Posts in the “Then” category were originally shared on my “Now” page.

I celebrated my 49th birthday this week. My kids have an annual tradition where they bake a cake for me, usually with a high degree of difficulty. This year, they attempted to make a Borg Cube from Star Trek.

As I turn 49, I’m looking ahead to 50 next year. I’ve decided that I want to be healthier at 50 than I was at 40. I need to loose weight, eat better and be more active. Basically a lifestyle change. I’m going to add a health category to my weekly Now page updates.

Still wondering if I should post these on Sundays instead of Saturdays.

Feels

  • Uncomfortable. The air conditioning went out in my office this week. That’s never something you want in Columbia in the summer.
  • One of my friends is leaving for a job at another school. I’m bummed, but it’s a great opportunity for her. Just a lot of changes at the office this summer.
  • I continue to be impressed with Kamala Harris’s campaign so far. I forgot what hope felt like.
  • Tired. My teacher wife reported to school this week, and the alarm started going off an hour earlier. Ugh. Need more sleep.

Health

  • Laying the groundwork for my lifestyle change. Getting apps ready to track, planning diet and exercise changes. Trying not to over do it. I’m giving myself a year to make this change.
  • I’m starting on Monday, because there’s still cake and other goodies in the house from my birthday.

Projects

  • SbB Danceflr is available on MyFonts now.
  • Continuing to work on some other font ideas. I have several designs that I never finished, so I’m working toward wrapping those up and submitting them to MyFonts for sale.
  • Heard back from the publication I submitted my journal article to and I need to make a couple of minor changes before it heads to peer review. So that’s promising.

Entertainment

  • Lots of Olympics. Surfing. Basketball. Gymnastics. Swimming. Handball. Beach Volleyball. Regular Volleyball. I think I’ve watched at least some coverage every day this week.
  • Still reading Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse. Slowly. I’m struggling to get into it, even though I loved the first two books.
  • F1 is on summer break. ☹️