TomMasz

I’ve always heard it called a rubber spatula.

Ingredients: Hydrogen, Oxygen

Joined at the hip.

It’ll happen eventually, though.

It’s old and ugly, the worst tool you can use for anything, and unkillable.

You are not alone. In fact, you sound just like me. I can’t recall a time when being aware of what’s going on has been so soul-crushing. It’s so easy to feel powerless in the face of all of it. I’m barely holding on, but I’m not vanquished yet.

You need to do two things first and foremost. One is to stop the doomscrolling. Since you’re retired, there’s probably no work stuff you need to be aware of, so turn off notifications. Another, likely much more difficult, thing is to have a chat with your girlfriend and explain what her constant messaging is doing to you. If she continues, it’s a sign she doesn’t take your feelings seriously, and you should consider moving on.

Beyond that, you might want to search out opportunities in your community to help those who are the most vulnerable to what’s happening. You can’t change the world, but you can make a positive difference for someone.

It sure does make it easy.

Warren Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway in part to spite its management. He had been buying shares for a while, and at one point offered them a chance to buy them back. They low-balled him on the price, he got pissed, took majority control of the stock, and fired the management.

Future technician trying to solve a problem by reading the machine log: What. The. Fuck?

I’ve thought about that, but it seems like the kind of thing you don’t want to get cheap on.

1 or 2 carbon bike wheels, depending on size, riding style, terrain, etc.

Mostly FF for personal stuff, Vivaldi for work stuff that expects Chrome. Actively looking for a FF replacement, though.