Cleaning up cast iron cookware with SCIENCE! (Ok, it’s an electrolysis tank.)

A large white plastic bucket mostly full of dirty water, with a power supply wired up to a piece of steel going into the bucket and also to a cast iron skillet hanging from above the bucket.

Just got an email from the library that I have a book available to pick up. I don’t remember putting it on hold, but it looks like a good book, so I’ll trust my past self on this one. 😂

With all the mess going on with Wordpress these days, I’m happier than ever that I took the leap this year to move my 20 years of blog history to micro.blog.

Tony Bennett, men’s basketball coach at Virginia, reportedly retiring immediately, right before the beginning of the season. He’s only 55. Ton of respect for this guy, hope things are ok with him and his family.

I made it through an audition and will be joining the Orchestra Iowa Chorus this year. In the spring we’re doing Mozart’s Requiem. I bought the score and did a first listen/read through the other night… I’ve got some work to do! 😯I needed a challenge. This will be a good one.

Ah, the typical library visit: return two books, borrow six more.

2024 Reads: Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2) by Lee Child 📚

Back when Lee Child was writing really good stories. Fun stuff.

2024 Reads: All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld 📚

Rothfeld dislikes the practice of mindfulness. And really, really likes sex. I found her essays tiresome.

Started the morning dropping my wife off at the airport; she’s headed to visit our oldest at college this weekend. Hit the gym, grabbed a little breakfast, got an early start at the office. Glad it’s Friday.

This Lynx-Liberty game, y’all… 😳 Most entertaining basketball game I’ve seen in a long time.