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Tue Oct 27 06:00:01 EDT 2020 ======================================== Slept from ten-thirty to seven. Woke briefly around four. Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain, possibly mixed with snow in the morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Work ---------------------------------------- - Add Megan back to approvals Done. - Fix Becky's Entrata permissions Done. - Download and review Bullseye invoice Done. - Unpause backup job?? Done. - 1 PM Fifth Third call Done. - Start to catch up on check scan installs Done. Ten-minute walk at lunch. Light rain. The construction crew finally poured Huntley's other driveway; once they paint the lines on the road and remove the road furniture, Thirteen Mile should be two-way again. Home ---------------------------------------- Mom called, and we chatted for a while. Ended up spending part of my evening in the office fixing Storage, which failed to reboot cleanly. https://kottke.org/20/10/liberty-doesnt-mean-freedom-to-infect-other-people https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/opinion/coronavirus-masks.html > But you also see a lot of libertarian rhetoric — a lot of talk about “freedom” and “personal responsibility.” Even politicians willing to say that people should cover their faces and avoid indoor gatherings refuse to use their power to impose rules to that effect, insisting that it should be a matter of individual choice. > Which is nonsense. > Many things should be matters of individual choice. The government has no business dictating your cultural tastes, your faith or what you decide to do with other consenting adults. > But refusing to wear a face covering during a pandemic, or insisting on mingling indoors with large groups, isn’t like following the church of your choice. It’s more like dumping raw sewage into a reservoir that supplies other people’s drinking water. Read more of Record of a Spaceborn Few. It's good, although I haven't become attached to the characters as quickly as in her previous books. Watched a couple episodes of Tokyo Ravens. A fun little anime series. I'm a sucker for magicians. Servings: grains 6/6, fruit 2/4, vegetables 2/4, dairy 2/2, meat 2/3, nuts 0/0.5 Brunch: banana, cucumber, coffee Lunch: orange, egg and avocado wrap Dinner: cheese curls, ramen

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