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Weeknotes 25
- We rewatched Season 1 of Severance in preparation of binging Season 2. Iâd forgotten a bunch over that 3 year span.
- Finished reading Shop Class as Soulcraft. It started out promising, and a lot of the talk about physical work being more satisfying than âthought workâ resonated with me. Crawfordâs description of office politics and white collar office work processes and bureaucracy was as hilarious as it was apt. But the book just went on way too long, and he gave himself a bit too much rope to hang himself with, really devolving into that gross grey tribe politics. Lots of misogyny, âboth sides badâ, and self-indulgent rationalizations for why his life choices were good, actually. If youâre going to read it, just do yourself a favor, and drop it at the halfway point.
- Iâve been spending far too much time emailing some cog-in-the-machine of Virginiaâs property tax department, trying to understand how theyâre valuing my car $5,000 more than what I paid for it. They claim to use J.D. Power estimates, and Iâve shown the J.D. Power estimate for the car is almost exactly what I paid for the car. Still they insist, without evidence, itâs actually worth $5,000 more. The fight will go on, but I suspect I will somehow lose. This is double annoying because in Virginia, youâre also taxed extra for having a fuel-efficient or EV vehicle. You try to do the right thing, andâŚ
- Played a bunch more pickleball this week. Tried out the courts at Forest Hill park, which are a heck of a lot closer, but also significatly more crowded (and maybe less friendly?).
- I walk by this park all the time, but somehow had missed the gigantic Michael Jordan portrait on the basketball court until this week. Check out this bad-boy from space
- Went to Stone Brewing for a little afternoon warm day boozinâ. They have a PB&J Berliner Weisse that tastes like youâre drinking a PB&J. Itâs as weird as it sounds, and âround about delicious as it is weird. Will get again.
- The U.S. MotoGP race is next week (in Austin), so folks will start tricklinâ into the states over the next couple days. Wonder if theyâll even hold a U.S. race next year, given the risky travel it now requires.