Done Since 2025-03-23

[mdlbear]

Last week was physically quite uncomfortable for me; the problem has (mostly?) resolved this morning, thanks mainly to macrogol and senna. I also learned that constipation can cause back pain. On the other hand, I finally got the email from VGZ saying that I have health insurance. (I'm annoyed that it took so long; the fact that I am living in a house that I own should have given them a clue three months ago.)

There was music this week, starting with Leslie Hudson's Hemlock in the Honey tour playlist listening party (all American stops on the tour having been cancelled), and ending with this Star Wars Medley played on the Finnish Kantele, and, by the same performer -- Ida Elina -- the Evolution of Kantele (Finnish Harp). In between, N and I had a practice session. Which, among other things, finally got me off my arse about starting to bring the Kaleidofolk up to date, since one of the songs we worked on, "Life Cycle of Flowers", didn't have chords on the site. (I found the original, printed using an unknown program, in one of my notebooks.)

More music links below, mostly on Saturday. It's been a good week for rabbit holes.

Monday has quite a few good links about how to De-google-ify Internet. My favorite, though, has to be CHATONS. It's French (but easily switched to English or German), and stands for "Collectif des Hébergeurs Alternatifs, Transparents, Ouverts, Neutres et Solidaires". "Chatons" is French for "kittens". Honorable mention goes to a crowdfunding site called "KissKissBankBank".

Notes & links:
0323Su  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 5am;
    % dream involved being at a reunion (not really recognizable as either Carleton or
      Stanford, but closer to the former.  I was staying in a jury-rigged tent, maybe with
      Colleen.  Got reprimanded for it at the end but didn't much care.
    % woke up with 7:30 alarm but didn't get out of bed because cats
  * up 8ish; ; ..., Dutch
  * drugs:  first am 8:15ish; coffee; rest am 09:14; pm 20:01; naproxen 440 20:02
  @ A thank you in this troubled time - Robert Reich
  @ De-google-ify Internet - Main Page
    Framasoft
    Welcome to the CHATONS website | CHATONS
  @ KissKissBankBank - Le crowdfunding pour tous vos projets
  @ A look at Firefox forks | LWN
  * 17:00 Leslie Hudson
    Hemlock in the Honey livestream listening party

0324Mo  * change litter boxen (N")
  & awake 2ish?
  * up 8ish; ;
  * drugs:  first am 06:30; rest am 08:43; 2*coffee; rennie 15:11, pm 20:57
    -> sounded like I dropped a pill in the LR but no sign of it on the ground
  & macrogol + electrolytes 17:19
  : the missing capo turned up on top of the file pedestal, toward the back.
  @ The new EU-Swiss deal: What it means and the lessons it holds for UK-EU 'reset'
  : The wound on Ticia's face looks like it's just two parallel scratches; there must have
    been some dried blood in the area that's been washed/wiped off.  Seems to be healing.
  : the cats were both sitting on the bed supervising while N" worked.  Cute.
  @ ysabetwordsmith | Poem: "The Philosophy of the Sandwich"  Has recipes
    " the philosophy of the sandwich, [...] typifies my attitude to life, really. It's all
      there, it's fun, it looks good, and you don't have to wash up afterwards."
    Tips and Tools for One Handed Cooking | Performance Health
  * enter shipping address, payment for Genmitsu Cubiko desktop CNC kickstarter
  * close indeed.com account
  @ More Dutch preparing emergency packs as NATO chief Rutte warns of war readiness
  @ Open Arms - TRACTION
    " Our goal then and now is to support U.S. red state “transplants” – especially trans+
      individuals and their families – seeking safer, more welcoming places to live. "
  @ US Internal Refugee Crisis: 130k Trans People Have Already Fled (2023--worse now)
  @ Delete your DNA data from genetics company 23andMe right now - WaPo bankrupt
  @ The environmental impact of the web we build | Go Make Things
  * load drugs
  @ “MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web - Ars
  * reload fish oil; load Sa and Su PM

0325Tu  * sift litter boxen  E's birthday
  & awake 4ish?
  * up 07ish; ; ... laundry, 
  * drugs:  first am 07:47; coffee; rest am 09:20; pm 19:30ish
  % 17:07 lots of pain ner R QL.  Can't really tell whether thet's it, though.  tylenol.
  @ The Chaos - Gerard Nolst Trenité the chaos that is English spelling/pronunciation
  * FINALLY email from (health insurance co.)VGZ
  @ How Blue States Can Help LGBTQ+ Rights Under Trump | PS Identity
  @ solarbird | [...] links (Trump/Musk LGBT hate) many links, all awful.
    Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? – Haste Makes Waste
  @ 'Tremendous sloppiness': Top lawmaker warns Trump admin. 'most certainly' broke the
    law - Raw Story
  @ Napster pioneered music sharing 25 years ago; Just got bought for $207 million
  * B'day email to E
  @ How Blue States Can Help LGBTQ+ Rights Under Trump | PS Identity
  @ The Big Chill - Robert Reich

0326We  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 5ish
  * up 8am; ; dishes, Dutch, exercises
  * drugs:  first am 8:30ish; rest am 10ish; pm 8ish?
  @ The Best Programming Language for the End of the World | WIRED
  @ How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact | WIRED
  @ How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe | WIRED
  @ Iceberg A-68: The story of how a mega-berg transformed the ocean
  * guitar:  Millennium's Dawn intro, Freight Train, Railroad Bill.  some pain; stopped.
  * exercise:  10 bend-overs, 10 knee bends.  badly out of shape.  kegels
  * ask J to scan/send 1099 forms
  * reading The Seven Daughters of Eve, started yesterday.  been on my TBR
    shelf since forever.

0327Th  * sift litter boxen, top up
  & awake 3:30ish
  * up 7:30; BP=149/79, P=76 ; exercises, Dutch, dishes, 
  * drugs:  first am 7:40; 2*coffee; rest am 08:52; pm
  @ Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From
    COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold (in animal studies so far) (andrewducker)
  @ Scientists Found the Exact Angle That Turns a Crowd Into Chaos
  @ Privacy Without Compromise: Proton VPN is Now Built Into Vivaldi | Vivaldi
  @ Watch: Masked ICE officials detain Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk | AP
  @ Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union
  @ Putting Audio Effects on Text By AIHVHIA | YT
  @ People in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for
    72 hours to ensure readiness for natural disasters, pandemics and military
    attacks. 
  * order: catfud, litter
  $ €500 to Bunq from USB for €271 Vattenfall bill
  * take BP and send to (American GP)Dr. Hilderman
  * rehearsal: Lock-Keeper, Life Cycle of Flowers, Weird Load

0328Fr  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 3ish
  * up 7ish; ; dishes, Dutch
  * drugs:  first am 07:12; coffee; rest am 08:57; pm 19:25
  * watching Away (rented from $A)
  % minor grief attack on last couple of lines of Life Cycle of Flowers (in my head)
  * 2min:  enabled FB container extension in FF.  We'll see what it does.
  @ broflake - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    " (slang, derogatory, neologism) An overly-sensitive man or boy who is easily upset or
      offended, especially one upset about loss of male privilege. "
  * SL:  C5 envelopes, microlax (Bol); macrogol (pharmamarket)
  % having to micro-manage my colon is a pain in the arse.
  % spent most of day reading the second half of Four Faultless Felons
  * guitar:  play, then chord out Life Cycle of Flowers
  @ Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science | WIRED
  % freezing.  Also lower back pain  -> tylenol 1g 19:27
  @ EU urges citizens to stockpile 72 hours’ worth of supplies amid war risk | CNN

0329Sa  * sift litter boxen
  & awake 3ish;
  * up  6:30ish; W=91.8, S=8:40ish; 
  * drugs:  first am 07:30; rest am 09:39; pm 22:07
  @ X is sold. But Musk is still in control. sold to xAI.
  @ Why I recommend against Brave (andrewducker)
  @ Inaccessibility is all around us - but sometimes we’re doing it without even
    realising. | Robbie Crow | LinkedIn
  * LIVE Stream: Partial Solar Eclipse March 2025 starts 11:15CET, max 25% at 12:10
  % 11:23 macrogol; 17:00 macrogol;  18:12 2 senna; .
  % pain in a small area on the back of my L hand.  -> diclofenac
    : Thought I had two tubes of diclofenac, but could only find one.
  @ Why flying boats went extinct... overnight - Saunders Roe Queen - YouTube
  @ "Any kid now has tools to make Academy Award-winning films" – Gints Zilbalodis thanks
    Blender as Flow wins best animation Oscar | Creative Bloq
  @ EU urges citizens to stockpile supplies to last 3 days in case of crisis | AP
  % am I having as much trouble thinking as I think I am?  Troubling to think so.
  @ Star Wars Medley on the Finnish Kantele - Ida Elina
    Also this, because it's gorgeous: Ida Elina - Finlandia
    And this, because just plain fun: Ida Elina - Evolution of Kantele (Finnish Harp) - YouTube