It’s another year and another attempt to bring blogs back! Rachel and I are in South Carolina for the new year as usual although we hit a rough spot this particular visit when my kidney decided to craft and expel a stone into my ureter for what would be one of the longest 42 hours of my life. Such encounters really make you examine your priorities which brings us back to blogs!
This site has always been a delightful place to talk about the various geeky pastimes and musings my priest and have enjoyed over the years and I’m hoping to bring it back to some semblance of activity, marking some of the goings-on in our respective lives. I’d love to find the get up and go to revive the podcast fully but for now I’m happy to write up some of what we we’ve got going on this year.
Board games still dominate my hobbying self image and I continue to collect them even if I don’t always bring them to table although I feel I’ve curated a tolerant circle of friends who are willing to try their hands at a variety of games of chance and skill. I started running a community games afternoon with the local library which felt very civic and community building and I’m looking forward to continuing that this year. One of favorite gaming moments was introducing my daughter to Balderdash and watching her go all in on what was a seminal game of my youth and young adulthood. My son’s gaming prowess continues at a staggering pace and I had best enjoy my victories while they remain.
Rachel has fallen deeply into the Dreamlight Valley cult on our new family Switch and it’s been a delight watching her pal up with Merlin and Mirabelle as she tends her gardens or delves mysterious portals. Her reading list has exploded this last year as she ninjas between physical books, Kindle selections, and audiobooks at chipmunk speeds.
Last year was quite the adventure and we have no doubt this one will be as well as we watch national and global events unfold with hope and fear. We’re grateful for all of y’all and hope to be in better touch as we navigate the months ahead. For more immediate updates, you can follow us over on bluesky here and here. While tiktok persists we’re also making noise here and here.
Have a fantastic year y’all!