A reflection upon the past, part two.
Xial comes back to the tale of living homelessly in the past.
A reflection upon the past, part one.
In which Xial talks a fair bit about the past, of loss and homelessness.
I didn’t ask to wake up black.
This post will be short, but unusual compared to my typical content (or sparseness thereof). Normally, I’d hide it behind a cut, but honestly, no, you need to see this. There are people in this society who think it their right to cause mental anguish to someone else because of the tone of their skin, […]
I have the keys to a broken kingdom.
Originally, I tweeted this, but I think I may wish to expand upon a couple of points. The unrolled tweet for those who can’t be assed to read it on Twitter (not that I blame you): A thought, in several lengths: I’m nearly 40. I am considered a millenial or xennial, though I come in […]
Righteous Energy, Wrongly Directed.
I’m going to expend one of my Politics points for the year on this post. This will leave me with 2 points when I’m done and this is posted. I’m fairly good at keeping politically charged statements to a minimum, so this won’t become the new norm. You’re welcome to scroll on past, but I’d […]
IVR Voice Gating, a reminder.
Did you know? Whenever you get an interactive voice recognition system by calling a big business, many of them are set up with voice gates that will dump you into specific queues. Certain words, phrases, and tonalities can pull you to the front of the queue as a VIP. VIP, in this case, is often […]
An interesting year in the rear view mirror.
Hey, folks. Welcome to 2020, and all the insights that come with being in the rear view mirror. As the sun sets on 2019, I’m looking back at things I have learned, and realizations that are taking me full speed into a year with an extra day under its hood. Last year, I learned how […]
Two weeks with the FreeStyle Libre.
Xial talks a little more about the continuous glucose monitor experience thus far.
Diabetes, Cellphones, and a Strange Realization.
So as I mentioned in a previous post, I now have a continuous glucose monitor — the FreeStyle Libre 14 Day system. The piece of hardware that I wear will pull a rolling eight hour number for my blood sugar that I can check at any time and see how I’m doing. I grazed over […]
Of continuous glucose monitors and increased health insights.
Xial explores the world of continuous glucose monitoring, and finds adventure mixed with relief.