2025.10.15
Republicans are cheating a**holes. Swear in the duly elected representative, and take your lumps as the Epstein files get opened.
Thinking about my current "stressed" mood.
Some of it is caused by my Todo list.
20 odd years ago I was really into David Allen's "Getting Things Done" methodology. (Looking back I see that's where I got the guideline of, if it takes 2 minutes or less, just do it now.) Actually I corresponded with him just a bit.
Funny looking at this page where I outline my "ultimate Todo program"
Over the years I've drifted from some of GTD's suggestions (especially in terms of categorizing things). And I wonder if I'm hurt or helped by my "daily grind" category, things that popup every day - diary entries, previewing the day, etc)
But I also think about how much has changed for me in 20 years:
1. the rise of social media and how it clamors for attention
2. I suspect the ever increasing volume of inbox stuff
3. having connected phones rather than offline PDAs
4. My life with its band commitments 1-4 times a week
5. A national political scene that has gotten weirder and more authoritarian. It used to be just the idiocy and lies of Iraq War 2 and a sleepy response to Katrina.
I dunno. This post seemed to have more of a point when I started it. :-D