A reasonable summer day, again.

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It got up to at least 85.  Which... was nice.  And not a seemingly cool 85?  Yes, some days, 85 just isn't... 85.  I can't explain it fully, but some days, 85 just doesn't feel warm, let alone hot.  Today it did.  And, honestly, I was glad for it.

This front room is up to 77, and I am actually enjoying it.  The main is 74, nearing 75.  If the tenth increments are to be believed.  And, yet, that feels cool, almost cold.  All good though, there, too.

No return messages, from the closer seller.  I'll give it a day.  If I don't hear anything by tomorrow, I'll move on to other sellers.  Not rocket science, but I like to give closer sellers the first opportunity.  Not that much more of a drive, but it is longer, more time, more gas.  Worth it, even so.

Blood sugar is down to 120.  Not all that good, but... it'll do.  For now.  Having to fight with it, no matter.  But even a 120 isn't all that bad.  It's still not optimal.  But better than the 320s, and certainly better to out of the range of the meter, so 600 to 650 or higher.  And, it sure beats taking insulin.  Probably taking insulin is why it will never be quite right again.  That stuff destroys your ability to manage diabetes, your body's abilities, the organs' abilities, to do what they should.

I wish I had more fully understood, before allowing it.  Was still trying to get keto going.  Just... couldn't.  Keto, standard, to me, was like being an alcoholic, and just promising to stick with beer.  I couldn't do it, not for long.  I'd always be right back on the 'sauce' of carbs.  There is no bottom, to carbs, for me.  I am an addict.

Even on carnivore, when I go off the wagon, I know what I am doing.  There is no slippery slope.  And, yes, sure.  Some days, week, weeks?  I jump off the wagon and go running in the wheat, or other, fields.  No doubt.  But I know it.  There isn't a thin line, a maybe too much or not, no doubts.  Though, I do seem to not go as high when I do, in blood sugar.  Or stay as high for as long, mostly.

I just like that there is no doubt.  If I am going to go wrong, I go wrong.  I know it, you know it, the blood meter knows it.  No doubts.

Though, I will say, it would be nice to get a phone going.  Not really for calling or texting, more for having access to a few things which seem to be a problem.  Ugh.  I'll keep trying to keep things up.  But, I... need that stupid phone, to pay a few bills, and such.  Bleh.  Later.

Oh, I keep telling people not to use apps.  Why?  Because they take in obscene, unneeded, unwarranted, data, types of data, and often can simply listen.  You give them permission to, pretty much, have full access to everything you do.  Do you really think a game should have access to your bank accounts?  Or mic?  Really?

I know they can be convenient.  But, not at the cost.  I am looking at alternatives, to google, but not just them.  For sms, for other services.  Beside attempting to de-google my phone, I am looking at sandboxing apps, and choosing specific apps, or going without.  Inconvenient?  Sure.  But when it hits, and they just take a lot a of people for everything they are worth?  Yeah.  It'll happen.  Maybe in one huge hit, too big to deal with?  Or so many small, ongoing, strikes, which are impossible to manage as well.

Some day, people with just a bit put away, will wake up to zeroed accounts.  And wonder why.  What are we going to do, invade India?  China?  Russia?  Lithuania?  I don't think so.  The Fed won't cover that much, that catastrophic, of an event.  Heck, they may help it, to get the reset done in a hurry?  Who knows, these days.  Not even sure what I am trying to do will help.  But I have already been putting limits on this, and that, and closing these, and shutting that.  Still... they get through.  But... better?  A bit.

Look at what the apps require.  Are you sure you need a gas app?  For a few pennies, is the risk of your economic future worth it?  Bank apps?  Store apps?  No.  Or... if you end up with empty accounts, don't say I didn't warn.