Many fall in the face of chaos, but not this one, not today

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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • Definitely include a graph of shareholder value overlayed on top.

    Sarcasm aside, maybe we should have a graph that also shows:

    • average hours worked a year
    • average number of sunsets a person sees before they die
    • average hours spent with loved ones per year
    • average rent
    • average hours worked to pay for groceries
    • average hours spent doomscrolling on social media
    • average student loan debt payments
    • suicide rate
    • average zoom calls a year
    • happiness

    And see that by basically all metrics we are working more, paid less, more depressed, more stressed, and unhappy.









  • Bidet attachment for a toilet. You can get them cheap, or spend a bit more for heated seats, warmed water, fans for drying, etc. Best bathroom decision ever.

    Countertop electric water distiller. For a reasonable price you can get a countertop water distiller that runs a gallon for like $0.15. No more microplastics, chlorine, ammonia, lead, or facial matter in your drinking water! Tastes SO GOOD, nothing like the plastic filled distilled water from the store, blech. Every time we make a batch, we’ll smell the sticky residue left in the heating chamber and gag. It is nasty stuff. In our tap water, gross. Clean water for me please! Makes our coffee, tea, and kumbucha taste a lot better too.

    Getting into a healthy BMI and daily exercise is pretty epic too. You’ll just feel better every day.

    As climate change gets worse, having resilience like stored food and water will be helpful to deal with more frequent natural disasters. No sense bothering with fancy meal packets, a couple dozen big cans of dried beans will go a long way if there’s a shelter in place order.







  • I listened to it on a long drive recently, and really enjoyed the audiobook version. The voice actor did a good job, and I liked the chords with the alien voice. The last 20% we were listening on the edge of our seats.

    And then, a few weeks later, it’s… fine. I like to call books like this “Good Time Fun”. It probably won’t be remembered in 100 years like other more timeless works, but it’s a heck of a lot of fun if you just go along for the ride.

    Another commenter suggested Young Adult, and that’s exactly what it feels like. There’s challenges, strong emotions, a bit of a a twist or two (pretty easy to see coming), clever creativity, Science To The Rescue, and Friendship Conquers Everything! You know, Good Time Fun!