Why is it that when I try to get ice out of my fridge, it goes painfully slow? But when I accidentally have it set to ice instead of water and I try to fill a small cup with water, suddenly 37 cubes of ice come out at once and fly across the floor?

me: *making breakfast for my family this morning *

wife: Daddy’s making us breakfast because he’s a saint.

daughter: No, he’s not a saint. He’s just a yucky guy.

me and wife: 😲😲🤣🤣

We got a new bookshelf and went through all of our books when we set it up. I’ve been married to my wife for 5 years and didn’t realize she had a bunch of great books I want to read! Of the five shelves of books we had, these are the ones I’m hoping to read soon. What else should I add to my list?

A stack of various books is neatly arranged on a wooden shelf.

What the first week as a senior software engineer actually looks like

This past week, I started a new job as a senior software engineer at Progressive Insurance (contracting via Dexian). Before starting, I read a lot of blog posts and forums online to discover what this job might be like. I wanted to know what to expect and what I could focus on to grow quickly. So now that I’m a week in, I wanted to write my own post about what the first week is like as a senior software engineer.

Green grapes are undeniably better than red grapes. I was surprised to realize this. I think I was prejudiced against green grapes because I like red apples better than green apples.

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I made latte art that roughly approximates a heart. I can’t believe it took me months just to get my first heart. But now that I figured out how to pour in a way to get the foam to sit on top, I’m hopeful I can get the heart mastered soon and then move on to learning the tulip.