Learned today that I would be taking my 21 y/o son with special needs to his sleep study this evening. If you have an imagination, imagine a night on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, trying to get all the EEG electrodes in someone who has sensory overload and doesn’t handle it well. That’s kind of it. Just tryin to keep it real. This young man is a gentle giant though and wouldn’t hurt a fly. Anyway, shout out to all the mom’s and dad’s of kids with something special going on. You make the world go round.

It’s hard to believe how fast they grow up. This daughter is getting married in May… She has a desire to be a great mom, a loyal and devoted wife and definitely a great friend. So thankful to be her dad. When you meet someone like her, you won’t forget. She’s a difference maker. We are given an opportunity to be fruitful and multiply. It’s our opportunity to create a proof of work right in our homes. Do you see it yet?

GM ☕️ So fun watching my fellow bitcoiners. Lots of advice on how to live. It’s great seeing y’all figure it out. If you’re raising a family you’re on your way. #alwayslearning #homesteading #homeschooling #nostr #coffeechain

Long rant, buckle up 🇨🇦🇺🇸 friends @SBNation Has an article today ragging on Team USA’s men’s hockey gold medal celebration, was “everything the NHL was trying to avoid.” Good, maybe the NHL will pull their collective DEI, woke head out of their —-. What a bunch of crap. Your take on this was so one sided and politically motivated. Not one word about the honorable conduct they displayed after the game, their respectful shaking hands, the well done and respectful interviews. 🇺🇸 Not one peep about the respectful conduct in the honoring of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau by skating with #13’s jersey on their victory lap and/or bringing the two young Gaudreau children ONTO THE ICE for the team’s championship picture. 🇺🇸 You could not have had a more authentic and sincere and self sacrificial moment than that scene after an epic game like that. RIP Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. @Gaudreau5K It was one of the hardest fought 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 battles for the gold medal ever. The first period was the fastest hockey anyone has probably ever seen (IMO). Both teams were stacked and either team could have won. Both battled to the absolute end. This is what hockey players do, but that wasn’t the story that was written. Where have you been for 46 years? Did you even know our guys lost a well fought match back recently at the Four Nations Tournament. It’s 2026 and the tide has shifted, for we have waited forty-six long years for this victory. News Flash 💥Canadians🇨🇦 that think hockey is “their” game are only trying to convince themselves. Nobody took “your” game. We learned a lot from you. Thank you for being so good at it. What I witnessed of Team Canada while the silver medals were being given to them was nothing less than a repugnant attitude of “how awful to have to stoop so low as to receive this silver POS with this stupid teddy bear thing”. Disappointment? Sure. Angry? Ok. But what Team Canada displayed during the medal ceremony was more a display of thankless repugnance and less an example of humility and sportsmanship. Y’all play some of the best hockey on earth BUT you are not good sportsmen and we saw what you are made of. Everyone can tell who winners are by when they lose AND when they win. It just shows. The only graceful receipt of his silver that I watched was Canadian Mark Stone #61. I have taught others and my own kids both hard work and sportsmanship. @TeamCanada men’s hockey could learn from young kids about how to take a loss. It’s okay to lose a frickin game you idiots. We all know you wanted the gold. Thank you for providing us with the game of a lifetime against Team USA, but know this: the hockey world no longer revolves around Canada. It was your turn to lose gracefully. We all saw how well you received it. Oh yes, one more thing for Team Canada men’s hockey and SBNation that may cheer them up: “If at first you don’t succeed, fry, fry a hen”

@npub17e8h...xyw5 and I met last night. Really cool business, looking forward to freshen my vehicle with his handmade air freshener kit. Nice work Mike! See you soon.

It’s GM somewhere! Happy Friday y’all!

GM nostr! It is -6F here, not usual for this area. Do something kind today. It brings a warmth that nothing else does. That and enjoy an excellent cuppa hot joe

GM It’s never too late to read Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Keep reading to your little ones. I read this to her long ago and guess what she got this Christmas? #reading

GM ☕️

My middle daughter got very dressed up to go to her (second) annual tradition of attending the Nutcracker, with her guy. I am proud of them, understanding they want to establish traditions in their life together. Making memories is one thing we’ve instilled in our kids: never take today for granted. Make the most of every day, for we only know a small bit of our story.

GM! I found a nice gently used kids guitar at the local thrift. This will be my kid’s second one. First one he beat on pretty good, neck is broken, missing a couple strings now. He now knows if he were ever to get a new guitar he’d have to treat it much better than his last one. He’s all in, so he says. Recently he’s been listening to the BeeGees and today he’s into “You Should Be Dancin’”. Thankful for this kid, who doesn’t whine about not enough time on a device. Just pivots to something else like playing “music”. Cultivating low time preference takes time. Seeds sown develop slowly, but it’s the most valuable time I’ve spent. Absolutely rich beyond measure. Also teaching humility which doesn’t come naturally to our sinful flesh. Anyway, that and homemade sourdough toast, @Oshi butter and good conversation with my boys makes this a day to remember. ☕️ Doesn’t always look like this but today this is productivity this morning. Building character, one hour, one day at a time.

GN sleep tight, don’t let the sharks bite

Circular economy. Some may boast about this or that but I think this is another opportunity to exercise humility. Find basic food items locally and then help others get connected. Lead by example for your kids to emulate. They’re watching you 😊 This may seem a daunting prospect but really it can start simply and small. I’m still learning but I think this is the way. I’ve been working to onboard some local friends to bitcoin, to accept Lightning payments for food products I currently pay for in fiat. My goal has been to keep money in my local community (who need income!) as they produce food my family will consume. I look in my fridge and say: “what else can I live without or replace with something sourced locally?” Be encouraged if you’re a producer. Be encouraged if you’re trying to do the above like me. Be encouraged, but most of all keep going, keep pushing forward. In my previous work as a contractor I once paid a guy for some coaching. One of the best lessons for me was his comment: “80% of the people who want to do business with you don’t know about you yet.” And here we have nostr, and we can just do stuff.

Saturday I went to the secular religion gathering in Ann Arbor to watch grown men throw a leather thing around and get all excited about numbers and forcing each other to the ground. Once in a lifetime trip for my son and I, because we could still barely afford to go. Sat near the OSU marching band. 🎶 Stack sats or stack memories? It’s always the dilemma. Was a learning experience for he and I we will not forget, mostly excellent with some great teaching moments 👀😅 Always #homeschooling

Good morning friends

“The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.” Proverbs 12:16 ESV Notes: Self control is characteristic of the wise. The fool reacts too strongly and too soon, destroying relationships. The wise person leaves the way open for reconciliation. (The Reformation Study Bible)

Had a content creator friend tell me his audience is on TikTok, pretty sure that’s not my jam.

@BTCforPlebs doing the nostr wallet connect thing on the Lightning node with @Boadee today! From one pleb to another, building the network and making Orange 🌽 stronger. Because we just do stuff.