Done Since 2023-07-09

[mdlbear]

It's been a week. Locally-bad stuff includes my ongoing eye trouble and the second anniversary of Colleen's death. And some new (probably)RSI related tingling in my left arm and hand. (I'd be more worried about that except that it showed up during an extended texting session with the friend (E" (I'm a lisp hacker -- nested parentheses don't bother me)) I mentioned reconnecting with last week.)

On the other hand, there was the aforementioned text conversation with E" (I'm also a mathematician, albeit a lapsed one -- double-primed constants don't bother me either), a nice walk with m, and (apropos parentheses) the Medley Interlisp Project is Reviving Interlisp, which I remember fondly from my days as a grad student interning (not related to the Lisp function INTERN) at Xerox PARC. And I learned a few things about recent changes to HTML (see Tuesday and the HTML Standard), including the <mark> element, and new meanings for <i> and <b>.

But on the gripping hand parts of the US, mainly in the South, are suffering from a massive heat wave and a persistant MAGA infestation, LGBTQ+ people are still at risk, and the planet is at least a century past the start of a new geological epoch (or something -- there is still some debate around what to call the Anthropocine). Stay safe out there! (There are a few resources in the links, scattered amongst the bad news items.)

To end on a lighter note, take a look at this amusing story, and the Quote of the Week, Month, and maybe Year, ""The Dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed"".

Notes & links:
0709Su
  * up 7:20; S=6:21, W=195.2; exercises, ...Dutch
    : antibiotic eyedrops:  7:40,                 ~4pm      11:40->10:45  -- done
    : lubricating eyedrops:       10:30ish,  2:40      8:50  
    % eye has been itching like crazy all afternoon
  @ Meta Meta Meta | Ivy's Blog
    whether to defederate Meta's Threads preemptively or wait and see
  @ US meteorologists harassed for reporting on climate crisis | The Guardian
  @ the Medley Interlisp Project Interlisp.org
    (via Reviving Interlisp With The Medley Interlisp Project | Hackaday)
    Sadly, I don't think I have the book anymore.  But a version exists:  [PDF]
    #rC3 - What have we lost? - YouTube

0710Mo  * litter boxen
  & awake 3:45; no mask
  * up 7:40; S=3:45; exercises
    : lubricant eyedrops: 8am, 5:23pm
    % R eye not hurting much but it _itches_
  * determine timing for eye appointment, set alarms  -> $G says 15min, so allow 30
  * 12:55 leave for 1:15 checkin at Eyes on James
  * checkin 1:15 for 1:30  Eyes on James optometry shop:  908 Jefferson exit 165A
    Eyes on James - UW Medicine
    Same person who saw me at Shoreline, as it turns out - Jenny Truong
    -> prescription for oral doxycycline and erythromycin ointment
  * eye care:  baby wipe, lubricant eyedrops
  * eye care:  ointment, warm compress.  Should have done those in the opposite order

0711Tu
  & awake 3:30ish;
  * up 7ish; S=8:08, W=195.2, BP=116/76, P=70; exercises
    -> eye wipe, ointment: 7:30ish; compress 8:15ish;
    -> eyedrops (systane ultra PF): 12:40ish  (single-use ampules - what a waste!)
    -> eyedrops (Systane complete PF; R eye) 16:35
    Note:  BP meter works well for timing the warm compress -- not doing much else then
  * 10am Memory Keepers grief support group
  * set up to enable transfers from BECU to USB.  (Other direction was already set up)
  # TIL the [i] and [b] tags are no longer deprecated -- they've been redefined to mean
    "idiomatic" and "bring to attention".  [mark] is used to highlight
    @ see the HTML Standard 
  * arrange to send back the hearing aids
  " QOTD: "The Dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed" "
  @ Modes (Part 5) | Azimuth
  * eye wipe, eyedrops, ointment, compress;  earwax removal kit (day 1)
  * load drugs
 
0712We  * litter boxen
  & awake 4:50ish; S=4:51
  * up 5:55; S=6:03; (some)exercises, ... Dutch
    % stupid mishap with pill sorters; lost a vitamin C from one of the large ones
    * 7ish eye wipe, ointment;  9:45ish wipe, ointment
    * eyedrops (systane complete PF, both eyes) 10:40, 14:50, 21:05
      -> had major problems actually hitting the eye with the drops today.  WTF?
    % feeling a little queasy, probably because I still had some cold coffee in my cup
      when I filled it this morning.  Dumped the rest.  temp and O2 normal.
      -> COVID test -> negative  -> Tums
    * 21:50 earwax removal kit
  @ Canada’s Crawford Lake could mark the beginning of the Anthropocene (ysabetwordsmith
    Nuclear blasts, other human activity signal new epoch, group argues
    Canadian lake sediments reveal start of Earth's Anthropocene age, scientists say
    A lake in Canada proves we’re in the Anthropocene, a new climate epoch - Vox
    Anthropocene - Wikipedia
  @ Chinese hackers breach U.S. government email through Microsoft cloud - WaPo
  * Colleen
  @ Threads Adopting ActivityPub Makes Sense, but Won't Be Easy - The New Stack
  @ Hooray, the Dutch government has its own place in the #fediverse on Mastodon 🎉! 
  ~ SL:  * order more socks,  ~ boxers - have 9 or 10 pairs, should have 12 for trip
    the boxer shorts would have arrived after we leave.  I have a few on the island
  * walk:  around park and through the garden.  Sat for a while.  How did my eyes get wet?

0713Th
  * up 6:30ish; S=7:32, BP=771, P=71; (some)exercises
    * 7:15ish lubricant eyedrops, antibiotic ointment, warm compress
    * 4ish lubricant eyedrops
    * 9ish ointment, 10ish lubricant eyedrops
  : Desti didn't seem interested in her treats this morning.  A little worried.  She ate
    them eventually.  Weird.  -> keep an eye on it
  @ Tax preparers that shared private data with Meta, Google could be fined billions
    (solarbird | Remember, Threads is Facebook)
  @ solarbird | A wrap-up on the first week of Threads
  @ Will Texas become too hot for humans? - BBC Future
  @ Source code for BlackLotus Windows UEFI malware leaked on GitHub
  @ Three Pulitzer-winning cartoonists fired by McClatchy newspapers - WaPo
  @ Elstob - a variable font for medievalists - specimen page psb1558/Elstob-font: repo
    Junicode 2 font specimen page psb1558/Junicode-font: repo
  @ A cautionary tale, or something like that.
    "  I was raised Agnostic...
       -but even I can recognize when God slaps someone upside the head and shouts "NO!"
       at them. "
  @ To Escape Bullies, Military ‘Forced to Move’ Families with LGBTQ+ Kids
  & walk: to Monkey Grind Espresso Bar with m.  .4 mi each way.  iced mexican mocha - yum
    - not as sweet as a regular mocha.  m had iced chai
    Monkey Grind Espresso
  * fill out paperwork collect documents for Colleen's IRA
    -> all I need is an ID and the death cert, which I have.  Can be done at any branch.
  * skip next chewy autoship order 7/25 -> 8/8
  * pm: fiber cookies for lair
  * */15  pay AX (from RJ)
  *- leak under the sink where the cold-water pipe joins the valve.  Looks like some kind
     of slip joint with a plastic gasket.  Temporarily fixed with duck tape.
     *- Our trip to NL might be a good time to hava a plumber in

0714Fr  * litter boxen (E')  Bastille Day  International Non-Binary People's Day
  @ International Non-Binary People's Day - Wikipedia
    " The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Men's Day and
      International Women's Day "
  @ How To Affirm the People in Your Life Who Use Multiple Sets of Pronouns | Them
  * up 5:30ish; S=6:59, ; exercises
    -> 6ish: eye care:  wipe, ointment  9:30 lube
  @ How to Overcome Trans Health Insurance Exclusions (employer self-funded)
    How To Force Your Insurer To Cover Your Transition
  @ Twitter begins paying Andrew Tate, DC Draino for their contributions - WaPo
  @ Meta Threads engagement has dropped off: Sensor Tower, SimilarWeb
  @ Anchor, first and oldest US craft brewery, to shut down after 127 years | Guardian
  @ Stunning Wet Bulb Temperature Update - by Geoffrey Deihl 31C/88F
  * before leaving, grab earwax kit
  * drive up to RE  -> arrive ~6:30
  * USB: remove excess checking account -> fill out paperwork for Colleen's IRA,
    hand-carry  -> pull out $600 in cash for Josh  -> took _much_ longer than I expected
  * SL:  systane no-preservative eyedrops, gin, candied ginger, ~baby shampoo, -> wipes.
  % 8pm tired, sleepy
  & long catching-up conversation with E"
    % long enough to have led to pain in several places, mostly L hand and wrist
  * 11:15 eye care:  wipe, ointment; 
  * 11:20 earwax removal kit

0715Sa
  & awake midnight in chair; no mask
  * up 7am; S=6:00, W=196.2; exercises
    * eyes:  wipe, lubricant eyedrops, ointment
  @ Bungie wins $489K from player for racist harassment of employee | Ars Technica
  @ Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future a book by Gloria Dickie
    Explore the past, present and future of ‘Eight Bears’ review
  @ also... bookshop.org's About page
  @ ‘Heart-stopping’:censored pages of history of Elizabeth I reappear after 400 years
  % 10:15 L upper arm tingling - RSI presumably
    % 13:26 BP=148/88 ,P=69  -> 13:50 aspirin (chewed, for quick actiom)
  @ Guide to Abortion Privacy — Digital Defense Fund
  * Install Independent Analytics (non-google, cookie-free, GDPR-compliant) on GS
  * SL: RE: TP  -> plus.  K+Sam 205.63 + 96.14 = 301.77
  % 3:30ish(?) lubricant eyedrops.
    -> feeling a little flaky -> water, with tofu for protein and pickles for salt
  * (very little) guitar -- Lily et. al, and several hours later intro to Wheelin'
    % fingers on L hand in _very_ bad shape -- will take practicing.
  * 9:30ish eyes: ointment; earwax removal