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Light at the End of the Burnout

Light at the End of the Burnout

So, here’s a crazy thing.  I’m writing this on a Wednesday, and as I left work today I was actually feeling a little excited about my job. This shouldn’t be a crazy thing.  I work in Astronomy, as a Scientific Programmer, which is a combination of two things I really, really like and am good at.  However, for a variety of reasons, not all of them to do directly with my job (you can probably guess one or two), the…

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Quick-Chores

Quick-Chores

Okay, friends.  I think it is time to tell you about something I call Quick-Chores, which is a house-keeping tactic I’ve been playing with this year, to varying degrees of success. First, I should say that on the spectrum of people, I am the sort of people who neither enjoys housework, nor feels strongly compelled to do very much of it.  I think I’m in a lot of pretty good company.  Never-the-less, I do prefer a clean house to a…

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fly-by-posting 2023/08/26

fly-by-posting 2023/08/26

I am 41 years old and I just figured out how to consistently open fruit cups without splattering. Hint – Tip the fruit cup so that the air bubble is in the same place as where you’re opening it from.