Automated Archives for January, 6th 2026
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Chess For the Day
Record: 5-0-9
Net Elo Change: -21
Games Played
- Diego1962 - LOSS
- Iliya20188 - LOSS
- Huayhuash - WIN
- sergiodaniel38 - WIN
- D1zzed - LOSS
- ShehriyarHesen - LOSS
- Attacking_FalconUA - LOSS
- Bichobostero - LOSS
- Povilas555 - WIN
- Play_dry_60 - WIN
- matoncito3003 - LOSS
- kuandyk79 - LOSS
- Ddeenn50 - WIN
- sam_godfamily - LOSS
Blog Posts On This Day
- January 6, 2025 (1 post)
- January 6, 2024 (1 post)
- January 6, 2023 (8 posts)
December 31st, 2025
Spending NYE watching West Wing reruns with my wife and her mom, and working on my intro doc for the next D&D campaign eating french chocolate I brought back from my trip.
December 30th, 2025
After our longest hiatus ever, time for the final episode of our current D&D campaign. The players fought the Big Bad in October and then my new job and everything put the game on hold until tonight when we can finish officially.
December 26th, 2025
As is tradition for this time of year, I've started picking up on side coding projects once again, including Glowbug - my custom CMS for this blog. I did some backend tweaking - fixing a few lingering bugs and adding some admin functionality which I needed.
I also did the (somewhat) yearly update of the About Me page. Adding a TLDR at the top, and then adding my short summation for 2025 to the end.
December 24th, 2025
Thich Nhat Hanh's hugging meditation
I saw a clip on TikTok of someone referring to this, that person didn't get the framing of this quite right, and I'm glad I went researching to find out more about this practice.
The video clip had a moment which described the middle portion of this practice as imagining the person you are hugging was gone, so that you can then come back to being joyful they are present as you hug them.
From my brief googling it is an extrapolation from what Thich Nhat Hanh said:
Step One
The first thing to do is to make yourself available. Breathe in and out, and come back to the present moment, so you are really there. Then go to the person you want to hug and bow to them. If they have practiced mindfulness, then they will do their best to abandon the things that are possessing them and make themselves available to you. They will smile and bow, and you will know that they are available. Now hugging is possible.
Stand facing each other with your palms joined, breathing in and out three times. You can say silently:
Breathing in, I know that life is precious in this moment.
Breathing out, I cherish this moment of life.
Step Two
Take the person in your arms. While hugging, breathe consciously and hug with all your body, spirit, and heart. While you hold the other person, they become real, and you also become real. You can say silently something like this:
Breathing in, my loved one is in my arms. Breathing out, I am so happy.
Breathing in, they are alive. Breathing out, it is so precious to be alive together.
Breathing in, it is so wonderful to have them in my arms. Breathing out, I am very happy.
You may then release the other person and bow to each other to show thanks.
