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Random musing, updates on what I’m building, and just things I might find interesting.

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  • Origami in Metal, Bees in Flowers, Sumi-E in Sun, Surprise in Leaves

    The Morton Arboretum always has an endless supply of stunning views of nature, but their Origami in the Garden exhibit this summer brings beautiful metal. Stopping by during the Destination Asia Festival also led to live Sumi-E painting, and a surprise rustling in the leaves. It’s picture album time! Let me know if you can…

  • Lincoln Marsh – Wheaton, IL

    It was getting hot and sweaty, but that kind of makes it perfect for a morning at Lincoln Marsh. All I really wondered from the walk was did they really need a “No Swimming” sign? Enjoy the picture album!

  • Cricket Creek – Addison IL

    I like walking at Cricket Creek in Addison IL. It’s tucked away between two busy streets, and you wouldn’t even know the busy-ness is there if it weren’t for the occasional truck noise. There were no deer on this walk, but there was still plenty to see!

  • Shooting a Beaver

    I am a man who finds farts funny. I will admit that I find it funny when I fart, and I find it funny, most of the time, when others fart. About the only time I don’t find farts funny is when I’m stuck on an airplane and the person next to me has rotten…

  • Nature Likes to Spring

    I took a couple of trips to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL this Spring. Any time of year is a great time to take in the beauty of nature at the Arboretum, but Spring can be especially colorful and bring a renewed feeling of growth and inspiration.

  • Starbucks and the Case of the Missing Cookie Butter Bar

    Andy Note: It appears as of January 2018, the Cookie Butter Bar is back, but under a new moniker, The Cookie Crumble Bar. I’m not sure if it is exactly the same, but it sure tastes like it. Maybe they got rid of the “butter” part so it doesn’t sound so unhealthy? We’ll see if…

  • Apple Rumored to Unveil 10.5-Inch iPad Pro at Early April Event

    From MacRumors… While we haven’t yet nailed down a specific timeline for the unveiling of new iPads, the prospective launch window is narrowing and rumors suggest we’re going to see them within the next month. Just today, new iPad models were spotted in device logs gathered by Fiksu, suggesting a release is indeed on the…

  • The Practice of One Thing at a Time

    From Zen Habits… As we give each activity our full loving attention, we start to appreciate each person, each object, everything around us as something worthy of respect, love, and gratitude. This post hit me a lot today as I’ve been juggling a lot of things. I’m starting (One Goal. Thirty Days.), continuing (Songs By…

  • It’s Fat Tuesday

    Here’s the thing, I’m Polish. Hooray! And the Polish deli has paczki every day, yet there I was, sucked into the Fat Tuesday tradition of Paczki Day! I ordered 18 for the office, had this big grin on my face as I carried a big, white box out of the deli, and then realized there were only…

  • Makin’ Chicken Soup in the Instant Pot

    We bought an Instant Pot around Christmas at the recommendation of my sister-in-law. She’s a little bit more creative with her Instant Pot creations, but one of our latest go-to recipes is some basic chicken soup. I thought I would sing this recipe for a weekend, bonus Songs by Andy.

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