Filing Taxes

Completed Federal, Minnesota, and Oregon taxes: first time I’ve filed in two states. A technicality prevented me from filing electronically.

Categorized as Taxes

Reluctant Replacement

There was no replacement for a failed part in our 22-year-old washer/dryer. Today, we reluctantly bought stacked scratch-and-dent units.

Bibimbap

Satisfied my craving for comfort food at moto-i, a sake brewery: bibimbab washed down with local beer, Fulton’s Sweet Child of Vine.

Categorized as Eat

The Zen of Empty Shelves

My material needs for a month or two fit into a small backpack, end-on in an aircraft’s overhead bin. I find it satisfying to carefully select what I’m going to pack in my 35-liter backpack before heading out of town for a few weeks. I now want that same compact, lightweight, self-sufficient feeling with our…… Continue reading The Zen of Empty Shelves

A Consequence of War

At the Weisman Art Museum, viewed furniture bought from families impoverished by the Korean War. This intersects with a novel I’m reading.

Categorized as Arts

Energetic Prep

After preparing root vegetables for a braise, it was time for a nap.

Categorized as Cook