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Swore when I knocked a mug of coffee onto the keyboard while tutoring a student online. It could’ve been worse: I said sh#$ rather than f&$#, and the keyboard still works.

On my bike ride with a friend, a preview of things to come.

Posted A Place Where Masks Are Apolitical.

Didn’t shower.

On my walk through a university campus almost devoid of students, an umbrella with no owner.

Sang Happy Birthday to our 12-year-old nephew, along with Mrs Google.

Walked twice around St. Paul’s Lake Como, chatting with a friend.

Each morning this week I’ve looked out at a different scene. Today, cold air met St. Anthony Falls.

Kale and white sweet potatoes, one of our favorites.

Looked out at the Molecule sculpture in Gold Medal Park: bright red I-beams, detailed with a layer of fresh snow, lit by the rising morning sun.

Included Coastal Seafoods on my chilly walk, probably the best seafood store in the Twin Cities. Seniors get 20% off on Tuesdays, hence the line.

Walked on a wet sidewalk.

Spent way too much time working on the robotic arm I’m building. Currently it has 8 servo motors, 3 microcomputers, pneumatics, and machine vision. The main challenges, now, are software engineering and redesigning subassemblies as I learn more. Then, I’ll take it all apart.

Yesterday we got married. Posted Our Elopement Timeline.

Dwight transformed a Honda Fit-load of twigs and branches into winter interest on our balcony.

On my cycle ride, a corner of Lake Street destroyed in the riots, now part art installation, part barbershop offering free haircuts. Later, sipped coffee in an affluent part of town where earnest people chatted about brand ambassadors, directors of success, and talent management.