Dang, my Toyota 4 Runner expired, or at least spending money on a rebuilt radiator and all of the belts and water pump that goes with it just didn’t make sense anymore. I couldn’t drive it any further without causing engine damage.
“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”
“5” Steve Winwood, 71; Stevie Wonder, 69: “Before choosing, make sure the lineup of options is the best you can do. ‘Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.’ — Jerry Garcia.” Taurus
Hi and welcome to Friday’s Episode 174 in the first season of “My 1-Year Natural Experiment” on this 21st day of February in winter of 2020.
Context
Is this a good enough excuse for only completing one out of six tasks on my Patreon project plan?
At 7 am I curated my digital magazine stories so any Tier One (Balboa Island) followers wouldn’t miss their daily digest “Fresh from the Labs. Literally bottled and set adrift from KnowWhere Atoll.“
By 8:30 am I pulled Motor Trend comparison reviews for RAV4, Mazda CX-5, and the popular Honda CR-V.
Beginning at 11am the lovely and talented Emma the Baroness spent the next 90 minutes negotiating the best deals she could from Costco’s auto discount center. After weighing all the options we showed up mostly bright eyed and bushy tailed, except my pants hid that, at Norm Reeves Honda with our Costco emailed copy of their best deal.
I’m placing that at around 12:30 pm.
We left and returned by 2:30 pm to negotiate our lease and warranty coverage for the entire time frame. We closed the deal after threatening to walk away again at 5:30 pm.
It turned out Honda’s President’s Day discount for a lease bettered Costco’s for a purchase.
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- Getting the maintenance package which we figured would be included cost us $2
- Because we qualified with Emma the Baroness’ Acura family price instead of $400 plus a month.
- The trade-in amounted to $500.
- We came away with payments of less than the $357 or more we walked in with from Costco.
What a team effort by fellow lovers and Scorpios — Emma the Baroness and Me.
Evidence
How did our Holiday Tau size up for the day, even though none of my week’s tasks were executed?
Dang, my Toyota 4 Runner expired, or at least spending money on a rebuilt radiator and all of the belts and water pump that goes with it just didn’t make sense anymore. I couldn’t drive it any further without causing engine damage.
“5” Steve Zahn, 51: “Getting out of a stuck place will be the same no matter what kind of ‘stuck’ it is. Move until something about the situation changes.” Scorpio
Random ones that make me want change my sign.
Let’s celebrate today’s birthday wish. Extending a hand and adventure and all the great explorations we’ll notch under our belts this glorious year!
Today’s Holiday Birthday:
“In this year of exploration, you’ll see many things you never did. The spirit of adventure will be your guiding light. One key starting point will be the moment you extend a hand to someone outside your circle.”
Wow, getting the best advice from three iconic musicians is excellent today. Choosing among vehicles turned out to be difficult, but none of them was evil, right?
“5” Steve Winwood, 71; Stevie Wonder, 69: “Before choosing, make sure the lineup of options is the best you can do. ‘Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.’ — Jerry Garcia.” Taurus
You have no idea how much I’ve been pushing on meeting the Patreon challenges over this last month. Sounds good, right? If it feels wrong, then it’s okay to procrastinate that one part of my brain whispers and that’s all I need.
“3” Steve Smith, 30: “The difference between challenging yourself and forcing things can be subtle. Anything that feels pushed is probably wrong.” Gemini
Okay, Howey. I’m not getting the connection to your Holiday Tau today.
“3” Steve Howey, 42: “Once the thing you love gets popular, you’ll have less access to it. It’s pretty wonderful to love something that others don’t get yet.” Cancer
If this is a health question, I’ve pretty much eliminated the play hard portion except for the pain.
“3” Steve Carell, 57; Steve Martin, 74; Steve Wozniak, 69: “You’ve been working hard and the temptation will be to play just as hard. What can you do to make both work and play easier on yourself?” Leo
Hmm. Listen Steve I’m pretty sure I could have really used your TauBit as I worked my way up the corporate ladder. Maybe I’ll earmark this for consideration in my Volume Two Manuscript.
“2” Steve Aoki, 41: “When you’re new, you have to work a little harder, smarter and more creatively. There will be a way to defer to the big shots and still be powerful.” Sagittarius
Sorry Steve for the same reason I gave to Aoki, only not in a corporate work setting (Volume Two Manuscript), but in my Volume Three Manuscript instead.
“2” Steve Nash, 45: “Thinking of who you might have been were certain turns not taken is only helpful if it changes your thought process for next turn. Otherwise: no regrets.” Aquarius
End of the Week “Knews” for FOSs
Trends —
Short-Form — Headlines and Highlights from Fresh from the Labs
Long-Form —
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- My notes from the introduction in “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” by Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens, surveyed the human past, examining how an insignificant ape became the ruler of planet Earth. Homo Deus, my second book, explored the long-term future of life, contemplating how humans might eventually become gods, and what might be the ultimate destiny of intelligence and consciousness. What is happening right now? What are today’s greatest challenges and choices? What should we pay attention to? What should we teach our kids? Thinking about the big picture is a relatively rare luxury. A single mother struggling to raise two children …
Progress and Procrastination —
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- Procrastinate — I should have been crafting a Special Offer campaign as a way to move $1 Tier (Balboa Island) to $3 Tier (Cambria), but I didn’t get to it yet.
- Progress — Published how go sign up instructions for receiving your $1 Balboa Island benefits, “Trouble Claiming Your Digest? Take These Steps.”
- Progress — Published “Ask Me Anything” for new followers that included, What does being an introvert have to do with anything? We come in six temperament flavors. We’re easy with solitude. In fact, many of us prefer mountain cabins, if given the choice, which inspired me to write about quality-of-life communities in the Sierra and Rocky Mountain Ranges. I happen to be one that I call SPIP short for Systematic-Professional, Idea Packager.
- Progress — Interviewed a Friend of Steve and gathered his feedback on my passion projects, especially The Tau of Steves.
Speaking Volumes —
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- On hold until Patreon’s up and running. My interviewed Friend of Steve offered more feedback at the right time for both volumes, Two and Three manuscripts.
Banking and ATMs —
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- Figuring out a campaign for moving $1 Tier Balboa Island supporters to $3 Tier Cambria patrons sets the stage from a specific start date to a deadline in spring.
- Friend of Steves interview checked off a task for the week and provided a partial proof of concept.
- Today 1,277 Flipboard users follow one or more of my 35 digital magazines.
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Inspired by: Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate
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