Today’s 3 good things:
- Did a thing that made me nervous and uncomfortable, even though I felt like backing out. Turns out I didn’t like the experience, but I’m still glad I tried.
- Wore my Kindness/Inclusion hoodie while picking up food, and the guy behind the counter complimented me on it (I share this to show that good folks, like the restaurant worker, are still out there)
- First thunderstorm of the year tonight
1. @thestorygraph app to track my reading
2. That day of an illness where you've turned the corner and start feeling better
3. While Mary Poppins suggested a spoonful of sugar, I prefer a spoonful of peanut butter
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Saturday, March 29 
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1. New couches arrived today on time and look better than I’d hoped. My living room is back in feng shui harmony, & the little patio rock garden with annuals & bonsai is more visible just outside the slider.
2. Vagabond son & DIL’s three-truck caravan to Phoenix today has been an easy & safe 800 miles — they’re almost home.
3. Finished & crossed off the oldest (at least six months) item on my to-do list! 
4. Bonus: Granddaughter No. 3 texted new pics of her Ollie, since I quit Instagram. 
- Spent the day with 3 friends just tooling around and enjoying the day.
- Staying in a cabin for the weekend with these same 3 friends.
- Enjoying a glass of champagne this evening.
1. My presentation today went well, and I got lots of good questions.
2. The coffee and chocolate expo was amazing - it was neat to find lots of small farmers and cafes that also grow beans.
3. Stumbled across tons of families out flying kites at sunset by one of the Spanish forts. The photo doesn’t even begin to capture the magic of it.
Hi! It’s damian. I sent out a bunch of follows based on who I “think” I was following in my kitty social account (I’m sure I forgot some and added others I wasn’t following haha, sorry…I’m not really on top of this stuff)…but spun up this account in case kitty.social is a longer term outage.
I don’t have any backups (I need to get better at that), so I may have lost everything, but the important thing is the friends we made along the way! …but I may have lost all of those too 
Anyway, just some context as to why you got a follow request from someone that appeared to (I think) be following you already.
Proceed to accept, disregard, or block as you see fit. Just know that I will continue to think the world of you regardless. 
And the incident with the restraining order, and me wearing a dinosaur costume while playing the tuba in your backyard at 2 am? You were completely justified in your actions…and your stamina when it came to throwing things at me from a 2nd floor window was unparalleled!! And your accuracy? Breathtaking.
Anyway, stay tuned for more sketches, doodles, #fountainpen and #3goodthings related posts soon.
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damian
1. Started reading Thirsty by Mia Hopkins.
2. Played Race for the Galaxy on BGA with @peterdrake at lunchtime.
3. Worked out a plan for organizing and culling our digital photos.
1. I've never tried to grow honey-flower alyssum here, but the garden center has tables full of it in full bloom right now, both white and purple. I stuff my nose into it like a bee and let the hardwired associations do the rest in my brain: health, vigor, success, plentitude, joy, my zenith on some other shore in some other spring, all in memory.
2. I put up the last of the apples, and covered the peels for vinegar.
3. I talked with a very young person today. It was inspiring!
1. Watched The Emperor's New Groove for the first time, it was great!
2. Had a lovely last day of this gorgeous trip.
3. I'm so lucky to live in such a bonny country!
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1) I was strongly encouraged to apply for the PhD I enquired about today, so I did!
2) I had a very talkative and thoughtful research participant in today’s interview, I learned a lot
3) My dinner for one was delicious, I think I’ll make it every time Tom’s away!
1. Husband and I landed in Washington, DC to find joy in the Heart of Darkness. Found it! The city is abloom with cherry blossoms. (Photo attached)
2. Wandered into the spectacular National Museum of the American Indian. I hope the fascist regime doesn’t erase this, too. (Photo attached)
3. Texted my Michigan friend group just now that we need to find joy whenever and wherever. I feel JOY is an act of rebellion, as long as you are actively fighting in some way, too.
1. My family member in Northern Thailand is safe following the earthquake nearby
2. Long but productive phone call with my son’s service provider
3. Did some rock clambering. Spotted one unknown flower, and white seamed rocks like the work of line painters gone off piste
Tonight's #3GoodThings and the nightly #GermanShepherd post are all in one. This book is finally done and about to be released on April 1. I'll probably have more to say about it in days to come, but that will require a thread. For this moment, a cover photo and link are enough.
- the grumpy customer, who in his email had threatened with suing, was pretty ok after he couldn't reproduce the problem
- #TheDiplomat is hilarious, thank you, @AncestryRoads
- successfully pushed out the second release this week (of the previous major version)
- bonus: really nice first time video meeting with a colleague from Belgium, I had been occasionally chatting with in the last months
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Thursday, March 27 ️
1. Cleaning angels just left, I have clean sheets, & my house is ready for the monster sectional to leave & new couches to arrive Friday/Sat.
2. A change in weather incoming with achy joints, but also with good Rx available.
3. Got my hummingbird alert that the feeder was empty — he didn’t even have to use the Signal app — hovering right outside the slider works so well.
4. Bonus: Youngest granddaughter was included in an Instagram “Orange Cream Coca-Cola” commercial filmed at Univ. Of Tennessee.
1) that I don't have to spend all my time at work
2) cashew chicken from my go-to Chinese restaurant
3) i ordered a custom cosplay outfit at the beginning of the month and just got shipping confirmation
Three Good Things
1. I was in the right place at the right time and had the right knowledge to help a complete stranger (while his little grandson watched). It felt really, really, good.
2. See number 1
3. See number 1
#Gratitude
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#DreiGuteDinge
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#Kindness
#Strangers
#3goodthings (early-to-bed edition)
• I am a flat-owner! Took some stuff over, mainly in order to declutter the lodging room, (where I remain for a few more nights).
• I can see a little further into the future now.
• I’m also a little saddened to be leaving the temporary community of kind lodgers. (My awareness of the sadness is the good thing.)
- lots of overtime, which I can burn during #April2025ConnectAThon at #WikiTree in a few weeks
- getting used to not being able to sleep for a few hours in the middle of the night, instead of twisting and turning, I'm trying to do some Flo/#genealogy tasks. I know I will be tired after some time and still can sleep a bit usually
- found the reason for a customer problem on my local PC after searching at his for over an hour
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1) I slept better and consequently had so much more energy
2) I went to Joy of Journaling, where funnily enough the topic was energy levels
3) I had some enthusiastic responses to my research interview invitations
