2026-01-16 01:30:51
me: *low whistles*
me: "Damn, check out THOSE bollards!"
8yo: "What?"
me: "These metal things. they're nice, aren't they? No drivers parking on this sidewalk!"
8yo: *lays down on one*
8yo: "Yeah, they're good, I guess."
#SafeStreets







![Continuing the email thread, Myhrvold responds to Epstein, "Quite a trick for as long as it lasted..."
Epstein responds, "'Trick' is such a cheap word 😃. The Times' article said they were unable to find [out] who came up with the idea."
Myhrvold responds, "Ok, how about masterstroke, maestro?"
Epstein follows up with, "And you the master baker. Did I pronounce that right?" [for context, Myhrvold was publishing a cookbook at the time.]](https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/116/076/537/170/209/624/small/f8a390c7658e8b4d.png)







![me: "Oh man, it's so nice without mom, dad, and [8yo] here. I get as much screen time as I want. Muahahaha" ?
me: 🤨😀
13yo: Please leave a message at the tone
13yo: BOOOP
me: Damn it, I was talking to the machine again. I always do that!](https://mastodon-usw-cache.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/115/902/631/170/310/788/small/a433d9ef0b4a6ad9.png)










































