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thoughts about automation posted: Sun 2025-08-17 00:03:33 tags: n/a
Mrs and I go back and forth about self-checkout, because she thinks it's good for people to "have jobs" and I'm more of the Socratic opinion. You'll recall that Socrates is quoted "not life, but good life, is chiefly to be desired". That served as a launch point in his dialogues about what a "good" life consists of. Socrates was very comfortable with the idea of euthanasia - choosing a peaceful exit when life became more misery than joy. Not the same kind of "self-checkout" ... but I digress ... ... (...more)
sat posted: Sat 2025-08-16 13:57:46 tags: n/a
200mg caf protein bev Friday night pizza means Saturday morning Pizza Eggs :Q also: honeydew; leftover small potatos pan-fried in OO w/a few drops peri-peri, sprinkle cheese Another 200mg caf (we'll see how that plays at bedtime ...) for: 1st day back on the treadmill. Good feel for breath control, 3 jogs of 3+ min ea at 4.3, 4.3, 4.7 mph. Baseline pace 3.1 mph (brisk walk) for 2.67 mi total in ~50 min (with cooldown). grocery run for moozadell et al 1 srv pistachio, plus hummus + car... (...more)
fri posted: Sat 2025-08-16 13:49:58 tags: n/a
Too Good To Go ... unsurprisingly, not really economical unless you were already going to buy a small cherry pie and bag of pistachios at less-than-Costco cost efficiency anyway

pizza, ice cream cake

thu posted: Thu 2025-08-14 19:03:57 tags: n/a
my favorite person's birthday brunch / de Martino's; free ring cleaning; free coffee

art project series idea: inspirations from my top 3? 5? all-time favorite games
-- SMAC, FFXI, CClicker?

wed posted: Wed 2025-08-13 12:01:37 tags: n/a

cook the turkey bacon