Absolute Unit

I installed a couple more wire shelving units back-to-back in the basement today. These two house the pile-o-stuff that had accumulated in this location, and make everything actually accessible and a bit more organized. There’s space between them to hold the folding tables we keep down here. Behind them you see two old wood shelves that are attached to the new dry room; these are properly accessible now too.

Eataly

In what’s  becoming an annual tradition, I went to Eataly today with friends to stock up on imported Italian food items. We each spent an exorbitant amount on our lunches by adding shaved truffles — not something I’ll do again soon, but it was educational.

Office Bowling

We have a tradition in my office, started years ago while several of us babysat a release build on the eve of Christmas break, of office bowling. The rules are about as flexible as Calvinball, but involve a basketball and a bunch of recycle bins. And beer.

Cooking tasks

My two cooking tasks today are from opposite ends of a few scales: 1. Make a vegan version of my Spanish lentil stew for work potluck tomorrow. 2. Go outside and use a dremel, wedge, and 2-lb sledgehammer to split beef marrow bones for Tuesday’s dinner.