“We escaped by managing our emotions”
Our 10 year old’s camp this week is Escape Room challenges. When I picked him up yesterday his team’s photo was taped to the door frame. Turns out they were the first place team. Monday’s rooms included a Fixed Mind vs Growth Mind theme.
At lunch today, my wife and I made our periodic 1 hour run to our favorite BBQ place in the countryside. We love their ribs and the homemade taste and style of the sides. The drive in the quiet of the countryside is a definite bonus. 📷 🚙
For the first time ever I bought something on Amazon Prime Day. I needed a new electric toothbrush and was about to order one two days ago when I realized Prime Day was coming so I wanted. And actually saved some money. Couldn’t find anything else though. 💵
I wonder if Vettel’s time with Ferrari is over after this season. His frequent poor decisions not only cost his team but he is costing other drivers opportunities. And he never seems to think it is his fault. #F1 🚗
The Discover section is alive with great posts this morning.
Here are a couple of photos from the back of the STEAM center. There is a large pond with a pavilion set up for teaching. The classrooms on the back side overlook the pond, trees and pavilion. We counted 4 classrooms dedicated to Aquatic Science! 2/2
Even though it was a bit hot, we decided to stop at the new high school STEAM center after eating Mexican food and walk around it. Love the entrance design. 📷 ½
I tried out Mastodon but I could never achieve a reasonable signal-to-noise ratio. It also seemed quite complicated. I love that micro.blog makes it easy to avoid really bad content. How the biggest decentralized social network is dealing with its Nazi problem - The Verge
In today’s good news, I don’t need a root canal 🦷 📷 Hooray!
Saw this unusually clear demarcation of the cloud line this morning while exercising. I usually associate this sight with a front moving through but there’s nothing going on and surface winds are dead calm. This line was stationery during my whole workout. 📷 ⛅️
The USWNT has been making a statement both on the field and off. They’re true role models.🇺🇸⚽️
Apple curated a Chill Mix for me this week that has been awesome for background listening. 🎶 🎵
The vanguard of our neighborhood July 4th parade rounding the corner by our house. It’s a couple blocks long in total. 📷 🇺🇸🧨
Today’s match between the USWNT and England’s was a thriller. Not going to say more in case you plan on watching it later but if you like sports check it out. ⚽️
Flag lined boulevard outside our hotel window today. 🇺🇸 💥
Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa 📷 ✍️
Not in Chicago or even in Illinois but they’re big Cubs fans here.
Wait, so Popeye was ahead of his time?!?
Is Spinach Basically a Steroid? New Research Suggests It Might Be
A small bar in small town Merica. Which happened to have a great range of food and great service. 🇺🇸 🍻
My BH enjoying herself as we took a walk after breakfast this morning. Pretty scenic for an in-town area. I’m a blessed man.
We sat in front of our hotel after breakfast for a bit taking in the nice weather and watching life go by. Periodically a person clearly dressed up for business would exit the hotel waiting for the valet or Lyft. Gives me the momentary urge to rejoin that lifestyle. But, nah!
Our waitress tonight was named Tara. Great smile & energy & definitely gave us good advice. I noticed she was wearing a calculator watch, with physical buttons. I couldn’t resist asking & it turns out she never used the calc function, she just liked the style.
A different sort of view from tonight’s hotel window.
The terrain here is pretty darn flat with only a couple of distant plateaus breaking up the horizon. Still we are enjoying watching the evening quietly pass by. The song Peaceful Easy Feeling is coming to mind.
On day 1 of our parent-only road trip I enjoyed one of these - a well made old fashioned with a single giant ice cube. 🥃 Our hotel room feels twice as big without the kids and 5 times as quiet. But of course we miss them. A bit. 😉
