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Last year, Eric used moderately intelligent AI to make a little side project to track the average price of a small black cup of coffee. Here is the original version. When we came across a new coffee shop, Eric would pull out his laptop, open a JSON file, manually copy the GPS coordinates of the location, price, and other data. That file fed the rudimentary map, and updated the lowest and highest…
At the end of January Eric sold his gas-guzzler and replaced it with an EV! One of the cool things about an EV is that it has a giant battery that lets you keep the AC/Heat on all night. With seats laid down, a tri-fold mattress, and black-out window covers, the back turns into a ★★☆☆☆ slanted Quality Garden Inn Suites. We tried that out for a few of the nights on our 1,100 mile maiden voyage from…
Hey look , you got our Christmas card! 📢 Big shout out to USPS for making that happen (an instituion that's been around since 1775 )! 📢 FAQ's What’s the lore behind skinny Christmas?? Skinny is the nickname given to Ricky many years ago by some of the coolest people around. He’s ran with the name and has made it a brand. Skinny Christmas cards have been in rotation since 2019 with some pretty…
All the plot holes of a Marvel sequel, all the drama of an ex’s wedding.
It feels important to be curious about your partner’s interests, and to nurture and cultivate each other’s hobbies. New hobbies don’t come easily. Sometimes they feel like things acquired in childhood, carried forward by momentum. Good partners build on that momentum, and great partners send you off in new and interesting directions. Sometimes a little nudge—or in this case, a new sewing machine…
He Said: Peppermint is powerful, use caution! Eric was sick recently and wanted a hot bath. Per his request, I added some essential oil drops to the water. Let me stop and say, I have never purchased oils on my own—these were given to me. Personally, I think essential oils are a pyramid-scheme-cult, like Doterra, that convinces middle-aged women to become low-level drug dealing, minus the drugs.…
A new piece of art. Title: Badum We needed a little something cheeky to fill out this blank wall. We found a framed canvas on clearance at Hobby Lobby and figured we had nothing to lose. We decided on an inspiration piece shortly after but on the day of painting Ricky changed his mind, went in a different direction, and brought the whole thing to life (Eric is very good at hanging things, not…
He Said: Museums for corporate entities, especially those that are still in business and are successful, seem crazy! We shouldn't really call them museums so much as a shrines to which us consumers make pilgrimages. For the Dr. Pepper Museum, this fits. Here we are in Waco, TX, on a hot August afternoon, so that we can wait in line for 30 minutes, so that we can donate to the Keurig Dr. Pepper…
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