Apparently there are vendors now that will make custom tropical shirt fabric prints; my department found one and now we have shirts with our test aircraft on them, including the correct N-number. Yeah, we’re nerds.

Close up of a brightly printed Hawaiian shirt that also has a white and blue Cessna 208 in the pattern

My One Album a Day for yesterday—which I’m just catching up to this morning—is Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton from 1966. My first familiarity with Clapton was his Unplugged. I was in high school. This is… not that. Lordy, this guy’s electric guitar smokes. (Some hot blues organ in there, too!)

2025 Reads: The Door by Magda Szabo 📚

Stunning writing. Phew.

This essay “Evangelicalism: A Love Story” is lovely writing. But the author works hard to redefine the word “evangelical” so that he can have the provocative framing. Growing up Methodist and having a dalliance with Catholicism before becoming Anglican isn’t what most of us know as “evangelical”.

Today’s One Album A Day for me is Emperor Tomato Ketchup from Stereolab.

There’s no way I would’ve been ready for this in 1996 when it came out; almost 30 years later I’m really digging it.

Easing back in to the office after a week out. Just three work weeks left this year… let’s do this.

Last year we didn’t get snow until after Christmas. This year: on Thanksgiving weekend. I’m guessing about 10 inches. Cleared 6 driveways and sidewalks this morning! #Iowa #winter #snow #iawx

Well, the Nebraska football team may have gotten trounced by Iowa, but the Husker volleyball team looks unbeatable. Swept Penn State and made it look easy!

The Winter Storm Warning for tomorrow has been upgraded to 10-14” of wet, heavy snow. We’re prepared as far as the house goes. I’m… not quite psychologically ready for it though.

2025 Reads: Strike Three You’re Dead by R. D. Rosen 📚