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Cake day: September 19th, 2023

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  • New this year for me: four blueberry bushes, two thornless raspberries, one thornless blackberry, a goji berry bush, two dwarf cherries, a fig tree, an elderberry tree, and some sunchokes. Also redoing a sizable portion of my drip irrigation. I wanted to rip my maypop vine out and put a self fertile kiwi in its place but time slipped away from me.

    I always do the usual tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, onions, herbs, pollinator flowers, etc… Putting in a new 2 foot by 20 foot raised bed as well for more annuals. Weirdest annual I’m trying this year is a tromboncini squash that’s supposed to be vine borer resistant.

    My pluot tree is starting to put out its first fruit this year, so that’s also exciting.

    My yard is less than a quarter of an acre, so I’m definitely getting close to all I can fit in it.











  • Sysadmin. I keep an eye on governmentjobs.com (US) and university/school system websites in my state whenever I’m looking for something new. I have a generic resume that I rewrite for each job I apply for using keywords in the job listing. I also always write a cover letter that details why I’m interested in the job and why my experience makes me a good fit. A lot of people say hiring teams don’t read those, but I’ve been told numerous times that my cover letter set me apart. I don’t apply for jobs I’m tepid about, so I don’t waste a lot of time applying dozens of places. I’d estimate if I’m called for an interview, I also get a job offer 75% off the time.

    A lot of people discourage from public sector jobs, but in my experience they pay almost as well as private sector ones and come with better benefits, less stress, fewer mandatory overtime situations, etc.