I think you probably can guess my opinion of ICE. I look at what is going on with a mixture of disgust and horror. That was one heck of an ice storm there. Glad you could take a personal day and skip the

Nice collection. Seeing that last one makes me think.... we need a Hive fountain pen.

Sure, there is always randomness. But even that randomness doesn't hit in isolation, but builds on what came before. Every event has a spiderweb of events leading to it.

Thank you!

The luck of their location, eh? Yeah, a big exception.

Thanks for reading!

Perfectly said!

I have read his speech before, but it was years ago so I had forgotten most of it. Thank you for reminding me — I just reread the speech and I'll see if I can get ahold of his book where he expands the

I've blogged about this exact same vending machine before ;) It's an odd one, eh?

Glad to bring some humor your way. 😃

Both my kids want their own Switch 2. I am holding out. They have Switch 1s and so my only reply to their begging right now is "save your money". I may give in at some point and buy a family

I have been fascinated by the idea of mind maps for ... oh I don't know, 10-15 years. I keep returning to the idea every now and again, but it never seems to stick. I always revert back to the standard

Totally agree — I do the same.

Good luck knocking that down little by little. My bedtime has also been slipping later and later, in a large part due to my kids pushing theirs back. I also need to start chipping at that, slowly pushing

Good luck!

And that's the best way to do it!

I think you mean eight day monks, right, unless Oz is no longer only an hour ahead of Japan. At any rate, good luck with that one!

True to the motto: Today is the best day since yesterday! Exactly!

Thanks!