Another nice-looking morning out there.

A little stroll to downtown Vancouver… looking good out there…

Judging from what my phone tells me, Apple thinks I was completely slacking off during my ski week…

We have a Japanese/Korean grocery store on our block and the youngest kid and I love grabbing some unfamiliar funny-looking drinks and snacks when we shop there! Here are today’s grabs!

A couple years ago when I reduced dependency on the US for my investment accounts, the bank lady was a bit surprised and asked questions. This week I removed as much US leftover as possible from my portfolios and she didn’t bat an eye. I guess I’m not the only one… 🍁💪🏽🇨🇦

Our RuneQuest game has lately been basically about the PCs staging a coup in the Far Place, overthrowing Harvar Ironfist, and taking control of the Alone city state. Tonight should feature political intrigue to see if they can hold it… and of course I designed a new rules subsystem for that 😂😝

Ah yes, a “paywall”. Or what we used to call “buying a magazine”.

Humanity has conquered the oceans, space, and particles, but what have we managed to come up with to store our used-but-not-dirty-yet clothes at home? A chair. That’s the best we could do. We put clothes on a chair.

A couple months ago I finished watching (for the first time!) the original Star Trek series. It was great! A mix of charming, profound, cheesy, and cool. Plus, a weird mix of progressive/woke and outdated/cringe stuff. Overall, I love that “old sci-fi” feeling! Next: the Motion Picture!

We are very sad that Manzano, one of the few good local bakeries, has now closed 😞 (not 100% sure but apparently from the owners retiring, not from financial trouble)