Sat Apr 18 10:00:01 UTC 2026
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Slept from midnight to eight.
Woke briefly around four.

Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers early in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s.
Temperatures falling into the in the upper 40s in the afternoon.
West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.

* [x] 12:00 PM lunch with Steven, Rob, and Scott (tentative)
* [ ] work on "Your Uncle's Guide to Painting Miniature Figures" zine
* [ ] D&D prep... What does the plane saucer need?
	* [ ] Clear instructions saying "This is a ship that can navigate the planes and here's how to operate it."
	* [ ] Null Entity guards a pocket dimension that's the ship's own traveling megadungeon. (Maybe be the Null Entity guards by asking really dumb groaner riddles?)
	* [ ] A way to find descriptions and directions to interesting locations on the planes.
* [ ] prep for family D&D game on May 5
	* [ ] character advancement options, print new sheets?
	* [ ] custom leveling vines spell
* [ ] confirm that Dr. Lipson takes my new health insurance (Priority Health). If so, schedule appointment?

Read more of You Are Not A Gadget.
Lanier makes assertions and gestures more than he makes reasoned arguments.
He rarely builds justifications for his conclusions, and I'm starting to suspect it boils down to selfishness.
Lanier is a musician so he wants music to be a highly profitable endeavor.
Lanier dables in experimental technology, so he denigrates anyone who values utility over novelty.

Had a nice lunch with Scott, Rob, and Steven at Renshaw's in Clawson.

Servings: grains 7/4, vegetables+fruit 3/5, dairy+meat 5/4, nuts+beans 1/0.5

Brunch: pita, hummus, tabbouleh, tomato, coffee
Lunch: burger, fries, beer
Afternoon snack:
Dinner: pizza