2025 Week 49-2026 Week 11: Photos
2026-03-19
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Photo of the week (week 49):
Mein Sourdough ist stollen!
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Costco is selling stollen for Christmas. I didn't buy a loaf, but the word "stollen" is funny to me, and I can't help but joke to myself whenever I see it.
Photo of the week (week 50):
First Breakfast
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My wife has never seen the Lord of the Rings movies before. We got our hands on the extended versions, and this weekend, we invited some friends over to marathon all three movies. As part of the fun, she decided to cook all seven hobbit meals: first breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, and supper.
Photo of the week (week 51):
Streetcar Stop
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I visited Kansas City's Country Club Plaza a few nights ago, and I decided to walk around the immediate area. The city recently built a streetcar line to connect the Plaza to its downtown. I'd never visited the station before, and by the look of it, not many others have either.
Photo of the week (week 52):
Closet Remodel
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Our closet has always been a source of frustration. The built-in shelves overlapped each other, significantly reducing our usable hangar space and blocking storage spots. We had enough and went to Ikea this week to buy a new set of shelves. My wife battled through flu to repaint the room, and I assembled the wall-mounts and restocked afterward.
Photo of the week (week 1):
New Years Omelet
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I enjoy cooking with cast iron. For New Years Day, we decided to make a simple sausage and bacon omelet, using some of the leftover ingredients from our Lord of the Rings marathon a few weeks prior.
Photo of the week (week 2):
Keyboard Phones
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I acquired a Unihertz Titan last week--one of the very last new-in-box devices sold in the US. At nearly the same time, I received two F(x)tec smartphones from a fellow hobbyist. My keyboard smartphone collection has suddenly jumped from one device to four. They gathered here for a family photo.
Photo of the week (week 3):
Fans and Dehumidifiers
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At one point during the week, our washing machine's drain hose popped off the back, partially flooding our house. My family immediately came over and helped sop up the worst of the water, but our wooden floorboards swelled up due to the moisture, and water seeped under the baseboards into the drywall. We immediately contacted a restoration company to dry everything out. The noise for the next three days was tough to bear.
Photo of the week (week 4):
Ayinger
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We were invited to celebrate a friend's birthday at a German restaurant in Kansas City. Their alcohol selection included a rotating list of beers the restaurant imported directly from Germany. Tonight's choice was a pint from Ayinger, a brewery located in (appropriately enough) Aying, Bavaria.
Photo of the week (week 5):
Antroid Cable
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We often peruse the clearance section of our local grocery store for deals. Some of them are good, others aren't. This week we were amused to come across this mislabeled micro USB-B cable.
Photo of the week (week 6):
Toffee, Chai and Mocha
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It's usually fairly difficult to capture good photos of our ferrets: they move so quickly that they often appear as mere blurs. This week, however, I managed to catch them just as they were waking up from a nap, so they were still fairly lethargic. This is one of the best photos of them I've ever taken.
Photo of the week (week 7):
Apple Bin
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There is an apple cider mill located near Kansas City, which we visited this weekend to satisfy a sudden craving I had for cinnamon cider. They grow and process the apples themselves, and though visitors can't get close to the machinery, they can still see the storage areas and some of the equipment. This giant apple storage bin stood out to us.
Photo of the week (week 8):
A Lonely Ornament
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My wife had an appointment in Kansas City this week, so in the meantime, I took a stroll around the Country Club Plaza. While walking up one street, I came across a discarded Christmas ornament lying in the middle of the sidewalk. I had to snap a picture.
Photo of the week (week 9):
House on Planks
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My cycling route this week took me through an industrial park. A few private houses are still scattered through the area, whose owners stubbornly refuse to sell to commercial developers and move. This house presumably needed foundation work, and instead of tearing down and rebuilding, the entire house was picked up and placed on stacks of what appear to be railroad ties. I was baffled by the sight.
Photo of the week (week 10):
White Sewing Machine
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A clothing store featured a very old sewing machine in the window. I immediately stopped and stared at it for a few minutes. In our hyper-industrialized world, I find myself fascinated by any relics of old, analog machinery.
Photo of the week (week 11):
Strong Content
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A large anime convention took place in Kansas City this weekend, and one of the games featured there was the original Monkey Ball for arcade. The machine's owner told me that this particular cabinet usually runs a fighting game, and it thus features a bright red sticker saying "Strong Content." The sticker was never removed when he switched the internals to Monkey Ball.
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