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I think that I've forgotten how to sleep...

We got our yard aerated for the first time in a few years and this time they didn't cut any of the cable wires. Pretty happy about that, I mean we took out a good portion of our street when it happened.

It's a MF'n Monday.

7am CrossFit was the Benchmark workout Helen. 3 rounds for time 400m Run 21 Heavy Kettlebell Swings 12 Pull Ups - Finished in 10:35. I've done Helen probably 8 times, this was 10 seconds off my best time in 2023 and 2 minutes off my time in 2025. Feel pretty great about that.

I found a actual animal bone in our back nine and I am debating what animal it came from. Chompers is holding it for me. I am aware generally of what it could've come from and what it couldn't have.

I added some spooky to the Casa De Wyrd for Halloween. The story is that the Casa De Wyrd is morphing into Casa De Spooky and the garden is deadly!

Last night we went to a friend's event at Petty Thieves Brewing and honestly it paled in comparison to the epic house party that it was. A party like that is not easy to recreate. Got to remember it was always a toy drive for charity so fun for a good cause. It was still fun! #FeteNoir

Stopped by Monday Night Garden Club for a Drafty Kilt and found that they had it barrel aged not a brew that they have often. Strolling out with 6 pack of the OG too! #CharlotteCraftBeerWeek #BSKYBeer

Tended to the grounds of the Casa De Wyrd Were getting aerated, weed & seeded tomorrow with hopes for actual grass again next year and not just weeds and dirt.

Skull and crossbones eggs and bacon for Sunday morning breakfast! #spidercooks #halloweeneats #spookyeats

At the Irish Connection Group Irish Music Festival and of course it's time for a Guinness and many more to follow! #NowDrinking a Guinness Draught at Tyber Creek Pub. #BSKYBeer untp.beer/392E0

It's UnTappd's 16th anniversary ya'll!! I felt like I waa a early subscriber of UnTappd and damn happy it is still around! untappd.com/user/petzill...

At Tyber Creek Pub for the Charlotte Irish Connection Irish Music Festival sponsored by Guinness!

Saturday morning coffee together watching the second seasons of Haunted Hotel ans Stranger Things 1985 this morning.

Early voted today. A vote for a change and hope for better times for our state and for our country.

This morning was a very IHOP recovery kinda morning.

Not just a driver this morning also a waiter as in I'm here to wait. Came prepared, big yeti mug full of coffee + Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts + the 2nd book in Dungeon Crawler Carl series "Carl's Doomsday Scenario". I got this

Up early for driving duties this morning, wouldn't be anywhere else and happy to assist this finally F'n Friday.

Luckily for me I have time to do this work today. My goal is to have it functional and completed by end of day. Jonathan Coulton's geeky song "Code Monkey" is on top of my soundtrack today. "Code Monkey very simple man With big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you" - thanks DCTV!

Get into the office place and start to work on coding a file that is difficult and has a very very short delivery time on. That has been my last 4 hours. I just took note that the morning has been consumed by this as all of yesterday had been. Probably my afternoon as well.

The HVAC guru arrived ans done did his guru stuff to make the Casa De Wyrd a better and cooler place to call wyrd again.

Weird morning, had to pass on the gym this morning and working from home. Waiting on our HVAC guru to make our life infinitely better than where it went last night.

My normal schedule is in the office 3 days a week, what ever days are best for the business. I came into the office space today and got to say that being in the office on a Monday was not that bad. I went in to see the boss and they didn't come in. No worries, got good work in.

It's a very MF'n Monday!

It's Pumking season ya'll!! #NowDrinking a Pumking from Southern Tier @ Bewers at Yancey brewery. #BSKYBeer untappd.com/user/petzill...

Spooky Sunday morning together. Up and at 'em! Pumpkin Skull Waffles with meat sticks! #spidercooks #spookyfood #ghoulishgastronomy #octobereats

I've been looking for this Pumpkin Ale for years and this year was the first I have found it. I have got to say that this was a really good imperial pumpkin ale, probably the best I've had this season. #NowDrinking Good Gourd from Cigar City Brewing #BSKYBeer untp.beer/YJw8g

This is my kinda PSL! #NowDrinking Pumpkin Spice Latte Oatmeal Spice with pumpkin spices and coffee from Fat Orange Cat Brewing untp.beer/34f5a0eed6

During our weekly grocery at Publix shopping I felt compelled to pick these up. Dracula Navel Oranges, I'm pretty sure if the Count had these at Castle Dracul that Renfield would have not resorted to eating bugs and look like he had scurvy.

Saturday morning coffee together as we plan today's adventures.

Hosting friends tonight somewhat unexpectedly though not unwelcome! #NowDrinking a Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin It's Pumpkin Season ya'll!! untappd.com/user/petzill...

That being said, Nancy is a particularly brutal workout with a short time cap. Keeping 400m in less than 2 minutes consistently across 5 rounds. Trying to do the 15 overhead squats unbroken. Going to be feeling that workout for awhile.

7am CrossFit was the benchmark workout Nancy 5 rounds for time 400m Run 15 Overhead Squats I have done this workout about a half a dozen times. This time was 14:30, fastest in the class. Historically I stayed consistent andnI feel pretty good overall so keep on keeping on.

It's F'n Friday! This has been a shorter than normal work week for me and it felt like it passed quickly. Lots of good this past week. Good work done in the work space and we put hands in dirt to plant new hedges for the Casa De Wyrd last night.

Was not expecting to be called out for "Not putting a cover sheet on the TPS report" this morning...

It's that time of the year to begin to plan for the remaining PTO for the rest of 2026. This is also when my mind begins to narrow my focus and planning in the work space as to what can be accomplished in what time is left. Where will be is willingness to have one vs the other.

Starting my hump day getting my ass to the work place and powering through numerous cauldrons of mediocre office coffee this morning.

#NowWatching Ghosts: Australia It's Ghosts set in Australia with Australia based ghosts. www.imdb.com/title/tt3340...

We added Halloween lights to the Casa De Wyrd.

Damn this was tough. Row 500m 20 rounds 21 Double Unders 7 Burpees Row 500m at the 10 minute mark I finished in 18:30 I had to really chip away at the 20 rounds, try to stay strong and steady.

Kicked off this morning at 7am CrossFit. I was strongly considering dialing out from this morning. Felt pretty rough, didn't want that to slow me down. Really happy that I did it, workout let me do what I do pretty okay. Mix of lifts and sprints, good start to the week.

We put this up on our door to remember Daisy and Violet Hinton the conjoined twins that were in the movie Freaks and settled in NC.

This weekend after the storms passed we added more to spookify the Casa De Wyrd more. We like to tell a story so every week there is more added.

Decorating the Casa De Wyrd for Halloween is one of my favorite things we do every year

#NowWatching the 2013 adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie. I liked this version better than the original actually. www.imdb.com/title/tt1939...

Just started watching #Carrie on Prime and it's been a really good start to the series. #NowWatching Carrie www.imdb.com/title/tt1154...

Boosted!

Spooky breakfast this morning. It was delicious!

Holy carp the sun came out this morning and it looks really really wet outside like everywhere.

We considered to do Carolina Renn today since our friends from Atlanta were coming up. We passed on it with all the rain coming in and now our very wet friends are coming to our place to dry off. This is called winning in the end and staying dry.