The thoughts rattling around in my head this morning are interesting but irrelevant. For example, how many times can one halve the distance between two objects before the objects physically touch one another? Logic tells me they will never touch, because half of an even infinitesimal distance is still space. If it were possible to measure distance with such precision that 1⁄32 the width of an atom could be gauged, halving that distance would yield an even smaller space. But I find it impossible to imagine two marbles separated by 1⁄64 the width of an atom; in my mind, they would touch one another at that tiny distance. From a practical perspective, this consideration of distance is irrelevant. Theoretically, though? It may be just as irrelevant, but it just might be a crucial component to understanding a fundamental reality that could explain the inexplicable. My brain is far too limited and slow for me to ever hope to understand such matters. I wish I were exponentially more intelligent—and could apply that intellect to the real world—than I am. But I am not. My intellect is closer to that of algae than to Einstein. Irrelevant?
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There was a time when I was much more doggedly curious than I am today. I sometimes attribute the loss of fierce curiosity to age-related decay, but occasionally I have to acknowledge the part lethargy plays. Perhaps advancing age acts as fuel for lethargy, so the decline of inquisitiveness is both a result of decay and the growth of indifference. But indifference is not it, at least in my case. I am curious; just not sufficiently motivated or intrigued or otherwise compelled to invest the energy necessary to convert interest to action. In other words, I want to know, but I am too lazy to learn. Yet that condition is not age-related; at least not entirely. Even as a kid, I fantasized about an injection of a fluid that would, when triggered by electrical charges, magically endow me with knowledge. For example, I could become fluent in Spanish with one injection and possess a thorough knowledge of physics with another and a mastery of astronomy with yet another. If and when those electrically stimulated injections become available, I would like to be among the first recipients.
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We got our COVID-19 boosters and our flu shots yesterday. As a result (I assume), my left shoulder is sore this morning. It is impossible to tell whether my sluggishness this morning is related to the injections, but it would be unusual for it to be associated. I have been fortunate in that in the past I have not had any reactions to those vaccines. Mi novia feels the same soreness, but I sense she may feel a bit more of a reaction than I. Time will tell. Perhaps it is her turn to nap a bit during the day.
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Yesterday’s online version of the New York Times offered 100 Easy Dinners for Right Now. Skimming the article and the recipes linked to it sparked my interest in cooking, but almost all the dishes of the greatest interest to me would require buying ingredients that would use only some of the groceries. If I can muster enough energy, though, I think I could come up with enough dishes to use up all the ingredients I would need to buy. Dishes like sticky miso salmon bowl, lemon-garlic linguine, peanut butter noodles, vegetable yakisoba, shrimp pullao, coconut-lime shrimp, eggplant adobo, chana masala…and the rest.
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It’s after 9. I loathe sleeping in until after the sun rises. A large part of the day is wasted when that happens. Ach!
