Bling

So, the ring.

In the last two weeks I've temporarily misplaced it once, forgotten to wear it out of the house a few times, already put some decent scuff marks on it.

It catches threads in my pockets, reduces the coefficient of friction on steering wheels, makes rather loud sounds when I contact any hard surface.

I'm not sure how people rationalize wearing jewelry, beyond a watch, which I can understand because it performs a function - tells time.

It does however act as a barometer of how stressed or physically exerted I am. If I can take the ring off easily, I'm generally fine. After a day of supporting buggy hardware or running up more than about 4 floors worth of stairs, the blood pressure is elevated enough to make getting the ring off a bit of a chore. At least I think that's the correlation. All the more reason to not stress.

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On a different note - it is a really nice day outside. If I hadn't been on call I would have biked into the office, though that takes about twice as long as it does on the scooter, which provides a similar experience, just with a larger helmet. Perhaps next week, after both projects are turned in, I can take the time to get some exercise on the commute.