Friday, January 9, 2026

Steal a Post: 2025 in Chapters

For the second year in a row, this post is a blatant steal of Stephany's Best of 2025, A Month-by-Month Recap.

Credit where credit is due:

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

2025: The Year in Books

Hey 2025, you were really something.  Let's talk about the books that came my way while we were together.

Monday, January 5, 2026

Weekly Roundup: A Home Decor Update


A weekly roundup: Home decor and NYE hijinks, eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  Let's kick it off with that home decor update.

Friday, January 2, 2026

I Retired Two Month Ago: Here's How It's Going

 

After years of talking about it, I finally retired at the age of 50 on October 31, 2025.  Now that it is two months later, it's fair to ask how things are going.  I mean, I don't have a boss anymore so I guess the blog is the place for my performance reviews now.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The Great Alfred Hitchcock Rewatch: From Rebecca to Saboteur

Welcome back to the Great Alfred Hitchcock rewatch!  Today's theme is Coming to America, because that's the phase of Hitchcock's career that we're in.  After making it in the British film industry, Hollywood came a knocking and Hitchcock went to Hollywood.

Monday, December 29, 2025

Weekly Round Up: Christmas Recap

 


A weekly round up: eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  Let's talk Christmas plus all of the other stuff that we usually talk about.

Monday, December 22, 2025

Weekly Round Up: Christmas Countdown Edition

 

A weekly round up: early retirement life, eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  In this week's edition I'm gearing up to make all the cookies, and living large.