Little Talk:

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How Much Audio Combined With Web-Surfing Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

2 types of audio, radio and record

2 types of web-surfing, broadsheet and tabloid

2 methods for web-surfing, quick peeks and leisurely perusals

2 devices for web-surfing, laptop and phone

2 quick peeks and one leisurely perusal for each type of web-surfing

audio:

1. listening to a record before getting up

2. a moment of silence while turning off the record and tuning the radio

3. listening to the radio while checking the phone and laptop

4. possibly listening to the radio or a record while at work

5. listening to the radio or a record while on a break from work

6. possibly listening to the radio or a record while at work or leisure

7. listening to the radio while reading the tabloids

8. listening to the radio while reading the broadsheets

9. listening to the radio or a record while falling asleep

10. listening to the radio or a record while supposed to be asleep

record listening sessions in a day:

1. pre-sunrise record

2. post-sunset record

3. finest work record #1

4. finest work record #2

radio listening sessions in a day:

1. morning radio while checking the phone and laptop

Checking the emails and the headlines, to make sure that a plane has not flown into a building, nor a boat into a bridge.

2. daytime radio while at work

3. daytime radio while on break

4. evening radio while at work or leisure

5. evening radio while reading the news

6. late night radio while falling asleep

web-surfing:

1. quick peek at the tabloids (pre-dawn / morning / midday)

2. quick peek at the broadsheets (pre-dawn / morning / midday)

3. quick peek at the tabloids (midday / afternoon / evening)

4. quick peek at the broadsheets (midday / afternoon / evening)

5. leisurely perusal of the tabloids (evening / night / pre-dawn)

6. leisurely perusal of the broadsheets (evening / night / pre-dawn)

I guess my current opinion is that no matter how thoroughly you read the news early in the day, you are still going to want to check the news at the end of the day.

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How Much Diet Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

A pattern of eating I am liking at the moment:

spare diet rules:

1. high coffee at 9 / 9:30, give or take a few hours

2. high brunch at 12 / 12:30, give or take a few hours

3. high tea at 5 / 5:30, give or take a few hours

square diet rules:

1. morning snack at 7 / 7:30, give or take a few hours

2. breakfast at 9 / 9:30, give or take a few hours

3. lunch at 12 / 12:30, give or take a few hours

4. tea at 4 / 4:30, give or take a few hours

5. dinner at 7 / 7:30, give or take a few hours

I find myself wondering whether monetarists prefer rigid, fixed meal-times, while keynesians prefer meal-times with discretion, and long and variable lags.

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Next post: June 29, 2024

Little Talk:

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How Much Diet Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

A pattern of eating I am liking at the moment:

morning snack: coffee and / or tea, possibly with a little something

breakfast: cereal and / or toast, possibly with the juice of an orange

http://www.wordcandy.net/2014-12-29-blandings-castle-by-pg-wodehouse

lunch: not sure

afternoon snack: not sure

high tea / dinner:

1. leftovers from lunch

2. curds and / or whey, possibly from a plant

3. tea and / or coffee, possibly with brambles and / or berries

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How Many Sessions Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

session 1: pre-dawn / morning  / midday

extended range: 2:30 am - 2:30 pm

midpoint: 8:30 am

core (maybe): 7:30 am - 9:30 am

session 2: morning / midday / afternoon / evening

extended range: 6:30 am - 10:30 pm

midpoint: 2:30 pm

core (maybe): 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

session 3: afternoon / evening / night

extended range: 2:30 pm - 2:30 am

midpoint: 8:30 pm

core (maybe): 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

My pattern at the moment, I think:

1. session 1: bed, bath . . . and beyond. 

Getting ready, plus a quick peek at the emails and the headlines.

2. session 2: field-work, desk-work, or playing hooky.

A break in the middle of session 2 is perhaps a good time to read the news.

3. A good break in between sessions 2 & 3

Usually, away from the desk.

4. session 3: desk-work, couch-work, or no-work

I am somewhat productive during session 3, at least till around 10-ish. My dad loved session 3, he was a real night owl. Possibly due to his roots as a college student in Pune, where he found a routine he liked, of taking it a bit easy during the day, going to a movie in the late afternoon / early evening, then working through the night, with his bare light bulb, and his solitude. Any time he faced some big deadline, or some nagging, worrying, errand, he would break out the heavy artillery: the evening bath, followed by the evening prayers . . . and then the evening work.

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Big Talk:

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The California primary results for US Senate seem to me a good picture of the electorate:

https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-senate

1. Adam Schiff: 32.5 %

2. Steve Garvey: 32.1 %

3. Katie Porter: 14.8 %

4. Barbara Lee: 8.6 %

5. Other: 12.1 %

The electorate can perhaps be described as:

1. One third moderate / center-left

Pro-progress, Pro-pragmatism

2. One third conservative / right

Pro-business, Pro-military

3. One sixth left / liberal, economic justice

Pro-labor, Pro-consumer

4. One twelfth left / liberal, social justice

Pro-equality, Pro-peace

5. One twelfth unaffiliated / independent / none of the above

Every segment of the electorate is important, and represents millions of people. But even in California, moderates and conservatives seem to matter the most.

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Next post: May 29, 2024