Year 50 Day 15

Me, visible from the shoulders up, not wearing a shirt, leaning against a pillow in bed, with a bemused expression on my face.

Day 15: Realized after getting into bed that I hadn’t done my daily photo yet (it’s likely this may not be the last time this happens over the course of the coming year). My wife is now mocking me for posting nudie pictures online.

Year 50 Day 13

Me wearing a grey Daring Fireball t-shirt in front of a green curtain suspended from the ceiling of my home office.

Day 13: Giving presentations from home means a convenient green screen is really handy. Turns out that hanging a couple green photo backdrops from a ceiling-mounted flexible curtain track makes for a really simple way to have a green screen that can be pulled out when needed and pushed away when not being used.

Year 50 Day 10

Me standing on an outside balcony wearing a grey cap, black short-sleeve button-up shirt with thick grey stripes, a black utility kilt, black socks, and black Converse.

Day 10: One definite benefit to working in academia is a more permissive dress code than many corporate jobs allow. And as the temperature approaches 80° F, I’m quite happy to take advantage of that.

Year 50 Day 6

Me, slightly smiling, standing in front of a bookcase and wearing a black Back to the Future t-shirt.

Day 6: Definitely feeling better than yesterday. Getting a full night’s sleep helped. As did not having to file a police incident report. (And I know it’s mean to tease, but that’s as much of the story as you’re getting right now.)