paul bailey

puppy life is never boring

I wonder what the over under is on Elon either being locked in jail (like many former Russian Oligarchs who ran afoul of Putin) or he and is tech bro canal decide to replace Trump with another stooge of their choosing. It’s kind of like a choose your own adventure of the worst possible timelines

TIL that the Collis Ave (the secret back way from the 110 frwy in Highland Park to the 710 frwy) is named after Collis P. Huntington, one of the big 4 railway magnates (think Elon Musk of the 1890’s) and was uncle of LA’s Henry Huntington (who later married his widow 😮)

Pretty crazy wind storms last night. Only lost power once. Hope the rain coming in from the north will be helpful

1st day back from work from break. missing my aging Leeroy who looks like he is living his best life rotating rooms following the sun

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got a late start on posting a daily photo for my mental health and mindfulness. so without further ado here is jan 1st and 2nd. not the best start (but an accurate documentation of how my year started

another day, another project completed. rehung the drawers on my harbor freight workbench (that didn’t work out of the box) by the end of the project watched a few YouTube videos and disassembled all the drawers and started from scratch) another adulting win!

saw this swing pop up in my photos that we assembled 17 years ago and this summer I decided to rebuild it. At the time I didn’t really think it was anything more than a fun DIY summer project, but now I realize putting time into projects are a metaphor for keeping my marriage strong

Could have done without the magical realism which for me has the opposite effect as intended, but I get the point. The best part of the movie shows how we are all flawed humans who are simultaneously capable of horrible and amazing things (2/2)

Finally got around to watching Oppenheimer and was surprised about its scope which showed Oppenheimer as a flawed human being, who was scapegoated for pissing off the wrong guy. I have definitely been there myself, and it’s an interesting way to tell the history of the atom bomb (1/2)

trying to get some work done over this break but getting lost in the weeds before I get on a roll each day. last winter break I was very productive because I could start the day with a swim, but YMCA closed all the SoCal pools until new years for maintenance 😢

Test (no hack)

Made a seafood stew with Orange Juice and White Wine based on a recipe I got with lodge cast iron pot. Never seen any recipe like it, and then wine and OJ is is a perfect compliment with the seafood

Enjoyed a lunch date in the local hipster village deli with the wife unit. Was going to try a new pizza place that has already changed owners and now is only open 3 days a week for dinner and sells a $30 cheese pizza. Think we dodged the bullet on that one

New life goal achieved! Buying fabric in DTLA during the last week of the marching band season because our double flags supplier went bankrupt and never delivered the goods #MusicEd #MarchingBand #EastLos