Day: May 9, 2026

One of the peculiarities of this reality is the automatic renewal subscription. Every few months a subscription drops and I don’t quite know what it is. At other times I will see subscriptions renew, know what they are, and struggle to get rid of them. Mostly it is newspapers. They are extremely hesitant to let people go. I have Rocket Money. I need to go through that thing and figure out what’s coming out. Financial freedom is a function of patience. Or maybe its the other way around. Regardless, I want to jump right into…

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “WHO head seeks to reassure Tenerife residents ahead of arrival of hantavirus cruise ship” Wait… I saw this movie. Did not end well for humanity.
2. Going to put this laptop away for the rest of the day. First time in a while I’ll roam around computer free for a significant period of time. This is what a true break feels like. Hopeful that it will reset me mentally at least partially.
3. Back on Starfield. The new mods and creations offer a deeper level of gameplay, but let’s be honest. I’m here to build cool ships, fly around the galaxy, and shoot stuff.
4. I really hate the tendency to double cap. By that I mean when my left hand leaves the shift button depressed a microsecond longer than needed so that words end up looking like THis. That is crippling depression.
5. That new UFO report is getting more coverage. Still, it’s being made about Trump because everything is… Should aliens actually be among us, they might believe we’re ripe for the picking…

Today I spent time with my boys for what is perhaps the next to last time I get to spend time with them for a very long time. I am in a state of mind of trying to transition into the next phase of my life while watching each of these boys do the same in their own way. Two are about to be graduate students. One is on to his 3rd college football team, another is readying for college and just had his first breakup. Another is in his first (and probably only, because its a good one) long term salary job. All of these are moments of growth and I am trying to grow along with them. Perhaps that is part of the letting go of the type of writing aI have been doing and taking chances to grow into something more.

So seeing them gathered around the table playing games is a great moment of reflection for me to see how far each has come.

Some Thoughts:

1. Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “‘Somebody stole from me’: Mom mourns after 2 fatally shot in kids’ soccer dispute” We need to chill, people.
2. Also this: Scientists Continue to Trace the Origin of the Mysterious “Amaterasu” Cosmic Ray Particle.
3. Worth noting: The White House dropped a new UFO report and only Fox News covered it with any interest.
4. I am going to be known someday. I’ve always believed that.