Author: Harry

Writing this blog is usually the last thing I do each night, right after Duolingo. It’s fine, but it means I’m giving myself the blue light treatment, plus if I want to read, I often lose that time. Last week I borrowed Thomas Keller’s cookbook from the library, and haven’t had a chance to read…

Last night I had a 9 hour sleep, and woke up rested. What a success! Today I got a weird side quest from the CEO, and it’s now just past 1am. Swings and roundabouts.

Today I tried to cash our tax return cheque. That isn’t a typo, we received a literal cheque. Our main bank, SoFi, is digital only, so I had to schlep it down to our backup bank. Got frontline bankers, you either get unbelievably helpful and friendly experiences, or you end up speaking to someone dumber…

I like cooking creatively, and I like using ChatGPT to guide me while I’m in the kitchen. It works, until it doesn’t. LLMs have a tendency to “glaze” you, and they’re sometimes not as smart as you think they are. Today I was hoping to make a lentil, pumpkin, and sweet potato soup after a…

Our local supermarket does a $5 sushi deal on Fridays. If that sounds too good to be true, you’re right. The last 24 hours have been largely spent tag teaming the toilet, with the anal gravy being served thin and fast. While we’re on the mend now, it was certainly a right off of Friday…

Last weekend the family did a long walk to a second hand book store. It was great, but what we discovered along the way was far more valuable. In a small store, next to our favourite ice creamery, is a fishmonger. Now, for my coastal pals, that might not seem like much a muchness, but…

Today was a mini-disaster. Our nanny, who is simply amazing, fell ill this morning, and wasn’t able to make it in. Kylene was away in NYC for work. June, Occi’s nanny share buddy, is recovering from a cold herself. Oh, and I needed to present to the C-Suite today about what our next three months…

Occi hasn’t always taken to water. She used to protest the bath, and often didn’t like to swim. That has changed the last month, which is great.

A word of advice: if you order groceries online, and you share an account with another person, always double check to see if they have put anything in the basket already. Signed, me with 60 eggs in the fridge right now.

We didn’t go to the baseball this year, and we won’t, as the season wrapped up this evening. A few comments from one of the least informed people on the subject. These are the things I hear just living in the US, with no interest in the game: And that’s all folks. My knowledge of…