Amazing game by UCLA today. Suddenly I’m feeling not so bad about how they smacked Iowa around the couple times we played them this season.

My new MacBook Neo showed up this afternoon. So far, I’m pretty impressed. Especially at the price point.

Cheering for Illinois tonight not so much because they’re in the Big Ten, but because Dan Hurley is a toss-up for being the most dislikable basketball head coach at UConn.

Hmmm so I have an M2 iPad Pro that I use every day, and the battery life is getting bad. Put ~$200 to a battery replacement? Or trade in the iPad, put in almost the same money, and get a new MacBook Neo instead? Similar-ish use cases, I think… Tempting.

So, Project Hail Mary was… mid. Couldn’t decide whether it wanted to be Interstellar or Guardians of the Galaxy. Hand-waved too much of the science for it to be a science procedural. All of Ryan Gosling’s (considerable) charm couldn’t save it for me.

Well, our kid’s team didn’t place in the Top 12 in the state Mock Trial competition, but one of their seniors was named an outstanding attorney. Still, the kids had a great year and lots to be proud of.

Two hours’ drive later we’re back home and overdue for a good night’s sleep.

The UConn Buzzer-Beater Was A Flawless Short Film

Great little analysis of the excellent TV production at the end of the Duke-UConn game.

In Des Moines today and tomorrow for the state high school Mock Trial contest. Youngest daughter’s team argued prosecution tonight, did well. Two more trials tomorrow!

2026 Reads: Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser 📚

Quite a read… maybe not the best choice for a week where I was traveling to Seattle…

Had a nice week of work travel which included my official installation as a Senior Technical Fellow at Boeing.

Dang but it’s nice to be home, though.