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Go get this book.

“Discover What You Are Best At” by Linda Gail. It’s a series of self tests you can do in half a day, followed by a long list of jobs that use your particular skills.

I got the book when I was on worker’s comp after an industrial accident. It pointed me at a job I’d never even considered. Turns out I really liked that job. It let me use my brains and paid a decent salary.

Think of it this way. A nurse and a hair stylist both need good people skills and dexterity. Two totally different types of work, but the same skill set.

If you have a job that lets you wake up on a rainy Monday and not hate going to work, you’ve solved most of your problems.

Here’s the thing about “infinity.”

There are an infinite number of possibilities between 1 and 2. 1.01, 1.001, 1.0001, etc etc. None of those infinite possibilities is 3.

Here’s a really good and easy exercise plan. 15 minutes a day, work at your own pace, and the only equipment you need is a stopwatch.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/royal-canadian-air-force-exercise-plans-for-physical-fitness-two-books-in-one-two-famous-basic-plans-the-xbx-plan-for-women-the-5bx-plan-for-men-royal/16885677?ean=9781773237756&next=t

Also available online for free.

When Ronald Reagan proposed trickle-down in 1979, opposing candidate George W. Bush dismissed it as ‘voo-doo’ economics. Later, Bush was happy to push for it when he got the nomination to be Reagan’s Veep

They are just harmless fireworks. They are even useful for signaling ships at sea of dangerous tides.

Decision fatigue is a real thing. Ask anyone who sat through three tests in one day; even if you have studied the material, it’s hard to focus after a while. It’s easy to fill our day with minutia that distracts us from the impostant issues.

Zoe Saldana has played several significant roles in science fiction films, including:

Neytiri in Avatar (2009), where she portrayed a warrior and leader in a post-apocalyptic world. Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, showcasing her as a fierce and complex character2 Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek reboot series, where she plays a powerful and respected character in a male-dominated field2 She has also appeared in Avatar: The Way of Water and Avengers: Endgame, further solidifying her status in the science fiction genre

Just wondering how an actor gets type cast as a ‘science fiction’ person.

I like your version better!

Oh, well done sir, well done!

People today have all the disadvantages of growing up rich and none of the benefits.

Reminds me of an old joke.

A farmer’s son is in jail. His father writes him and says that the horse died and he won’t be able to plow the fields. The son writes back that he buried $10 million somewhere in the fields, but can’t remember where it is. The next letter from the father tells the son that the FBI showed up and dug up everything, so now he can plant.

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“The Source Of The Nile” by Avram Davidson. Science fiction short story.

Ad man is always looking for the next big thing. One day he notices some kids wearing their sneakers cut up. A few days later he realizes that the fad has exploded. He patiently tracks down where the fad started. It turns out there’s one family that starts all the fads. It’s never explained why or how, just that somehow these people are the ones who decide what’s going to be popular for the rest of the world.

This is one reason to keep some cash on hand.

I have bowls. One near the front door for all the change in my pockets, another for keys and wallet.

Learn to cook the veggies right.

Some veggies taste better roasted. Experiment

Besides going to a dermatologist, here are a few things.

Change your pillowcases often. Sleeping on the oil creates more oil.

Take some steam baths and saunas. Open the pores and clear the skin.

Eurema’s Dam by R. Lafferty

https://ebookslib.org/sf/12898-eurema-s-dam.html

In this comic science fiction story, the author proposes that the only people who are truly inventive are those who are too inept to do anything else. The hero, unable to do simple math, invents a calculator at age six. He goes on to create any number of useful inventions, including intelligent robots who mock him as a buffoon.

Here are some good time travel stories.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/to-say-nothing-of-the-dog-or-how-we-found-the-bishop-s-bird-stump-at-last-connie-willis/7282193?ean=9780553575385&next=t

To Say Nothing Of The Dog. In the future, time travel is organized like the Army. The problem is that the actual travel causes a serious case of ‘jet lag.’ All the agents act like they are half-drunk and sleep deprived.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-big-time-by-fritz-leiber-science-fiction-fantasy-fritz-leiber/693820?ean=9781606644874&next=t

The Big Time. Two alien races are fighting a time war that spans all planets in the universe. Earth is a minor backwater, but the fighting is just as deadly as anywhere else. A few soldiers and entertainers are catching a few moments respite in a R + R center when the War crashes in on them.

https://youtu.be/-FcK_UiVV40

Predestination. A man is offered a chance to find and kill the guy who ruined his life. All he has to do is trust the stranger who is making the offer.

Think about this.

It was always possible to put wheels on luggage. It wasn’t a vast engineering problem, it was just a social thing.

If a woman was travelling circa 1900, she was expected to have a man carry her bag. Either she was travelling with a man or she was supposed to have a servant/porter carry it for her. A man was supposed to carry his own luggage. “Women’s Liberation” and the drop in airfares came around the same time. Suddenly there was a market for wheeled luggage.