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

With just three of us here for Thanksgiving and not all big fans of turkey, we went out for Chinese to a little place nearby that was open. First time there. The couple running it were delightful and friendly… left a big tip and will definitely be back.

That escalated quickly… 😳😩

I got to talk at our evening service yesterday about how Jesus takes our conceptions of “what a king looks like” and turns them upside down.

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2025 Reads: Inverted World by Christopher Priest 📚

Good grief, qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix and it’s… raining in Vegas? And Lewis Hamilton appears to have a disastrous lack of communication from the Ferrari garage and qualifies dead last. Dude should’ve retired last year, I’m afraid. Ferrari has been awful for him. #F1

After today, I only have 11 days left in the office this year. (I have a week of business travel in there, too.) Definitely ready for some time to slow down.

2025 Reads: Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith 📚

Thanksgiving potluck at work today! Chicken Biryani isn’t an American Thanksgiving tradition but the way my coworker makes it, it should be. So good.

Another full Saturday judging speech & debate! Fun to see and hear some really excellent young people speak. Our daughter (who I had no part in judging) took home 2nd place in Impromptu Speaking against some very good competition!