Mark provides necessary updates on the state Mario Kart in the household. He likes being a bully to the computer players. Names are difficult. Grant reads the recording timeline too quickly.

Mark brings Eyebeam. Is there any meaning to be taken from dreams? Who cares? Winter driving in real life is exciting enough on its own.

Grant brings Candorville. He quizzes Mark on his ambitions for the future. Mark comes in with a hard dose of reality.

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As is tradition, there is a recap of some excellent food. Grant takes it in stride. Then the quadrennial review happens thanks to data that… Wait… It has an unresolved error. Yikes.

Grant brings Peanuts. Mark immediately takes issue with the talking points, and Grant pivots to eye correction tools.

Mark brings Mt. Pleasant and requests Grant discuss his relationship with antiquated books.

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Mark has a couple stories of things not quite fitting correctly. Grant comes in with  personal experience to waylay future issues.

Mark brings Lost Sheep. All sorts of folks visited suburban houses in the early 2000s. Your hosts have different memories of frozen food/ice cream distributors from the great state of Minnesota.

Grant brings JumpStart. What’s in a mystery? How do you deal with an unknown situation?

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Mark is paralyzed by choice regarding discussion topics over the past few weeks. But your hosts manage to strap themselves in and tackle a few topics that are as unimportant as ever.

Grant brings Lio. He has a couple quick questions that Mark won’t play along with. All of a sudden, your hosts find themselves discussing ostriches and rheas.

Mark brings Nothing is Not Something. Bubblegum tastes like bubblegum.

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After a quick Christmas card check in, Mark discusses his work trip. Speaking of which, neither of your hosts are “jet-setting”, regardless of which definition you choose. Baseball statistics are not infallible.

Mark brings Off the Mark. He’s curious about the noises emitted from phones, particularly those that historically have contained rhythmic elements.

Grant brings Berkeley Mews. Advent calendars? They’re pretty good.

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More updates! Furniture, mail, travel: what a potpourri of miscellany! Mark got a great deal, and discovered a flaw in our new-fangled postal technology.

Grant brings The Born Loser. The only connection Mark is able to make is a piece of fine teenage literature that throws Grant for an incredible loop.

Mark brings Off the Mark. Your hosts reminisce about a simpler time when our phones made noises.

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We’ll keep it simple: no comics were read in the making of this episode. What began as a simple question about phone cases snowballed into Grant learning much more about his phone than he reckoned he would coming into this recording.

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There are updates on some of Mark’s tools. It’s not particularly interesting, but you get what you get.

Grant brings Pibgorn. Mark needs to get over his qualms with the phrasing of a request, but he does his best to interact with the spirit of the conversation.

Mark brings Lard’s World Peace Tips. He attempts to deliver an earnest compliment, and some real advice may have actually been discovered.

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Grant owes some communication, and your hosts explore the metaphorical financial ramifications of being late to a conversation. Advice is swapped both ways.

Mark brings xkcd. What’s the use of a GPS when you know where you’re going? That depends on where you happen to live.

Grant brings Poorly Drawn Lines. Grant attempts to reference something that Mark has very little experience with, and doesn’t even finish his point before the recording ends.

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It’s only been a few days in the real world since the last recording, so your hosts actually remember enough to have some flow between episodes. Why dirty extra dishes?

After a failed segue, Grant brings Calvin and Hobbes. One long-winded transition later, your hosts discuss jargon and ideas in their professional vernacular.

Mark brings Home Free to talk about lost and abused toys from childhood.

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