My favorite constellation in the sky. Playing here with a diffuser filter to get that soft dreamy look.
I just hate dealing with insurance companies, especially when I have to file a claim and follow up. Going through the process to replace our destroyed mailbox had made me anxious for the last couple of days. Thankfully, it is all sorted out and if the contractor can get to it quickly, we will have a mailbox by this weekend.
“Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out; geniuses discover that which no one has ever previously discovered. Prodigies learn; geniuses do. The vast majority of child prodigies don’t become adult geniuses.”
— An Abundance of Katherines by John Green a.co/gUICER7
Contribution limits for retirement accounts for 2024 (source):
Making a post here so I can find it quickly.
I like John Green’s excellent writing. His novels are well written and are a good read including this one but, my favorite is his book “Anthropocene reviewed” and the eponymous podcast.
Finished reading: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green 📚
Actually DNF. It started out very well but became too violent and I didn’t want to keep reading.
Finished reading: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor 📚
“To be alive is to be missing.”
— Turtles All the Way Down by John Green a.co/hDdwZZM
Started watching season 5 of “Fargo” over the weekend. Really liked the first two episodes. Acting, storytelling, pacing… everything is just excellent! Have to find a big chunk of time to binge watch the rest of this season.
Bright blue skies on today’s hike. The spikes that I bought for my hiking shoes are working really well.
It was a cloudy day with light flurries but not too windy and cold. Perfect for a forest bathing session. Did not see a single person on the trail. I had it all to myself. 😄
During yesterday’s Nor’easter someone slid on the icy road and knocked down my mailbox. The granite post was broken in half, and the vehicle probably had significant damage. It was really nice that they reached out and offered to fix the mailbox. Good to live amongst responsible people!
Here it is from before the accident
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
Heart nebula in Cassiopeia is an emission nebula located in the Perseus arm of Milky Way galaxy at ~7500 light years. This is a large region of gas and dust that spans about 100 light years across.
This image is a stack of 28 two-minute exposures. 
This year’s presidential election in USA comes down to selecting a good, decent man over trump. Nothing else matters. It is not a difficult decision that requires any thinking. Just shut the fuck up, go to the polling site and vote for Biden without any doubts or reservations.
Big fat snow flakes coming down. Can’t wait to finish some work and go out for a walk in fresh untouched snow.
A nor’easter is barreling down upon us and everything is shut down - not only schools but even work!!! Perfect opportunity to go for snowshoeing today.
“We are about to live the American Dream, which is, of course, to benefit from someone else’s misfortune.””
— Turtles All the Way Down by John Green a.co/2tFgDJC