Labor

Happy Labor Day, everyone!

It's an ironically named holiday, since most people will be NOT laboring today.

That being said, I hope the staff at our gym are laboring today, because I want to do some laboring by lifting weights, in defiance of the spirit and letter of the day.

Speaking of laboring, my buddy Stefan and I labored something fierce yesterday on the Wright Stuff Century bike ride, hosted by the Bombay Bicycle Club. We only pounded out the short 35-mile route, but it was hilly.

Anyhow, I'm writing this post as the aforementioned substitute for consuming social media, which I'm boycotting. And you should too, for all the myriad reasons elucidated and expounded upon in my prior posts.

Have fun today!

Fin.

Morning Ruminations

Good Morning!

Let's CRUSH the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs) this weekend, through intentional positive action!

For me, that looks like two lengthy bike rides, including the BBC's Wright Stuff Century ride on Sunday, accompanied by my buddy Stefan (double whammy on the DFUs).

I realized this morning that the Earth is just over a fortnight away from what I call "full tilt toward full tilt" (aka, the Equinox). The planet will be at the fastest part of its swing toward the Winter Solstice. This will manifest as the daylight disappearing at its fastest rate on or around September 21.

Cheerful thought!

Have a great weekend!

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The Algos

Social media algorithms will NEVER prioritize my posts on this site, because these posts are LITERALLY designed to encourage disenfranchising the algorithms from our lives.

That being said, I am still going to post frequently and regularly, in an effort to get some traction with the algos.

Have a great day!

Fin.

Better

I'm getting better at abstaining from social and mainstream media (SMSM).

In fact, one of my action steps is to open up Blogger and compose a quick post whenever the impulse to consume SMSM comes upon me.

That's what this is. And by the time I am done composing a post, my brain has largely habituated back to baseline.

Fin.

Advice

Hi Dear Readers!

I hope this post finds you and brings you joy, insight, and or action steps for defeating the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs).

I am going to give you some advice. It's good advice. It will help you. But you don't have to take it, if you want your life to suck.

My advice is this...for the next TWO MONTHS (9/3/26 to 11/3/26), abstain from ALL but the most essential social and mainstream media (SMSM). SMSM is no longer a source of credible information and useful knowledge. It is quite likely to make you measurably DUMBER (intellectually) and ANGRIER (emotionally). These two outcomes are synergistically super BAD together. They are a perfect storm for making you say and do really undesirable and regrettable things. SMSM will bring tons of toxic negativity and vitriol into your life over the next two months, because of the upcoming Midterm Elections, and let's be honest...you don't need that poison in your life right now. 

Reclaim your mental, physical, and spiritual well being...put SMSM out of your life for two whole beautiful peaceful drama-free months. If you want to let it back in after 11/3/26, that's OK. But I assure you, disenfranchising SMSM for the next two months will be the best thing you ever did for yourself.

Most of you won't believe me and won't take my advice. That's OK. Your life will suck, but that's on you, not me. I can only lead the proverbial horse to water.

Take care!

Fin.