* * * Charlie Kirk was a racist, victim-triangulating, forked-tongue weasel who not-very-subtly advocated for polital violence by scapegoating marginalized people as existential threats. - Pretended systemic racism doesn't demonstrably exist - DARVO'ed to call white privilege a racist idea - Amplified fake narratives conflating marginalized identities with crime - Attacked antifash positions as "divisive" while equivocating opposition with existential threat - Whitewashed his hateful ideology ... (...more)

on time to bed, on time to rise 26F and clear early brekarito. 2 more to run out ahead of vegan alt trials. Precarious Tree Clearing Temporarily Shuts Down Driveway Spectators Transfixed for Hours; Barking Dogs Successfully Thwart Theft of Entire House and Humans refill medicines bake tofu? There's also silly amounts of shredded cheddar, wraps, eggs and bread to get through. * * * Long thoughts about what made Charlie Kirk so polarizing; I guess it boils down to his discl... (...more)

19 years since I quit cigarettes. No bowls, cantrips, chews or compensatory booze for 4/20. wake a bit ahead of alarm caf + hydro surge by 7:30a on-track w/shower, overdue shave, fresh clothes by ~8:30 brekarito 9:15 because holding off gym sesh until after Mrs tele-tech interview catch-up with thumb+cloud backups gym sesh: muscle stam circuits, still remedial lat pulldown 3x20x85# leg press 12x210# felt like too much knee/quad tendon stress; backed off to 2x20x200# shoulder pres... (...more)

20oz hydro surge, 100mg caf in anticipation of more coffee w/ breakfast out
Havana (pulled pork) Benedict vs. Santa Fe breakfast quesadilla / Rutherford Pancake House
an unimpressive blueberry scone / Varrelmann's German Bakery

housesitting wrap-up / depart
reconnect w/doggo+catto
leftover salad, chicken, drinks
Lincoln Lawyer S3 E3. There's another whole season to catch up with after this.

breakfast at Tiffany's Mauro / N Arlington litterbox defrost chx 1p: +100mg caf gym: 4 stam circuits, still remedial phase but I'm confident these were very near max-20-rep loads: Lat pulldown: (4x) 20 x 80# Leg press: (4x) 20 x 200# Shoulder press: 17 x 35# v; 20 x 30# h, 20x30# v, 20x30# h 29g /soy cocoa + 6g /pistachios I considered calling "hypertrophy day" but on review, that's NOT how the reco'd weekly schedule works! This startup phase is to ensure foundational strength ... (...more)