July 20–26, 20261 original post
Elsewhen Has a Guide
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Weekly Dispatches
Original photos, videos, family moments, comic finds, concert plans, cereal investigations, and concentrated dad energy—collected into readable weekly issues.
118active weeks
280original posts
647photos
37videos
Content advisory: May contain Goose migration patterns, comic-book archaeology, sentimental dad posts, breakfast-cereal investigations, and levels of enthusiasm not recommended before coffee.
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Elsewhen Has a Guide
The week closes with a new reader companion for John Byrne’s X-Men: Elsewhen and another corner of the family web officially online.
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2026
July 20–26, 2026
July 13–19, 20261 original post
Father Goose’s Video Cookbook
A family recipe becomes the first entry in a video cookbook built to preserve the useful stuff for Parker.
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July 6–12, 20261 original post
Alaska Is Far Away
Parker’s solo trip reaches Alaska, and the emotional distance turns out to be considerably farther than the map suggested.
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June 29–July 5, 20262 original posts
America 250 and Sunday Together
A patriotic Jackson portrait and a Sunday family photo make a simple holiday-week dispatch.
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June 15–21, 202610 original posts
Goose at MSG: The Family Dispatch
The family flies east for bagels, Central Park, Knicks residue, Goose at Madison Square Garden, and one very happy Father’s Day weekend.
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June 8–14, 202610 original posts
Cereal Conspiracies and Dogs in a Pile
The Cap’n Crunch investigation reaches its theory phase before a Dogs in a Pile show turns into a family-and-friends jam-band warm-up.
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June 1–7, 20263 original posts
Knick History, Couch Tour, and the Missing Cap’n
Family Knicks history, Goose on the television, and another troubling Cap’n Crunch sighting set up a very specific June.
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May 25–31, 20262 original posts
The Missing Cap’n and the Return of the Knicks Shoes
A cereal mystery develops at Target while 1999 Allan Houston shoes are recalled for playoff duty.
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May 18–24, 20261 original post
Sunday Mail Call
Coffee, comics, and a new Myron Lauzon arrival make for an ideal low-key Sunday.
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May 11–17, 20261 original post
Mother’s Day, Then
A Mother’s Day throwback returns to an earlier Parker-and-Stacey chapter.
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May 4–10, 20261 original post
Old Man Friday Night
A deeply respectable Friday night proves that snacks, home, and an early bedtime can be a complete entertainment package.
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April 27–May 3, 20262 original posts
Four Years Later, More of This
The pets remain close, the years keep moving, and the week’s editorial position is simply: more of this.
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April 20–26, 20261 original post
Thirteen Years Later
Another then-and-now post quietly measures thirteen years of family life in two photographs.
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April 13–19, 20263 original posts
Record Store Day and Goose as Co-Pilot
Record Store Day, a strangely perceptive phone, and more pre-summer Goose energy share the weekend.
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April 6–12, 20266 original posts
MoPOP, Toad, and a Very Busy Week
Seattle with Parker, a midweek Glen Phillips show, spring wildlife, and one airport departure make this a full scrapbook issue.
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March 30–April 5, 20263 original posts
Gas Prices and Thunder Buddies
Sticker shock at the pump is softened by excellent desktop companionship and a storm-day pet alliance.
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March 23–29, 202610 original posts
Comics, Cereal, and Couch-Tour Season
A packed week covers breakfast-cereal engineering, comic-shop joy, family errands, streaming Goose, and the return of childhood superhero excitement.
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March 16–22, 20262 original posts
The Dad Lab Returns
A lumpy Lucky Charms experiment and one world-improving pet cuddle remind us that science is mostly persistence and cleanup.
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March 9–15, 20264 original posts
Goose Crossing
The seasonal migration spreads from a St. Patrick’s Day lawn display to dashboard passengers and an actual Novato goose-crossing sign.
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March 2–8, 20262 original posts
The Summer of Goose Takes Shape
Sacramento supplies a giant goose, Dogs in a Pile tickets are secured, and the summer concert map starts looking serious.
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February 16–22, 20262 original posts
Then-and-Now, Mint in Box
Family time travel meets a custom Summer of Goose action figure that is absolutely staying mint in box.
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February 2–8, 20263 original posts
Sunrise, Ruston Kelly, and Twelve Years
A Monday solo show, a Mount Tam sunrise, and another then-and-now milestone fill a very Northern California week.
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January 26–February 1, 20264 original posts
Napa Lights and Coast-to-Coast Goose
Napa’s illuminated art walk shares the week with increasingly ambitious plans for a coast-to-coast Summer of Goose.
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January 19–25, 20261 original post
Seven Years Later
A compact then-and-now family post marks how much changes—and how much remains recognizable—in seven years.
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January 12–18, 20261 original post
MSG: Locked In
The Summer of Goose becomes official when Madison Square Garden tickets land and June suddenly feels much closer.
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January 5–11, 20262 original posts
Peace, Love, and Grateful Dead Marvel
A peaceful pet photo and a newly discovered piece of Grateful Dead–Marvel crossover history start the year in exactly the right lane.
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2025
December 8–14, 20253 original posts
Superheroes, Bluey, and the AI Witness Stand
A culture-heavy week moves from long-awaited comic-book team-ups to Bluey wisdom and a skeptical thought about giving AI every secret.
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December 1–7, 20251 original post
California Girl
One photograph, one familiar smile, and a tiny dispatch with a very clear point of view.
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November 10–16, 20251 original post
Another Tennis Season in the Books
The final match gives way to the annual proud-parent post and another completed season.
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October 20–26, 20253 original posts
Reelin’ in the Years
A week of family time, growing independence, old photographs, and Jackson being reliably excellent.
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October 13–19, 20252 original posts
The Garage Comic Shop Opens
A favorite travel buddy returns, while decades of collecting begin a new chapter as the garage becomes a pop-up comic shop.
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October 6–12, 20251 original post
Company Meeting, Plus One
A Salt Lake City work trip becomes better company with Parker along for the weekend.
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September 29–October 5, 20253 original posts
The Parent Shift
Pets, family-night paperwork, and tennis in the Marin hills: the glamorous machinery of ordinary parent life.
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September 22–28, 20252 original posts
Local Comic Shops and Lonely Packs
Local Comic Book Shop Day brings an Isotope throwback, followed by one last lonely Spider-Man pack that needed a home.
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September 15–21, 20251 original post
Jackson Carries the Week
Jackson brings his bunny along for the evening walk and, without trying very hard, becomes the entire dispatch.
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September 8–14, 20253 original posts
A Grail, a Birthday, and a Hard Day
A complicated week holds room for a long-sought comic, a birthday celebration, and one brief note from a difficult day.
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September 1–7, 20251 original post
Junior Year, Already
The annual school-photo marker arrives, and junior year officially enters the family timeline.
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August 18–24, 20251 original post
One Girl, One Dog, One Ocean
A quiet Ocean Beach weekend, starring Parker, Jackson, and a lot of Northern California horizon.
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August 4–10, 20251 original post
Past, Present, and the Long Way Around
A then-and-now photo pair turns one ordinary week into a compact family time capsule.
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July 28–August 3, 20252 original posts
Jeff Checks and Krypto Capitalism
Comic-book cataloging meets pet-food marketing as Jeff the Land Shark gets a checklist and Krypto gets drafted by Big Pet.
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July 21–27, 20253 original posts
Ozzy, Krypto, and the Fantastic Four
The week holds a goodbye to Ozzy, an enthusiastic movie verdict, and a family agreement that Krypto stole the show.
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July 14–20, 20251 original post
Keep Leaning In, Parker
Two photographs and one proud instruction capture another step in Parker’s growing independence.
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July 7–13, 20253 original posts
My Ladies, Then and Now
Family images from different moments sit together in one affectionate summer dispatch.
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June 23–29, 20252 original posts
Isotope in the Family Tree
Old Isotope photographs show how deeply the shop sits in family history, while AI points the weekend toward Blue Moon Comics.
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June 16–22, 20252 original posts
Father’s Day and a Con in a Comic Shop
A Father’s Day photo set joins a Detroit-area comic shop visit that feels like an entire convention packed indoors.
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June 9–15, 20251 original post
Still the One, Again
Another family photo pairing proves some themes deserve a sequel.
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June 2–8, 20253 original posts
Parker Drives to Isotope
Parker handles the bridge, city streets, parking, Isotope Comics, and the full-circle trip from baby stroller to driver’s seat.
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May 26–June 1, 20253 original posts
BottleRock, the Last Previews, and Quiet AI
BottleRock supplies the life slices, Marvel Previews may reach the end of an era, and AI is used with suspicious discretion.
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May 19–25, 20252 original posts
Still the One
A then-and-now family pairing leads into a perfect music-filled day with the girls.
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May 12–18, 20254 original posts
Comic-Con Weekend with Spider-Punk
A full convention weekend produces comics, deals, crowds, programs, and a perfectly placed Spider-Punk.
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May 5–11, 20253 original posts
Thunderbolts and Mother’s Day
The Marvel movie journey continues with Parker before the family turns its attention to celebrating Stacey.
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April 7–13, 20252 original posts
Detroit Believes and The Littlest Wolf
Playoff energy in Detroit shares the week with an AI-assisted children’s story about Jackson the rescue dog.
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March 24–30, 20251 original post
Heading Home Early
A brief travel-week post turns toward home and Parker.
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February 24–March 2, 20251 original post
Detroit Pizza, Anchovies Included
A dedicated food dispatch makes the case for Detroit-style pizza with buffalo mozzarella and anchovies.
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February 17–23, 20255 original posts
One Million Miles and Marvel Co-Pilots
Detroit brings Father John Misty, Ice Cube, a million-mile flight milestone, and another chapter of the MCU journey with Parker.
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February 3–9, 20252 original posts
GoldFord and a Petty Cover
Date night with GoldFord becomes a two-part concert dispatch, complete with a Tom Petty cover.
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January 20–26, 20251 original post
Detroit, Here Comes the Cold
The workweek heads to Detroit with winter gear, lowered expectations, and respect for the temperature.
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January 13–19, 20251 original post
Watching Parker Drive
The family’s newest milestone is experienced through a tracking app and a very surreal dad perspective.
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January 6–12, 20251 original post
Side by Side
Another then-and-now pairing puts the passage of time into two photographs.
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2024
December 30, 2024–January 5, 20252 original posts
Then, Now, and the First Weekend of 2025
Two photo pairings open the year by placing family memories beside the present day.
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December 23–29, 20241 original post
Sixty Feels Good
Birthday coffee with Parker starts a new decade on exactly the right note.
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December 16–22, 20241 original post
The Tissue-in-the-Sleeve Era
A stock photograph documents the exact moment practical preparedness begins to feel suspiciously like getting older.
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December 9–15, 20241 original post
Sixteen Looks Good on Parker Jane
A birthday portrait and a dad’s note mark Parker’s sixteenth year.
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Driving and the Tsunami All-Clear
Parker begins driving, Northern California gets an alarming alert, and the week ends safely.
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November 18–24, 20242 original posts
David Shaw Up Close
A David Shaw show delivers the kind of close-to-the-stage music night that makes live performance feel immediate again.
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November 4–10, 20242 original posts
Homecoming Paradeapalooza
Halloween appears reluctant to leave, while Parker and friends take over downtown for homecoming parade fun.
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October 21–27, 20242 original posts
Stan Wins the Point-Counterpoint
A photo-only comic moment leads into a playful comparison of two same-week books, with Stan taking the round.
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October 7–13, 20241 original post
Why Is Everyone Praying?
A Wednesday comic haul accidentally forms a very specific visual theme when the covers are placed side by side.
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Bad Monkey, Great Tom Petty Covers
The television show may be the excuse, but the Tom Petty-heavy soundtrack is the real weekly recommendation.
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September 23–29, 20243 original posts
Pulps, Pancakes, and a Book-Lover’s Paradise
A Detroit book warehouse inspires joy, vintage paperbacks come home, and the pancakes stay proudly local.
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September 16–22, 20241 original post
Sonoma Charm
One photograph captures a simple Northern California Sunday with no further argument required.
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September 9–15, 20242 original posts
Unwatchable, Then Stacey’s Birthday
A terse sports review gives way to the week’s much more important event: Stacey’s birthday.
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September 2–8, 20242 original posts
Making the Team
Grades, focus, tennis, and Jackson’s sideline support make this a proud-parent sports dispatch.
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August 19–25, 20243 original posts
Tennis Practice and Nikka Costa Plans
Parker makes the tennis team, Nikka Costa tickets land, and Post Malone unexpectedly turns toward country.
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August 12–18, 20241 original post
An Early Birthday for Jason
Five photographs arrive a few days early for the one-and-only brother’s birthday.
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August 5–11, 20242 original posts
Heroes, High Notes, and Reporting Live
Heroes and High Notes goes online, then the week shifts to lake time and a cheerful field report from summer.
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July 29–August 4, 20243 original posts
Let’s See Where This Goes
A new creative idea begins to take shape amid smiles, cookbooks, sketches, and the useful uncertainty of starting something.
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July 22–28, 20242 original posts
Does Not Suck: Family and the Ocean
A very large place to sit shares the week with family photographs, coastal air, and time beside the Pacific.
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July 15–21, 20241 original post
Of Course We Found Comics
A family outing reaches its inevitable and welcome conclusion: eight photographs of the comics discovered along the way.
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July 8–14, 20242 original posts
Weekend Pickups and a New Stage Name
A possible concert alias and a fresh stack of weekend finds make a compact collector dispatch.
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July 1–7, 20242 original posts
Co-Pilots and Ziggy
The road-trip crew gets assembled and the week ends with a full musical salute to Ziggy.
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June 24–30, 20245 original posts
Napa, Jackie Greene, and the Ticketmaster Queue
A frustrating Sabrina Carpenter ticket chase is redeemed by family date nights, a Napa rooftop, and Jackie Greene close to home.
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June 17–23, 20243 original posts
Quiet Pets and Wrecking Crew Treasure
Jackson and Stan Lee model peaceful coexistence while a hidden Wrecking Crew gem turns up for the music shelf.
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June 10–16, 20244 original posts
Father’s Day on Vinyl
Comic-comment-section humility gives way to modern vinyl and a Father’s Day haul selected by Parker and Stacey.
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June 3–9, 20242 original posts
Cover Versions: The ’70s Edition
A pair of reading stacks revisits classics from the seventies before the chronological march moves toward the eighties.
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May 27–June 2, 20247 original posts
Silver-Age Spidey and the Turntable
Spider-Man cover archaeology, bargain comics, a newly spinning turntable, California scenery, and some almost-Marvel history pack the week.
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May 20–26, 20241 original post
Another Gem for the Collection
A single comic-book image marks one more carefully chosen addition to the collection.
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May 13–19, 20241 original post
Flash Returns
Warm weather officially begins when Flash the backyard turtle emerges for another season.
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April 29–May 5, 20242 original posts
Patio Season
The patio gets refreshed for playoff evenings, then Sunday begins with church and Parker.
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April 15–21, 20243 original posts
Buzz Covers, Coke, and Record Store Day
Sweet Buzz cover art, a mainstream Coca-Cola moment, and Record Store Day compete for the week’s collector attention.
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April 1–7, 20242 original posts
The Covers Spoke
New comics, old comics, swap-meet color, and one New York Batman arrive because sometimes the covers make the decision.
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March 25–31, 20242 original posts
From Homer to Hendrix
San Marin covers the cultural spectrum, while a family thank-you closes out Easter weekend.
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March 18–24, 20241 original post
The Home Office Gets a Spinner Rack
The home office crosses an important threshold: it now has a working comic-book spinner rack.
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February 26–March 3, 20241 original post
One More Spider-Man Cover
A photo-only comics post adds another colorful Spider-Man appearance to the growing cover collection.
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February 19–25, 20243 original posts
Madame Web, Knicks, and a Chainsaw to the Head
Teen critics review Madame Web, Thursday brings the Knicks and cupcakes, and the cover of the week goes cheerfully over the top.
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February 12–18, 20243 original posts
Monday Chill and Back-Issue Sunday
Family downtime, a well-spent outing, and a Blue Moon Comics back-issue run bookend the week.
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February 5–11, 20242 original posts
Coffee with PJ
A small experimental treat and coffee with Parker make a simple Saturday dispatch.
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January 29–February 4, 20241 original post
Building the 1989 Collection
Watts Music helps the household continue assembling a Taylor Swift 1989 collection one physical release at a time.
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January 22–28, 20242 original posts
A Girl, a Beach, and No Football
A break in the storms creates a beach day with Parker, followed by a Sunday reminder that football is not the only available entertainment.
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2023
December 18–24, 20231 original post
Originals Only
A compact comics dispatch featuring clean original editions and a firm no-facsimiles policy.
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December 11–17, 20231 original post
The Holiday Binge Stack
The end-of-year reading and watching pile is assembled, ambitious, and absolutely not getting any smaller.
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November 27–December 3, 20232 original posts
Almost Fifteen
A good day to be Parker J becomes a small countdown to fifteen and a proud-dad snapshot of the person she is becoming.
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November 6–12, 20231 original post
Hunter S. Thompson, Courtesy of AI
The twentieth-anniversary celebration continues with a wonderfully strange AI-assisted tribute in full gonzo mode.
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October 30–November 5, 20232 original posts
Twenty Years with Clarkston
A family trip to Orlando celebrates two decades with Clarkston Consulting and the people who made the milestone possible.
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October 23–29, 20231 original post
Powderpuff Parker
One photo set, one school tradition, and a week devoted entirely to Parker’s powderpuff moment.
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October 16–22, 20232 original posts
Biology Wins and Halloween Systems Check
Parker earns a biology victory and the 2023 Halloween costume passes its full operational test.
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October 9–15, 20231 original post
Fifteen Years, Rendered in Cheese
The fifteenth anniversary portrait is romantic, pixelated, and—most importantly—constructed entirely from photographs of cheese.
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October 2–8, 20234 original posts
Friday Night Lights and a Very Good Irish Sunday
Throwback photos, San Marin football, one of those days, and a one-sided Irish win fill the first week of October.
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September 25–October 1, 20232 original posts
Daughter’s Day in the Old Home Town
A proud Daughter’s Day post rolls directly into a family return to the old home town.
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September 18–24, 20233 original posts
Homecoming, Knicks Countdown, and Sleeping Coworkers
The home-office pets nap through the week while San Marin dominates homecoming and the Knicks season gets one month closer.
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September 11–17, 20232 original posts
Stacey’s Birthday and Batman Day
A birthday tribute to the heart of the family shares the week with the annual celebration of Gotham’s most prepared citizen.
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September 4–10, 20234 original posts
Silver-Age Spidey and a $25 Treasure Hunt
An end-of-summer family day leads into clean Spider-Man finds, live Neil Diamond, vintage home chemistry, and a hidden Napa-area shop.
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August 28–September 3, 20235 original posts
Taylor Tickets, Bacon, and Jonny Quest
The week moves from baked bacon and Eras Tour movie tickets to superhero drinks, unexpectedly lethal Jonny Quest episodes, and coffee.
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August 21–27, 20234 original posts
Parker Picks and Friday Night Lights
A birthday, Parker’s weekly comics, a mojo-dojo milestone, and San Marin’s first home game make for a full family week.
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August 14–20, 20232 original posts
Napa Books and Not Caring About X
Book shopping with Parker supplies the joy; Twitter becoming X supplies a question nobody in this household urgently needed answered.
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August 7–13, 202310 original posts
Portland, Project MOBI, and a Comic-Shop Time Machine
A successful SAP launch gives way to Portland book malls, Bronze Age comics, Spider-Punk hunting, and a comic shop that feels preserved from 1989.
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Go-Live at Midnight
A quiet dispatch from SAP cutover weekend, when confidence, caffeine, and a Monday go-live were all traveling together.
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July 24–30, 20233 original posts
Jeff, Taylor, and Flash the Turtle
The restored archive opens with Jeff the Land Shark, a Taylor Swift merch expedition, and the backyard return of Flash the turtle.
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