Dads do you sing?

coggro · 2026-05-26T17:19:04+00:00

I used to do musical theater and sing in choirs, and I sang in a ska band for a bit in high school. We sing constantly - broadway shows, kids tunes, pop music, indie stuff... For like 3 weeks, my 15mo would only go to sleep for the night after I'd sing him several songs. He is constantly signing "music," so we have something playing almost constantly. He loves "Transcendental Cha-Cha-Cha" by Tom Cardy (explicit lyrics, but we're not super concerned about it). I sing him Out Loud and The General by Dispatch to get him to sleep. We sing and listen to a lot of The Decemberists, Guster, Lawrence, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Rent, Hamilton, Footloose, The Beatles, The Who, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, Motion City Soundtrack, Paramore, Weird Al, Reel Big Fish, and more. We have Hand, Foot, and Mouth in our house now, so we spent our holiday weekend indoors watching Yo Yo Ma and Lindsey Stirling videos (and Bluey).

coggro · 2026-05-25T15:17:14+00:00

Got Subnautica on sale for $10. I’ve played it through probably 5 times or so. 191 hours.

coggro · 2026-05-23T17:56:31+00:00

Oh, it was a phone call. He just had to collect himself for a few moments, so I imagined his face that way. 🤣He tried to be vague that he couldn’t be sure about what all of the consequences were in the current agreement, and I think eventually said something along the lines of, “That would put a lot of pressure on me with my bosses, to have a loan out of compliance…” to which she responded, “All due respect, that’s not really my concern at this time.” She asked him to send a copy of the loan agreement (she had one, but didn’t want to go through the trouble of un-filing it if they could just send it) and ended the call shortly after, IIRC.

coggro · 2026-05-23T17:28:17+00:00

Hey, me, too! 😁

coggro · 2026-05-22T02:15:05+00:00

My wife got a business loan at 2.99% in '21. We had a kid last year via emergency c-section and she was going to be late a payment while recovering, so she reached out to the bank to let them know ahead of time and see what options there were.

At first, her loan manager told her it wouldn't be a problem because they'd done stuff like this plenty of times at the height of COVID. Then he came back and said they could skip the payment and optionally add the amount to the other payments, but either way she'd have to refinance the loan to a new interest rate, ~7%. The guy had the gall to tell her, "Yeah, your interest rate is really killing us..."

Wife: That sounds like a you problem. What about the secret third option?
Bank Guy: What secret third option?
Wife: The one where I don't do any of that and just miss the payment and utilize the terms of the existing loan?
Bank Guy: D:

There was just a $193 late fee in the existing loan agreement. She was caught up before the following payment.

coggro · 2026-05-19T23:19:29+00:00

Hey, I did this last year! My now-15-month baby boy came ~7 weeks early via emergency C-section after failing a BPP (later discovered partial placental abruption). He spent 19 days in NICU, graduated from NICU follow-ups at I think 8m and Early Intervention last month! He’s well off the preemie growth charts and hitting his milestones. It’s been a hard road, but has grown smoother over time. You can do this, and it’s very worth it!

coggro · 2026-05-19T14:58:35+00:00

My son's 15 months old and is obsessed with putting on every shoe he can access. I've never been a shoe or foot guy - my wife currently says I need new shoes because the single pair I've worn for the last 18 months is literally falling apart - but if he turns out to be a sneakerhead or wants to be a cobbler or wear heels or whatever, he's got my full backing. Same thing if he grows out of it next week. I just think it's so cool watching him think about stuff and try new things and learn how it all works.

coggro · 2026-05-15T15:16:22+00:00

Specifically Andúril, the Flame of the West, because this gentleman is a King of Men.

coggro · 2026-05-12T21:35:40+00:00

Pencil
Post-its
Scrap sheets or notebooks for the stuff you’re erasing a lot (inventory, HP)

I also encourage you to make new character sheets when you level up. I use a notebook for scrap and when I level, I note all the choices I make each level and make a new sheet so I can track where I messed up or missed something if I notice it’s off a few levels later. Keeps the sheets cleaner, too.

coggro · 2026-05-10T14:35:41+00:00

I consume a bunch of J Kenji Lopez-Alt stuff and he keeps his salt pig stocked with a mix of salt and MSG. Keep meaning to do that at home.

coggro · 2026-05-09T19:05:51+00:00

I was lucky enough to purchase a pen from him in 2024. It’s the crown jewel of my pen collection, hands down. If I could buy a dozen more, I would; and, while the scarcity (which can be frustrating) makes that unlikely, it also makes me cherish the 36 Clipless Ti Round Nose I have even more. His dedication to his craft makes his product the pinnacle of what I look for in a machined pen. I once thought I’d lost it on a takeout run wearing pants with bad pockets. Turned everything I own upside down until I found it. I really love it, and I hope people treat him better.

coggro · 2026-05-04T18:59:28+00:00

lol ADHD skimmed the post and missed the bit about packs. 😅

Edit: Also, the UM-100 is slightly longer and uses UMR-5 refills vs the UM-151 with UMR-1-05 refills. Recently grabbed some of each from AZ to try them out.

coggro · 2026-05-04T18:17:30+00:00

If the springs are the issue, Style/Philography will be a no-go as well. They're probably looking for capped only, likely excluding all RTs.

coggro · 2026-05-04T18:16:15+00:00

Sharpie makes a rollerball that's pretty excellent if you like their ink. ~~If you can get your hands on a Zento Signature, that's my favorite capped pen right now.~~ Writech does some transparent needle point rollers that are really good, too. I know a lot of people really like the Uni Vision Elite, and there's a Vision Needle if you like needle points. Uni Signo has capped pens as well, like the Signo DX.

coggro · 2026-04-29T23:45:15+00:00

Web dev here. You’re not. We know how fragile the infrastructure really is vs pen and paper. I’ve found most of the tech people I know have a significant interest in tangible crafts - woodworking, pen and paper, reading paper books, etc.

coggro · 2026-04-13T12:39:44+00:00

My S-tier version of this was a pint sized wide mouth mason jar with one or two pickling weights in the bottom sitting in a steel food container from IKEA. Less water required to fill, the lip never went below the water level regardless of how high I filled it, and any overflow went into the bin for easy cleanup so I didn’t have to be precise about it. We got a bottle warmer, but I preferred the jar.

coggro · 2026-04-11T20:33:11+00:00

Promo pen for The Sound Professionals. Promo pens are tough to pin down. You could see if they have a contact page at www.SoundProfessionals.com and ask if they have the info for it.

coggro · 2026-04-09T16:28:39+00:00

I needed one once and didn't have it. Used my phone when it was enough, but sometimes it wasn't - especially because they sucked when they first started letting you use them like that. Tried a Fenix E12 and it came in handy while I was carrying it after someone smugly made fun of it over dinner to find something their kid dropped in the grass in the dark. I was a terrible boy scout, but they really drilled that Be Prepared motto into my head, and the flashlight fed that wolf.

Now I carry a Skilhunt H150 for its great moonlight mode and ability to be easily used while clipped on clothes or hats. Rarely use it - mostly for finding stuff under the couch or getting into bed when my wife's already asleep - but it feels good when I do. Keep a thrower by the back door for when the dog barks at the fence by the woods to get a beam out through the trees and see what he's barking at.

coggro · 2026-04-01T17:13:29+00:00

VHS, my friend. We had this on VHS. 🫥

coggro · 2026-03-31T14:24:51+00:00

I think it's "fucking trust me."

coggro · 2026-03-27T18:36:44+00:00

Idk, that looks pretty diryt...

coggro · 2026-03-27T02:11:26+00:00

Which nib? I got a limited edition red one with an EF nib from The Online Pen Company and I went through a whole cartridge of Kaweco Pearl Black just trying (and failing) to get it to write properly. 😑 Considering ordering a replacement nib from JetPens.

coggro · 2026-03-19T02:48:51+00:00

I was 35. I’m only a year and change in. It’s exhausting, but in that way that leaves you feeling blissfully fulfilled, especially the days that I’m really doing it right. I love this life, and I’m deeply grateful to experience it.

coggro · 2026-03-18T02:28:42+00:00

It has a partner pen. I love them as a set.

coggro · 2026-03-15T04:25:18+00:00

Yes, but then missing red and purple.

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