Year 50

Year 50 Day 155

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Me on our back porch, with lots of small orange lights strung across like a web.

Day 155: The other bit of lights we put up are these orange strings all across our back porch. Mostly only visible to us, but can just be glimpsed from the street if someone glances over at just the right time as they drive by.

Year 50 Day 153

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Me in front of our house with the halloween lights I put up yesterday glowing. There are purple and orange strings along one side, and glowing green, orange, and purple spiders along another.

Day 153: Since yesterday’s shot of me putting up our Halloween lights was taken during the day, I figured one taken after sundown tonight to show them lit up was in order. Much more impressive this way!

Year 50 Day 149

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Me sitting on a small outdoor stairway, with bushes and trees in the background, some of which are starting to turn fall colors.

Day 149: Sat and waited outside for a few minutes as my wife wrapped up her day. While we’ve definitely been getting the fall rains for a few days now, it’s nice to see the fall colors starting to come in around campus as well.

Year 50 Day 148

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Me on a running track, with a flock of Canadian geese snacking in the grass in the center of the track.

Day 148: Back walking on the track again, but this time, with company! The geese kept an eye on me, but didn’t seem terribly concerned. Probably because they know they can kick my butt if they want.

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Year 50 Day 147

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Me walking along a running track under cloudy grey skies, wearing a black cap and hoodie and with AirPod headphones in my ears.

Day 147: Managed to catch a few minutes at the end of my lunch between bouts of rain to head out and take a few laps around the track. I discovered a while ago that walking down the three floors from my office to the building entrance, down the hill to the track, three laps around the track, and back to the building and back up the stairs ends up just under 1.2 miles. With my headphones on and listening to my “quick” exercise mix (songs between 125 and 130 BPM), I can generally get that done in just under 20 minutes. Not a bad mid-day exercise break at all.

Year 50 Day 146

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Me sitting at my desk in my home office. I'm working on a Windows laptop with a second screen arranged above it. To my right are two more screens for my personal Mac Mini. Speakers are mounted on the wall above me.

Day 146: Mondays are my work-from-home days, which don’t always lend themselves to terribly interesting “here’s what I did today” photos. So, well, here’s what you’d see if you were hanging out in my home office watching me work. Except for the times when I’m turning around, looking at you quizzically, and asking what the heck you’re doing in my home.