Journal

Today will be 2 months that I've been playing. It's an online game (obviously) where you get to fly spaceships. It's huge and it's fascinating. In 2 month's I've just barely got my feet wet in it.

I also learned 2 new words: "Speculative Fiction" and "Duology"

You get a big spike like this, and it's like the first hit. Then you keep checking back again and again to see if you can get another hit like

Perhaps you've seen messages like this at the bottom of an email: This message (and any included attachments) is from Vail Health, Vail Valley Surgery Center or Howard Head Sports

Three emails came from the school on Thursday afternoon, each of them announcing, in turn, that another case of Covid-19 had been discovered. 2 in the high school, 1 in

times around the sun as of today. It was a good day. I awoke to news that Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19. There's lots of speculation that it's fake

Eng has gone from the buyer paying it all up front, down to 70% up front. I have to give him some encouragement to not let the conniving cattle rancher push him around.

Today I got a business proposal from Eng Emmanuel, regarding a $2 million sale of cattle vaccine in western Africa. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, it's Thursday, and I've had no reply from either My Dearest Aunt Monica Jose (a Swedish), nor from her niece and maid, Ms Elsa Karlsson (who is not a

It appears my previous message was lost in cyberspace, or perhaps my case has been assigned to a new handler. In any event, here's the latest from Elsa (who is not a princess):

I had been hoping we could do the whole princess thing, but as it turns out, we're not going there. Instead, I'm leaving for an adventure in the United Kingdom.

Elza seems testy about my confusion over who is writing the emails and wants me to read the Bible. With a temper like that, how can she not be a princess?

Monica wrote back, proposing we enter a long term relationship, but I'm beginning to wonder if she's really who she says she is.

Quarantine has come to this. Today I got this email from Mrs Monica Jose and decided to write a reply.

That's counting from the first day they shut down school here, which is as good a day to say "stay at home" started as any. This weekend was the first

Photo Journal: Building Lego Kit 75273 - Poe Dameron's X-Wing Fighter (761 pcs)

So stop worrying about it. There are plenty of other things to focus on with much better odds of generating a sense of personal satisfaction.

Arriving at this new year, I am allowing myself a cautious optimism. The world is in an awful shambles. If now isn't the time to resolve on making some improvements, when?

I'm not saying these are good ideas, or that I'll write these posts. But if there are any you'd be interested in let me know.

Sometimes, looking back, you realize it's time to make a clean break and start over.