Tracking down some old work files, I ran across a couple screenshots that I took from one of our Zoom Leadership meetings. It was March 2014 — long before COVID. I had virtual meeting fatigue eons before it was a thing. I’m great with big meetings in fabulous venues. I hate virtual everything.
Our meetings were informal.
Colette wasn’t in school yet so she — and Barbie — attended too. She LOVED those meetings. So did Scott. The expression on the faces of the rest of us tell exactly what we thought of them. Perry’s looking down in the last screenshot. I’m guessing it was because he was reading the text I sent him moments before. It probably said something like, “ROLL. IT. UP!“
Perry’s still in the virtual meetings game — he had 3, 3-hour long ones a couple weeks ago. It’s likely the only reason he stayed awake is because of the mandatory ‘on camera’ rule implemented.
I simply don’t have it in me to do this shit anymore.
I miss the paycheck, for sure… everything else? Not so much.
Yesterday, I listened to a video clip that mentioned something I’d never thought of…
The clip was JD Vance talking — but this thought isn’t party related at all. His comment basically said that when suicide bombers detonate a vest and it kills a couple people, that’s a tragedy. But what if the vest was armed with nuclear components? I’d never thought of that.
Of course, I asked Grok if that is possible — and it was explained that a conventional explosive vest laced with radioactive material is possible and it could disperse contamination (think “dirty bomb” and not a mushroom cloud nuke). Islamist/Jihadist believe that martyrdom isn’t the same as suicide and therefore this act has great rewards.
They believe they immediately enter the highest level of Paradise (alive with Allah), all sins are forgiven, and 70 family members can also enter paradise just because they’re related to the martyr. They get a crown of dignity and are exempt on Judgment Day. In addition, males get 72 pure, virginal companions in paradise. No wonder so many “believers — or those radicalized to believe” — are quick to say, “sign me up!“
Note that most Muslims do not support or engage in such acts — and also note that there are crazy people everywhere in the world. Just something I didn’t think about that I wanted to share in case you hadn’t thought of it either.
Now you know: Adults with ADHD tend to experience sleep-like brain activity even while they are fully awake during demanding tasks. These moments are linked to more mistakes, slower reaction times, and lapses in attention.