Evie Day 729

Good morning, and a happy Friday to you all. Today is 14 March 2025.
Evie turns two on Sunday.

We have a plan – Evie’s birthday will be a two-part event, with dinner on Saturday night and a party on Sunday. Saturday we’re going to a local teppanyaki restaurant. This is for an interesting reason – when Gracie turned two, we met my mom & dad in Topeka for a dinner at a Japanese restaurant, and we all remember the way Gracie reacted to the show with the knoves and the fire.

Last night was a bit meh. We watched the KU-Arizona basketball game. Kansas beat Arizona on their senior night game last Saturday, and Arizona was not in a good mood for the rematch last evening. Arizona beat Kansas by 11, and that ends KUs Big 12 post-season tournament. We’ll have to wait for selection Sunday to see if and where Kansas will play in the NCAA tournament.

I’ve got some work to do today. I need to get the garbage out first – Friday pickup. The trash is all in the can, but there are some boxes that need to go out, too. I need to place those in a good spot, as we are supposed to be in a wind alert.

One more thing. I write this to try and keep track of my thoughts for my granddaughter and any other grandchild I might have down the road. One thing I want to convey for posterity. I am not a fan of the current president. I think his sabre-rattling foreign approach to our allies is reprehensible. I have friends in Canada, and they are very good people. His reckless talk about making Canada a US state looks terrible, but it demonstrates how far he will go to stir stuff up. He’s unfit for the White House, and never should have been elected in the first place.

Oh, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average might drop again today. The market was above 45000 late in the Biden administration. Today, it might drop below 40000. So much winning.

I could go on, but it’s unproductive. I live in a state where so many residents support Trump and wonder why I can’t get behind our government realigning friends and foes. I will never look at Putin as an ally, and I will always look at NATO, Canada, and Mexico as allies, not new territories for conquest.

In the meantime, I’m going to get started on my day.

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 728 

Good morning, folks! It’s Thursday, and there are only a couple more days until my granddaughter’s 2nd birthday. I might even have a chance to see her later this morning! Today is 13 March 2025.

Yesterday was a productive day. I dove into labs first thing and stayed on focus most of the day. Today will be more of the same. I think I have my system in place, and we’ll stay focused on the work. I’m going through hands-on labs and checking them for accuracy and timing, and offering some suggestions on how they might be improved.

Last night I jumped online for a little while, but we were a little short on numbers. Two of the guys, Dan and Greg, were talking about playing a game online, and I backed out, as Kansas was playing Central Florida in the 2nd round of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament. Kansas ended up winning in overtime, and the Jayhawks will have another late game today when they play Arizona at 8:30 tonight.

Yesterday was a very nice day, with springtime temperatures and a lot of sun. Today, we’ll have more of the same as the temperatures might approach 80 degrees Fahrenheit today.

OK, time to focus on what comes next. That might include coffee and yogurt.

I hope the world is treating you better than deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 727

Good morning, and a happy Wednesday to you all. Today is 12 March 2025.

4 more days until my granddaughter turns two.

OK, so yesterday I phoned it in a bit, not a real long post due to the status of the index finger on my right hand. After I posted that, I decided to take a little action on my index finger band-aid. I broke out a small set of sheers and trimmed away much of the bandage material from around the tip of my index finger, and that has given me a little relief. I am typing much better.

I have a full slate of activities today. A little lab review and some additional paperwork to fill out. Full day today, fully day tomorrow, and half a day on Friday committed to administration labs. Next week I’ll look at some security labs, followed by some fundamentals content.

IN the world, things are getting a little more contentious, as reporters try to explain to the White House Press Secretary how tariffs really work and she responds with an indignant doubling-down on a lie.

Tonight, I’ll get together with the guys online. We’re not sure who will make it – we really never do. I know one guy is often involved with school-related theater projects (his career), another member has been traveling lately, and others have things going on their personal lives that are prioritized ahead of a night playing games on a virtual table top. The way our game has gone, we usually wrap up by 10:00 PM, and that will work out for me tonight, as Kansas plays in the Big 12 basketball tournament tonight, and I’ll likely be able to watch most of the second half.

TIme to make a pot of coffee and get focused on the day ahead.

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 726

Good morning, and a very happy Taco Tuesday to you all. Today is 11 March 2025.

This will be a rather short post. I cut my index finger preparing dinner last night, and typing is a little more challenging than I care for. Running the mouse over the pad has its challenges, too, with the index finger bandaid creating an obstacle.

Today will be a good day.

And tonight, there will be tacos.

In the meantime, I will focus on some other things including coffee and breakfast.

Yeah, clicking is not going well this morning.

So, as I said… short post. I was hoping the cut would clear up a bit over night, but when I took off the bandaid this morning, the cut opened back up. It’s a little deeper than average.

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 725

Good morning, and a happy Monday to you all. Today is 10 March 2025.

6 more days until my granddaughter’s second birthday. Woot!

I’ve got a day ahead… I have a little recording to do, some reading, some writing. Last week I signed a contract to do some work for a company, and tomorrow we’ll have a meeting about it. One of the things I noticed about the work to be done – I will not be alone. A nice aspect of this is that I’ll be working in conjunction with a couple of other trainers that have long been acquaintances. That adds a nice positive twist.

The weekend was a good one – first of all, an apology to those that were looking for a post on Friday. I had some things going on Friday that required a little bit more attention, and I got to those tasks early, and just spaced off writing. It happens from time to time, and it’s primarily just me being selfish and focusing on my stuff. Sometimes I don’t feel like writing… and that’s ok, too.

As I was saying, the weekend was a good one. Kansas won at home on Senior Night… Kansas doesn’t lose on Senior Night, or at least they haven’t in forty years. Kansas beat a ranked Arizona Wildcat team, and they needed the win. This week Kansas will play in the Big 12 Men’s Tournament in Kansas City. Their first match will be on Wednesday, when they take on the winner of Utah and Central Florida.

Yesterday we had a pretty good group for our scheduled online gaming session. One of the guys was missing, his dad had just had a heart attack, so we were all sending the positive intentions to Marcus’ dad. I hope Marcus is able to join us on Wednesday night – he’s been a great addition to the group.

Other than that, it’s time to make a pot of medium-roast Tanzanian peaberry, and cut a slice off the savory breakfast pastry Lisa made yesterday morning while I was crashed out adapting to the time change.

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 721

Hey everybody, welcome to Thursday. Today is 6 March 2025.

So, I have a project to work on, and I am happy for it. I’ll be going through some labs and checking them out, providing feedback to the hosting company about the experience and where I think there is some room for improvement. Work is good!

Yesterday was a good day. I stayed focused on technology most of the day, with only a couple of lapses. Today will be a bit more of the same. I have to give a shout out to one of our game masters for last night – our last couple of Wednesday night sessions have fallen a little flat with only a couple of guys being able to gather, but last night we had better participation, and Greg made it fun for us… not too much fun for the hill giants that stumbled into our camp, however. It was fun to slay a few more big bads.

Today I’ll be focusing on studying and recording some content for my own purposes. I need to get a little more familiar with my new recording setup, and I should assemble part of my chromakey backdrop – a “green screen”. This could open up some creative doors for me.

Other than that, not much else going on. Weather is improving, and we’ve got a pork loin out in the fridge for either sandwiches or a pork chili later.

In the meantime…

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 720

Good morning, and happy Wednesday. Today is 5 March 2025.

For those that observe, today is also Ash Wednesday.

Yesterday was a pretty productive day. I tackled some responsibilities, and they didn’t tackle back, so that’s good. I took care of some financials and some other tasks, then returned to studying and job searching. I went back into LinkedIn and thought that my job search was a little narrow, so I modified that and republished my availability.

Trump spoke before a joint session of Congress, patting himself on the back for more than an hour-and-a-half. I didn’t watch – Lisa and watched “Chopped” reruns instead, and I discovered a couple of new ingredients that I never want showing up in my basket. Ick!

We had tacos last evening, and Gracie came over for awhile. She’s coming back over this morning with the granddaughter in tow, so my Wednesday morning will have some extra sunshine. The day has a cold, blustery vide to it – a late winter snowstorm blew across the state yesterday evening, and dropped a little snow and ice. I don’t think the accumulation will last long, but the roads might be a little slick.

Tonight – slaying with the guys! It’s my social outlet.

That’s all I have for now. Time to make some coffee and figure out what I’m going to have for breakfast. No bacon today… might be a good day for yogurt and granola.

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 719

God morning and a very happy Taco Tuesday to you all. Yeah, you knew I was going to say that… today is 4 March 2025.

Today is the morning after a KU basketball game, but I’m not going to talk about it. I had a feeling Kansas was going to lose on the road again, so I didn’t watch it. Lisa and I focused on some other things last night, and by the time we were ready to push off and head to bed, the game had been decided… although I will admit that Kansas didn’t lose as badly as I originally thought they would on the road at Houston. It’s been a rough season for the Jayhawks. They started the season ranked number one in the country, and now they aren’t even in the top 25, and somewhere in the middle of the conference standings.

I have some things to work on today. Yesterday I ran a couple errands, and today I’ll run a couple more. The good news is that I think I finally have everything resolved with my unemployment insurance, and now I get to deal with some other financial responsibilities.

Tonight… there will be tacos.

The weather has been pretty good, but today is expected to be rainy and windy, about what one would expect from the first week of March… in a like a lion.

OK, time for me to make a pot of coffee and see what there is in the fridge for breakfast. I’m not really that picky, a couple slices of toast with peanut butter is a pretty good breakfast, too.

In the meantime…

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 718

Good morning, everybody! It’s the beginning of a new work week! Today is Monday 3 March 2025.

I’m looking forward to reheating one of the sausage pastries Lisa made for breakfast Saturday morning. They go great with a fresh cup of coffee.

So, where shall I start? What is rubbing me the wrong way today?
There was a meeting last Friday, held under the guise of signing a mineral rights treaty between the US and Ukraine ( I didn’t know the US government owned any mining companies). There were three guys in the room, two bullies and one leader, and at the end of the meeting, one guy went to the golf course, another guy went to Vermont to go skiing, and the third returned to a warzone. After the meeting between the three, one of the three men apparently berated some of his staff about how he now won’t be able to win a Nobel Peace Prize. No one is surprised at all that this person would take a goal of peace halfway around the world and make it about him.

The mest part about Friday was going out for ice cream with Gracie and Evelyn Friday afternoon. I had not intended to spend anything on retail that day, but a small purchase at a locally-owned business was considered an acceptable expense during an economic statement.

Kansas stunk up Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. We go down to Baylor for an 8:00 game tonight. I’m not optimistic.

Yesterday was a good afternoon. I spent some time with a number of the guys – we were still short a couple of players, but we made do. We fileted some big, bad, evil guys, including at least one vampire. Woohoo – life is a series of minor victories.

I have stuff to attend to today, professional stuff for the state’s records, as well as some studying and recording. We’ll get it sorted.

In the meantime…

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.

Evie Day 715

Good morning, and a happy Friday to you all. Today is 28 February 2025.

I have a few things to do today. I have to record a demo video for a company that wants to consider me as a remote training provider. I have to call the state and ask what is going on with my login ID. I also need to look at March and figure out where my next opportunities are.

I put on one of my colorful cardigans today. Sometimes on Fridays, Gracie and Evelyn come over, so I figured I’d put on a sweater for my granddaughter. I like wearing cardigans around her—there are worse things a grandkid could associate with a grandfather than cardigans.

I picked up a whole pork loin yesterday as well. I think I’ll get that seasoned and rubbed, then throw it on the Ninja a little later this morning.

I won’t be leaving the house today… I’m avoiding any sort of shopping, in town, online, or otherwise.

In the meantime…

I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.

Peace y’all.