There are two kinds of "mess"/"dirty"/etc in a home.
Clutter is worse when it's bigger or more visible, and is unchanged by time.
Food/etc is worse when it's less visible, and gets much worse if left alone.
It's hard to effectively discuss "mess" without naming this distinction.

Another 6+ hour day dedicated to court appearances. Another day of no progress. Both cases today were postponed another five months because the guy who is in jail after stealing from me and threatening me and attacking me says he didn't get notice of court dates in jail.

Suppose there are 100k non-citizens voting illegally in the US, and our plan to stop them will also prevent 5 citizens from voting. Is that an acceptable outcome? How about 500? 50000? Discussing specific policy is mostly useless if we can't agree on this threshold value.

I'm pondering how many old friends I could attract to my next intentional community project as long term residents and potential co-owners. I pulled 8 for Estate of Mind. Five years ago I expected about 30 for CoDwell, but that might be 5-10 now. A core trusted group is critical.

It seems that NYC has laws against living in a building not equipped/certified as residential, even if you own it. A lot of other places I've lived have laws against renting residential property without the correct amenities, but not allowing the owner to live there is new to me.

Example of bureaucracy delaying court longer than the legislature intended:
Law says I'm eligible for X ten days after Y happens.
Court doesn't accept X application until day 10, then a month for a hearing, then a week for a decision. So I actually get X ~45 after Y happens.

Massachusetts has a short list of crimes that qualify a tenant for immediate eviction, e.g. drugs and prostitution.
Murder isn't on the list. If my tenant is convicted of murdering me, it will take my heir *longer* to evict them than it would have taken me.

I took decades to realize most people never give 100%, never work to mental or physical exhaustion, never commit to a goal or deadline they can only barely reach, etc. So many social norms and expectations depend on the assumption that you always have some reserve energy to give.

Apparently Partiful has a messaging system only visible to mobile (iOS?) users. On the website I can't even tell that messages exist, let alone that there's one waiting for me or any way for me to send or read them. I expect better if they want to replace existing platforms.

Last day of free stuff at this makerspace cleanout. Computers, power wheelchair bases, hexayurts, portable air conditioners, camping gear, bike wheels tires forks, stage light fixtures, robots, LCDs, a grill, office chairs, tarps, lumber, ...
1665 Rumrill Blvd, San Pablo CA