The best and worst of days

Well today was a joy/poop show. Lets start with the bad:

Bye bye Bruno

We said goodbye to our loyal betta fish, Bruno, after 2.5 years with our family. He was a spunky guy who would swim enthusiastically if you talked or sang to him, and really seemed to enjoy my guitar playing.

Adulting is hard

I won't go into too much detail (being this a SUPER popular and famous blog and all), but adulting is hard. My wife reminded me that sometimes things come to you broken - be they people, relationships, jobs, situations, etc. They come to you broken by no fault of your own, and you have to decide which things can be fixed quickly, which ones require you to dig in and work for days/months/years, and which ones can never be fixed. Making that decision, for me, is rarely easy.

Now for some good news...

Somebody call the Cambulance!

I've been giddy all day because my son Cam started his first day of paramedic training at college (which he loved), then got home for a quick lunch before heading out on an 8-hour ride-along with a local fire department. He has worked so long and hard to achieve his EMT certification in high school and then a full load of generals last semester, and now he finally gets to see what his career will look like in the real world. I'm writing this a few hours before he gets home, but I'm sure there will be much more blog content to come about his adventures.

I am the world's #1 Skittles fan

I have a pretty boring palette and am a man of simple tastes, but I love two things: mint hot cocoa from Caribou, and Skittles. My sister knows this, and got me an awesome Christmas gift: