With the odd off day, Cassius Darrow would have a full and busy day. He’d start the morning getting up early (IT’S LIKE THIS MAN NEVER SLEEPS) to do some quiet yoga in his home before spending some time reading in his home library. At this point, he has over 800 books (and that’s after donating over 100 books a few years ago!) After that calm and reflective morning, Darrow would start into a full afternoon of his second love: cooking. Today, Darrow is meal planning for the week: throwing together a simple fruit salad for his breakfasts of veggie omelets, making homemade spätzle, and then grinding and smoking his own homemade knockwursts. A season or two ago, Darrow purchased a smoker to go in his back yard, and it’s been a special adventure expanding his culinary skills to the realm of smoked meats. After all that, Cassius will still find time later in the evening to video chat his sister and young nephews. After over a decade of trying, he was finally able to talk his sister and mother (and sister’s family) to move to North America to be closer to him. They live 15 minutes away from him in Seattle; after so long being so far from family, Cassius is thrilled to have them close.