Category: Random

How often do you walk or run?

~ Veselin ~ 7 Comments
Daily writing prompt
How often do you walk or run?
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The daily writing prompt is poking me at my weak spot. I walk every day I can and my goal is to walk roughly 2h per day or 10K steps. I believe that walking makes life better, and cars make it worse. Walking also gives material for blog posts.

Here are photos from my two daily walks today. The first one was part of my trip back home.

A thousand tourists staring at a marvelous tourist creation, like flies attracted by sugary water. Tourists can make the prettiest thing on the planet look undesirable.

Stray white panther from Sofia. Well fed and bored, refused to look at me for the photo. Wouldn’t have seen her without my evening walk to buy food. No tourists around.

Water on Macs

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About 48 hours ago I spilled a glass of sparkling water on my laptop. After a very long wait, I booted it and it works! It’s not out of dodge yet, apparently corrosion issues can appear in the next 2-3 days. I plan to migrate to a backup computer over the weekend and will send this one for repairs.

I think the tactic of turning the computer upside down, turning it off, and then putting it on sheets of paper worked well so far. Rice and silica gel dehumidifiers apparently are not good and can increase the damage.

Water damage

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My computer took a hit. I spilled a glass of sparkling water over the keyboard. It’s now drying. I can’t work and the OCD is strong. I’ve been glued to that thing for far too long.

At least I can still blog, thanks to the Jetpack app.

Ps. Apparently there’s a strong chance that the computer will stop working due to corrosion in the next days. There’s also a strong chance it will keep working because I spilled water and I turned it upside down quickly. Wish me luck.

Relaxation

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Daily writing prompt
How do you relax?
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I take breaks.

My long-term fitness goal is to do 10K steps per day on average over the course of a full year. It forces me to go out and not be attached to a screen. Do 20K steps on a good weekend day and I get a bonus – the strong desire to have a nap.

I read paper books. This way I disconnect and relax more than I would if I read e-books and am exposed to pings and distractions.

I don’t know if these methods are effective. Ask me in 10 or 20 years.

Grudge

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Daily writing prompt
Are you holding a grudge? About?
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Within the family, I believe that arguments should be resolved before going to bed.

Regarding non-family, it’s more complicated. Holding a grudge means punishing yourself for mistakes others did and unfairness outside of your control. But then, how else do we respond to the negative feelings? Not sure.

Overall, it’s a dead end. Not good for anyone. Do not recommend.