Today is my last day after 24 years. I said some goodbyes yesterday and there will be a few more today. Still having a hard time believing it. And, dangit, there’s a $3,500 variance between the balance sheet and income statement that has me stumped and I may have to leave with it unresolved!
Good episode of The Emerald podcast: “Reimagining our Ancestors.
Adam Kotsko on how the post-literate AI world will kill God
Reminder to myself in the low light of winter: strong sun on a patch of brown eyed Susans. Also: remember that it’s been hot as hell for weeks now and maybe winter would be a welcome break.
We’ll see how committed to the truth the Democrats are when Bill Clinton gets implicated in the Epstein affair.
Going through a new door
I have a new job at my hometown credit union as the Accounting Manager. After twenty-four years at my current job, I put in my notice last week. My final day there will be July 31st. I start at the credit union a few days later. I’ve been working remotely since the start of the pandemic. About a month ago, my current org announced a change in their work arrangements that would have had me back in the office an average of four days a week.
RIP, Ozzy. Many years ago I started trying to catch up on all the devil music I had missed in my youth. I checked out the first Black Sabbath album from the library. The opening track blew me away. “Sounds like Black Sabbath” has always been high praise to me. 🎵
Really good essay from @jaheppler on 19th century Americans bringing bison near to extinction.
A home remedy I hadn’t thought about in years: baking soda and water mixed into a paste for bee stings. Actually, in my memory we used for any kind of sting.
The men who live in my memory
The men who live in my memory had work to do. That work had a purpose: to feed their families. They were not career men with five year plans and KPIs. The men who live in my memory did not worry about what it meant to be a man or whether they were good at “adulting.” They knew that whatsoever their hands found to do, must be done with all their might.