I made it through my Sunday shopping without poisoning myself. Surprisingly, this has been hard to do for quite a while now. I could blame it on being nicotine free for a month, but that is probably a bullshit excuse. The truth is, I am an addict. My substances of choice have been, in order of magnitude: 1. Sugar 2. Nicotine 3. Caffeine I haven't been successful yet at getting free of all three at the same time. I've been able to manage 2/3, in all possible combinations. Still a work in progress.

Another 4 weeks of raw natural dog food made. His skin issues have almost completely healed. GN.

Still sorting out how I want to engage in social media (meaning nostr, I am not active anywhere else). I now have 3 npubs for different engagement: this one, that is essentially a nym, although a somewhat leaky one. My opsec around this nym is far from perfect. I still feel pretty safe posting whatever I want here, without any expectation of meatspace reprisals. Another one, that has really been more for viewing specific content around a personal interest. I've posted from it a few times, but I have no intention of sharing anything remotely personal with it. And a new one, that will be as real and public as a Facebook profile. My real name. I'll probably be paying the most attention to this npub, using it to see how comfortable I am with respect to posting. For example, I don't expect I will even acknowledge bitcoin. Because I don't need anyone (online) knowing whether or not I might have some, or have had some. No need to invite that wrench attack. No zaps. No nodes. Just a normie npub, spouting normie shit about normie interests, mostly. Nothing that would trigger any kind of second glance, even if all past notes are searched and indexed (which I assume they are or will be). Boring, you say? Try it. It isn't easy, trying to establish a social graph of sorts while not disclosing a whole lot. Is is "being myself"? Of course it is, but only when you consider the composite of these npubs (and any others I might have, or end up creating later on).

Struggling to define policies most in line with my goals. GN.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I won't let that stop me.

Why's everyone wanting to talk about their savings accounts? Couldn't think of a more boring topic. But go on. Get rowdy. I saved some money today. Yay.

Ideas for a sunscreen concept that applies well to the tip of my nose? #asknostr Seriously, I can be out riding all day, and my arms are reddened, but not on fire. My cheeks rosy, not burnt. The tip of my nose? Hamburger. Blistered. Not all that painful, but I know this can't be good for it. I've really stopped wearing sunscreen (and as a fair-complexioned red head with freckles that prefers "bluey" to "ginger", this is really something). The only real sore spot I've had was right there on my nose. Besides, everything else, generally easy enough to cover up if it gets a little hot. And I don't want to just give in and start using commercial coppertone, unless it really is the best play here. Does carmex work on your nose? I use it for chapped lips while riding. Or is that just weird?