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Walked on fresh snow.

We enjoyed marzipan-topped, Armagnac-soaked fruit cake: Christmas cake made by a friend visiting from the UK.

Walked past a professionally decorated Christmas tree on my way to show my passport to prove I-9 work eligibility.

Walked past a sad Christmas tree, then peed in a cup as part of a background check.

I snarfed down a pasty from this food truck. The pasty was excellent, but not quite authentic: it was full of meat.

The car got fixed, I got a walletectomy.

Walked through the IDS Center’s Crystal Court, downtown Minneapolis, on the way to join a friend for a walk.

Rode seven buses going about my business today.

Defiantly bright on a drippy day: wet berries on our sycamore.

I love to travel, but I do appreciate returning home to this.

I like an airport with palm trees. PSP looking towards the Sonny Bono Concourse. Sadly, there’s no Cher Concourse.

One more day of desert hiking, Joshua Tree National Park.

Walked through a narrow oasis among California Fan Palms fed by springs. Agua Caliente Indian Reservation.

Hiked Joshua Tree National Park.

Walked a canyon trail near Palm Springs.

Well, the things you learn. Delta flies to the North Pole. (We saw two pilots decorating gate C5.)