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walden, but with deet

spent a few sundays rebuilding the old backyard pond while trying to make this house feel more like mine after years of building spaces for other people. now there are six shubunkins, a waterfall, one annoyed groundhog, two bee stings, and still somehow all the mosquitoes in west philly. walden, but with deet.

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the night the lansdowne theater breathed again

after more than twenty years of fundraising, setbacks, construction, and stubborn belief, friday night’s gala felt like the true celebration of the lansdowne theater’s return. for me, it was about more than saving an old building — it was about helping bring a piece of lansdowne’s soul back to life, honoring my dad’s hometown memories, and seeing a dream finally become real.

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brian tries... songwriting

a goal on my whiteboard since 2018 was to write a christmas song, but lacking musical ability kept it stuck for years. after diving into suno ai, those lyric ideas finally became music — and instead of one song, i ended up with a full christmas album built from childhood memories. i’m conflicted about the ai part, but also really glad the work finally exists. 🎄

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