Republican Friends Please Read This
Dear Republican friends,
Before you vote, take a good hard look at your party. It doesn’t exist anymore. Today’s Democrat party is closer in values to the GOP you romanticize. Your Republican party has been usurped by a group of treasonous crooks who do not understand how to govern.
Please consider voting blue down the ballot. Send a message to your party that you want to return to your conservative values and do not support the MAGA extremism.
There is no Democrat versus Republican ballot. Republicans have been replaced with MAGA terrorists. Do not allow this to continue.
Fountain pens
I don’t always tell people I use fountain pens but there are signs
From the mouths of babes
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.
Doing the dumb things I gotta do
Touch the puppet head
Let the day begin!
It’s been a struggle but I found 5am again!
Simply too much to do to be starting the day any later.
Protected: I’m done
Protected: The thing about aging
Dig yourself out of that hole
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.
Basement archeology
Just threw away a copy of Psychology Today that has sat upon my desk unread since April 2010. Yay me!
Mathopolis questions of the day
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.
Basement archeology
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 is going to be great!
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?
The Programmer’s Conundrum
Empty gatorade bottle or walk down the hall?
I want to think
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.
