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Indeed, it is rainy and windy. Again.

Week's been nuts so my efforts to work out a rhythm to the day remain elusive. Assuming, as per usual, that I'll find it just as I have to switch to summer break schedule. Alternative would be to give in, start sb schedule now so I'm less pissy when the time comes. Hopefully sticking to Project500 (more on that in Sunday's Macro0166 but please do know know that "Project500" isn't some stupid / clever code title for something: I literally don't have a name for it and I'm basing it around 500 words, so that's what it'll be for now) / TSBMR / MacroParentheticals and that being it will help.

Current Project500 quandary: what's the bare minimum needed to open the gate to the winding road through?

High potassium continues, though all other numbers look fine, except for blood sugar but that's not surprising; it's always high in the morning. Doubtful that I have kidney disease, though who knows at this point. Only dietary thing I can think of that I've added (other than weight) since my big checkup (where everything was peachy) in December, is matcha (which I'm not giving up because I like how it makes me feel - read: not comatose) and an extra vitamin D3 pill at the doc's request three days a week. Everything they suggested had MORE potassium than what I was doing so fuck it, IDK. No call yet from the whitecoats, though if they keep to their pattern, it'll be either at lunch or at the end of the day.

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Another night of weather, of watching a live feed of local news station, midnight tornado warnings and storm warnings resulting in... pretty much nothing. Other than a lack of sleep. And a fascination with the head meteorologist's water-down-a-cutting-board / tornado formation analogy.

Potential for a good mail day = solid. MABUSE postscript coming later this morning, once I take another post-food crack at it.

Think I want to officially title these morning posts which are seeming to become a thing. Not sure what. For now, sticking with the zettelkasten ID... thoughts welcome.

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Still learning to be bald, still liking it – though my head does get cold, which is a new thing.

Moderately exciting weather last night, severe storm warning, et al: ended up being nothing major but we did have a definite downpour along with some flashy lights and the occasional gust. Power went out for a second or two (having gone out for about two hours yesterday afternoon) overnight, long enough to make one clock blink but not enough to require re-setting. Seems as though I won't need the chainsaw today but I won't be surprised if I do; can only see so much with a flashlight at 0500 and heavy leaves and broken tree limbs do, after all, have a precedent in this yard. While we had no indoor flooding or anything like that (yay windows), we did have a terrified Morkie (thunder scares the literal piss out of her).

Postscript on DR MABUSE, THE GAMBLER coming later today (or perhaps tomorrow, depending on if I can find the words to say what I want to say). TLDR version: loved it.