Category: Daily Life

Listening to my amateur radio and picking up conversations in Spanish. This thrills me!

I don’t always tell people I use fountain pens but there are signs

Cathy: “May I ask you a question?”

Me: “Sure.”

Cathy: “Were your pants unzipped the whole time you were out and about?”

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In other news, I’m not allowed out of the house any more.

Touch the puppet head

It’s been a struggle but I found 5am again!

Simply too much to do to be starting the day any later.

At some point, the hole becomes so deep you give up on trying to dig out of the hole instead focusing on just staying above the water coming in from the bottom.

Just threw away a copy of Psychology Today that has sat upon my desk unread since April 2010. Yay me!

To keep myself mentally strong, I do Mathopolis’ Question of the Day from grade 1 through calculus. Often I surprise myself by missing the earlier grades. Usually it is because I rushed through it without reading the question or really thinking about the answer Today I missed the 6th grade question.

I’m looking for a receipt without luck. My effort has turned into basement archeology. I love basement archeology. Piles I have ignored for years are being removed. Organization is happening. Stuff is being thrown away. Memories are being uncovered.

Today’s hypnagogia brought thoughts of focus and success. I woke with a commitment to stay off the socials and simply focus on work. Then, technical problems, fountain pen messes, and TPS reports. So, maybe a productive afternoon?

Empty gatorade bottle or walk down the hall?

I really need a week or two in the woods. I’d love a silent meditation retreat for 7, 10, or 30 days. In lieu of that, I am going to return to chanting and meditation to begin my day. I’m committing to at least 5 minutes of mindfulness to begin the day. My goal is an hour to begin the day and an hour to end the day.