Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

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It’s -8°C with a “Feels Like” rating of -10°C. And falling.

My grandmother’s funeral was today. The service was nice as such things go.

I did not sleep well last night. This morning, I somehow managed to walk myself into town for coffee. The coffee didn’t help.

The President of the United States continues threatening to take over Greenland for some reason, and tariffs to anyone who doesn’t like it. Meanwhile, our allies in NATO have caught on that reasoning isn’t working. Collectively, they hold over $3,300,000,000,0001 in Treasury bonds.

Tomorrow, I need to schedule appointments to get my eyes checked, teeth capped, and various routine medical appointments. It will be good to have new glasses and dental work out of the way before the dollar collapses.

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Footnotes

  1. That’s three-point-three trillion. ↩

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