i’m on day three of riding across iowa. it’s so nice to worry only about riding to the next town. i’ve eaten so much pie.

that’s a classic to me! love that one.

my dad bought a switch for his wife recently. neither one of them are “gamers.” i think they only play mario kart!

sounds intriguing!

i’ll have to check this one out. unsettling is my favorite. 🤩

i don’t use the imports but plenty of folks seem to have good luck with it. it does cost an extra $15/year. i tried it out but decided i didn’t like transactions automated from my financial institutions.

eggers is my favorite director. can’t wait for nosferatu!

oh yes! so much better than the first one somehow.

that’s awesome about the nat geo opportunity! i hope it pans out for ya.

another place i’d probably do without a car, if at all possible. i went car free in seattle for a year, another three years in athens, georgia. wasn’t until i moved to atlanta (and later the city i’m in now) that i had to go back to owning one.

i mean, i think paying for parking should happen, especially in places with decent public transit, but wowee.

Parking alone is like $120/mo

any chance you can give up the car? $120/month is outrageous to me. if my city had better public transit (subways!!!), i’d be all over ditching my car.

my dad and his wife visited for a few days, so that was fun. went to a couple of museums, breweries, etc.

RAGBRAI is less than two weeks away!!! i gotta get more riding in. i did get my new tires installed yesterday, since i noticed my old ones were looking a little worse for the wear. was hoping to go for a ride then, but storms rolled in and ruined my plans.

echo (border collie) is showing some signs of generalized anxiety—pacing, whining, barking, and generally restless. i’m not sure if it’s because her routine was upset with family visiting + fireworks + storms, but i’ll probably get an opinion from the vet. i did ask for some better anti-anxiety meds for the sound events, since the xanax wasn’t doing a whole lot, even administered pre-sound.

spent a lot of time reconfiguring my budget with actual since YNAB is hiking up their prices again. still pissed they did away with their promised “lifetime” subscription price.

the yard is very crunchy. we haven’t had rain in a few weeks (2-3?), but it looks like it could rain this weekend. i did water my few potted plants that live on the porch since they were looking especially thirsty.

If yours was better than that, care to drop a name for me to go look into?

i ended up getting the sahara shade hoodie from REI because it was on sale. i don’t have much to compare it to, but i thought it was really breezy! i even wore it on my ~10 mile bike ride and didn’t feel too bad as long as there was a bit of wind.

got some teva sandals for children that i’m digging and a shade hoodie for those really hot days when i don’t wanna wear sunscreen.

went to the beach over the weekend, which echo loved! jean (little dog) hates the water, and i didn’t want to have to clean all the sand out of loki’s coat, hah.

new to us (15-year-old) mazda5 was awesome for hauling all three dog crates and our gear, but the AC stopped working 1/3 of the way back home, so it was a hot ride. 🥵

a little over three weeks until RAGBRAI starts. i’m so sick of training and ready to do the ride already!

howdy! 🤠 🐝

immediately the “drip drip drop” song from bambi rolled into my head!

i know how ya feel, but sometimes you gotta look out for you!

all about the beeple! 🤠