Sometimes, there IS a second breakfast :)

Anathem does that thing that I dislike in any book at the start, narration with a bunch of names/words/people/events that haven’t been motivated at all. It’s like sitting at a bus stop with a stranger and having them tell you about their family reunion by listing off a bunch of names, chuckling at named jokes and events, describing the inside of their aunt’s kitchen for seemingly no reason, then their brother’s basement, more names, and named events. What of this is relevant? Spare me your warmup to the universe/story. Tell the story and describe the universe as it becomes relevant. Keep the warmup in your notes where they belong.

I just sent out my resume for a job that I didn’t really want. Quite an exhilarating to test out the job market because I slaved over my resume for quite some time!

Sunday...where have all the conversations gone...long time passing..

I went to the beach with my family earlier today. While we were walking, a lady pointed to my kids that there was a seal lying on the rock sunbathing. It took us a while to spot it, and would probably have completely missed it if the lady didn't point it out to us, because the seal was completely camouflaged. Interesting how animals develop natural camouflages to avoid predators. The genes that help survival gets passed on and the ones that don't help survival gets eaten. Evolution is indeed a very powerful force, especially over a long enough time period.

Can you spot the seal?

There's good lazy, where you're lazy to the benefit of everyone and it's like positive sum laziness. Then there's bad lazy, where you're lazy to the detriment of others. Bad laziness can be excusable but when it's pursued consciously, it's sleaziness and nothing depresses me more.

Jerome Clown Powell.

Day 107 of the #100aDayTil100k challenge, sets breakdown: 4x32 normal/narrow Total: 128 (Day 211 of 100+ pushups per day in total; day 110 of 120+ pushups per day)

Good morning stackers. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

Day 105 of 100 push ups till $100k completed.

Shilling my weekly hiking post, where this week we head to Eagle Bluffs near Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, BC.

My family went aurora borealis chasing last night. The skies did not light up last night like Friday night, but the moonlight reflecting off of Fraser River was pretty cool.

Day 1 of my daily posting journey, after mischievous prairie dog stole my hat for the 21st time. previously: #534653 🤠⚡

Howdy!

106 days of 100 push ups a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go. 102 days of 100 squats a day until $100k down. Undetermined to go.

It's cool to think that all humans share having a mom, whether we know our moms or not.

Finished the sunflowers and apple tree. Shoveling gravel and cutting the grass today!

“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold onto this illusion, even though he knows it's not true.” ― John Steinbeck BTW. I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts on ₿lack Pilling: #536290

Day 146 of posting mining earnings from the day before: 311 sats on 11May2024! Running total: 91,255 sats!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and motherly figure’s out there!

Everyone look at my failed posts :) #536431 #533316 #529119 #519199

Our daughter's coming over to spend the day with us to celebrate Mother's Day, so going to be a nice low-key day. Which will still apparently involve more planting, because that just never ends.

I shall plant a tree for Mommy Earth everyday from now on and will share a pic with you guys.

I've made a post about it here..

Happy mother's day

Been thinking about selling my house lately! But it’s tough to let it go. It’s like i finally achieved the American dream!

Why do I read? I just can't help myself. I read to learn and to grow, to laugh and to be motivated. I read to understand things I've never been exposed to.... #536861

GM everyone! Ready for a new day and keep going with my 10000 steps challenge

Poets . . . make the connection between the concrete and the universal. When we make that connection, there’s suddenly a great leap of meaning, an understanding that it’s one world. The very word “metaphor,” which comes from two Greek words, means to “carry across.” A good metaphor carries us across, and we don’t even know how it’s occurred. . . . If we’re reading a poem too quickly, between two urgent meetings or other hurried spaces, we probably won’t get it, because we don’t have time to release ourselves. We need quiet, solitude, and open space to read poetry at greater depth. Then and only then do poems work their magic. -- Richard Rohr

Happy Mother's Day to the moms! 🌷🌹🌸🌼🪻

What every writer desires the most is this:

Read me! Do not let me die!

Day 393 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k.

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Sarcastic but true! 😁😁

When you are “live born”, the statistics of your “live birth” are catalogued, using the birth notification form, creating a “manifest”, which in turn creates hospital records, which are then used to create a bond.

These “bonds” are sold to government entities or the Vatican by the hospital, as the child is now a “ward of the state”.

Note: Most if not all state hospitals operate as trusts, with the board of trustees of said hospital in full knowledge that “hospital bonds” are being created with every new birth.

The certificate of live birth is a “trust instrument”; with the modern day version being modelled on the American version that was applied to the children of “freed” black slaves after the 14th Amendment was passed by the Senate on June 8th, 1866, and ratified two years later, which granted the slaves “citizenship”.

Note: This birth certificate or “trust instrument” is legal tender, and the foundation for all legal tender used as money throughout the world.

There are four parts to the Birth Notification form as used by the UK Corporation, as follows:

Note: Perinatal means relating to the time, usually a number of weeks, immediately before and after birth.

Flower in my hair challenge for 10 days. Day 7 - Flower in my hair

Life doesn't come with a manual. It comes with a mother. Happy Mother's Day ♡

Being married to a Japanese lady, I picked up this book to refresh my understanding of Chinese customs because ofc I romanticise Japanese culture like nobody’s business. The fact that this book is superbly easy to navigate, with colourful pictures on the left and large, simple explanations on the right, made me set aside time to dive into my heritage.

I have to confess that I remain woefully ignorant of my culture. For example, I never knew that red packets arose from an ancient custom involving parents tying 8 coins together with red string; I never knew that those large pieces of cloth displayed outside Chinese funerals are called blankets; and I actually didn’t know that couples eat pomelos during Mooncake Festival because they hope to bear a son. Oops. Culture quiz FAIL.

Okay, maybe I exaggerate because I do know the rationale behind the remaining 17 customs.

I’m surprised that the custom of Chinese hanging 福 (prosperity) upside down on their front door during Chinese New Year didn’t make it to the book. I would say that that is the quintessential Chinese custom!

I would be interested in a follow-up book that explores the extent to which the Chinese in different nations follow these 20 customs - and whether there are variations in the practices. I will also be interested to read a sequel that explains why different societies celebrate the same custom. Case in point: Okinawa people celebrate Qing Ming (Tomb Sweeping) Festival. #proudtobechinese

Day 18 of posting till next Bitcoin halving