We recently upgraded this computer station with a new desk and chair, both Herman Miller from Facebook Marketplace. I’m loving the new desk–so wide and luxurious. I’ve been a bit surprised by the much-vaunted Aeron chair, which I’m finding to be less comfortable than my Herman Miller Celle. There’s also a bit of a cigarette musk to it that I’m still working on… but overall this has been a great improvement. This is the desk where I do most of my personal computer stuff, including working on this blog.

At Old Nation Brewing Co. in Williamston, Michigan, drinking a beer named after a Detroit cryptid I hadn’t heard of before: the “Nain Rouge,” or Red Dwarf.

The beer is solid. Apparently it won a silver medal at something called the World Beer Cup. I assume that’s prestigious.

I’m trying to finish ‘Maus’ on deadline for a book club. Today I came across a local phone number mysteriously written between the panels in my copy from the library. I immediately dialed it, and a man picked up. The call lasted about a minute. It was interesting hearing him lower his defenses and open up a bit as I explained the weird reason I was calling. But he had no idea why his phone number was in the book. We wished each other a good weekend.

It has been weirdly foggy lately, apparently because of the rapidly melting snow.

Hearts of palm at Fogo de Chao in Troy, Michigan. A “Brazilian tradition.” The best I can describe the taste is a sort of salty macaroni salad. In my defense, Camilla said that was about right.