The Mandelbear's Musings

A longish day, not least because I headed out of the house with neither coffee nor breakfast, to get bloodwork done. (The results are in -- I'm doing pretty well. Triglycerides, in particular, are in the middle of the normal range after being high for, what, a decade? Go me! Blood glucose is up a little further over the high end, though; I'm not happy about that.) Grump.

After the labwork I went over to Lenscrafters for new glasses. They had nothing with lenses as big as the ones I have; I'm losing 3mm off the bottom. Grump. OTOH, I found some nice, inexpensive half-rimless frames for the computer glasses. So that's a win.

After dinner I brought Snuggles, my Martin O-15, out to the living room because I missed having a guitar there. Played a 4-song mini-concert. I'm trying to practice more, but it's hard. More a matter of priorities and motivation than time. Grump.

Um... I suppose I have to give myself credit for actually doing the aforementioned, rather than procrastinating the way I usually do.

Lest I give the impression that I was grumpy all day, I have to say that I wasn't. I've been getting lots of nice comments about my tie-dyed shirt, and some about my post about "Fixing Livejournal". And my mood is actually somewhat better than usual. Which proves once again that I'm like King Gama -- not happy unless I have something to grumble at.

The one bright spot in a sea of mostly-discouraging links is one teacher's approach to preventing gender bullying in a classroom.

1221 We
  * up 6:40; W=196.8; drugs, nose,
  * no coffee or breakfast:  labs
  * bring vision ins. card
  @ One teachers approach to preventing gender bullying in a classroom +Kee Hinckley
  @ Frank Schaeffer: The Destruction of Christianity and Christopher Hitchens 
    " John Paul II presided over the era in which the Roman Catholic Church
      became known mostly for being the largest and best protected pedophile
      ring in the world while - simultaneously -- attacking gays, women who
      demanded reproductive rights and scientists doing stem cell research
      etc., etc., as "immoral." And Billy Graham presided over an era of
      American evangelical expansion at the very time when the word
      "Christianity" in America became synonymous with far right social causes
      and above all the capitalist pro-corporatism that smacked more of Ayn
      Rand than Jesus. 
  @ solarbird | And here we go War on rights.  Duh.
  @ But What If You’re Un-Googleable? | TechCrunch 
  * now using customized comment pages on LJ.
  @ theferrett | I’m At [email protected]. Still.
    Use email to contact, not LJ, etc. messages.  Me, too.
  * labwork
  * LensCrafters‎ 1620 Saratoga Ave San Jose, CA 95129 Westgate Mall
    They have *nothing* with lenses as big as my present glasses; I'm losing
    3mm off the bottom.  Grouch.
  * Not a whole lot accomplished at work, but some progess
  * Avoiding group
  @ post mdlbear | PSA: Fixing Livejournal
  @ sigboo amberdiceless: Open Letter to Annelies van den Belt, CEO of SUP, parent
    company of Livejournal 
  & Brought Snuggles out to the LR because I missed having a guitar there.
    Surprisingly close to in tune, considering how long it's been.
  * singing:  Wheelin', plus 2 by Rivkis and one by Rogers
  @ Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying
    Digital Devices | Electronic Frontier Foundation Excellent.