01: pushing into the wall of pain - The first full day with my newly fucked-up back.
02: left-handed asswipe - Too crippled to do it the more familiar way.
03: growing tired of my physical limitations - And pushing myself a little too hard.
04: being gently pinched - My back improves slightly and learning and progressive web apps.
05: relative brightness - A new table called weather_conditions for my ESP8266 Remote system.
06: small porcupine at dusk - Charlotte is now officially our first porcupine-safe dog.
07: floor outlet in the great room - Making our cabin great for Gretchen's reading habit.
08: 100 feet in 40 hours - Porcupines are slow.
09: the hostility of Oracle - A needlessly unpleasant relational database I am forced to work with.
10: less frequent and less severe - My back continues to improve.
11: like a triumph - A really good day at work.
12: strongly non-linear improvement - Injera and faux wats while the pain in my left hip turns into a continuous dull ache.
13: Charlotte disoriented - But at least she barks in response to Gretchen calling for her.
14: No Kings - We attend an anti-Trump event in Canajoharie.
15: blooming catalpas - All along the Thruway back from the cabin.
16: what we can eat after the cyberattack - Certain restaurant supplies are running short at the Garden Café.
17: the stove gets hot - So don't put a battery-powered device on it.
18: all the nuances of why - Another rare good day at work.
19: reports of arbitrary complexity - A boozy day, but at least I have something to show for it.
20: good behavior contingent on introduction - There is a way to get Charlotte to behave when she sees a new dog.
21: an osprey and a loon - Charismatic Adirondack wildlife at Woodworth Lake.
22: how a bear got our birdseed - He or she left claw marks in a tree.
23: cute swamp monster - Neville enjoys a splash on a hot summer day.
24: relieved by my racism - Delighted to discover our housesitter is Asian.
25: Air Emirates - The premium national airline of an unfree petro state.
26: arriving in Colombo - High humidity and some function Lebanese food.
27: temple like a thrift store - Also dining in a Sri Lankan shopping mall.
28: not loving the hoppers - Already needing to take a Thai food break.
29: worst PowerPoint lecture ever - A whole room full of people made to suffer while learning about Buddhism.
30: icy cold Sri Lankan theatre - We were feeling a little sick when we arrived, and it eventually caused us to have leave early.