Little Talk:

***

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

***

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.

***

Big Talk:

***

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.

***

Next post: May 29, 2024