Chris - Tortured Systems Engineer™️

Be right back… we’re out touching grass

A live look at me looking at my bank account after my last paycheck was deposited:

Post-lunch civic duty

What I want:
- 3 eggs
- Bacon
- Sausage
- Toast with jam
- Hash browns

What I will have:
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Berries
- Protein-enriched granola

Adulting is ok sometimes…

Post-cheeseburger bliss

This weirdo loss two tennis balls and three sticks trying to swim after them, but the current was too strong today.

I will make amends with a couple of cheeseburgers.

Good as I can be given the circumstances.

I would really like to go to work this week.

I would like not to dip too deeply into my savings.

Not a lot of fall colors yet at Shenandoah River State Park, but soon. Very, very soon.

Make sure you touch some grass and find some peace.

Zola - Walker of Walks, Swimmer of Swims, Eater of Cheeseburgers, Protector from Tiny Dogs One Third Her Size - lives life without a filter.

Another stupid hike for our stupid mental health because [waves hands furiously about] many, many reasons…

Happy National Black Dog Day from my favorite black dog

Morning, y’all.

Quality Venn

Pure unadulterated wisdom:

The calm before the storm.

No. Steve from Blues Clues.

Absolutely. He brings light when it’s dark.

The worst kind of moron, IMO.

Steve speaks volumes of truth. Steve get it.

I miss watching Steve with my kids.

Back at my old job! They found out they needed someone with my skillset.

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I just said this out loud to myself, “ Damn, it feels good to go to work.”

I must be sick in the head.

As a father, I’ve seen how harmful stigma can be, children are not “injured” or “broken,” they are who they are. We need more compassion, less sensationalism. And as an Engineer, I urge everyone to insist on evidence: let’s follow the science, not politicize it.

As a dad of 2 children with autism, I feel compelled to push back on the announcement that attempts to link Tylenol use in pregnancy as primary causes of autism. The problem is: it’s full of misinformation, plays into stigma, & does a disservice to families doing the work of understanding autism.

Thank you so much. And I will host the next dinner party in the new place.

The cup runneth over and it’s only Monday…

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To recap and update:
- Restarted my job after being RIF’d
- My offer on a house was accepted
- The cause of autism has been identified (I’m being sarcastic here)
- Possible rapture pending

I’m not sure I can handle much more this week.

This is Zola’s “I’m gonna poop on George Washington’s backyard” look

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Sunday scaries?

Just sit back and remember Earth, Wind, and Fire has love changin' the minds of pretenders…
While chasin' the clouds away…