Whee, it’s Opening Day and my Cubbies are already one game back in the standings. Curse that pseudo-exhibition Tokyo series!

Well, Raygun got this one out fast enough. Bravo!

My idea for them was gonna be “Currently clean on OPSEC” but that might’ve been a little too obscure.

T-shirt with the phrase "hottest journalist in the group chat" on it

A very “I grew up evangelical but now I’m Episcopal” problem: I can never remember how to spell “diocese”.

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Two hours of academic assembly at the high school this morning. Youngest daughter recognized for lots of participation and achievements. Proud of her.

My backside, though, was not designed for sitting on a gymnasium bleacher for two hours straight. Oof.

Orchestra choir rehearsal yesterday afternoon means I’ve had Mozart’s Requiem in my head all day today so far.

I mean, there are worse things…

2025 Reads: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 📚

I’m only a decade behind on reading this one… phew, what a book. Sprawling, messy, and transcendent.

2025 Reads: Polostan by Neal Stephenson 📚

Watching the Arkansas/Kansas game. So far as I can tell, there’s one player named “Boogie Flan” and another one named “Badoonga”. It sounds like a Marx Brothers movie to me.

Taking a couple days off work to enjoy Spring Break with the kids off school. Also today celebrating our youngest kid’s birthday as she turns 16. (DMV appointment scheduled for this afternoon.)

Also: thanks to the MLB schedulers for ensuring the Cubs could get off to an 0-2 start with this Japan series. The Dodgers are going to win, what, 120 games this year? 130? This is ridiculous.