Done Since 2024-08-11

I've been having a lot of stress and anxiety lately, and probably depression as well. And definitely decision paralysis, which is a symptom of something, but I don't know what. As I wrote last Sunday night, it shouldn't take half an hour of standing in front of the fridge to decide what to have for dinner. And finally give up and have oatmeal for dinner. There have not, however, been any personal disasters, and there is (slightly) encouraging news on the US political front.

Meanwhile, I'm prepping for a colonoscopy on Tuesday (ugh! but it's past due). And a month from Tuesday we're closing on our new (to us) house in Den Haag. There's no causal connection, except that I really need to get the colonoscopy done before we move. I seem to have a rather dark sense of humor, which helps.

Not sure whether this counts as dark humor or schadenfreude, but UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers The press release describes them as "disgraced billionaires".

This week's reading includes starting Nature's Ghosts: The World We Lost and How to Bring It Back: Sophie Yeo -- reviews on Friday.

You'll also find links to the latest AMD chip vulnerability (Sunday) and impressively large data breach (Wednesday). Among other things.

( Notes & links, as usual )