Dr. Thomas —

And the 5K is OVER!!! No major problems, everything ran super smoothly! Obviously there were some things to improve on next year, but overall it was a rousing success! Now to put it out of my mind until January when we start planning for NEXT year’s 5K!

The race is tomorrow, and we’re just a couple of runners shy of tripling our entries from last year. This has been insane!

This was another crazy win. Been a big day!

Same vibe:

Guess this means I have to go hiking and play with ham radio before every Auburn game! Aww, shucks!

Love a good Double Eagle! #auburn

WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!

We screamed when that fumble happened, and it scared our two year old so bad that she pooped…. Not our best parenting moment, but… worth it.

signs it is fall: 1. leaves falling 2. chilly in morning 3. Auburn powering up to ruin something

My thoughts at the half: We look ok?? Georgia definitely struggling on their own without our help. But we’ve made some good plays! That late INT was beautiful. Overall I’m Auburnistically optimistic. #auburn

Absolutely beautiful throw by Brown, just… you’ve gotta catch that!!! Couldn’t have placed it more perfectly! Ugh! #Auburn

Got out to play with the ham radio on a beautiful day! Parks on the Air (POTA) at US0161, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. 35 contacts on three different bands. Not bad!

Today in Millennial Dad Brain: “Peepee in the morning, peepee in the evening, peepee at supper time! When you peepee in the potty, you can go peepee anytime!”

Had a couple of pieces of mail get lost in the last few weeks. This most recent one is just a little ironic: It’s stamps. That I ordered from the Postal Service. They lost their own damn mail. If you know me, you know that I love the Postal Service, but come on, man!

Fun week to be an Auburn bye week.

Realizing Auburn has a bye this week, like

So excited to have @channel6.bsky.social sponsor our run!

Ok, that was a brilliant play call!

All I can see whenever Tennessee wears gray.

I am about to lose all of my shit at this Auburn team.

First race back since my Achilles injury a while back: The Cullman Oktoberfest 5K — 27:23. Was 5th in my division, so I’ll take it! Feel like I probably could have pushed a bit more, but was a little hesitant to fully open it up given the past injury.

Today we hit our goal for runners signed up for the 5K I’m directing! At this rate, we’ll beat our stretch goal! We have almost twice as many runners as last year, and still have 3+ weeks to go!

Came across a skunk on my run this morning and for a hot second thought I was going to get sprayed, which really would have put a damper on the talk I’m supposed to give at the local Historical Society today!

God, LinkedIn just sucks. Like, it’s always kind of sucked, but now it’s just a place where AI grifters are using AI slop to sell AI to other AI grifters, and it’s just so bad! It’s like an infection!

The number of times I’ve gotten this exact response from various agencies and departments about records I KNOW exist is too goddamn high. And I don’t have the time or budget to fight it… which is what they’re betting on. Pisses me off to no end.

I was at Hummelwald Forest recently, again taking shelter from the rain the rain, when I noticed unusual activity in a nearby puffball forest.  It turns out that falling drops of rain were striking the puffballs and causing spores to eject. Very cool. 🍄📷  🍄 #FungiFriends  #Mushrooms 🌿

Sorry, late to the party, but is Bama sponsored by the concept of building submarines?

No idea why, but I’ve had Ray Stevens’ “Surfin’ USSR” stuck in my head for like three days… youtu.be/k_aogC5DE9o?...

I think the thing that has just been getting to me lately is how selfish everyone seems to be. Like that used to be a source of shame, and now people post it proudly, beckoning others to do the same.

On this trip, I managed to get out to three different beaches with the ham radio. Made contacts in the US from Florida to Utah up to NY. Made DX contacts to Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, and the Caymans. Also just got to enjoy beautiful beaches with lots of wildlife! Overall not a bad trip!

Successful beach POTA this morning! US-3664

Missed a bunch of the Auburn game today due to travel, but managed to catch some of it on the radio and the tail end on TV. Hooray for being undefeated!

Going to the beach tomorrow and staying for a week! So, today while I do work, I’m going to be smoking a 13lb pork butt to take with us. A much-needed vacation is almost upon us!

one of my college bff's family grew up down the street from Dolly. Carl forgot his wallet and asked Ben's family to cover the cost of his taxi. Dolly came down the next day, in full glam, and gave them a check for the cost while sassing Carl for being forgetful.

I do wonder how much of this is due to consumer backlash and how much is due to the EU’s policies forcing their hand.

Managed to get outside and go for a walk through the woods today. Highly recommended, even if it is hotter than hell outside!