O' the day - 20240528

Chronic pain is no joke. Not that I think people find it funny, per se, but it's nothing to laugh off as "you're just being hypochondriacal again." When we hurt, we hurt. I envy those that have never dealt with this, and so don't have a clue - "just exercise and eat right - you'll be fine." "I only take Tylenol when I'm dying." "Opiates are the scourge of society." Sigh - you just don't know.

O' the day - 20240523

Thinking today about how fast life is moving, and whether it's truly that more changes are coming our way (societally, technologically) faster than ever, or if it's just a perception as I get older. AI will take over the world; the skills you have now will be obsolete in two years; new generations will change the face of work - is it just the same old song, different lyrics? Media hype? Or something in between reality and conjecture? I'm not sure if I need to be afraid or just keep plugging along.

O' the day - 20240522

Sinus headaches suck. That is all.

O' the day - 20240521

Starting this new habit-former, based on "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. I love the idea, and am hoping this time it will stick. Easier some days than others (although I suppose that's the case with any habit you're trying to build). Not that any of this writing is earth-shattering, but it's a start ...

O' the day - 20240520

Long time, no see! And in re-reading my last post, I feel exactly the same as I did three years ago. I still haven't decided how to deal with burnout, or ennui, or whatever I choose to label it. With aging parents, the choices are more limited than they were even just a few years ago, and remote work options are becoming more, well, remote. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, nor how to tell when I've grown up. Is this an everyman thought, or just me and a select few? It seems to be common per Facebook group chat; perhaps it's an existentially GenX problem, since we were 30 when we were 10 and 10 when we were 50, as the meme goes.