It never occurred to me to put fluff out for birds. But Iām wearing some not-very-new-but-never-worn-before slippers which are leaving piles of fluff all over. Maybe I should gather it and put it out for the birds.
Sent some imās to my marketing person for our monday 8am zoom we have. No response, which is really oddā¦oh yeah, todays a holiday lol.
My kids are off school, but Iām working. No holiday for me. I got P-day off when I worked at MMC, but no other company has given it.
I created a graph that compares my salary as of the beginning of each year since Iāve been employed as an actuary, with a line from that year representing cumulative inflation (CPI-U) from that year, to see how Iāve compared.
Itās about what I expected, but data is interesting when visualized.
Everything is represented in terms of my current salary.
Iām looking to track when I get back to where I was before inflation took off. It will probably take a few years to catch up to that blue line.
I should probably do the expense report for my CAS dues before I get a nastygram about it.
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ā clicky clicky
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Learned today that Sony must make a Spider-Man movie every 5 years and 9 months or they lose the rights to the IP.
I understand now why there have been so many Spider-Man reboots that I canāt keep track of them all. Andrew Garfieldā¦ the mousy Spider-Man whoās a good dancer IRLā¦ animated Miles Morales & Gwenā¦ the other life-action onesā¦
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Usually go into the office on Tuesdays, but Iām very light on both work and meetings today, which never happens, so I decided to stay home and do the bare minimum.
Which of course is more stressful than being overworked and overbooked, somehow.
Late night thoughts as I wait for Wordle and Connections: am I making any kind of difference in this world? When I die, will anyone think the world is a little worse off as a result? Or will I not be missed?
I donāt live my life for any kind of recognition, and Iāll continue to do what I think matters and try to make a small impact while living a small life, and Iāll find contentment in that. But, does it even matter? Itās just a drop in the ocean, and I feel overwhelmed by all the things I cannot change. For every drop, there is so much evil that overshadows it. But all I have to give are drops.
I donāt want any responses to any of those questions. Itās not about what other people think of me, itās about how I think about myself, thatās the whole journey.
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Perhaps, we need a Deep Thoughts thread.
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Iāve been staying up late enough for wordle too.
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Everyone is talking about how smooth and tasty and maybe a little sweet and non-bitter I am over in the quitting drinking thread. Everyone loves me, I get it already!
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I think this is a question we all struggle with at some point. Iām comfortable that Iāve answered it for me to a reasonable level.
Iām not going to be famous. Iām not going to set the world on fire with business. I am more than happy making personal connections and being a good person to my family and those in my community. Proof of that will be when I die, I expect a good turnout at my funeral.
I make a deliberate effort to achieve those goals, I donāt just drift.
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Iāve sort of given up on making a real difference. That would require getting other people to behave. I settle for making a difference where I can and not beating myself up over the rest. Like the guy throwing starfish back into the ocean.
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That was my thought.
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Very random but thatās why weāre here.
Was making a friend (A) recently, who introduced me to yet another friend (B). I got a tiny bit of ābad vibeā from B but shook it off, figuring itās good to meet new people. Not long after I met A, they broke up with a romantic partner (C).
Several months later, B just yesterday told A that B had slept with C two weeks after the breakup with A, specifically done to hurt A because B does that as a self-destructive tendency.
I fully believe Aās story and have zero interest in following up. We think B is a narcissist because they were trying to get A to yell at them and fight, and they wouldnāt engage.
Not long ago I texted B about hanging out. Weāll see if they respond. If they do I think my response will be,
"I think we can stop communicating any further. It would be embarrassing to remain associated with you. I would say sorry, but you are the one who made your choices. I hope you make better choices in the future.
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Why did you text B about hanging out if you donāt want to?
Or was that before you found out about B sleeping with C?
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I texted A and B to say āhey we should do this together soonā, and A called me right after. B just told A about sleeping with C yesterday, though it happened 2-3 months ago.
so, you should sleep with C, just to mess with B
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