Traktion

To my eyes, all the chess pieces on the board look to be the same color!

17:52 SAT 05 SEP 2026 Owing to its inherent difficulties, including electrostatic attraction, I have stopped using the built-in cutter on the Saran Wrap dispenser box! Instead, 1) I slowly pull the amount I need off the roll, that keeps the Saran Wrap orderly, and 2) drape the desired expanse across the surface of the dispenser box that has the adhesive and labeled, “RESTART STRIP,” patch on the middle top of that side. 3) I then tap the top center of the draped Saran expanse to get it captured by the sticky, “RESTART STRIP.” 4) Then, I close the lid and ensure the Saran expanse is relatively flat and orderly. 5) Ensuring my thumb and all fingers are out of the cutting path, using a light touch, I hold the cutting point of a single-edge razor blade, at the start of the box cutting edge, the cutting edge of the single-edge razor blade making a 30 degree angle with the box, and then draw the single-edge razor blade slowly and deliberately the length of the cutting edge of the box, cutting the Saran Wrap. On dryer days, the cut expanse of the Saran Wrap usually lingers on the box, from electrostatic attraction, long enough to position it on whatever you are trying to wrap and free it from the disperser box. On more humid days, be ready to catch the falling expanse without cutting yourself with the single-edge razor blade! This procedure is a bit involved, but typically yields a flat, more easily placed, unwrinkled expanse of Saran Wrap than ever I could achieve using the built in cutter.

23:58 FRI 04 SEP 2026 Is the tough student able to recall and reflect on other of their earlier learning experiences? For example, learning to ride a bicycle started with difficult moves that produced little of the thrills they would later enjoy and, actually, on occasion, yielded painful injury! Can that student vividly recall that struggling, unappealing beginning to the splendid freedom, mobility, and achievements that the matured skills later yielded? Crocheting can be a pathway to making new friends, enriching the lives of others, creating wonders that inspire others. I once participated in a small group that was making, “Prayer Shawls,” warming, comfortable, wraps for elderly and impoverished folks. My attempt together with a profound lack of skill, at least inspired laughter amongst the group, as my attempt at a, “Prayer Shawl,” only produced a, “Prayer Snake!” 😉

07:23 TUE 01 SEP 2026 Dr. Thais Gibson teaches us that 95 to 97% of our beliefs, thoughts, emotions, and actions are driven (i.e., derive from) our SUB-CONSCIOUS mind! The sub-conscious mind cannot be, long-term, overruled by our CONSCIOUS mind (e.g., “will power”). That’s likely why you felt compelled to make the purchases you knew, consciously and intellectually, were not in, objectively speaking, your best interests. However, (and this is the potentially ‘life-changing’ good news) one can ‘reprogram’ (i.e., ‘rewire’) their own sub- conscious mind using techniques, in the privacy of their own home, that Dr. Gibson teaches through her, “Personal Development School.” She also gives away for FREE, through abundant YouTube podcasts, educational presentations on this and related subjects. Once her easy technique is learned, an approximate, minimum time required to make a change is about 5 minutes, twice each day (best done on waking and when preparing for sleep), for 21 days. Foundational to her method are: vivid imagery along with intense emotion, brought to (i.e., recalled, imagined) ‘top of conscious mind’ AND repetition (e.g., twice a day for 21 days). Any individual can employ the learned method independently, that is, on their own. However, she also does have trained, Certified Coaches, standing by for those who prefer to hire more granular guidance and moral support for their healing journey. There’s a moving, inspirational song that seems to celebrate such victories by Linhy called, “I Didn’t Quit, I Rewired:” https://open.spotify.com/track/0WQHb1JWvx5bERgbManyKk?si=2-l4wfuuSWmSLm0AUm5gxQ&utm_source=copy-link&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Arewired