Done yesterday (20100716 Fr)

[mdlbear]

0716 Fr
  * up 6:45; W=195.6; drugs, nose, teeth; dishes, coffee
  @ The Tao of the Silicon.Shaman - a thought...
  @ 10 Things Christians and Atheists Can (And Must) Agree On | Cracked.com
    via catsittingstill.  Still heavily on the Christian side, but some
    wisdom there.  OTGH, consider the source.
  @ Air pollution could increase risk of suicide via ysabetwordsmith 
    ...people with depression are known to be worse at managing chronic
    diseases by taking prescribed drugs and following other medical advice –
    potentially causing a spiral of physical and mental deterioration. "Now it
    is recognised that there is a relationship, we need to work out the chain
    of causality and the opportunity for intervention," he says. 
  * PAY BILLS (paper)
  : (coworker) Jake brought in a Martin backpacker.  I think I impressed a few
    people with my fingerpicking, notably him and Bob.
  * call from E.
  * walk to Skyport via Technology, back via First, Metro.
    Indian restaurant around the corner on Skyport
    iced mocha at The Grind.  Metro?
  * take up YD's phone bill (mysterious purchases) with he.
    -> She didn't sign up for anything, and isn't getting anything.  Weird;
       I'm thinking it's related to the thing on her debit card.  Bah!
  ~ fix Colleen's chair -- seriously broken.
  @ Making Light: Further Thoughts on "I Write Like"
    via annathepiper 
  @ Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness | Video on TED.com
    Alan Kay shares a powerful idea about ideas | Video on TED.com
    Altogether too much fun stuff there.  Addictive.
  * bath; bed ~midnight

Pretty good day -- I took a walk at lunchtime that brought me past a coffee place (iced mocha) and an Indian buffet restaurant (saved for later). Also a Greek place and several others. It may not be the greatest area to walk in for scenery and solitude, but at least there's plenty of food to replace the calories you burn off. Um...

On the gripping hand, here's an article noting that air pollution could increase risk of suicide (because of a feedback loop between asthma and depression). "People with depression are known to be worse at managing chronic diseases by taking prescribed drugs and following other medical advice – potentially causing a spiral of physical and mental deterioration." Just what I need.

The really fun thing was when one of my coworkers brought in the Martin backpacker that he keeps in his truck. I think I impressed him and another coworker with my fingerpicking. You'd think Jake had never seen Travis picking before. Youngsters!

Some more links under the cut, including some video of talks on ted.com. That site could be positively addictive, and I probably shouldn't go there very often.

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