by Ira | Oct 29, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Decent day. And I really do mean that! It was a good, solid day. Some wins, some losses. I am wiped, though. Need sleep. Searching for a great day this week and haven’t quite had it yet. Maybe tomorrow. We’ll see. Night night.
by Ira | Oct 28, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinction is all about math, numbers to be precise: “natural numbers” vs “integers” vs “rational numbers” vs “real numbers.” Let’s throw in “irrational numbers” and “imaginary numbers,” too. Natural numbers are whole, round numbers. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc....
by Ira | Oct 27, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinctions are “Proverb” vs “Adage” vs “Maxim” vs “Aphorism” vs “Epigram.” Okay! All of these have to do with truisms, little bits of wisdom in small digestible form. Proverbs are traditional and folksy. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”...
by Ira | Oct 26, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight we are FINALLY going to learn about the distinction between a “snitch” and a “rat.” A snitch informs on others; they are a tattletale. A rat informs on their own; they are a traitor. Oooh, and it gets one shade deeper than that, too, because there are “true”...
by Ira | Oct 25, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I had a lot of anxiety today. Just…so much to do. Not sure how I’m going to do it all, because it’s too much to do. All at once, at least, which is how I want to do it. I want it all done now. But…when it’s not possible to do everything all at once, you gotta just...
