Misgivings and Regivings.

So the PM is pregnant, gentle reader, as I believe I have mentioned.
This is my second marriage, and my second kick at fatherhood, ish sha Allah.
I have had some worries over the last couple of weeks about redoing all the childbearing things.
Music lessons
Parent teacher meetings
Gifts for teacher at Christmas.

BUT. Thanks to the frickin' baby boom that is underway, I have the antidote:
Teaching Peanut to read.
Having over all the cousins for sleepovers.
Pictures.

I feel no less anxious, but more excited.

Renos Ohnoes!

So in the process of de-Kening my main bathroom last night, I did significant damage to the old floor. I am very sad.
I really hope that a) businesses that market hardwood floor repair actually provide it, or b) that I can invent hardwood floor repair.
Also, I have a new source of horror: that moment when you, having removed some floor from your second storey and gone to have a cup of tea, hear THUMP THUMP above your head in the kitchen, and you realize that this THUMP THUMP is exactly what you imagined it would sound like if your cat was exploring your ceiling cavity.

World, Peanut. Peanut, World.

Peanut is very small, only 2.3 cm long.

Moral authority

An external moral authority (MA) is important, because humans who
believe that they are the source of MA are notoriously wrong.

Caveat: the MA cannot be quoted as a justification for actions, only
used as a reminder to constantly question one's actions.

Ok, how am I doing? (hard to concentrate while blogging on the bus).
External MA should be recognised, and internalized.

Otherwise, self is considered the MA, which means actions are moral
across the board.

Is it possible to have an MA that is current? I think not. I think
te MA needs to not be an actor, always an abstract to remain distanced
from any real-world concerns. It's a silent mirror, not an in-person
guide.