A Few Minutes Later
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I dug out the E-M5 yesterday and the battery was flat, so I charged it. Nice to play with an "old" camera now and then. Should've looked at the settings, though. Was still set for Cloudy white balance, so the previous picture was a little redder than reality.
But only a little.
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As mentioned below.
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17:22 Sunday, 1 February 2026
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Churchill used to send out memos with "Action this day," written on them.
I have mixed feelings about Scott Galloway, but I agree with him about this: Resist and Unsubscribe. That said, for the moment, I'm focusing on Amazon. Canceling Prime may not be a strong enough signal, since I think most of us pay annually.
Deleting the Amazon app from your devices will send a more powerful signal.
Fortunately, I'm not subscribed to most of the services on that list. YouTube Premium, and Apple's services being the exceptions. Mitzi and I have decided to boycott Home Depot (for its support of Trump in general) and Lowe's for the indefinite future, certainly for the next few months. I've deleted the Home Depot app from my phone, I never had the Lowes app, if there is one. We'll buy our hardware supplies locally and pay the premium.
We all have some threshold of inconvenience we're unwilling to cross. For better or worse, and somewhat to my shame and embarrassment, I'm embedded in Apple's ecosystem. Thus far, I'm not completely outraged by Netflix, but it's close. Ricky Gervais' most recent standup special made me want to vomit. Turned it off early into it while he was still beating the dead DEI horse.
But check out the list, see what you can live without for a month or so, and unsubscribe or delete the apps. I have to believe deleting the apps will send a signal, loud and clear, that customers are unhappy.
Action this day.
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17:19 Sunday, 1 February 2026
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In better days, I once thought deeply and often about things like this.
This sounds right.
I look forward to thinking such thoughts again someday.
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17:00 Sunday, 1 February 2026
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Semi-busy weekend. Not sure if I mentioned that Mitzi and I are working out with a personal trainer again. And we're looking after the neighbors' dog for a few days. So Saturday morning was busy with the dog, taking the trash to the transfer station, working out with the trainer, then enjoying breakfast at a diner we hadn't visited before.
I've been reading books, watching YouTube and TV. Some shoveling snow. Running back and forth the neighbors' house. I'd have preferred to keep the dog at our place, but Mitzi wasn't keen on it and the neighbors seemed to prefer that she stay at their place. I don't mind looking after dogs, but getting in the truck and driving next door four times a day gets a bit tedious. Mitzi's been taking some turns. I feel bad for the dog, being home alone so long. So I sit on the floor and she lies next to me while I pet her and rub her belly for a half hour or so.
It snowed for a few hours this morning. Got about three inches of accumulation and shoveled that off. Then it snowed again. Used the leaf-blower to blow that off. Works pretty well, but it gets all over your coat and hat. Also works well to clear it off the truck.
I've learned you want to keep up with keeping it off the concrete. Stepping on snow compresses and melts it, which then freezes into ice, which builds up exactly where you're walking a lot. Started using the grass-seed spreader to spread salt. Had been scattering it with a dust pan, but the seed-spreader does a better job.
The sun came out around noon, and it's just gorgeous out there. Sun's about to go down though.
The beat goes on...
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