I took a half day Friday and rolled up to New Brunswick in Aaron’s Mini to pick him up for a weekend visit. He brought two friends back with him who live locally. We hit the Double Eagle for wings last night and had a fine time. He and I also grabbed hot pot again at the same place we went to when we visited last spring. It was once again excellent and I was both stuffed and over-salted by the meal. We both remarked we’d go back again when we stopped to refuel the squad at a Wawa in Vincentown on the way home.

Mudhen Wildwood Haze

The aforementioned Double Eagle has Mudhen’s Wildwood Haze on tap, and I tried it Friday when the four of us went out. I’m really loving the NEIPA style wherever I try it.

Cleanshot X

I take a lot of screenshots. I used them for this site, of course, but I send images throughout the day via email and Messages. The built-in feature in macOS generally works fine for me, and I’ve never had much to complain about the feature, especially considering the options it’s gained over the years, including screen recording and other options.

I grabbbed Cleanshot X when it was part of a software bundle deal a while back, and it’s definitely a worthy utility if you take a lot of screenshots. I love how the thumbnail of the image remains pinned to the corner of the screen until you do something with it or dismiss it, and the fact that you can hop right into your screen grab and edit it using Cleanshot instead of switching to another application. This even works for screen recordings.

You can do other cool stuff with screenshots, including hiding the documents on your Mac’s desktop when you take a screenshot.

Bic Gelocity Gel Pens

I always shop for pens whenever we end up at our local Dollar Tree. They often have Sarasa pens for a buck apiece, and once I got this Bic Gelocity, which I love for its smooth writing, giant barrel, and curvy appointments.

Home (Reprise)

As a psychologist, I’ve always been interested in our individual internal experiences. I wrote back in August, while we were on vacation, that I imagined both the hesitation and excitement of living in the space between graduating high school and moving away to college must be a dense space. I should know–I lived it, too.

But we’re all different, and can only know each other’s thoughts and feelings through the imperfect media of language and supposition. I wondered, too, about how Aaron might feel on his first visit home, after some time away: how it might feel familiar and comfortable, but also how this first momentous step towards independence colors the shelter and safety of home. It’s been great having Aaron home this weekend, and Rhonda and I are both looking forward to the upcoming parents weekend for a two-night visit.