Monday, September 1, 2025

The Hawk and the Crow

An image of a hawk in flight with a crow just above it showed up in my feed on a popular social media site yesterday. The text below it said,

“The crow is the only bird that dares to peck at the hawk, he sits on the hawk's back and bites it on its neck, but the hawk does not respond, nor does it fight the crow nor waste time on the crow. He just opens his wings and starts to rise high in the sky, the higher the flight, the harder it is to breathe up [sic] and then the crows fall due to lack of oxygen! Stop wasting your time with crows, just go to the heights yourself and they will disappear like that!!”

The post is supposed to be motivational. But it demonizes the crow. As well, all I could think of is how the crow was defending its nest against the hawk’s predation. There’s no other reason the crow would bother a hawk. If the crow were not there, we’d see the hawk with a baby crow in its talons.

The message I get is that if you go around causing trouble and making people’s lives difficult, you can escape retribution and get away guilt-free.

A Hawk and Crow in Flight

Image attribution:
Husky Mom on Pinterest, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/raven-in-2025--443745369554885955/

Friday, August 29, 2025

Wednesday Weigh-In 20250829

My scale didn't recognize me last week because I weighed so much. I'm serious!

It needs to know the user's height in order to calculate BMI. And to avoid entering it everytime, the user steps on the scale first to tell the scale what the user's weight is. The weight serves as a "user ID" of sorts. This makes it possible for everyone in the family to use the device without having to change the user setting. Dad is "180;" Mom is "140;" the teenage daughter is "110" for example.

But when it gets "190," it can't find a user height. In this case it doesn't calcuate BMI and defaults to showing just the weight.

Waist = 43.75"
Height = 5' 7"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Wednesday Weigh-In 20250823

Just another weigh-in

Waist = 43.75"
Height = 5' 7"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Wednesday Weigh-In 20250730

I'm creeping up again on the ominous 190lb mark. This is the most I've ever weighed. When I was approached 190 before, I got serious and limited my eating to keep the weight gain in check. But right now I don't really care.

Waist = 42.75"
Height = 5' 7"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Wednesday Weigh-In 20250708

Just another weigh-in

Waist = 42.75"
Height = 5' 7"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Wednesday Weigh-In 20250701

I've been treating myself to chocolate chips and/or ice cream after supper. And so my weight is increasing.

Last week my dose of Nuvigil doubled from a mere 50mg to 100mg. I noticed the effect within about 2.5 hours of the first dose. It made me more talkative. As well, over a few day period, I noticed that time is starting to drag.

I don't think I'd blame the increase in Nuvigil for my extra eating -- that's been happening for a long time. Tomorrow, I'll start at 150mg, which is considered the standard starting dose.

Waist = 42.75"
Height = 5' 7"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Wednesday Weigh-In 20250610

I've been "between jobs" for a few weeks. And yet I'm so busy! I've been getting out of bed early every day. Today I got up at 5:30am; yesterday, 6:15am. But I can't seem to keep up with all I set out to do. It seems that each activity spreads forward in time if there's nothing to contain it, such as an appointment. It's up to me to constrain the duration of my tasks. All of this is why I don't apply to jobs that call for excellent time management skills.

Waist = 42.75"
Height = 5' 7"

References:
  1. Wikipedia BMI page
  2. Balance Body Composition Bath Scale
  3. Javascript must be enabled to view the data.