Tuesday, September 7, 2021

What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0199

9901.  The Dyson Ball vacuum works pretty well;
9902.  Mung bean(s) (sprouts) are bean/soybean sprouts;
9903.  Charlie (Dog) likes (teriyaki) salmon;
9904.  Onion is toxic to dogs . . . and so is garlic;
9905.  Charlie (Dog) is still enemies with the vacuum( cleaner);
9906.  (Barack) Obama had a( black,) Kenyan father (i.e., Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.) and a white(, American) mom/mother (i.e., Ann Dunham) from Kansas;
9907.  (Barack) Obama attended Occidental College (in Los Angeles, California) before transferring to Columbia (University);
9908.  (Barack) Obama was the first black president/editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law Review;
9909.  (Big surprise . . . .) “Coca-Cola with Coffee” tastes like a Coke with coffee;
9910.  Hot Lola’s (chicken) (HotLolas.com) is pretty good . . . and pretty hot (specifically the O.G. hot);
9911.  Brandi Carlile is from Seattle;
9912.  Brandi Carlile is a lesbian;
9913.  Brandi Carlile(‘s voice) reminds me of Chrissie Hynde (the lead singer of “The Pretenders”);
9914.  If you see your girlfriend or female friend crying, you should ask her if she’s okay and/or give her a hug or touch of support;
9915.  Apparently, there’s a Potomac primary consisting of the states of Maryland and Virginia and( the) D(istrict of )C(olumbia);
9916.  “Eating her out” after she cums . . . check;
9917.  (A plumber told me,) you should buy your plumbing supplies and fixtures from a plumbing supply store (instead of a hardware store).  Manufacturers provide better hardware to plumbers than they do to retail shoppers for the (exact) same fixtures/models;
9918.  A plumber told me to use “Glug” drain opener to unclog drains;
9919.  A plumber told me to (periodically) put (distilled, white) vinegar into my toilet tank to get rid of/remove the mineral build in the (bowl) drain holes;
9920.  Charlie (Dog) likes pinto beans;
9921.  Pinto beans are good for dogs.  They’re a great source of plant-based protein and cholesterol-lowering fiber, which helps your dog feel fuller and aids in digestion.  Pinto beans are also rich in magnesium, which helps your pet process and use vitamin C;
9922.  New Amsterdam Pink Lemonade (vodka) and soda tastes like (watered-down) Sprite;
9923.  Your fist is about 1 cup;
9924.  1 scooped handful (from the tip of your fingers to the base of the palm) is about a ½ cup;
9925.  A palm full is about a ¼ cup;
9926.  One thumb is about 1 tablespoon;
9927.  Your palm is about 4 ounces;
9928.  You can only connect with people as deeply as you’ve connected with yourself;
9929.  The pork barbeque at “The Fishin’ Pig” (FishinPig.com) (in Farmville/Norfolk/Waynesboro, Virginia) is (pretty) good;
9930.  According to our server, I’m the first person to ever order an Aperol spritz at the Biltmore (TheBiltmoreCville.com) in Charlottesville, Virginia;
9931.  Charlie (Dog) likes hard boiled eggs;
9932.  Don’t pressure yourself to make sense of every experience.  Just be;
9933.  We have a mental image of another person, project it onto someone who happens to get our hormones fluttering and happens to be available (ideally) and then fall in love with this image of our own creation.  In effect, we fall in love with someone that we don’t particularly know: a semi-stranger;
9934.  It’s often rather hard to get to know this person because every time we’re with them we start hallucinating . . . hallucinating that we’re in the presence of someone whose every word and deed is transcendently perfect;
9935.  The hallucinations don’t last forever.  In time, we start to get to know the real person hidden beneath our mental image of them and occasionally, if we’re lucky, we come to love that person too;
9936.  This next-level love is often the more genuine, less delusional form of love;
9937.  Love is a temporary madness.  It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides.  And when it subsides you have to make a decision.  You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part.  Because this is what love is.  Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion.  That is just being “in love” which any of us can convince ourselves we are.  Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away and this is both an art and a fortunate accident;
9938.  Changing your habits is about creating a difference in the way you approach each day;
9939.  Uncomfortable conversations are an important part of healthy relationships;
9940.  Whatever you are worried about probably won’t happen;
9941.  Do not undermine your ability to make things better;
9942.  Mambo/mumbo sauce is (pretty) tasty. . . . It (tastes) like a sweeter and slightly sour barbeque sauce;
9943.  If it were easy, you would not achieve personal growth;
9944.  Let go of any narratives that don’t serve your end goal;
9945.  When you envy others, you disrespect the life you have worked so hard to create;
9946.  Just because you are struggling now doesn’t mean that you always will;
9947.  A typhoon and a hurricane are the same thing (i.e., a mature tropical cyclone).  Typhoon is used in the northwest Pacific, while hurricane is used in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic;
9948.  Keep your mind open to finding happiness around you;
9949.  If you can make yourself miserable with all the negative self-talk, you also have the power to make yourself happy;
9950.  I can say that I’ve been at the largest “Bleacher’s” concert;