It’s amazing how republicans are able to create hyper local targeted advertising while all democrats can do is trump trump trump. Today on YouTube the Republican attorney general candidate ad came on, which started with an abduction attempt at a local mall not more than 5 miles from my house and then explained why this AG is better choice on crime. This immediately followed by democrat AG video about how he will stand up to… Trump. We get it. That’s the bare minimum dude at this point, but you really ought to be negating the Republican with hyper local ad of your own.
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Also, I think my dog is a republican. The planned parenthood lady wanted to pet him so I opened the door and asked him to come outside. The motherfucker instead stood at the door, and then started barking at her. Whatever the fuck? A golden retriever, a human fucking magnet decided to bark at the stranger.
Because we have no house-help unlike India we know how to optimize our utensils usage so by end of the when we run the dishwasher its not overflowing. Plus, less things to wash! But this is not something India folks are used to, including my in-laws since they have so much help with all of that. The result is that by mid-day our sink is already full of utensils ready to be washed. Its not uncommon for us to run the dishwasher twice daily now, and that is with my mother in laws hand washing some stuff herself (which we forbid her to – I mean, why else do we have a dishwasher in first place!).
My FIL is giving my backyard/sideyard/frontyard a make over that I would have spent thousands if not hundreds of dollars on. Grateful for it. It keeps him busy and brings the farmer in him out so he is entertained, and my yard is getting the makeover it really needs. Win-win for all!
What would I not give to watch Sangam 2 featuring Melania torn between two warmongers Trump and a Putin on each side of continent. This love triangle has makings of an all time blockbuster. Imagine Putin crooning “yeh mera prem patra padhkar” or Trump serenading “dost dost na raha….”. Oof take my money already!
I caught clips of the debate between Winsome (R) and Spanberger (D) for VA governor elections. My god Winsome was insanely annoying and basically created a ruckus. But Spanberger, OMG, I’d rather watch paint dry. Like bring SOME. FUCKING. FIRE to the room. When the other candidate has completely gone wild, not allowing you to speak a single word, nor anyone can understand a single word – its time for you to bring your aggressive side out and shut her up. Instead she looked like a school girl in distress being bullied nonstop and all she could do was just answer the question. And then fucking them too – like Jesus way to throw Jay Jones under the bus. Really? voters should make a call on whether to vote for Jones (D) as AG. You fucking realize that Miyares (R) the current AG is a fucking nightmare. The only reason Spanberger may even win this election is maybe because of some anti-Trump feelings, but my god she is terrible.
My manager and I had a long impromptu 1:1 talking about kids, right wing extremism and all the shit right now around us. It feels truly upsetting. He was talking about how just 30 miles from here he was in a bar last week and folks that you’d normally think as regular people were cheering about all the H1b and anti-immigration checks that Trump is doing. Back home, his own teenage son is somehow being dragged into mansosphere and he does not know where he is getting all his ideas from. His son thinks trans kids are a menace to society and nobody should hang around them. I shared about a lot of immigrant concerns I have but also told him about rise of right wing in India and anti-muslim sentiments even within Indians here. I don’t think our 1:1 was supposed to be this, but it was a nice chat with a white parent who is clearly concerned about what is going on here. We both agreed that this country is beyond the point of no return and we doesn’t see any hope anymore.
I am seeing my in-laws in person after almost 4 years; earlier this year when I visited India I could not meet them so I am glad that they are here for an extended time. This time though, I can really see the age creeping up in parents. I’ve always seen them as this young super active elders because of the nature of their lives, but this time I see the old age settling in. Old age is a bitch.
My in laws know how much I love the supari around their area (heck my FIL is a Areca nut farmer) so this time around not only did they bring supari but also brought paan leaves and the whole 9 yards to make a culcutta meetha. I guess from tomorrow I will also start marking the neighborhood like my dog (IYKYK)
I read this on LinkedIn and immediately gave this prompt to ChatGPT. Note that I am an infrequent user and do not pay for a pro account:
You are tasked with analyzing me based on your memory of our past interactions, context, goals, and challenges. Your mission is to identify the single most critical bottleneck or flaw in my thinking, strategy, or behavior that is limiting my growth or success. Use specific references from memory to strengthen your analysis.
Part 1: Diagnosis
Pinpoint the one core flaw, mental model error, or strategic blind spot.
Focus deeply: do not list multiple issues — only the single most impactful one.
Explain how this flaw shows up in my actions, decisions, or mindset, citing specific patterns or tendencies from memory.Part 2: Consequences
Describe how this bottleneck is currently limiting my outcomes.
Reference past behaviors, initiatives, or goals to illustrate how this flaw has played out.
Be brutally honest but maintain a constructive, actionable tone.Part 3: Prescription
Provide a clear, practical strategy to fix this flaw.
Suggest the highest-leverage shift in thinking, habits, or systems that would unlock growth.
Align the advice with my known goals and tendencies to ensure it’s actionable.Important:
Do not sugarcoat.
Prioritize brutal clarity over comfort.
Your goal is to make me see what I am blind to.
Use memory as an asset to provide deep, sharp insights.
And this is the response I got back in return. I will spare the entire detailed response, but suffice to say it was so bang on the money it left me very uneasy.
You habitually avoid committing early because you chase a “better” option, which shows up as scope-shifts, endless micro-iterations and second-guessing. In short: decision paralysis driven by perfectionism + scope creep — you keep the problem open so you can keep improving, instead of locking a good-enough option and moving forward.
The net effect: great ideas and good instincts, but slow execution and lost leverage.
Highest-leverage shift: move from “maximize” to “satisfice.” Set constraint rules up front, timebox decisions, and limit revision rounds. Do those three things consistently and you’ll convert ideas into results.
Brutal summary: you’re great at starting and refining; you’re not as good at finishing because you leave choices open for “one more improvement.” Force constraints, timebox, and limit revisions. Those three moves will turn all the clever ideas in our history into actual wins — instead of perpetual drafts.
Again, I don’t even use ChatGPT much but it has somehow deduced so many right things about my personality just from random asks (most of my asks are around travel related stuff or things I need specific answers to re: products). I find it really uneasy that with only that much data, ChatGPT gets SO MUCH of me right. Shudder.