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2023 - Week 40 - Another Chapter Ends, Begins
Posted on:October 7, 2023 at 02:10 PMThe final post of ephandlou.com
2023 - Week 39 - Radical Transparency
Posted on:October 1, 2023 at 06:21 AMKitsap Community Food Coop Annual Meeting - KCFC Board Meeting - DSA - Ashley's Pub - Helm's Deep and then some.
2023 - Week 38 - Another Phoned in Post
Posted on:September 24, 2023 at 05:12 AMA bit rushed - Lou returns from DC - DC's The Flash - Burger ASAP - The Hobbit - Bremerton City Council approves updated camping ordinance - another farmer's market - Lou & I had a brunch date - Lou attended local Stand Down event
2023 - Week 37 - Week After Week
Posted on:September 17, 2023 at 06:45 AMSept. 11th 22nd anniversary rememberance - Lou & I had a walking date - Lou ran for, and was elected to, the board of Kitsap Community Food Coop - cooling temps - 7 miles at Newberry - Lou flew to DC for SCAN - Liz disciplined - The Hobbit
2023 - Week 36 - Mostly Considering Bremerton's Homeless Population
Posted on:September 9, 2023 at 09:05 PMLabor Day - Reflection - Shopping Downtown - Reflecting on the homeless - Bremerton' Camping Ordinance
2023 - Week 35 - Change is Inevitable, Necessary, and Good
Posted on:September 3, 2023 at 06:41 AMOzz is now Liz! - Liz is going to a brick and mortar school - a movie date with the kiddo to see the new Indiana Jones movie (on National Cinema Day) - Red Cross at Bremerton Farmers Market (VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND!)
2023 - Week 34 - Nearly 2/3s of 2023 Gone
Posted on:August 26, 2023 at 08:58 PMWherein I talk about the no good very bad AQI in the region, back to school shopping at the Kitsap Mall, reflection, paranormality, and some random bits and bobs
2023 - Week 33 - Still Ticking
Posted on:August 20, 2023 at 05:24 AMWherein I reflect on my travel to Minnesota and decision to put my father in hospice, lament the heat, appreciate our new deck and fenced-in side yard, as well as a few additional thoughts and experiences shared
2023 - Week 32 - An Eternity Since Waffle Day
Posted on:August 13, 2023 at 04:57 AMWherein I am very detailed about one of the most difficult weeks I've ever lived having traveled to Chicago for work only to suddenly need to travel to Minnesota for my father's ailing health with a side order of some more of "Eph's Tragic Backstory"
2023 - Week 31 - The More Things Change
Posted on:August 5, 2023 at 11:53 PMWherein I start with a bit of Climate Dread, discuss the busy-ness of the week with Lou hosting family, and discuss my impending viewing of TMNT Mutant Mayhem with the kiddos
2023 - Week 30 - Leave Minnesota Forever Day
Posted on:July 29, 2023 at 07:38 PMWherein I mark our 4th "Leave Minnesota Forever Day", recount the week 29's trip to Ocean Shores and around the Olympic Peninsula, and then recount the less eventful week 30
2023 - Week 29 - [Placeholder Title]
Posted on:July 23, 2023 at 01:29 AMWherein I promise to write a post about our trip to Ocean Shores and our drive around OLYM through Forks resulting in us finally having fully circumnavigated the Olympic Peninsula but then never actually did, apparently. There's a cute picture of Ollie on the beach, though. I should totally get back to this.
2023 - Week 28 - Still Summer
Posted on:July 15, 2023 at 08:09 PMWherein I talk about my car's repair subsequent to its repairs, taking delivery on our "new" Outback, and, you know, reflect.
2023 - Week 27 - Down Hill; From Here
Posted on:July 9, 2023 at 05:54 AMWherein I look forward to a busy August, recount our trip to Portland, Independence Day, we lived our lives, serviced one car, bought Subaru to become true PNW'ers,
2023 - Week 26 - Halfway Mark
Posted on:July 1, 2023 at 04:29 PMWherein I quickly post about our trip to Portland, Oregon.
2023 - Week 25 - Father's Day and Reflection
Posted on:June 25, 2023 at 02:04 AMWherein I speculate on Lou's participation on ephandlou.com, talk about Father's Day and my challenged relationship with my own Father (and a beautiful moment involving a well framed view of the Walla Walla looking down Perry Ave.), mention building a new computer (that I really should post about it), mention having attended a "Dude's BBQ", and Bremerton's Bridge Blast
2023 - Week 24 - What... me worry?
Posted on:June 17, 2023 at 06:59 PMWherein I try not to worry, mention seeing the amazing Across the Spider-Verse film, talk about rearranging the living including moving my workspace upstairs out of the dungeon, talk about seeing the Mariners play at T-Mobile Park again but with the kids this time, talk about the Eisenhower Matrix and dealing with disregulation, playing games with the kids, Oz's last day of school for the year, and talk about Juneteenth and more
2023 - Week 23 - Cheat Week
Posted on:June 12, 2023 at 04:12 AMWherein I lament having not actually posted this on Saturday, talk about the weather and how busy things have been, express joy about Michael's return for the Summer, talk about watching some ARG stuff on YouTube with Ozz, and cover a few other topics generally.
2023 - Week 22 - Our Backstory? Tragically Delicious
Posted on:June 4, 2023 at 05:25 AMWherein I talk about watching movies and TV shows, hiking on the Olympic Peninsula at Doeswollips and Mt. Walker, and continue to consider my future
2023 - Week 21 - Week in, Week out
Posted on:May 27, 2023 at 10:57 PMWherein I talk about feeling S.A.D., talk about having been sick, mention our house guest, and generally describe a mundane week around the ol' homestead
2023 - Week 20 - Approaching the Halfway Mark
Posted on:May 21, 2023 at 06:29 AMWherein I try to have Google Bard analyze an analogy, discuss an trip to Kitsap Memorial State Park for some impromptu family together time, and babble on, as I do
2023 - Week 19 - If You Don't Like Your Life...
Posted on:May 14, 2023 at 02:57 AMWherein I discuss an idea for a project we have to work on for Kitsap CREATE, meander a bit, lament the loss of Hurricane Ridge Lodge in OLYM, explain the title of the post (sorta), talk about attending a fair in Manette for Catalyst school, mention Mother's Day (food & jewelry), and think about a car that's just been sitting for so long in our neighborhood
2023 - Week 18 - Emptying Nest
Posted on:May 7, 2023 at 06:53 AMWherein I have ChatGPT produce an apology for an incomplete post that I hoped to update (spoiler, I didn't)
2023 - Week 17 - Time Keeps On Slipping
Posted on:April 30, 2023 at 06:18 AMWherein I talk about getting teeth implanted in my head, Ozz's acting class, Ozz's standardized testing, Lou and I updating our IDs, and having an adventure in Steilacoom
2023 - Week 16 - Keepin' Calm, Carryin' On
Posted on:April 23, 2023 at 06:03 AMWherein I talk about getting a new waffle maker, seeing the Super Mario Bros. Movie with the kiddos, Lou and I changed our names, our adventures at the Social Security Administration, our first puppy socialization class, attending Kitsap CREATE, and more
The Ephemeral Internet
Posted on:April 20, 2023 at 03:23 AMOften people have long considered the Internet forever. Joe Rogan's character on News Radio compared content on the Internet with pee in a pool. That's not really so. I've found that, over time, huge swaths of the Internet have simply vanished. This post, which probably may have made more sense on ephbaum.dev, is my toast to the slow churn and erosion of the Internet.
2023 - Week 15 - Another Full Week
Posted on:April 16, 2023 at 05:56 AMWherein I talk about my surprise by how much I loved Puss in Boots- The Last Wish, the triggers of Easter, replacing our shower handle cartridges, Ollie's first PNW hike, and some other stuff
2023 - Week 14 - The Days Are Just Packed
Posted on:April 8, 2023 at 05:23 PMWherein I talk about going out with Lou a couple times, including a movie at the Roxy & dinner at Remedy Speakeasy, Ollie's first puppy class, Lou and I meeting up with friends from out of town in Seattle and catching a game at T-Mobile Park, and various other things of interest from our week
2023 - Week 13 - Spring has Sprung
Posted on:April 2, 2023 at 04:00 AMWherein I talk about all the Springs, Ollie, Ozz' acting class, getting impression molds for teeth implants, getting a new VR headset for Ozz (and my experience w/ BPPV), Ozz' spring break, and some other topics
2023 - Week 12 - Miles Apart
Posted on:March 26, 2023 at 06:59 AMOllie is learning - We watched Loot - Checked off TODOs - A cousin passed away - Lou on a trip for Strengthen Families - Doughnuts
2023 - Week 11 - One More At Home
Posted on:March 19, 2023 at 03:29 AMWherein I talk about our son Mikey's return home for his Spring Break, a Sunday trip to Seattle to support Tris' art, some efforts Lou made on the ongoing journey to update our home, celebrated self-care, and lamented Michael's too-soon return to Iowa
2023 - Week 10 - Slowly Recovering
Posted on:March 12, 2023 at 04:40 AMWherein I discuss the long recovery time of COVID and challenges related to focus, hitting level 200 in Fortnite for Chapter 4 Season 1, picking up Mikey from the airport, reflect on a shorter than desired hike at Illahee, Daylight Saving, and a forthcoing trip to Seattle to get Ramen at see Tris' art showing
2023 - Week 9 - A Week Lost to COVID
Posted on:March 5, 2023 at 04:15 AMWherein I lament the entire family catching and fighting COVID while trying to raise puppy, also we celebrate Tris' 23rd birthday and her artwork being displayed at Yoroshiku in Wollingford, Seattle, WA
2023 - Week 8 - When Your Luggage Goes to Alaska Without You (WIP)
Posted on:February 26, 2023 at 07:16 AMWherein I talk about Oz's twelfth birthday, our new puppy Ollie, our trip to, and return from, Arizona, and, unfortunatley did not yet finish the post.
2023 - Week 7 - The Calm Before the Puppy Storm
Posted on:February 18, 2023 at 06:50 PMWherein I look forward to our Arizona trip, reflect on my job "post burnout", wonder at Lou's crochet and my pride at their begining to write again, note Oz's enjoyment of their acting class, note the "UFO" talk in the news and the Turkey/Syria quake's death toll being over 40k, and I chatted with ChatGPT about the distinction between fear and excitement
2023 - Week 6 - Planning Adventure, Remembering the Journey
Posted on:February 12, 2023 at 05:05 AMWherein I discuss our planning our trip to Pheonix, AZ, praising Lou's ability juggle all the things, lament our scattered belongings, talk about my Thursday hike on a Friday, reflect on a journal from 2016, and my excitement at the prospect of soon seeing cacti in person again (while thinking about a trip here in 2019)
2023 - Week 5 - On Spy Balloons and Purple Hair
Posted on:February 5, 2023 at 03:05 AMWherein I mark the 1/12th mark of the 2023 by recalling 2013, talk about the "spy balloon" over Montana, Lou dying their hair purple, we got a blanket for an allergen test for Oz, Lou crocheted some stuff, the spy balloon was shot down over the ocean of the Carolinas.
2023 - Week 4 - Next - A Longer Birthmaspalooza Break (WIP)
Posted on:January 28, 2023 at 05:06 AMLou's Birthday and Bigger than Roe, I describe Thursday Hikes. The Earth's core stopped spiining. We started watching The Last of Us. We found a breeder for an American Hairless. Watched shows, movies, and played games. My father's colon cancer returned. Footage was released of Tyre Nichols death.
2023 - Week 3 - Another Week (WIP)
Posted on:January 21, 2023 at 12:00 PMAnother "WIP" project post as I tried to get into the swing of writing these posts. It's the first mention of wanting to get a dog. I also mention how important hiking meditation has become to me. I link to a couple of lovely things Lou has made and lament the slow progress on my 2023 goals, which I hadn't defined.
2023 - Week 2 - Ramping Up, Doing Stuff (WIP)
Posted on:January 15, 2023 at 06:30 AMSecond weekly Saturday post for 2023 - I'm hesitant, tentative, and unsure. I talked about trying to buy a washer/dryer combo unit and Oz's acting class. Also starting to play Infinity RPG and talked about loving this place where we live. And more. It was a post, get off my back about it.
2023 - Week 1 - So Long 2022, Hello 2023 (WIP)
Posted on:January 7, 2023 at 08:55 AMMy first "Saturday Post" based on a commitment I made to myself to post every Saturday through 2023.
About Us
Posted on:January 1, 2023 at 08:00 PMThis was the about-us page for ephandlou.com, it is captured here now for posterity despite there no longer being Eph & Lou
Trip Report - Mount Rainier National Park - July 2022 (WIP)
Posted on:August 1, 2022 at 08:06 PMWe took a family trip to Mount Rainier and, despite my injury (and extreme Summer), it was an wonderful experience (that I never captured here - I will have to finish this post eventually).
Committing to Something Scary
Posted on:April 30, 2022 at 02:30 PMTo truly progress you must move toward that which makes you uncomfortable, toward challenge.
Trip Report - Wildcat Trail on Green Mountain - 23 April 2022
Posted on:April 24, 2022 at 12:00 PMI did an aggressive hike at Wildcat Trail on Green Mountain and wrote a doozy of a post about it. 💪
Trip Report - Quinault - March 2022 (WIP)
Posted on:March 28, 2022 at 10:44 PMWe took a family trip to Lake Quinault, Quinault River, and the Quinault Rainforest as a family.
Fallsview Canyon Hike
Posted on:February 22, 2022 at 02:20 AMWe took a lovely Winter hike at Fallsview Canyon Campground in Olympic National Forest. This is the story of that adventure.