by Ira | Nov 22, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinction is Volts vs Amps vs Watts. Let’s actually start with Amps, which is a measure of the amount of electricity, how much current. Volts is a measure of the pressure of that electrical current. Watts is a measure of the total electrical output,...
by Ira | Nov 21, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Phone is dying. iPad forgotten in my office. Oh my. We must make this quick. Work: busy. Writing: nope. Costco. Pups. Warriors aren’t great, but there’s still time bc Steph is great. Night night.
by Ira | Nov 20, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
A rainy day. It’s raining outside right now, in fact. Our winter is off to a wet start, which is good. The LA cliche about rain is always: “we need it.” It true tho. We always do. Wolfie played the Mad Hatter tonight in his school play. He was great. Very funny. Did a...
by Ira | Nov 19, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Blerg. Today was…helter skelter. And for no reason, really, except that Liz is going out of town tomorrow for some work. Sigh. Threw me off a bit. And work was busy. I feel…cluttered. Not focused. I can do better. Not sure if tomorrow will be the day that happens, but...
by Ira | Nov 18, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinction is one I’d never considered: “Kitsch” versus “Camp.” So, kitsch refers to art and design that is “tacky.” It’s not cool. It’s garish, cutesy, cheap, nostalgic, and/or overly sentimental. It’s exclusively a pejorative term, ie- not positive,...
by Ira | Nov 17, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Le sigh. Tired tonight. Still adjusting to it getting dark so early, for sure. Got all my work done though, writing and reading too. A good day, just a long day. Night night.
