🆕📝 ‘Don’t be a knee-jerk’

When did Amazon start getting witty with their boxes?

A cardboard box inscribed with “Oh. My. God. Becky. Look. At. This. Box.”

Words I live by: If it won’t come off on your pants, it won’t come off on your food.

I’m not generally a fan of spiders, but this furry little insect is, to be fair, quite cute. And an impressive hider spider. #mbmar 22 📷

A small furry spider against a similarly colored lichen background.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 22 (sorry for all the posts, but I’m caught up now! 😊)

22 cords and pencils that did not make it through the Great Cable Drawer Purge.

Cords, pencils, and other items arranged on a table.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 21 (belated)

21 boxes, knives, clothes and other junk.

21 boxes and bits of junk arranged on a table

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 20 (belated)

20 basement junk items.

Bags, candles boxes, fuel bottles, and old paper assorted on the table

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 19 (belated)

19 more junk drawer items.

19 assorted rubbish items arranged on a table

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 18 (belated)

18 more junk drawer items.

18 assorted rubbish items, arranged in a table.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 17 (belated)

17 junk drawer items

17 pens, bags, a calculator, and other assorted items arranged on a table.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 16 (belated)

16 kitchen drawer items (plus an extra dog toy)

Pens, booklets and bits of rubbish arranged on a table.

30-Day Minimalism Game, Day 15 (belated)

15 old dog toys.

15 dog toys on the floor.

I love that this sizing guide is realistic about what folks have on hand to measure things.

A PDF showing measuring one’s head with a USB cable.

It looks like someone might have had a “ruff” night. 😂

A golden retriever laying up against a toilet.

My tiny turtle back when he was a wee babe. #mbmar 21 📷

A small turtle on a table.

Any houseplant of ours lives firmly in the cat’s domain. #mbmar 20 📷

A grey cat sitting amongst houseplants.

Today, with the sun shining and blue skies, it felt like a step toward spring. But I’m not sure I’m ready to say goodbye to winter yet!

A young me, rockin' that analog goodness. #mbmar 19 📷

Me wearing headphones.

🆕📝 7 Things (Shared by ChatGPT) This Week, 2023-03-19

A foreboding portico. #mbmar 18 📷

A dragon atop a columned porch.

I skied the Mt. Colden Coulier today, and I’m pretty proud.

An alpine start comes quite early. Seattle, seen in the distance from Mount Rainier. #mbmar 17 📷

A lightened city as seen in the distance from a mountainside in pitch dark.

Sometimes you’re on the road, looking at the view. Sometimes you’re in the view, looking at the road. #mbmar 16 📷

A road alongside a lake in the distance from the view of a mountainside.

Happy Ted Lasso day to all who celebrate! I’m waiting to watch E1 with my wife, but I got a huge thrill out of Cotton Bureau featuring my design first in their AFC Richmond-inspired email!

Ten Awesome Ted Tees to Boot Off Season 3" featuring the ‘Coach Lasso’ shirt by HeyDingus.

Ollie has very little patience for laps that aren’t filled with cats. #mbmar 15 📷

A cat in my lap while sitting at the computer.