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1:09 PM Just came back from lunch at the new Thai place on Elm.|

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# Tue Feb 10, 2026

- 7:31 AM · Ran out of Cheerios. Averted disaster with pancakes — everyone was fine.
- 9:26 AM · Call with Raf went better than expected — turns out we were thinking the same thing all along.
- 11:02 AM · Sent the proposal to Brennan & Co. Three weeks of back and forth, finally done!
- 1:09 PM · Just came back from lunch at the new Thai place on Elm.
- 2:33 PM · Long review with the team. Slow but we got there.
- 5:03 PM · Done for the day! Going to pick up the kids.
- 7:37 PM · Hive after dinner. Andy is starting to beat me without my help!
- 10:55 PM · Reading Sagan. "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

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