In no particular order:

  • Considering my paternal family history, what happens when the United States of America becomes “the old country” some day?
    • The “old country” as it is now does not presently exist as a country
    • The community still exists on a map
    • The territory of that community of origin is now located within the jurisdiction of a power rather hostile to the United States of America
    • Yes, this does mean that my surname is an Americanization
  • I’ve got a speaking outline started for the event at Harbor-Topky Memorial Library on November 30th
    • I’ll be speaking about streaming television
    • The event is intended to be educational and is geared to the general public
    • While MythTV is nice it is out of scope for the discussion as I have to focus on commercial, off the shelf solutions
  • A TTRPG thing may be started at Harbor-Topky in the new year
    • It might involve Candela Obscura
    • It might involve something brewed up using hack100
    • Development of this plan is needed
  • I need to tame my inboxes
    • Yes, inboxes
    • Although I have used mutt there are various third-party e-mail provider platforms that do not play nice with mutt which means I would need to work harder to consolidate things
    • I’ve been pruning subscriptions and it hasn’t been working well
  • Thanksgiving is set to be weird
    • Some family will be traveling to Indiana to visit with other family
    • I have to teach class on Thanksgiving Eve in Erie so travel is ruled out for me
    • No, I cannot cancel class that night
    • I will be teaching even if I have only one or two students show up
    • The cat, dog, and I will be spending the holiday together I think
  • The Testing Battery
    • The last test in the battery is coming up on November 27th
    • After that test we’ll finally have a bit of a baseline established
      • Much of this testing filters back to a natural history study
      • There are not many other cases to compare against out there, alas
    • A new round of surveillance tests would then pick up in April 2024
      • Not all tests would take place again
      • Some tests would not have to take place again for a minimum of 3 years
  • Dating and relationships
    • Pretty much a dead letter
    • The test on November 27th may be the last nail in the coffin on that front
    • While it might not be good for a human to be alone I may be in a bit of a bizarre position in life
    • Do I want to get into “unequal yokes” and the complications of invisible struggles that people have? No, not really
  • I have no clue what is coming
  • The slate is looking somewhat clear for the state of 2024
  • Site evaluations need to resume so I can find a better bolthole
    • In this instance, a “bolthole” is a fallback position to bug out to if things are getting ridiculous
    • There are medical concerns that play into those considerations
  • What is next?
    • I have no clue
    • Contingency plans need to be readied
    • I may take some time off from teaching depending upon how things turn out with this last medical test
    • Overall, I’ll be tied down a bit here at home