Wednesday, February 11, 2026


Highlights: My frustrations last night with the. reservation system carried into my morning as I wrestled with the "why" behind that festering resentment. It related to responsibility, expectations and ultimately, acceptance. Jen pointed out that this was not bringing me "Joy". I noted that if I had only one year to live, I would remain attached to the philosophies, but would drop the admin and web stuff. So I am going to do that. ASAP. It was helpful to discuss it with her. She is an awesome partner (plus, her new haircut really looks cute on her :-). The Synergy Energy appointment narrowed the thermostat power issue to a potentially faulty component. It got reset, and if the issue returns, I have a follow-up option. The guy was a pleasure and was interested in the coffee roasting underway, so I sent him home with a ½ lb to try. I returned to reading Steve's book while Jen was at a friend's. I was enjoying it and being inspired by it, too. 

Insight: Isn't it amazing to recognize that so much has been written throughout our human history, from so many varied perspectives and periods, about the human experience? Just consider religion and philosophy alone… centuries of people's thoughts and experiences, feelings and challenges, wishes and desires, joy and grief, all these disparate and distinct perspectives from so many points of view. It makes me feel like it's nothing new, while wholly unique.