“Eat blueberries and don't suffer fools.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in LONG PULLS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ NATHAN MONGOL WELLS
“If you're ever at a restaurant in a state or country that has a coastline and they have grilled octopus, get it. I know, it's gonna be like 30 bucks, it probably came from farther away than you'd like to think about, and it's gonna be smaller than you expect, but man it's the most delicious meal ever.”
BLAHG VACATION / (MOSTLY) OFFLINE UNCLE MODE ACTIVATED | JUNE 29 - JULY 24
I am going to be giving myself a wee vacation from all of my self-assigned blogging duties for at least the next week or so (as my nieces are coming to visit and offline Uncle Mode™ will need to be activated).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ KICKING BIRD
“Hug your friends hello and goodbye. Life is super fragile and honestly pretty wasted in general. We should be spending a lot more time telling each other "I love You". Everyday there are people that change my life for the better and I want them to know that.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ CALEB ELLIOTT
“I’ve become an audiobook guy. It’s not for everyone, but some of us listen faster than they read lol. If you haven’t tried it out, give it a shot. It’s been a game changer for me.”
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE MAY 29th CITY COUNCIL MEETING (aka: ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE 'MARYSVILLE MCDONALDS' PROPOSAL)
Here’s a rundown summary of all the parts of last night’s council meeting that touched on the ‘Marysville McDonalds’ proposal (spoiler alert: it’s going to a public hearing near the end of June).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ CARLOTA FLÂNEUR + SMALLSONGS SESSION
“We live in a world in which almost everyone expects us to act like a machine and it’s so beautiful to actually be aware that we’ll never reach that because we’re made of other stuff, human stuff!”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ MINDSONE + RIZZYBEATS
"Everything is subjective, nothing is superior, nothing is inferior, we all just are...everything just is."
Hi! Here’s FIVE Things FOR… | The HI54 20/20 Vision Board
If there ever was a year for putting together my first VISION board… it’d have to have been in 2020, right? Right.
FROM THE MAILBAG: An ‘Open Letter’ From A Local Business Owner In Regards To The Proposed 'Marysville McDonalds' Development
In local mountown news: a proposal to change our communities zoning so a McDonalds Gas Station Car Wash development can go forward has been raising red flags in a lot of locals, so here is an ‘open letter’ that a local business owner recently shared with me after our in-person chat hit on the messaging around the Golden Arches (maybe) coming to town.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ BREWSTER
“There are four times a year when the seasons change and you can feel the very specific sensation of being reminded how different things can be by mowed grass smell. Get coffee with your friends and walk there (or more likely drive with the windows down). Try to remember the casual joy the universe is handing out!”
Hey! Happy 5/4 Day, Eh!
Today is April 5th, which, in some parts of the world, is also known as ‘Hi! It’s 5/4 Day!’ — and to “celebrate” this made-up holiday, I spent some time blogging with a one-eyed cat named Maple, which includes a ‘Hi! Here’s FIVE things FOR…’ on the topic of better programming our brains for dealing with late-stage capitalism grifters + other high 5/4 brain dumpings.