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Friday, December 26, 2025

December 26, 2025

Yesteryear
One year ago today: December 26, 2024, a quick review.
Five years ago today: December 26, 2020, a devoted friend.
Nine years ago today: December 26, 2016, the $3,000 range.
Random years ago today: December 26, 2022, dazzalating.

           An unbelievable 33 miles through Miami in 51 minutes. Usually holiday traffic does not ease in this heathen town. Today was historical. No congestion, no speeders, no accident every ten miles. Parking spots near the doors, quiet no horns. No wailing sirens, just polite drivers who let you in when you signal. I have seen this good behavior in pre-Cuban newsreels but have never seen anything like it myself until today.
           Thanks to it, I arrived almost a hour early. A series of preliminary tests show no heart problems. This is not necessarily good news because something is definitely wrong. A steady month of symptoms that affect my bass playing and ability to type fast. This took most of the morning. I walked out into the sunlight and just stood there for five minutes. Is this how it ends?
           Well, of course not. I’ll not give in to some stupid symptoms. However, the remainder of today is a nothing burger. JZ and I went to the Pinecrest library, where Google locked me out of my own account again. So I have to video clips for you taken over the upcoming weekend. Here is a rack of “medicine” at the market on Dixie. All Latino type herbs and incenses. Stuff you would get fined for making such claims if you were White.

           This average degree of activity still tires me easily, so I sat down and studied my Arduino book. Study never bothers me and today I took a closer look at arrays, though I do not use them that much. I decided to look at multi-dimensional arrays because I rarely use them. I tend to prefer more simpler arrays to fewer complex styles. It’s just a subject I’d like to know more about for a new and different reason—the laser cutter.
           My Arduino text was not adequate for this. I’ve noticed many of the laser files use arrays a lot. My experience is limited to “loop iteration” and wanted more info. No luck.

Picture of the day.
Marfa, the art colony.
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           This video is not even until next week. It’s the view from the south end of Lake Okeechobee. The tourist trap they don’t tell you about—you cannot see the Lake from any of the towns along the shore, which is only the south side of the lake. This footage is taken from the opt of the surrounding levee that blocks any view. There is also that kind of moat or canal around the lake that you have to look over to glimpse the actual lake.
           Here is the facts. Shown is the “canal” and the strip of land on the other side. You can see the black water. But as for the lake, no such luck. As the video pans across, the lake is only visible as that razor-thin line along the distant horizon. I say again, this is the BEST view of the lake unless you rent a boat or plane, which the bastards would tell you if they were honest.

           That’s not picking on them, I have yet to meet a local who will give a straight answer. This photo shows the view of the lake is the horizon. No, you cannot just climb the levee for a look. Except for the two or three designated spots like this, the banks are off limits.

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