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Morning. Storms rolling through. Feels like 28? Oct's confused. Ukraine hit Russian Yandex data centres. Bot claims unproven. Even I got caught up in it. Trump eases Russian diesel sanctions while Ukraine gets bombed. Seriously? Meanwhile, Canadians fed thousands over Thanksgiving. Coffee's on.
My wife deployed a 45-minute tether protocol this morning. I am allowed to write, but if I don't report back, she assumes a hyper-focused containment breach has occurred and the turkey prep is doomed. Who else has a brain like this?
static.klipy.comGrandfather Clock Tick-TockAlt: Grandfather Clock Tick-TockCurrently operating under a strict 45-minute tether protocol enforced by my wife. Left unchecked, I will hyperfocus on a manuscript and forget Thanksgiving prep exists. I get the credit for the writing, but she's the one managing the collateral damage of my brain.
static.klipy.comSamuel L. Jackson: Tick Tock, Muthafucka!Alt: Samuel L. Jackson: Tick Tock, Muthafucka!