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The Diary of Noah Thorsen: November 4, 2025

Noah reports on how collecting the “dad tax” is going and dreams of someday turning his homemade baked goods hobby into a lucrative hustle.

Noah talks about Thanksgiving, muses on his mother-in-law Agnes’ terrible cooking, and recounts some of her social climbing schemes and machinations.

Noah is exhausted after days in the kitchen making pear butter, pear cookies, and pear everything dealing with the Pear-pocalypse.

Noah solemnly celebrates Bono’s birthday today.

Ruth and Ursula? Not so much.

Ursula wants chocolate cupcakes but it’s not her week to pick baked goods.

Noah interferes with Ursula’s love affair with sugar.

Noah sets out to catch a cake thief.

Noah and Ursula celebrate National Pancake Week while Ruth is clearly waiting for National Salad Month in May.

Ruth is looking forward to salad days for some insane reason.

Noah wants Ursula to participate in Bake Cookies Day, but she’s only interested in Eat Cookies Bay.