    Photo of a sign built up of large letters, red with old school light bulbs inside. The letters spell out the word BISCUITS

    Another photo from a local walking trail.

    A photo of an information placard/marker placed along a local walking trail. The marker is titled "A Track To The Past". Along the left side is a map that indicates the location.

    Continuing the journey through my boxes of youth, this box is a prize! Some of these I still have original receipts for as well.

    Photo of old video games I loved and will never part with: Dreamcast Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater. Sega Genesis Mortal Kombat (blood code FTW), Sega 32X NBA Jam. Sega Game Gear Ninja Gaiden and Sonic.

    A view of a pair of trails. One of which gets more use than the other.

    Photo of a set of old, unused and discarded rail tracks running parallel to a cement pathway. To the right is a small, scraggly treeline.

    About the only way it could be more Kansas tomorrow, would be for thunder (snow) storms and the like. Yippee.

    Screenshot of the weekly weather forecast of Lawrence, Kansas. Of note is that it's currently newly 80 degrees fahrenheit, however, tomorrow evening the bottom falls out of the temperature and it goes from 80 down to 18 degrees. It might even sleet, freeze, snow. Not that it will last.

    Taken during my noon time walk, just entering the trail. It would be insulting all the good graphitti to refer to this as such.

    Photo of a Yield sign that has been spray painted over with more red. Beneath that is another unknown sign that is also spray painted over.

    While out looking for a possible place to have a day party for a to be 6yo, I got a kick out of the painted doors.

    Photo of a restroom door. The door is orange in color, a stark contrast to the paler white color of the wall. Featured on the door is a figure that indicates what could be referred to as a youngster doing the "gotta potty" dance.

    Decided recently that I need to get back into physical media. Now it’s time to prefer 4K if possible. Eventually I’ll rip them to digital storage.

    Photo of a small collection of Bluray and 4K Ultra movies and series.

    I had seen this kit while I was out and about the other day and decided that it was high time to pick up something cool for myself!

    Photo of the Bandaid Namco Macross model kit for the HG 1/100 Scale YF-29 Durandal Valkyrie of Maximilian Jenius.

    From the “stuff I’d completely forgotten about buying” department. Back when Transformers were coming back into being cool and not junk.

    Photo of the Transformers Alternators model Ravage. A Jaguar sports luxury vehicle that changes into a killer black cat, or jaguar if you will. In an unopened box.

    Going through some old boxes and stuff, it’s hard to believe that games used to actually come with manuals! Miss those times.

    Photo of Final Fantasy 12 PlayStation 2 game. With, Gasp, a manual!

    Growing up I got to purchase and play a lot of amazing JRPG games for all the consoles. Some of my favorites were the Working Designs SegaCD ports. When this particular title was rereleased back in the day, I ALMOST didn’t get it (already had it on SegaCD) but went ahead anyhow. Glad I did, now. I’ve misplaced the box it came in, but I’ve got everything else. 😀

    Photo of the PlayStation game Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete. The box is currently missing.

    I’ve got a couple of kiddos who have been into programming and wanting to learn more and I’ve heard good things about this book. I think this is a great place for them to continue on. They’ve done Scratch and I’ve introduced them to Godot as well. 😎

    Photo of the book "Python Crash Course: A hands on, projects based introduction to programming", third edition, by Eric Matthews.

    I saw this at a local toy store, The Toy Store (😀), and immediately fell in love with how adorable and awesome it was!

    Photo of the "Super Robot" LEGO set, number 31124. Features a very cool looking robot with fists posed on hips and wings extended on its back.

    Here’s an oldie from the archives! Unknown from this photo is his full food bowl. He’s just staring at me all catlike. Indignant because he’s apparently put food in the water bowl. Jerk. 😂

    Photo of our cat, sitting next to his water bowl. In the full water bowl is a few pieces of his cat food, that he has so helpfully put there.... Because he's a cat.

    Not that I really needed to be talked into picking this one up, but I decided to grab a copy of it for the shelf and future reading. I’ve glimpsed through the first couple of chapters, so far it’s just as good as the first book.

    Photo of the book "Change is the only constant: The wisdom of calculus in a madcap world" by Ben Orlin.
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