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Medical: This one is top of mind today because I just had a follow-up visit with my dermatologist…who won’t take my fresh new Marketplace(™) insurance. Fuckity-fuck. I had a really bad feeling t...
OP∆ #005: RAD: The Eastsider in These Foolish Things
Name: The Eastsider Introduction Platform: Bumble Age: 61 (wow…dating my age now includes men in their 60s - and that doesn’t seem too old for me! When I started this crazy online dating thin...
Today, my intentions have been operating full-cylinder! My targets are P3/C3/R3, showing that, for me, what gets measured really gets managed. Click here if you want to see what a crazy level of...
OP∆ #003: What Gets Measured Gets Managed · Target P3 / C3 / R1 in These Foolish Things
Today’s intention levels are: P3 (physical exercise at a high level), C3 (career objectives at a high level), R1 (relationship goals have actually kicked in and I’m messaging a couple of potenti...
Well, well. I noted my targets at the very beginning of the morning today. In fact, it was around 4:30am, and I knew I wanted to come back and write my entry after my workout. Here’s an observ...
OP∆ #001: January 1, 2026 - The Intro · Target P1 / C0 / R0 in These Foolish Things
Okay. New year, fresh new start! You know how much I love structure, right? This might be the most structured I’ve ever, ever been when it comes to my journal. Maybe it’s to the point of sever...
Day 364 - NYE Eve Day? in These Foolish Things
Sitting outside at a fun and fancy coffee shop in the sunshine writing this entry on a super crisp morning. It’s all decorated for the holidays. There’s a band playing!! How festive! I’m here b...
Day 363 - Holidaze Recap in These Foolish Things
Whew. What a holiday. Here are the bullets I quickly wrote down in my notes app. I’ll try to quickly flesh out each one: Christmas with the fam: was so very meh. My dad was melancholy. My m...
Day 359 - Grinch-ish Kinda Christmas in These Foolish Things
Oh my LORD, I have so much to do! All of a sudden, the panic has set in! Haha, the sentence above was written on Christmas Eve - yesterday. Now, it’s GO TIME. I’m supposed to be at my family’s...
Day 356 - Eerie Similarities in These Foolish Things
Something I’ve been wanting to write about for a few days now is the terrible tragedy of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle. I am almost obsessed with this horrible situation because it reminds m...
Day 355 - Winter Solstice Magic Wishes in These Foolish Things
Wow. I have so much to say! But today is the Winter Solstice - the shortest day of the year. So I want to tackle the day and then move into the magic that I’m making happen each night until the ...
Day 351 - Tupelo in These Foolish Things
I’m back from the trip! It was a quickie, and back in the day would be no biggie whatsoever, but because I’m so out of practice (with the exception of two other biz trips I’ve taken in 2025), it...
Day 348 - Turn of Events at the End in These Foolish Things
Thank you for the kind notes about my Uncle H. yesterday. He was a good man and had a very good, humble, loving family. I talked to Dad yesterday after the service and he was still sad that he w...
Day 347 - Uncle H. in These Foolish Things
Sitting at my desk this morning and watching the memorial of my uncle on YouTube. What a world we live in now. I’m so glad we (my dad and I) were able to get a link to view so my dad didn’t feel...
Day 345 - Yesterday's Crafternoon in These Foolish Things
Slow morning today. I let myself sleep in and just got back in from a nice walk with Martini. I’m also multitasking while I write this entry by listening to a webinar on AI and sustainability....
Day 343 - Planning, Plotting, Scheming in These Foolish Things
The last days of 2025 are flying by now. One would think I should be getting a ton of things done since I’m not employed, but make no mistake…I’m working! Or at least trying to. A little follo...
Day 339 - In Conclusion...or not? in These Foolish Things
Well, I finally have a conclusion regarding the job I’ve been writing about for the past three or four entries. I read your notes about how ironic it would be if I did get a call-back from the...
Day 338 - Move ON, Ginger! in These Foolish Things
Okay, okay. I’ve almost completely let that interview go. It’s out in the universe and there’s nothing I can do now. But one last thing I want to mention that I was kind of scared to mention bef...
Day 336.5 - ChatGPT's Response in These Foolish Things
(note: see previous entry for context below) I was so mortified about how that Teams interview ended. I’ve just been pacing around the apartment wondering what to do, so I plugged in my last pa...
Day 336 - Juju Request! *GROSS UPDATE* in These Foolish Things
Morning! I have 5 minutes to write, and then I gotta get my workout in. Today I’m on a little bit of a time crunch. Big interview at 9:30 - video interview with the hiring manager. This will be ...
Day 334 - Gut-Wrenching in These Foolish Things
It’s the last day of November. Officially another NoJoMo in the books. I always love the discipline that doing an entry a day gives me. And I always seem to keep the mojo (pun intended) going at...
Day 333 - Crafternoon Delight in These Foolish Things
Almost noon. Have not accomplished anything today. Yet. I am home from Thanksgiving with the fam. Thank you for all of your notes and suggestions on my last entry. I have decided to go back t...
Day 332 - Aftermath in These Foolish Things
Morning. I am headed out this morning to the big flea market to see if I can find any treasures. It’s Black Friday. I don’t know if there are big deals at the big flea, but I guess I’ll find out...
Day 331 - Thanksgiving Morning Grief in These Foolish Things
Good morning. It’s Thanksgiving and I’m sitting in my kitchen at my little desk getting ready to chug through the morning. I’ll write this entry and then do a longer workout (kinda skipped yeste...
Day 330 - The End of The Cool Cat Era in These Foolish Things
Yesterday, my horoscope said that I would be in a good place to take care of financial matters. Here’s what I did: I got signed up for marketplace insurance through December. I’m not excite...
