I posted yesterday that I’m happy and excited to be presenting a talk at posit::conf right here in my own new hometown next week.

Captain America chair sit

Covid numbers in Seattle are bad right now! I’ll be wearing a mask most of the time at the conf and “testing in” daily. I certainly don’t want to get sick again, or bring it home, and I believe that making events safer is a shared responsibility, not a solely individual decision about risk.

You’ll still know I’m smiling underneath because my eyes get all wrinkly NO THAT’S NOT JUST BECAUSE I’M OLD.

The week is almost here! I’m giving a talk at posit::conf(2024) about some of the challenges leading a data science team. Am I ready? I will be! I’m looking forward to meeting and learning throughout the week.

Look at this little monster, scheming to eat my figs.

Of course the Seattle Japanese Garden has the cutest little Kei truck out front.

We checked out the exhibit of Dale Chihuli sculpture on a cloudy day this week.

Yesterday’s bike+grocery ride included a stop by the post office to send a couple of packages, and a cappuccino in the sun.

Like so many others, my Kindle is now trying to sell me AI generated slop on the lock screen, such as this Southern Reach For Kids adventure. What utter valueless shit.

Our plums are starting to ripen: Some have already been claimed by the ants and squirrels, but we go to these ripe beauties yesterday and tried them — and wow, they’re delicious! Can’t wait for more.

Waiting on my breakfast order on a beautiful Sunday morning.

We’ve been in our place for a couple of months before finding that the solar system wasn’t producing any power. One quick visit from a tech and we are making energy from the sky. Yesterday’s production was a little less than twice our monthly average in the previous billing period. I am STOKED.