Has any section of the I-10 been closed like what is happening right now? It’s closed from Alameda St. to Santa Fe Ave in Downtown LA due to a major fire underneath the interstate on 14th St. It damaged the structure of the freeway so the I-10 is closed in both directions from Alameda St. to Santa Fe Ave. until further notice. The only thing that comes to mind is the 101 near Santa Barbara from the flooding, which lasted for many months.

I am still trying to digest what I saw in the ai pin video from Humane, but I was totally and completely blown away. Mind is racing. Palms are sweaty. This feels like a big fucking deal. Even if this is a glimpse of what the future of mobile devices will be… society isn’t prepared for this.

Laura brought a guava home from the office. The thing literally smelled up our entire house. Sometimes it smelled amazing and other times it sort of smelled like… body odor? I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one before and after trying it tonight, I’m not sure I’ll eat it again any time soon.

There are a few blogs (remember those?) that I read every day. Seth Godin’s blog is one of them. Every single post is often just enough. They often feel topical even though they almost never mention the thing he has in mind while writing it. Today’s post was exceptional. Here’s a bit of it, but you should definitely read the whole thing.

“What you were trained to do, what you did yesterday… that’s a gift from your past, not an obligation. Beginning the analysis with, “what I used to do was…” is a great way to open the door to what you’re going to do tomorrow.”

Is it about AI because of what OpenAI announced this week? Is this about a friend of his that’s struggling to redefine their career? Was he reading about the impact of technological advances on humanity? Who knows??

There are a lot of people looking for work. I’ve talked to a handful of them. Don’t limit yourself by thinking so much about what people expect you to do or what you did in your last role. Don’t assume that you have to start completely over when you redefine yourself or what you do for work. Friends like Margot, Virginia, Jen, Amy, Karen and Mike have all inspired me by redefining themselves in the time I’ve known them.

I unfortunately sliced my hand open with a box cutter today. It slipped as I was breaking down a box. Had to get stitches. I’m more annoyed than anything. That said, I highly recommend the OLFA B-NL. I also recommend you only extend the tip of the blade, which definitely saved me from a worse injury.