The start of rainy season is a perfect time to discover a leak, yes? Just checking. Deeper into autumn, now, I am also seeing just how many leaves our various trees hold; they hold a lot of leaves! There’s so much raking to do. It’s a brisk, windy and grey morning.

This week’s soup: Potato-forward, topped with roast chicken and chile crisp. Solid.

I didn’t capture a lot for notes, this week. I’m tired, working on focus and calm. I’m dismayed that a campaign run on meanness, anger and fear could win the way it did; I’m furious at the centrist reaction that this just shows how polarized we are as a nation. We’re not polarized when a candidate can demagogue against kids who need gender-affirming care; we’re broken.

gaming

I bounced off of Ashen a few years ago, but picked it up again this week when it re-appeared on Game Pass. I’m terrible at it, still, but am kind of grateful for its vibe of hopeful, slow progress. It’s a very good pastime to recline in a big chair with the Steam Deck.

work

I appreciate this post by Michael Lopp on using Monday to set the tone for the week. I’ve been practicing many of these and think his reminder to consider metrics is really useful. I’m not as good at this in particular – should spend some time on that one.

weekend

I’m hoping today to get out for a good walk and find some photos. We’ll see how that goes.