Life Hate to break to break your buckle, baby Shawshank, July 2, 2026 Back to work today. I slept like the dead. It’s been a while since I woke up groggy. We went to bed, and I turned on Sleep Daddy ™️, and made it maybe 9 minutes and I had to fast forward to the next Sleep Daddy. Then I was out…. Continue Reading
Life Bonne fête du Canada ! 🇨🇦 Shawshank, July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 I felt Crystal get out of bed this morning. I thought that she was just going to go to the bathroom and come back to bed. I dozed. Then I heard the coffee put get turned on. “Self”, I said, because that’s what I call myself. “Self, just take a… Continue Reading
Life Hands and hearts that ain’t got scars, they ain’t worth holding Shawshank, June 30, 2026 It’s early. Too early to be up on a day off. It’s not all Podrick’s fault, even though most of it is. But I was wicked warm, and Sleep Daddy ™️ was just pure annoyance this morning. Then I couldn’t breathe. So that means I won’t be able to actually… Continue Reading
Life Road, road, roadrunner rolling down the road, tryna find me another Shawshank, June 29, 2026 Let me preface this and say, the last 2-3 have generated more tornado warning than I saw in the first 2 years that I’ve been here. Needless to say, we survived another tornado warning. I totally not making light of all the warnings. But they really need to dial in… Continue Reading
Life Down by the river on a Friday night a pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight Shawshank, June 28, 2026 Good morning. It was a bit of a shock when we both heard a notification go off to start our day. I freaked out that it was 8, and I’ve been so used to getting up at 7, or earlier. I just wasn’t mentally prepared for it to be later… Continue Reading
Life You ain’t seen crazy ’til you seen me all pissed off comin’ down your street Shawshank, June 27, 2026 Morning. Apparently, asking Podrick nice for 5 more minutes, doesn’t work. He was a little bit of an ass this morning. Nothing major, just enough noise that we get out of bed. My one day off, and I’m up at 6:30. That just means, we’ll be getting started the chores… Continue Reading