I am feeling significantly worse than I did yesterday with a sore throat, cough, headache, and the sniffles. Naturally, I thought this would be the perfect time to wash the exterior of all the windows on our house. I decided to do so early, before temperatures are forecast to reach 100F. Sometimes, when I am not feeling well, I like to keep myself occupied with work that takes my mind off my discomfort. Pictured in the top left corner is the water deionizer I constructed last year, and in the foreground, the pole-mounted brush with integrated water delivery. The entire task took under 2 hours and I spent the rest of the day being a vegetable.

I have picked up whatever ailment Jeanine has been fighting for the last few weeks. I spent most of the day indoors, taking it easy with much of my time spent watching the World Cup and the remainder doing online research on several topics of interest to me. My concerns about the impact of AI on white collar works seems to be supported by the graphic above, which I encountered while watching the video below. On a positive note, the prediction of the guest is that overall, the economy will continue to grow as AI helps companies become more efficient, allowing them to reinvest savings to further expand.

On a whim, I drove to Rockport today for a little photography. From start to finish, the outing was a disaster. On the way there, I encountered traffic due to a serious collision on the highway, adding 30 minutes to the 1-hour drive. My photo above of the famous Motif #1 is crap. It needs a foreground element, which I was unable to conjure. I used Lightroom to remove some distracting buildings in the background, hoping it would enhance the image, but I feel it only got worse. I did enjoy lunch at a bar with the England – Democratic Republic of Congo World Cup game on a big screen TV, so that was not so bad. I then drove another half hour to Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, hoping to do a little drone photography, only to discover that I had left my controller at home. A major traffic detour on my return drive added insult to injury. Fortunately, it appears that Jeanine will be returning from Pennsylvania this evening in time to watch some of the USA-Bosnia and Herzegovina match with me.