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)

218.7
best breakfast taylor ham edition

sautee leftover 1/2 onion for shakshuka or whatev
finish paring down 2023 ephemeral receipts;
ditto 2021 ephemeral rcpts
start 2025 accts registers
weed estate docs 2017 and earlier
litter genie
shred a bag of shredding, overheat the shredder motor on the last sheaf D;
- seems it's a self-protection switch; shredder worked again after it cooled down some

bacon for thee, shakshuka dolloped with bean stew for me note to self, half a ciabatta is sufficient toss financial records 2017 and older - pare down 2023 ephemera receipts (grocery, gas, restaurant, pet supply, dept store, etc.) rotate backup repo's biannual things: toothbrush battery conditioning started 1/1; replace brush head quarterly things: shaver blade changed 1/1; wash bed pillow (w/ weekly bed linen change); check cpap filter month-start things: accts stmts recording; file ... (...more)