John Baker

Alternate post: Did you know that if you start a Lord of the Rings extended edition movie-watching marathon at any time on New Year’s Eve, midnight and the new year will come precisely when you mean it to, neither late nor early.

Did you know that if you start a Lord of the Rings Extended Edition movie-watching marathon at any time on New Year’s Eve, you won’t care when the old year ends or the new year begins because you’ll be watching a Lord of the Rings Extended Edition marathon?

Daughter is starting college about an hour away from our new home. Wife’s new job starts in a little over a week. And I’m actually staying with friends at our old home while the house sells, I finish out the year with my job, and I look for a new position in the new state.

Today is moving day. We’re moving two states away. Movers come in a couple hours to haul most of our possessions away. After that, it’s living on a minimum. We pick up the U-Haul on Sunday to load the rest of our lives into and take to our temporary apartment to meet the movers mid-week.

Hello, Bluesky world. I’ve been here a very short while, but have been busy in life and haven’t had a chance to spend much time here. So, anything particular I should know about this place?