Joe Cieplinski

Yesterday I got an interesting pizza request: Light parmesan, red peppers, and pine nuts. And then fresh mozzarella and prosciutto on one half only. Ended up with a very interesting look.

Pizza on counter with cheese grater, other items.

Got a request for pesto pizza for the first time tonight. With home made pesto from my neighbor, red bell peppers, Parmesan, and half mozzarella. I like the leopard spotting I’m getting here.

All reports were that it was tasty.

Pizza with pesto, bell peppers.

Iced coffee with cream on granite table.

Evening trees before a cloudy sky, black and white.

Siamese Twins rock formation, blue sky.

View through the Siamese Twins Rock formation in Garden of the Gods, to Pike's Peak in the distance.

stone structure over cloudy sky, black and white

Blue sky, pine tree, grass, reservoir.

Flowers, mesa in the distance. Golden, CO.

Rock face and pine trees against a Colorado afternoon sky.

Winter trees with sun behind, frozen creek.

Pine trees, wispy clouds, and snow.

Flatirons in Boulder, Black and White.

Flat Irons with light snow cover. Trees.

Cliff face at El Dorado State Park.

Winter Bare tree against bright sky. Black and White.

Distant mountains and winter bare trees with clear sky. Black and White.

No matter how many times I try to reinforce the benefits of drinking from his bowl, my cat is going to continue to drink from the Christmas tree water. #mbnov

There is a spot in the crosswalk near my house sporting a patch of black ice, even after much of the street snow has melted. It‘s scared me as I‘ve turned the corner with my car on many occasions. Can‘t imagine a pedestrain or two hasn‘t slipped there. #mbnov

All this mask wearing over the past several months has certainly poured some water on any aspirations of being a superhero I may have still harbored from childhood. #mbnov

Today’s dilemma: What to do with an actual day off. Haven’t had one of those in a very long time. #mbnov

I think I may still need time to adjust to the recent Daylight Savings change. My sleep schedule has been all over the place. #mbnov

Must remember to call the family tomorrow at a reasonable time for Thanksgiving. With time zone differences and such, it’s all to easy to let it get too late. #mbnov

Next time I write up a new contract, I want to include a provision that allows me to skip meetings whenever I want, without providing a reason. #mbnov

It’s hard for me to capture in words the impact on me of having a truly quiet laptop again. Of all the benefits of the new M1 chip, I think the thermal management is perhaps the most under-appreciated. #mbnov