¶Having dinner with Jake at the Toledo Club tonight. This month’s ZIPZ dinner has a middle eastern menu. Should be delicious!
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¶The river was full of activity today. This is the second ship to pass through the drawbridge. A barge and several small boats did as well.
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A view of the Maumee River from an office in One Maritime Plaza in downtown Toledo, Ohio. A computer monitor on a desk shows a livestream overlooking a street near Upham Beach in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Toledo, Ohio)
¶I love being greeted by the sunrise over the Maumee River when I get into the office in the morning. This morning was twice as nice as I was finally able to view the livestream from the condo on my computer—our patio camera there is slowly (and surprisingly) coming back to life after Hurricane Ian.
¶This is truly a great way to start a day…and a week. Happy Monday!
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¶COVID booster last month, flu shot today. Science for the win.
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¶Filling up.
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¶Six years ago I snapped this picture of eleven-year-old Jake sitting in the cockpit after a vacation flight. At the time, I was clueless as to the significance of the moment, thinking it was only about getting those coveted plastic wings.
¶Yesterday, while driving from Tiffin to Fremont, I looked through the sunroof in my car and watched seventeen-year-old Jake fly directly over me while he made his first flight as a fully licensed pilot. He even gave me a wing-wave.
¶And now I fully appreciate that moment from six years ago - Jake was in awe of the Delta pilot then, and I am in awe of Jake now.
¶He’s officially a pilot, and that’s truly awesome. Congrats Jake! All of your hard work and dedication has paid off, and we’re all incredibly proud of you.
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¶Big day for Jake - check flight for his private pilot license. I dropped him off at Fremont Airport and then made the twenty minute drove down to Tiffin, arriving just as Jake landed. I’ll hang out here for a few hours as he flies with the FAA pilot.
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¶We celebrated with dinner at Inside the Five in downtown Perrysburg. Debbie and Greg and Pat and Denny joined us, with congratulations to Jake all around. I couldn’t get everyone in the photo!
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¶Back in Fremont, Rex was quick to congratulate Jake, and was full of praise for his hard work and professionalism. Jake really looks up to Rex, for good reason, his congratulations really meant a lot.
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¶Jake passed…with flying colors! It’s official, he’s a licensed pilot! He’s worked so hard for this. I’m so proud of him, and excited for him, too. Nice work Jake!
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¶I worked outside a bit as Jake went through the first part of the exam—different take off and landing types. Here he’s approaching from the left.
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¶Jake and Brad, the FAA examiner, got started with a review of the log books for the plane.
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¶Rex gave Jake some last minute advice before leaving Fremont and heading to Tiffin.
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¶First pitch.
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¶Dinner at Inside the Five with Renee and Jake.
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¶Ah, the Detroit Lions did it again. Victory was seemingly in hand…until it wasn’t. In the last minute I mentally prepared for overtime, assuming they would hold the Vikings to a game-tying field goal.
¶Nope. A defensive breakdown left a recover wide open in end zone to give Minnesota, with the extra point, a four point lead with forty-five seconds left.
¶So there’s a chance, right? Yes, there was, indeed, a chance. The Lions even seemed to start a March down the field, but then it sputtered. And then it died when quarterback Jared Goff inexplicably pulled the trigger on the Hail Mary on third down, with time left on the clock for another play. Needless to say his pass was intercepted at the goal line, killing any chance the Lions had at winning.
¶Ah, yes, the Lions did it again.
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¶Jake passed his oral exam with flying colors. The FAA examiner said he did a great job, and was thoroughly prepared. Now he just has to do his check ride!
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¶That photo I just posted is a milestone of sorts for Daystream. It’s the first piece of content I’ve entirely round-tripped through the API. I posted it through the API using my long-standing Drafts/Shortcuts setup, and then viewed it through the Daystream iOS app. There’s still a lot of work to do before the app is ready for launch, but it feels good to have gotten it to this point. Onward!
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¶Hanging out at Senaca County Airport as Jake takes his oral exam with the FAA examiner.
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¶Aaron Judge, rightfully so, is all the talk on sports radio. Standing at 60 home runs for the season, it’s only a matter of time until he catches and passes Roger Maris’s single season home run record of 61.
¶There’s another layer to the story, though, that most people aren’t talking about. Yet.
¶Remember that Judge “bet on himself” before the season started, turning down a truckload of money from the Yankees and, in effect, choosing to use this season as a demonstration of his abilities before entering free agency after the season ends.
¶He’s certainly made the best of it, too. The Yankees are now going to need a second truckload of money to keep him in pinstripes. Don’t feel too bad for the Bombers, though. The team, no doubt, has loaded several trucks full of cash as Judge put butts in the seats, turned on televisions (and phones and tablets), and sold jerseys, hats, and all the other things.
¶I don’t think Judge is going anywhere. He’s a Yankee and will remain a Yankee. It’s just a question of how many trucks the team brings to the table.
¶As a side note, I suspect Lamar Jackson, another superstar athlete who bet on himself by turning down a truckload of money, is watching intently as Judge makes the mold.
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¶Boy the Guardians are playing great baseball. They all but knocked the Twins out of the division race in the last series, taking four out of five. Tonight they kicked off a road series against the White Sox that stands to be the definitive set as the American League Central race winds down.
¶It took extra innings tonight, but the Guardians settled it in the 11th with an emphatic five run effort, ultimately winning 10-7.
¶It feels appropriate to say it while they’re playing in the south side of Chicago — the kids can play.
¶Go Guardians!
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¶Fricking Browns.
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¶Good morning! Up and at it!
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¶Made it home in about 11.5 hours. We had a little bit of rain, but nothing too bad. Mission completed.
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