Tag: mini vacation

• Sleeping In, Addictions, and Being a Control Freak – Thoughts from February 24, 2025

  

  The best way to start this Thoughts paper is just to start it. I have many things I want to talk about, but don’t know where to begin. The ongoing saga of working on the house continues. I have a few pieces of trim to fix, but we’re down to just finishing the painting. The…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 23, 2025

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• Mini-Vacations, V Day, and New Obsessions – Thoughts from February 16, 2025

  

  Patti and I are back from our mini-vacation and we’re still working on the house. We’re down to painting and fixing some of the trim. It’s going to feel weird when we finish everything. The first day I don’t have to set the alarm to get up on my days off is going to be…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 16, 2025

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• Dessert for Breakfast and Restroom Restrictions, Thoughts from June 18 and 25, 2024

  

  June 18, 2024 I must go back to four days ago. It was June 14, and we ate at Super Sushi in Redlands. We took the leftovers home. Patti also bought two pounds of tiramisu while we were out before we went for sushi. I had some later that night, but Patti had some the…

  Brian Kirwan

  May 13, 2025

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• Celebrating Too Much, Censors, and Living Out of Your Car – Thoughts from June 1, 2024

  

  June 1, 2024 Well, June is finally here. It’s not only the time of gloomy weather, but it’s also the time of Patti and Brian’s anniversary. June 14 is less than two weeks away. We didn’t have a vacation set for this time of year, so I decided to take an extra day off work.…

  Brian Kirwan

  April 1, 2025

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