Lovely sky at dawn this morning
A coyote came a bit closer than I’m comfortable with while I was exercising. This hastily taken/crappy photo, taken from the safety of my house, is of it from a few days ago.
I applaud our school district. It is the second day of in-person learning and they have already published a dashboard tracking every active Covid case broken out by campus. Out of about 25,000 students and staff there are currently 3 people with positive tests.
The school can provide Chromebooks. Both our kids had a chance to use one and they hate the performance and the feel. Both prefer using an iPad instead. Fortunately the district allows BYOD. Makes me wonder seeing all these parents scrambling to buy Chromebooks.
Tomorrow’s the day. The kids switch from at-home learning to in-person learning with all the expected precautions. They’re extremely excited. To them electing in-person was a no brainer. Of course for parents it’s a bit nerve-wracking. Still glad the district gave us a choice.
We love to travel but being cautious I have no idea when we will get to do so again
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A family of armadillos was a surprise discovery in our neighborhood. First time seeing them since we moved here (>10 years).
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Our daughter’s hamster amidst his bedding which somewhat resembles snow flakes.
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I have mixed emotions when I view this photo. On the positive side the kids had a blast on this outdoor field trip. The downside is it was the last field trip before Covid and so far no field trips are planned for 2020-2021. So much robbed joy.
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Our kids started w/at-home learning w/in-person slated for Sep 2. Info is leaking out from the teachers about specific prep and rules. Our son doesn’t have a laptop so he is going to try to get by with his iPad + keyboard since they have a device shortage in school.
Going out at dawn for exercise as often as possible is one of the main ways I try to overcome the negative psychological impacts of the Covid virus.
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Something to file away in your brain as you start to hear nonsense on TV and elsewhere about the president’s party driving stock market performance: “Over the long term, equity investors have been rewarded under presidents of both parties…
On these surfing simulators the waves are relentless
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Hope for Redemption
Yeah, I know, a lame play on words…
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The frosty finger
It’s been a long time since we had this type of weather…
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I find martial arts to be rather graceful
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Please don’t use mail-in voting unless it really is your only option.
More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016 NPR
Note: This is meant to be a non-partisan post.
That day our little doggy joined our home
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In one exec planning session we were crunching away on strategy and recorded this gem for posterity “2 + 3 = Strategy”. It sounds like an alcohol-fueled brainwave but we were quite sober. I don’t recall sharing this piece of brilliance with the teams.😉
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The snow changed this bunny so much it is nearly unrecognizable.
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On the negative side of today’s ledger I woke up to a notice from my NAS that one of the 4 disks is reporting read errors. Not a huge issue at the moment as I use 2 disk redundancy but I’ll have to research a replacement drive and place an order today.
I miss our road trips following ribbons of highways to the horizon.
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Morning temperature in the 60s with low humidity in August is something we only dream about in Texas. Well today the dream came true. So glad I could get out this morning for some exercise to take advantage of it. Allergies be dammed!
The grid behind the Smith chart and SWR line graph helps check the performance of an antenna.
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For our kids at-home learning illustrates how a laptop is much more productive than an iPad for many use cases. Multi-app display and navigation is critical and a touch interface doesn’t offer them any advantage. Of course when it is time to curl up the iPad wins.
Our cuddly little dog
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