I had a friend at work who would come to my office at lunch time and remind me to stop working and have lunch. I'd be stuck on a problem and want to keep working on it, and he'd insist that I stop. He say that if I took some time away, I'd come back with the solution, and he was usually right.

He would also stop by my office at the end of the day to remind me to go home. I worked with him almost 20 years.

He retired in November of 2023 and passed away in June of 2024. I still miss him.

That life isn't a fairy tale. Some live the "ideal life" and a lot of others don't. I'm one of the don't and need to be reminded that it's not abnormal, things don't just work out for everyone.

The older I get, damn near everything, lol

My meds.

That when I step away from being online/social media/horror show that is the rest of the world, I live in a great place, have a good life, can touch grass and that reality is more truthful than anything online.

To bring my nice camera with me when I go on trips.

I am in fact supposed to be working more than 8 hours/day.

What I came into the room for.

I have ADHD, so, well, everything.

I forgot.

Uhh ... that, uh ... that thing I'm supposed to do. Um ...

Hydration

Life doesn't last forever.

Oddest one. That I'm supposed to have sex.

Everything

To eat. I was just thinking that I'm very lucky to have friends who cook and bake for often. Typing this with a mouth full of Beerenkuchen.

That even though 100% of people I trusted have let me down, it does not mean that the next one will.

I dunno what it was... some kind of fraction?