Ridiculous Heated Blankets There are heated blankets and heating pads plugged into nearly every outlet in my house. The gas fireplace is constantly running. Sometimes I come home to find Skylar standing over
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Two days ago I got on a flight and I was seated next to a middle aged man who AND I'M NOT JUDGING seemed a little cranky. I&
Ridiculous And the Award Goes To A few years ago Skylar and I started this thing where we try to see all of the Academy Award best picture nominees before the Oscars. Then we fill out
Ridiculous Foot Disease First of all, I wrote an article this week about how we all grew up in Utah spreading rumors that every celebrity was Mormon [https://www.thebeehive.com/did-you-hear-steve-martin-is-mormon/]. You
Skylar Children One thing they don't tell you when you choose to be gay is that family planning is going to be complicated. No one told me that. When they
Ridiculous Airports The most stressful place in the entire world is the inside of every airport. I just looked it up. There are 40,000 airports on Earth. That means there is
Skylar The Year Of We flew into Salt Lake City a few hours ago and I'm trying desperately not to fall asleep until at least 9:00 PM. I don't
Ridiculous Cookie Present I booked a tour with a Japanese company several weeks ago to go see Kayangel, which is the northernmost island in Palau. I had never been, but heard it'
Church Worlds Collide Palau is so much more beautiful than I remembered. I knew it was breathtaking. At least, that's how I described it when people asked. But coming back here
Palau The Land of Coconuts Alii, from the land of coconuts. It feels weird to be able to say that again. It's still hot in Palau. Still humid enough that walking feels more
Palau He'll Love Palau A high energy version of "Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland" is blasting through a not-so-bad sound system embedded in the airport ceiling. It's New Year&
Gay Banana Bread I work at a pretty big law firm (for Utah). There are nearly 200 attorneys spread out over several different offices, plus lots of staff. What this means is there are a lot of people at my firm I don't know. The
Palau Have you ever let yourself quit something? We're leaving for Palau in a few weeks and that is feeling very surreal to me. I've started trying to make plans for some activities while
knitting Meltdown City I told you that knitting has become an anxiety coping mechanism for me but recently it turned into THE MOST STRESSFUL THING ANYONE HAS EVER DONE. I guess I thought
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Hi I just took Duncan outside and he didn't want to walk in the snow so he just stood on the patio for five minutes so I walked
Ollie Our Snowy Graveyard Last week we went to Vancouver Washington for Thanksgiving. Skylar grew up there and all of his family still lives in Vancouver or across the river in Portland so the
EMBARRASSING HR I haven't talked about her for a while, but rest assured, Herminda is still around. I know she's still around because she saw me naked today. Twice. For those unfamiliar, a few years ago I "hired" someone to
Ridiculous Happy Birthday Yesterday was Duncan's birthday. Well, I don't actually know whether that's true. He didn't come with papers or any helpful information, like
Daniel Return to Palau I returned to the United States of God Bless America from Palau just over six years ago WHAT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. I've been thinking about Palau a
knitting Winter is COMING [psttt. Strangerville Live is this Friday in SLC at 8:00 at Kiln. Get tickets here [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strangerville-live-tickets-75776773369?fbclid=IwAR0L0AuSvw2yAT6ztsFKtb8SnsWZ-0sYAKZr1oHeBmawype98kcBWZ_lq-E] if you haven't
Ridiculous Jack-O-Lantern We carved pumpkins on Tuesday because I'm a go-getter. They were beautiful. True masterpieces. I'm like you, and everyone else ever in the history of the
House Let It Snow We woke up to a snowstorm this morning, which is Skylar's actual vision of heaven. Mine: I'm greeted by a woman making flour tortillas. We become
Nostalgia Snuffy This time in Strangerville, we’re sweeping the clouds away. Segment Snuffy, by Eli McCann (with contributions by Nicole Kragt, Alanna Coca, Laura Lacko, Catherine Yepsen, and Brice Laris, and
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I haven't done Pictures & Distractions since before the war so here you go. I know you've been praying for this. You know mamma doesn'
Ridiculous Flu Shot Last week Matt texted me. "I guess you don't even care that I'm DYING." He does this from time to time. Not the dying
