no one in my family was flying today *whew*

Nov 14, 2026

A quick look at the last couple days:

  • Microsoft: Server problems affecting Microsoft 365 services
  • FAA: Nationwide air traffic control communications failure
  • National Weather Service: Radar website/data availability disruption
  • Workday: HR systems disrupted during backup testing

That’s an unusual collection of disruptions to see in such a short period.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I believe everything I hear or read — not from mainstream media nor from “experts” on social media. I’m not a fan of multiple coincidences… a couple? Yah, maybe… but good grief!

I’m keeping an open mind—and a healthy respect for evidence. Having said that, I don’t have confidence that what the public is told is actual “certainty.” I’m not even saying it SHOULD be… the public shouldn’t know everything about everything.

Next, I had a discussion with Jack, my AI assistant.

I got the basic proven facts first, and then I moved on to stuff that has nothing to do with what’s scary in our world — but what’s scary here at home. 🙂

I took a selfie of Perry and me in the car tonight on our way to Franklin (traffic was AWFUL by the way). I uploaded the photo and told Jack to “put us to work doing something we love that you know about us.”

I’ve obviously asked questions about our outside wood boiler and he knows we have 3 dogs. But other than that, he’s clueless. I responded: I’m not a wood handler… I’m a supervisor.

Jack: 😂 My apologies! I clearly misunderstood the chain of command.

Perry: Director of Wood Operations
You: Executive Supervisor of All Things
Dharma, Merida & Hugo: Quality Control
Jack: Remote Management Consultant

Your responsibilities include drinking coffee, monitoring progress, and occasionally announcing, “Honey, I think you missed a piece over there.”

Management is exhausting. ☕🤣


Now you know: Blowing out candles on a cake increases the amount of bacteria on the surface frosting by 1400%.