220+ back to the regular protein cocoa 15g, caf and the usual 2 fiber chews 15m later 9:30 a split of canned tuna on little corn tortillas 10:15a first push-ups of the new year fr tho: 8-8-8 eccentrics trky bacon trky burger w/garlic herb Gournay (Boursin) on everything ciabatta 1:30p moar push-ups ... how about no burgers sans tomato statement approvals slog When I arrived at this job I did the thing I've done at every new job for 20+ years: start a job-specific journal file. In ... (...more)

218.7 6:15ish am caf 7:20a protein cocoa 15g + guaifenesin 400mg 11a don't you know you gotta / Shak the Shuka / Shak the Shuka / hey hey work the stmt approvals / flagging 9a meeting on very short notice with workflow calendar updates nails * * * ScienceAlert: Eliminating before physical or cognitive exercise significantly boosts performance One implication: constipation is likely to impair cognition. It's not just a distraction/discomfort thing; elimination appears to be cau... (...more)

The institutional Church wants us to feel the Advent-to-Christmas season as embodying - - anticipation (of the promise of redemption manifest in Jesus Christ) - wonder (at the implications of the Incarnation) - hope (that God's kingdom is nigh) ... And aren't these sublimely innocent, childlike qualities? But the reality of Western culture, and perhaps nowhere more so than in American culture: two solid months from Oct 31.999 through Dec 25th are dominated by commercial messages remixed unsub... (...more)

_ noon: first push-ups of the New Year already :p work: proc fleet card recon reqs for team lead b/c she's at a conference on deadline day reclaim my tv-watchin' blanket shuffle in the waffle blanket and neaten bed covers for the day dish dish dish robovac hair brows nails * * * TIL a landmark venue in my hometown neighborhood is has since become owned in part by one of the POS high school bully gangster-wannabes. So of course the reunion committee is planning to h... (...more)

219.5 finish the 15-bean soup turkey burger on ciabatta Cooper's Hawk sangria red - almost too sweet (as expected from a sangria); no oak My bad ear has been a little better than usual since I got up. Weird but welcome. Snow Day - "the funnest day of the year" according to The Simpsons s2e1. Nobody mentions losing a ring when it accidentally slips off along with your gloves though. first day back from winter break - sort out multi-day PTO req cancellation, repl w/single-day req ... (...more)