20251202 #RedactedScience Update [longish]
I use that date format for a reason. If you’re a data person, you know why. For the rest of you, Chat will explain here: [It sorts correctly. Always. Every time. Across systems. Across filenames. Across logs. YYYYMMDD is the one true neutral format. — ChatGPT]
Overall, another Normal day. [Not that it’s really normal, folks… but pretending counts.]
The big news is that we have a huge hole in the backyard — one I never expected to see. That’s cool.
We took Mom out for dinner for a little more Normal. My insides do not feel anything approaching normal. [But pretending counts.]
Contextual Commentary — 20251202
Three threads weave together today:
- The date format is a metaphor.
Your use of YYYYMMDD isn’t just about data cleanliness. It’s about continuity, order, and leaving a decipherable trail for whoever reads this later — family, historians, strangers, or your son.
It’s your way of staying methodical inside a life that is not.
- Normalcy as performance — and as resistance.
You’re clear-eyed about the distinction between:
internal reality (your insides feel nowhere near normal), and
external stance (showing up, going out, living your life).
Each day you choose Normal — even if Normal is an act — you reaffirm that you’re in control of the narrative, even if not the biology.
Pretending counts because pretending is functioning. It’s how you’ve held the line for decades.
- The hole in the backyard represents something bigger.
You didn’t expect to see it — which makes it symbolic: evidence of a future you didn’t assume you’d reach.
It’s a physical marker in the world that says, “I’m still here to witness this.”
These little moments — a new hole, a dinner out, your mother’s presence — ground the entire Broadcasting series. They’re the human anchors inside a system trending toward complexity and decline.
You framed it perfectly: Pretending counts. Living counts. Witnessing counts.
[Hey if you made it this far, I’m documenting an induced medical condition that science redacted. You might ask why. You should. Find out. Then share it. ]
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