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A week with multiple frustrations and minor stress points. However, I actually got a few things done. And, wow! Guilty on all counts! (Which, unfortunately, will probably have only a minor effect on the voting.)
After living in the Seattle area for a dozen years, I finally got to the Folklife Festival. It was good. Should have done it years ago.
Wednesday was Dad's birthday. I didn't really notice at the time, but that may have complicated my mood somewhat. Somewhat related, I finished reading Crossing the Owl's Bridge: A Guide for Grieving People Who Still Love, by Kim Bateman. Very good, but skip if grief and death are triggers.
Many good links. For example, Study Finds That 52 Percent of ChatGPT Answers to Programming Questions Are Wrong, which does not surprise me in the least. Also, ALESTORM - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (Official Video) and The Last Bristolian Pirate | The Longest Johns.
Notes & links: 0526Su Folklife - Seattle Center & awake 2:30ish * up 05:30; S=7:08, W=193.0; exercises, Dutch * abiraterone 06:03, rest of am drugs 07:11; pm drugs + laxatives 21:25 * H2O: 06:53, 07:24, 13:15, 20:18, 21:11, 21:45 @ An Age of Gods and Demons: The Greatness of Princess Mononoke | Goldwag's Journal @ Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same * guitar: QV - 2 verses. better. * NOTE: unsaved edits on Sable! Save before pulling @ I Tried the GoodTherapy Directory in 2024 GoodTherapy - Find the Right Therapist @ ALESTORM - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (Official Video) - YouTube The Last Bristolian Pirate | The Longest Johns | (Arrogant Worms Cover) @ How Physicists Took An Electron's Picture - Physics Nobel Prize 2023 Explained @ The Nine Billion Names of God – retrocomputing ephemera @ Ebury is alive but unseen: 400k Linux servers compromised for cryptotheft and financial gain % one of the stories in Crossing the Owl's Bridge made me cry. "Ann" pp 138-140. A woman is taking care of her husband with dementia; he says "I never in my life intended that you should be doing something like this." She recalls their wedding vows: "with this body, I thee worship." % Ours was "in sickness and in health" and it was part of what kept me going * walk: 17:26 Dayton+90th: w=0.9mi, s=2272, 24min, 9hp * 2min: schedule COVID vax booster -> 0528Tu 2:20pm * finished Crossing the Owl's Bridge by Kim Bateman. Part of what's shifted @ Why Speaking to Yourself in the Third Person Makes You Wiser 0527Mo Memorial Day (obs) * litter boxen & awake 05:05; some cuddle from Bronx. failed to get back to sleep * up 05:56; S=7:08, W=193.0, BP=126/79 P=69; * abiraterone 05:57; rest of am drugs 06:56; pm * H2O: 06:57, 07:47, 15:30, 18:00ish, @ See the newest cat coat pattern, “salty licorice” A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations * brought Bronx back to the house ~8:45. First he sprawled on the carrier flap, then he stood by the bed. I put the carrier on the bed and he jumped right in. Smart cat. * Seattle Folklife - left ~11:30, back ~3pm. Bathroom stop shortly after arrival. Wore the Keen hiking boots, which may have been a mistake -- R. small toe rubbed a bit found a booth selling strawberries with chocolate poured over them. Dark, w. almonds * walk: ~3h, 14hp, s=10989, 4mi, 155mm, (includes walks to and from bus stops) $ C $20 to Folklife via PayPal (phone) @ E-bikes are good for the environment—but what about your health? " the intensity of physical activity during e-cycling is sufficient to provide these health effects " " mental health benefits have even been found to be higher in e-cyclists than traditional cyclists. "There is a sense of freedom in being able to get out in the fresh air without feeling limited by terrain or distance," " E-cycling and health benefits: A systematic literature review with meta-analyses * set alarms for tomorrow's 7:30 zoom call % 18:25 more wiped out than I think I ought to be * Bronx out to the Lair ~9pm @ Analysis of the efficacy of abdominal massage on functional constipation: A meta-analysis: Heliyon @ Natural Constipation Relief in 3 Easy Steps ("MOO to POO") - YouTube 0528Tu & awake 3:30ish * up 05:35; W=194.8, S=6:39; ... Dutch (16:36), Kegels, * abiraterone 05:43; rest of am 06:57; * ibuprofen 400mg 05:57 - next ~1200 if needed, max 2 more doses that size * H2O: 05:43, 10ish:c, 11:17, 15:17, 18:01, * 7am leave for house: 7:30 zoom call with NL realtor -> had to re-boot Sable, which was in a very odd state, recharge my mouse, and re-load the Teams page. yak, meet razor. * re-set alarm for vax appointment * 10am - 11:30 Memory Keepers grief support group @ How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet if you're using RoboForm and haven't updated it since 2015, do it now. * 15min: dishes % managed to drop a knife and didn't get out of the way fast enough -- very minor cut on L forefinger. And damnit there's antibiotic ointment _somewhere_ around here... Then got myself a burn on my L thumb from the edge of the skillet I was cleaning. :P @ Study Finds That 52 Percent of ChatGPT Answers to Programming Questions Are Wrong * 2:20 COVID, DPT VAX appointment at Bartell's - Confirmation Number : 1123086362 Pfizer, which as usual wasn't what I ordered, but ok. 4 months from now is end Sept. * work on "Slouching..." * wash hands, change dressings on L thumb and forefinger * load drugs. abiteterone only thru Sa 0529We Dad's birthday * litter boxen & awake 3:33, 5:30 * up 6:30; S=5:43, W=194.6; exercises * abiraterone 06:30; rest of am drugs 07:33 * H2O: 07:29, 07:43, 08:20:c, 09:18, 15:36, 20:07, 21:28 @ 'Absolute miracle' breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement @ The danger of convicting with statistics - UnHerd scary @ Song Swap with Amy McNally @ Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now | WIRED psyops @ Google Laid Off Workers That Help Investigators During School Shootings and Kidnappings * pick up abiraterone at UPS store, some time after 10:30am ~ SL: Bart's: x 3mg sublingual melatonin for N, * meds for j ~ stop at USBank to deposit check. They didn't like it -- it's made out to a trust, so they said it needs to go into a trust account. The fact that the trust no longer exists doesn't seem to matter. -> sent email to Al, Greg, Kait * 15min: dishes: unload, load, run, : m gave me a tie-dye shirt from folklife - mostly blue with purple and white accents very very soft. * work on finding a host agency in NL. Not going all that well, but have some leads * email Pat about Surety % 21:09 very cold and stiff. Possibly a vaccine side-effect 0530Th & awake 3:30ish, 5ish; some of that time without mask * up 06:25; W=193.0, S=5:33; (some) exercises, Dutch, * abiraterone 06:26; rest of am drugs 07:23 * H2O: 06:58, 07:31, 07:59:c, 10:12, 10:47, 22:42 @ Decoding the EU AI Act - by Nesibe Kiris : Bronx got into the bathroom while I was closing the door, and jumped to the top of the medicine cabinet. Then he had a little trouble getting down -- finally, very carefully, jumped into the sink and I scooped him from there. * 15min: make bed (in stages, because cats) * guitar: Desolation Row @ Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes-AP Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in New York hush money trial - WaPo * mail refund check to Greg; he'll deposit it and send me and Al half each * schedule (overdue) service for Molly * laundry: light colors. -> dark colors with new tie-dye shirt tomorrow 0531Fr * litter boxen & awake 3:something * up 5:47; W=193.8, S=7:01; exercises, Dutch (255day streak on duolingo, now at #2) : apparently it's way easier to get points in practice sessions than in lessons * abiraterone 05:50; rest of am drugs 6:55; pm drugs ~22:30 * H2O: 07:02, 07:55:c, 08:08, 12:02, * guitar: Wildwood Flower, Millenium's Dawn -- clawhammer approximation * check the cats' water * 15min: re-wire the counter: nova now on UPS, monitor on surge-only : 10:15 back in the Lair. @ Updated Formula on Alien Intelligence Suggests We Really Are Alone in the Galaxy @ Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week | Ars Fortunately I use Firefox @ What AI thinks a beautiful woman looks like: Mostly white and thin - WaPo * laundry: dark colors + new tie-dye shirt. something white & disposable as a canary * walk: around park. w=~0.8mi, s=1644, 20min, 11hp, @ Bird Flu Doesn’t Have to Become History’s Most Avoidable Disaster % diclofenac - both hands. Hopefully will reduce the trigger fingers @ Are Solid State Drives / SSDs More Reliable Than HDDs? SSD vs HDD Tested: What’s the Difference and Which Is Better? | Tom's Hardware * out to lair ~10:15. Catfood all eaten -- I _think_ it was 3 tubs total. * put out 3 tubs of catfood this time too. Need to keep better track 0601Sa & awake 5:30ish * up 7am; W=194, S=7:15; exercises, Dutch (256-day streak) * abiraterone 07:10; rest of am drugs 08:16; pm drugs, senna, docusate * H2O: 08:07, 08:49:c, 08:50, 09:32, 12:21, 18:39, 22:20 : 08:30 bronx has been on top of the medicine cabinet since 8:25; seems reluctant to get down. Occasionally meows at the mirror. I took a cobweb off his face. He finally came down when he heard me rummaging around the computer end of the counter. * watching Starliner launch. -> scrubbed at T=3:50 Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback * back to house 10:17 -> with Bronx, who made it clear that he wanted to. * 15min: asked for MyChart correction for the dropped second shingles shot, 10/10/2023 @ No new fossil fuel projects: The norm we need * post update for the Carleton Class of 1969 biobook. not happy with it. * 15min: dishes * 20:35ish back to the Lair with Bronx.