< ^ txt
Wed Aug 23 06:00:02 EDT 2023
========================================
Slept from midnight to six, then again from seven to eight.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy early in the afternoon.
Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening.
Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index readings in the lower 90s.
# Work
* 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM IIPA standup
# Home
* [ ] AWS cert
* [ ] AWS study
* [ ] schedule AWS cert exam
* [ ] schedule dentist appointment
* [ ] schedule optometrist appointment
* [ ] get backup credit card from PenFed
1. [x] unfreeze credit with Equifax (unfrozen June 9)
2. [x] unfreeze credit with Experian (unfrozen July 26)
3. [x] unfreeze credit with Transunion (unfrozen July 26)
4. [ ] apply for card
5. [ ] refreeze credit with Equifax
6. [ ] refreeze credit with Experian
7. [ ] refreeze credit with Transunion
Vacuumed, washed laundry, took out trash.
Short walk in the afternoon.
Cloudy, and humid again after the morning rain.
Saw a small raptor, probably a sharp-shinned hawk.
I happened to read this excerpt from Vincent Bevins's The Jakarta Method this morning:
> The fourth way that anticommunist extermination programs shaped the world is that they deformed the world socialist movement. Many of the global left-wing groups that did survive the twentieth century decided that they had to employ violence and jealously guard power or face annihilation. When they saw the mass murders taking place in these countries, it changed them. Maybe US citizens weren't paying close attention to what happened in Guatemala, or Indonesia. But other leftists around the world definitely were watching. When the world's largest Communist Party without an army or dictatorial control of a country was massacred, one by one, with no consequences for the murderers, many people around the world drew lessons from this, with serious consequences.
>
> This was another very difficult question I had to ask my interview subjects, especially the leftists from Southeast Asia and Latin America. When we would get to discussing the old debates between peaceful and armed revolution; between hardline Marxism and democratic socialism, I would ask:
>
> "Who was right?"
>
> In Guatemala, was it Árbenz or Che who had the right approach? Or in Indonesia, when Mao warned Aidit that the PKI should arm themselves, and they did not? In Chile, was it the young revolutionaries in the MIR who were right in those college debates, or the more disciplined, moderate Chilean Communist Party?
>
> Most of the people I spoke with who were politically involved back then believed fervently in a nonviolent approach, in gradual, peaceful, democratic change. They often had no love for the systems set up by people like Mao. But they knew that their side had lost the debate, because so many of their friends were dead. They often admitted, without hesitation or pleasure, that the hardliners had been right. Aidit's unarmed party didn't survive. Allende's democratic socialism was not allowed, regardless of the détente between the Soviets and Washington.
Chatted with Ed on Signal a bit.
* [x] Exercise, even a little.
* [x] Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables.
* [x] Create something, even something tiny or a bit something bigger.
* [x] Go to bed at least eight hours before I needed to wake up.
So, was this a good day?
Servings: grains 5/6, fruit 1/4, vegetables 4/4, dairy 2/2, meat 2/3, nuts 1/0.5
Breakfast: left-over Thai, cucumber, coffee
Lunch: banana, wrap with chicken, hummus, and vegetables
Afternoon snack: iced tea
Dinner: cheeseburger, carrots
< ^ txt