Damn. It. Can't get this tricked into stability/relative safety w/o adding another 15lb to serve as a brace as no chain angle could avail. 50=Much as a key milestone. So now I either need some weird Olympic 2in dumbbell thing which are costly or things will get Weird trying to force skip up to 65 :/

At long last a chance to catch them all together instead of one or more under the bed.

When the deal was Too Tremendous, but the ancient equipment never foresaw such burdens... CC: @tornis.tv @goldenaxedoom.bsky.social @kittybitgames.bsky.social

First Chorizo and First Yuzu encounter of any sort. Meat tasty and shockingly bereft of fat, drink a revelation as far as what Sprite/7UP/etc SHOULD BE. Tremendous, Needed Dinner

Ashe at Ease~

Mystery Bag via maybe about the state's only import shop, which I introduced to the fiending family friends that had just gotten back from their first trip to Japan.

Surprise gifts from Japan

The After

Sigh

:nods in Yes:

2 Years Ago now since losing Poppy, Far Too Soon, and the weight of the contrast of that loss with the addition now of Berry(+)'s 5 of 6 surviving brood running around is absolutely crushing me in large measure today.

She was my early morn workout spotter, if only she could see how far I've come😢

My mind blown by generosity from afar this day to add some literal spice and warmth to A Holiday and more prone to a severe lack of both. I get to have Great and Greater Meals for the next some months and I absolutely take nothing for granted and am filled with appreciation and gratitude.

Brown Butter Spice Cake! Bakery absolutely went above and beyond to make up for missing out on my b-day doings last year and breaking the aged streak.

Traditional b-day fitness progress pic---Year Of The New Forearms~

Never thought I'd make it to 40, especially given making it to 30 was a real shock. 7'ish years of obsessively working out while lacking gear and all else but still stronger than ever.