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m_d_hToday was crazy busy! But I was still able to quit work at 3pm. For me, "busy" usually means my work day is packed instead of lazy, I rarely have to work late or on weekends unless I want to, for the purpose of feeling caught up on Monday morning. And I took Dax on a sub-freezing hike before starting my work day. And now I'm here at the condo until Sunday, so, it's all good.
My butt is back to normal!!!!!! Stupid food poisoning.
Yesterday and today have felt super busy to the point where I'm starting to worry I have early onset dementia, my brain was worn out when I crawled into bed last night, and my fingers weren't working correctly as I was typing, about one typo per word was hopping onto the screen. Lots of backspacing. I was pretty worried about Dax, it seems, between not really wanting him to have surgery, and then having my wish fulfilled only because his liver is ... something something's not right.
But Dax is the same Dax! He loved his hike this morning! He was a little tired and stiff afterward, though. But so was I. I think Dax is older than I am now. Old Man Dax! He can't go running anymore, his liver is inflamed, he sleeps all day. But he's as happy as ever to snuggle, to go on walks and hikes, to eat his meals. He's a happy dog. And he's in good shape for an old man, sorta like I am ;-)
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I hear of more and more people I know "in person" getting their shots now. And then their second shots. In MoCo the age has dropped from 75+ to 65+. I am fucking determined to live long enough to get my own shot(s) damn it. I'm probably going to hunker down completely until then, I don't want to waste a year of Quarantine when the end is in sight.
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So, when T and B were discussing going to a museum on Sunday, and asked me whether I was interested, I said no. Even though the website was all about how they are SOCIAL DISTANCING and such. Nope. I'm not spending hours indoors with strangers, no matter how many masks they wear, no matter how many feet away they are. I remember when T went to his socially distant yoga weekend and then came back sick with a respiratory virus that we had to assume was COVID. Nope. I'm not going to do anyfuckingthing except house and condo and in between until this is over.
Except for darting into the beer/wine convenience store for a couple minutes to grab some alcohol. I still haven't purchased any liquor yet since last year, since before the Holiday Wave.
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I've sold all three of my 2021 play money trades now, and all three earned a profit. I think I will never sell a stock index short again, as that (short sale of QQQ) was the only losing trade I've had of all my several play money trades stretching back into the year before last. Broad stock indices are too irrational for selling short! They've been climbing relentlessly for decades now, and this cannot possibly go on forever, but I'm not going to fight the standard advice that everybody should invest in stocks forever no matter what. My play money trades will focus elsewhere.
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It actually feels relaxing to not have a play money trade right now. It's work to investigate, plan, and monitor these trades.
Again, all my profits are going to charity 10x or more.
My retirement account is in full defensive mode, and has been for several months now. I don't play around with that pile of money, that pile has to last me some unknown number of decades (but between 0-5, I don't expect to live beyond 103).
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Experimenting with Spotify is going well so far. I upgraded to Premium because I don't mind paying if the service meets my needs, and I want to play with all the options before deciding whether to keep it or not. There's so much mediocre music in the world I question why I'd want to create my own album, even if completing this project is probably several years in the future. Mainly, here it is --> spending time creating my own music helps me to appreciate other musicians' work SO MUCH MORE! I have a much more critical ear now then I used to. I often feel like I know what was going through their minds, what they were asking their DAWs to do. Truly, it's more about music appreciation than creation. But if I end up liking what I create, so much the better.
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And, that's a wrap, now I can focus on butt play to an extent I could not last weekend, and listen to music like I haven't since last October :-)
My butt is back to normal!!!!!! Stupid food poisoning.
Yesterday and today have felt super busy to the point where I'm starting to worry I have early onset dementia, my brain was worn out when I crawled into bed last night, and my fingers weren't working correctly as I was typing, about one typo per word was hopping onto the screen. Lots of backspacing. I was pretty worried about Dax, it seems, between not really wanting him to have surgery, and then having my wish fulfilled only because his liver is ... something something's not right.
But Dax is the same Dax! He loved his hike this morning! He was a little tired and stiff afterward, though. But so was I. I think Dax is older than I am now. Old Man Dax! He can't go running anymore, his liver is inflamed, he sleeps all day. But he's as happy as ever to snuggle, to go on walks and hikes, to eat his meals. He's a happy dog. And he's in good shape for an old man, sorta like I am ;-)
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I hear of more and more people I know "in person" getting their shots now. And then their second shots. In MoCo the age has dropped from 75+ to 65+. I am fucking determined to live long enough to get my own shot(s) damn it. I'm probably going to hunker down completely until then, I don't want to waste a year of Quarantine when the end is in sight.
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So, when T and B were discussing going to a museum on Sunday, and asked me whether I was interested, I said no. Even though the website was all about how they are SOCIAL DISTANCING and such. Nope. I'm not spending hours indoors with strangers, no matter how many masks they wear, no matter how many feet away they are. I remember when T went to his socially distant yoga weekend and then came back sick with a respiratory virus that we had to assume was COVID. Nope. I'm not going to do anyfuckingthing except house and condo and in between until this is over.
Except for darting into the beer/wine convenience store for a couple minutes to grab some alcohol. I still haven't purchased any liquor yet since last year, since before the Holiday Wave.
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I've sold all three of my 2021 play money trades now, and all three earned a profit. I think I will never sell a stock index short again, as that (short sale of QQQ) was the only losing trade I've had of all my several play money trades stretching back into the year before last. Broad stock indices are too irrational for selling short! They've been climbing relentlessly for decades now, and this cannot possibly go on forever, but I'm not going to fight the standard advice that everybody should invest in stocks forever no matter what. My play money trades will focus elsewhere.
-----
It actually feels relaxing to not have a play money trade right now. It's work to investigate, plan, and monitor these trades.
Again, all my profits are going to charity 10x or more.
My retirement account is in full defensive mode, and has been for several months now. I don't play around with that pile of money, that pile has to last me some unknown number of decades (but between 0-5, I don't expect to live beyond 103).
-----
Experimenting with Spotify is going well so far. I upgraded to Premium because I don't mind paying if the service meets my needs, and I want to play with all the options before deciding whether to keep it or not. There's so much mediocre music in the world I question why I'd want to create my own album, even if completing this project is probably several years in the future. Mainly, here it is --> spending time creating my own music helps me to appreciate other musicians' work SO MUCH MORE! I have a much more critical ear now then I used to. I often feel like I know what was going through their minds, what they were asking their DAWs to do. Truly, it's more about music appreciation than creation. But if I end up liking what I create, so much the better.
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And, that's a wrap, now I can focus on butt play to an extent I could not last weekend, and listen to music like I haven't since last October :-)