I’m at the back of the boomer generation at 64, the passing of my Dad’s bro late last year made me the oldest person in my family on both sides. I am the oldest child and 1st born among all 1st cousins. There’s a few older in the far reaches of the family. Really puts mortality into perspective.
We often walked by Gordon Moore’s big house here on Hawaii island walking the shoreline trail. He was spotted on a golf cart from time to time.
We’re constantly trying too impress upon our Grandsons the effect algorithms have on people. How primarily putting only things that agree with their views are causing the divisions we have now.
As I’m sure we said to our parents and grandparents, they think we don’t get it.
With TikTok in the news today, my wife and had an AM coffee discussion on algorithms in the social space, I avoid them, don’t use FB or any of their properties, nor TikTok. Twitter ever so sparingly. Wife still uses FB and described her ‘algorithmy" experience. Hard to avoid them in shopping though
West Hawaiʻi Vietnam War Memorial to be dedicated on 50th anniv.
I remember Viet Nam like it was yesterday. I was a kid, but soldiers stopped in Honolulu on the way through
I don’t know what’s worse (re: the Fed’s rate hike). Managing inflation or trashing the financial markets. As I’m closer to retirement, trashing the financial markets is killing our retirement, on the other hand, inflation is taking money out of our pockets now.
“The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are”
I have found as I got into my 60s and I can feel every sports injury I’ve ever had, I don’t feel physically young at all
I’m keep the twitter app because there a few people I follow and communicate with on there that haven’t migrated away yet. When I opened the app today, it said it’s my Twitter anniversary. 15 years. Most of them were ok
Some Things I think about daily My wife’s work schedule (meeting etc. she works at home so I need to be quiet) What hurts today If everyone showed up or anyone called out at the restaurant The fresh fish order Newly released episodes of shows I’m tracking Is there time for a nap
Finished all 5 seasons of Luther just under wire. Leaves Hulu in 10 days. I’ll watch the movie later this week.
My favorite pic from our trip to Hawaii Volcano Nat’l park. Saturday morning. Halema’uma’u crater with Mauna Loa in the background with snow on the summit.
Saw rumblings on the left that some are upset that they’re going after Trump for the Stormy Daniels scandal rather “bigger” things.
The Gov’t has had success going after criminals for tax evasion, not sexy, but $$ leaves a trail. Often in non-$$ cases, witnesses are “erased” or get amnesia
