{"id":5822,"date":"2023-08-21T20:42:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T03:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/?p=5822"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:39:13","slug":"high-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2023\/08\/21\/high-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"High Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>My trip to ASRS<\/a> in Seattle this year was short but action packed. I headed straight from my red-eye to beat the breakfast line at Bacco Cafe<\/a>, meet with industry folks, stop for Pike Place Chowder<\/a>, and join an IDMC<\/a> work lunch<\/a>, before registering for the conference, presenting my case, and dining seaside at Aqua by El Gaucho<\/a>. Traveling light with no luggage, I squeezed in 9 meetings after my presentation on CRISPR’d monkeys on Sunday, then sampled spicy shabu shabu solo at Qiao Lin Hotpot<\/a> before my flight home. Last weekend, we visited High Hand Nursery<\/a>, where we failed to get a maple tree, but scored some gelato for Westley and fabric and gourd art<\/a> for Melody. We passed Roseville on the way back to shop for a rug and couch for our second-floor landing. Sadly, the buffet at Mefhil<\/a> no longer served goat curry, and neither the chicken n’ waffles at Sarom’s,<\/a> or pizza n’ pasta from Mamma<\/a> were worth writing home about. Westley upgraded to a 20″ Trek<\/a> bike from Facebook<\/a> marketplace, and advanced his board game skills to include chess and Killer Bunnies<\/a>. He also overcame his movie fears to enjoy Arrietty<\/a>, Pom Poko<\/a>, and the Super Mario Bros.<\/a> movie, while Melody and I wrapped up the final seasons of His Dark Materials<\/a> and Picard<\/a>, which nostalgically reunited the TNG<\/a> cast for a final mission. On weekends, we caught up with my old classmate Allen’s family over burgers, then shared leftovers and a movie with Liam’s family as we counted down the last days of summer before second grade begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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