Month: August 2026
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I Am Doing
With the divorce looming I am regularly asked how I’m doing. Materially I’m in good shape. Stephanie and I agreed that since I’d be staying in the house with our disabled children and she would not that I would get the bulk of the caregiving hours. I can afford everything we need and have modest…
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Together
95% of the time if I ask Ben if he wants to watch a movie he will sing his little “nooo…” I usually leave him alone if he does. Sometimes on the other hand I turn on one of his movies for me with the near certainty that he will watch it with me. He…
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Lessons from Dandelions
The first talk in Sacrament today was comparing dandelions to people in our walk with Christ. Apparently dandelions are heliotropic. They follow the sun up in the sky through the day. The speaker said this was an example of how we should follow the Son of God in our lives. Dandelions also have a deep…
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Instant Gratification
When I was growing up I was warned that I should never count on instant gratification and that being instantly gratified was actually a bad thing. I was taught to wait and usually do something quiet while I was waiting. Oddly no one ever tried to get me to stop jerking off which I have…
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Too Much Spam
When Stephanie moved out I had to start doing grocery shopping for the family. That hasn’t proved too problematic but I’m not gonna to lie that there has been something of a learning curve. I like Spam (the kind from Hormel – not electronic spam). I bought four cans in my first grocery order. I…
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Sick in Bed
I spent most of the morning and some of the afternoon sick in bed. I still got Alex to his day program. Both he and Ben baths and pills. I listened for Ben’s noises but mostly he has been happy today. I also got the garbage and recycling to the curb. I still need to…
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Voting Democrat
Today is the primary election in the state of Wisconsin. Our governor, one of our senators, and the house representative for my district will all be chosen in November. Wisconsin has an open primary so I can vote in the primary of any one party. The ballot had Republican, Democrat, Constitution, Libertarian, and Green choices.…
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I like Grok
I have been exploring the utility of large language models (LLMs) for some time now. I generally prefer them to simple search engine queries. I can put a question with a large number of keywords in it, and the AI will assess which ones are most relevant and which combinations come closest to answering my…
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The Least Restrictive Environment
For people with disabilities one of the most important considerations after self direction is providing them with the least restrictive environment. Up until very recently when Stephanie moved into a motel everyone was in agreement that the least restrictive environment for Alex and Ben is in the house that we are buying for them and…
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