Today my Christmas present for myself ( I spent Xmas gift $ on it) shows up: my first turntable. So far my vinyl collection consists of 2 or 3 LPs that came as part of Kickstarter rewards packages. Will 2025 be the year I become a vinyl guy?

Back to work after a nice holiday break. The office is pretty quiet this morning… wonder how long I’ll be the only one here?

Gah, why is a decent Wordpress theme so hard to find? The theme store is full of freemium clones that are all awful.

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Time to switch my starter word!

Well, the Huskers looked like they might blow it at the end, but they held on for a nice win. #GBR

One more Husker gameday for the season. Would be nice to go out on a high note. #GBR

2024 Reads: A Private and Public Faith by William Stringfellow 📚

Stringfellow’s prophetic words ring through from the 1960s as an essential voice for today’s church.

One minute your youngest child is a rambunctious preschooler making a mess baking cookies with dad; you blink and she’s almost 16 and baking her own bread to go with Christmas Eve charcuterie.

Two freshly baked loaves of bread on a baking tray, one sliced open to show a nice white bread textureTwo freshly baked loaves of bread on a baking tray, browned cheese crusty on top

2024 Reads: Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3) by Lee Child 📚

Ah, back when Jack Reacher books still had some plot to them. Nice light entertainment.

Last weekend started my Christmas break - done with work until the new year. But the weekend was so busy with chorus performances that it wasn’t really until today that it feels like break. Slept in, drank a pot of coffee, reading a book. A much needed rest. Thankful.