Inside The Perimeter

Happy (snowy?) Friday. As I type this I have no idea if, or how much, snow will drop onto the ITP Estate and Wee Little Farm.

Edit: just looked out the window, and there is indeed some snow on the ground.

Wordle: four, my starter was TRADE

I don’t often give myself credit, but yesterday afternoon I forced myself out into the cold and did a 5.25-mile walk. I was comfortably layered, and at times when the wind subsided was actually warm.

Wordle: five, my starter was REPLY

At the end of last year I finally checked off one of my reading challenges by finishing “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote; this book has been in my possession for at least six years. This year I’ve added two more, from different ends of the ownership time spectrum. “The Art of Fermentation ” by Sandor Ellix Katz is a large book I purchased last year, and should educate me about the wonders of preserving food (hopefully most of which comes out of Wee Little Farm this year) via fermentation. “Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid” by Douglas R Hofstadter has been on my bookshelves for the past 40+ years(!); I don’t know if this book will teach me anything, but reading it will fill a hole in my life’s reading list if I can manage to finish it this year.

Wordle: five, my starter was PLAIN

Has anyone out there made yogurt? If so, how did you do so? I want to attempt to make some in my Instant Pot soon.

Bitter cold and snow? Fuuuuuu… Might be a good week to try to clean, and re-season some cast iron in a hot oven.

Wordle: three, my starter was LATER

NBC Universal did me two favors this weekend.

On Saturday they plastered the screen of the soccer match I was watching with ads (apparently something they are entirely comfortable doing since they did it again during Sunday’s match) frustrating me to the point of turning off the match. One of the reasons I enjoy watching soccer is the constant flow of play not interrupted by advertisements.

Yesterday they didn’t show the match I wanted to watch on Peacock, so I couldn’t sit to watch it. In each instance I got off the couch and did something physical.

Thanks for being greedy shitheads, NBC Universal.

Oh, yesterday I failed at Wordle. D’Oh! However I’m not in the camp that believes CYBER is a word on its own.

Wordle: four, my starter was DAILY

Wordle: three, my starter was ALTER

Wordle: four, my starter was USAGE

New Year’s Eve is the second-worst night to be single, and since that’s been my situation for all but a couple of my adult New Year’s Eves I’ve learned to stay home and go to bed early.

BRAG 2025: Falls to Foothills, meaning Rome to Hartwell. Hmm, now to decide about transportation…

Wordle: five, my starter was CHORE

The end of another year…

2024 was an interesting, sometimes fun, but overall year of frustration for me. (see also: the decline of WordPress functionality on an iPhone forcing back into a word processor in order to type this)

If you go out tonight, I shan’t, choosing to listen for the sounds of bullets embedding into the roof of the ITP Estate, be safe.

Wordle: three, my starter was DAILY

On Saturday I succumbed to Duolingo’s “Super Duolingo for 60% off”. I knew an end of year offer would be made, and $60/year was something I felt I could afford.

Yesterday I (finally) registered for Big BRAG.

Compared to this year, next year’s vacations will be shorter, more local, and far less costly.

Wordle: two, my starter was SPEAR
I’m quitting Connections for a while; it’s no longer bringing me joy.