What a terrible day. At least we get to get up and do it all again tomorrow.
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You know what doesn’t get used as a cocktail garnish as often as I’d expect? Grapes.
I know I’m not the first person to make this observation, but whoever approved this new Slack commercial with the two “knock brush” notification sounds can go stub their toe.
The neighbors invited us over to swim in their pool that has a section that’s 8 or 10 feet. Treading water there while watching out for two (life-jacket-wearing) kids, I have a renewed respect for the #Olympics water polo players.
I mean, my goodness. Look up the women’s foil match between Kiefer (USA) and Harvey (CAN). That was tense! #Olympics
Watching #Olympics fencing and coming to the conclusion I’d be very quickly dead in any sort of swordfighting situation. I can’t even tell where a lot of these hits are on the slo-mo replays.
Ah yes, St. Louis’ traditional July 19 fireworks.
Turns out not picking up a golf club for two or three years mysteriously did not solve the myriad issues with my swing.

Aside from getting lunch with my family at the Zoo a few weeks back, today was my first in-public sit-down meal since I think March 9, 2020. Still effectively outdoors though.
One of the great skills in life I hope to acquire some day is stoking a bonfire just enough to burn out right when a baseball game ends. #STLCards