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A Dozen Thoughts — April 16, 2025

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A dozen random thoughts:

  1. Those two astronauts who were stuck in space for, like, eight months had to just love seeing Katy Perry kiss the ground after returning from orbit after 10 minutes.
  2. Any idiot knows that shipping U.S. citizens to foreign prisons is a violation of the Eighth Amendment, which bans “unusual” punishment. Except, it seems, like the Idiot In Chief and his dumbass minions.
  3. I read an article this morning debating whether or not tariffs were going to push us into a global and/or domestic recession. It’s fun to read about the things that concern us while we watch democracy die.
  4. I wonder how different things would be today with the global economy, freedom, my investment portfolio, and general sanity had that one dude’s aim been just a few inches to the right.
  5. My ear hurts. I don’t know whether that’s because it’s infected even after clearing out the clog or because I treated it like a sub in a dom dungeon while trying to get it cleared. Either way, now I know how the Idiot In Chief felt when that bullet nicked him.
  6. In my day job, I work with our Behavioral Science team to develop thought leadership. It takes time to write “Behavioral Science,” but I feel bad abbreviating it as “BS.”
  7. From time to time, I have actual dreams about either being a professional wrestler or training to be a professional wrestler. Last night, it was kind of the latter, and I was having a match in front of an actual crowd. My gimmick was that I brought a little foam stressball-like thingy to the ring and held it up and screamed “FEAR THE BALL!” as I walked down the aisle. The plan was to pull the ball out in the middle of the match and bash someone in the head with it. What. The. Fuck.
  8. I drive a Toyota GR86, and yesterday, for the first time, I put it in “Sport” mode. I don’t know how I’ll ever go back, despite the fact that I’m told it’ll kill my fuel efficiency.
  9. Spotify is down as I write this. Taking away my music should be considered a crime against humanity.
  10. There are some days at work that I get done the work of a dozen humans in eight hours. And then there are days like today, when I don’t have an ounce of work in me. These days still balance out in favor of the “get a lot of stuff done” side, but I still feel guilty about not being able to get in that zone of creativity.
  11. I paid off the computer I bought for my side business last month and then got a bill this morning for $10.07 in interest charges. This has angered me to no end and I would rather be sent to an El Salvadoran prison than pay that fee. Oh. Wait. Strike that.
  12. There is a huge difference between a hug that you have to ask for and hug that is given freely by someone who sees you and feels you.

Something I’m grateful for today: Dry-erase markers.

Something I’ve (ghost)written: Tinkering to Become a Tech Leader

Song In My Head When I Woke Up: Only Us, from Dear Evan Hansen, which I can’t link to because Spotify is down and that sucks.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2R5uY1gbIKzGB1yAOH067s?si=32827be572894e94

Meaningful Lyric From SIMHWIWU:

I never thought there’d be someone like you who would want me
So I give you ten thousand reasons to not let me go
But if you really see me
If you like me for me and nothing else
Well, that’s all that I’ve wanted for longer that you could possibly know

Song of the Day: Straight Outta Compton, by NWA, which I also cannot link to because Spotify is down and that sucks.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2IR01O6kw4IB68hcV9FWYN?si=08fe81c3ce2843f5

Meaningful lyric from the S.O.T.D.:

Dangerous motherfucker raises hell
And if I ever get caught, I make bail
See, I don’t give a fuck, that’s the problem
I see a motherfuckin’ cop, I don’t dodge him
But I’m smart, lay low, creep a while
And when I see a punk pass, I smile

Something good from today/yesterday: Getting my stupid ear unclogged.

Something I’m looking forward to in the next seven days: Going to a St. Louis Astronomical Society event on Friday night. If anyone wants to join me … Please?

Fat-Ass Update:

  • Starting weight: 230.6 on 2/12/25
  • Goal weight (for now): 199.9
  • Today’s weight 221.7 (-8.9)
  • Fat-ass burn-off remaining: 21.8 fat-ass pounds

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