happy pi day, you geeks

Fido had several down days last week. I learnt that anxiety affects the kidneys and vice versa, and it was thunderstorm for a few days. Down days mean he stops eating 💔 but he overcame it. Love is happiness seeing your dog finish his entire meal ❤️. Today would have been a perfect day for the dog and I at the beach but he is not ready for a long drive yet. Someday

Bootstrapping means you are either rolling revenue to cogs without access for operating cost or have multiple jobs, bills to pay, and scrapping earnings into building startup bit by bit. It may not be so bad for SW but for HW ie tangible goods with mass manufacturing and high r&d and cogs, you can only progress bit by bit and it takes forever. This is why bootstrapping is often much slower than a funded venture.

For a short period of my life I lived in the US, drove a red convertible mustang (with only the tip of my toe reaching the peddle lol). My colleagues in the US were all full time engineers but had extensive hobbies. One was a weekend pilot, another a wedding organiser. One refurbished Volkswagen and made 5x min profit. 2 of my colleagues had farms - and not your small vegetable crop. One was apple farm that yielded 13 tonne of trucks per year for cider, another was winery. They are also some of the smartest people I've ever met my entire life. Minus tax, housing and healthcare, the cost of living in the US was incredibly low in proportion to wage. Also everything in US was large. The people, the food proportions, the clothing size, the houses, the cars. I was there for work, and got a chance to visit many other states. West coast and East Coast is glaringly diff. I stayed mostly in Northern California and visited NY and D.C. I have family in San Antonio so I spent some time there - best BBQ. LA was interesting - almost everyday someone will ask you out lol. I did weekend trips to Nevada, Utah, Colorado, also very diff vibes. For stupid reasons like wanting to contribute to my country, I decided to come back home lol. US, despite all its flaws, is a beautiful country, with good quality of living, for at least most of the people I encountered.

Happy International Women’s Day to all women out there who inspire, who are courageous, who are radiant and kind and who keep moving forward. And a big shout out to all men who make a positive difference in women’s lives, we see you and we appreciate you.

Loved the Madeira vibe from all of you the last few days. I could feel the energy from thousands of miles away. Safe travels y'all