The best kind of meeting is a cancelled meeting, but the next best kind is a very short one.

Yesterday was college orientation for our second kid. Six weeks from today we move them into college. I’m not ready for this.

When we were at U of Nebraska yesterday for freshman orientation there was also apparently a big evangelical youth camp of some sort on campus. Seeing all those youth earnestly doing individual and group devotions triggered all sorts of memories. I hope those kids find their way out.

In the past 4 weeks, we as a family have spent 13 days traveling together, spending every day together and every night in a hotel or dorm room. You can tell it’s starting to wear thin. Tomorrow night we will get home and just be home for a while. I can’t wait.

Just finished watching Fargo Season 5. I’m sitting here in awe. 9.5 episodes of wonderful thriller drama, and the last 30 minutes was the purest Gospel you’ve ever seen. When Dorothy holds out the biscuit and says you just have to eat the bread and accept the forgiveness? Tears.

Last day in the office before six days out. Let’s do this.

Started in on a novel from the library. Had to put it down. Competently written dystopian thriller, but the dystopia is just a little too close to home. I don’t need that right now.

Ugh, this debate. On one side, a lying gasbag. On the other side, an old, tired man. I mean, I’ll vote for the old, tired guy over the lying gasbag in a split second. But I wish we had a better option.

2024 Reads: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell 📚

Not bad, but not nearly as good as it could’ve been. Ended up sort of light and fluffy when it could’ve been tough.

After poking around a while finally realized that I can pay Tailscale to have it use Mullvad as an exit node. Think this is finally the right VPN solution for my needs.