Morning
05:00. Woke up. Said מוֹדֶה אַנִי blessing.
מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם, שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ.
I offer thanks to You, living and eternal King, for You have mercifully restored my soul within me; Your faithfulness is great.
Turned on the radio with Shortwave app to classic country station KZHE in Arkansas. Checked email. Read "Share Free Software With Your Friends and Colleagues" in the FSF Bulletin. Browsed the FSF shop and considered a few products to support the Free Software Foundation.
- wooden GNU head sticker
- Super Sticker Mega Multi Pack, the
- "Ask me about free software" button
- GNU emblem classic pin
- "Fight for your user rights" bag
06:00. KZHE started playing a stupid comedy show. Changed to local rock station KQRC. There's a stupid talk show on right now. Tuned into local public/variety station KKFI instead.
Continued reading the "Share Free Software" article. Chatted on Snikket and IRC with Dino.
06:30. Shut off radio. All the stations are on stupid talk shows now, and aNONradio is probably on some stupid Japanese stuff, so I didn't even bother to check it.
07:00. Took a nap.
08:30. Woke up. Shut off alarm. Went downstairs to use the bathroom. Everyone was still asleep. Went back upstairs. Chatted on IRC. Turned on the radio to KZHE.
09:00. Agh! KZHE is playing Fox News! All they said politically was that the Harris campaign got a lot of money, even after the Democrats switched to Harris.
09:30. Wrote to the developer of Shortwave on Mastodon. Thanked him for the app and asked him how it sources stations, so I can get my favorite station KAYQ on Shortwave as well.
09:46. Mom is up now. Went downstairs. Took my pills. Brushed my teeth. Took a shower. Combed my hair. Oiled and brushed my beard. Got dressed. Put on my whimsical אני כלב ("I'm Caleb" / "I'm a dog") button.
10:46. Had two bowls of Frosted Flakes with soy milk. Finished the box.
11:17. Chatted on IRC and listened to KQRC until Mom put Jack FM on the TV.
Afternoon
12:30. Chatting with friend from Norway. He currently has an autistic interest in American culture, particularly from the Seventies. Got a "bellini bliss" Bubly.
13:00. Aunt Sue came home. Uncle Jim got mad that she did not get milk.
13:21. Went to Walmart. Got a twelve pack of Starry, a thirty pack of Hamm's beer, a six pack of Shiner Bock beer, a gallon of cow's milk, a Starbucks Frap, a Starbucks Paradise Drink, and some new clothes for Mom. Stopped and got Mom's carton of cigarettes on the way home.
14:55. Came home. Put beer in the fridge. Put up the milk and the Starry. Mom showed me a cute video of Tibetan mastiffs on her Facebook feed. So cute!
15:28. Ugh. Uncle Jim says the TV won't work and that it's my Jellyfin server's fault. That's impossible! Turns out the cause was no batteries in the Roku remote... So stupid!
Wrote down the recipe to Grandma's vegetable soup. It will be published as soon as this entry is published.
16:00. Watched TV. Told former coworker about the laptop one of my uncles is looking to sell. Chatted on IRC.
Evening
17:00. Turned on the country radio station KZHE from Stamps, Arkansas on my laptop with my earbuds in.
Mom came inside with huge, fat cucumbers from the garden!
18:00. Mom fixed my שַׁבָּת (Shabbat) candles for tonight. I cleared the TV tray. Wine is ready. I won't be having tea this שַׁבָּת because the kitchen is a disaster area.
18:44. Microwaved an Amy's Tofu Scramble, or two.
19:30. Listened to country music. Opened a Shiner Bock beer. Watched Craig Topham on the FOSSY 2024 conference.
20:00. Lit שַׁבָּת candles. Drank a glass of wine.
20:30. Took out the trash. People are moping in #gaygeeks IRC chat
tonight. Had a piece of almond dark chocolate. Chatted on COM on
SDF.
21:00. Added Spectrum TV to my browser bookmarks. I don't like the idea of DRM but we have it, so I might as well use it. Tuned into KZHE again.
21:30. Tried to go and brush my teeth. The dogs barked like crazy when I tried going into my aunt's room to brush. I ended up not brushing my teeth. I went to bed shortly after and listened to KZHE.
22:00. Went to sleep.