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Saturday June 6, 2026

Greetings Thinkers,

Today I'm going to a 40th birthday party which will make me think some about my 40th birthday party which was the biggest party I have ever had for me since I was the milestone ages of 16, 18, and 21.

I made 40 a big deal. Were you around for that?

I made 30 a big deal too but not in a party way, in a reckon your life way.

the readership was down

which is really the openership. Just because someone opens the email does not mean they read the email.

Each day I have a little routine. I re read emails from you from the day before and I reply if I haven't already, which I usually have not. I like to save them for this very present time in the mornings which also means my days "can't" ever start until later in the morning.

After I read and reply to yous (not a typo) then I scan the numbers - how many opens, clicks, unsubscribes, new subscribes, etc. Then I write the email for the day.

The opens number has been pretty consistent since soon after I started this whole thing. It's very regularly right around 50% . It was MORE than 10% lower this morning. That stood out.

I wonder why that went down?

My first thought went to the subject. I often worry my subject lines aren't catchy enough. Sometimes I try for good ones, sometimes it "just" is what it is, meaning the subject represents what's actually IN the email and it's either not that punchy or crunchy or I didn't punch or crunch it up!

so yesterday's subject was "Re: D151: 30 days to my birthday!" and I thought -it must be that no one gives a flying F when your birthday is. People don't care about other people's birthdays, is that it? At least not when it comes to headlines!

What else could it have been ?

Sure you can say it was Friday, just a fluke, readership times, etc. You can also say kym you shouldn't care, and if you know me at all, you know that wouldn't be a good thing to say.

29 days to my birthday. You might not care, if you're reading this you probably, and I do too. And all the emails aren't going to be about my birthday coming.

maybe a Challenge will "fix" it

is still on my mind. I did a few things yesterday. I think I will do them again today and tell you about them tomorrow. A Challenge will "fix" most things. My toe is on the line to say - A Challenge can fix anything.

What does this have to do with you today?

🔺

KG

What will I do with the rest of my 41st year?
29 days to my birth day.

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standouts / other thoughts

maybe a Challenge will "fix" it

count the count

How to explore a feeling you don't feel. Can you make yourself feels something you don't feel? Surprise, fear, loneliness ...

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word of the day

valedictory: describes something expressing or containing a farewell

I did not know this word. it's the word of the day on the Meriam Webster app. "Made me" think of valedictorian from highschool and did that have anything to do with this word. Valedictory, valedictorian.

this feels very interesting to me. maybe I'm missing something "obvious".

a student, typically having the highest academic achievements of the class, who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony.

why are they so unrelated?

valedictorian means the person who got the highest grades

valedictory means a farewell speech.

why does the adjective of the word not directly correspond to the noun of the word ...

someone help me get it!

quote(s) to consider

if every song was crunchy, they'd all sound the same

got a little crunchy myself yesterday . see that sunburn if you can get past that SHOCK of white!

Energy to you.

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Things you could know about me:

order: newest adds at the top, older things at the bottom

vague. I don't like vague. don't be vague with me, I won't be vague with you. at least not on purpose.

defines WEIGHT as: the quality of the quantity of matter you are carrying

I like to antagonize common sayings and typical perspectives

Everything is a choice and authenticity is supreme.

Reflecting on my life whether it's looking back at the last month or doing a "this time last year" thing, shorter or longer time frames, doing this at all is a reflection of who I am. That I care to consider who I am, who I have been, what I have done, so that I may use all of that to inform what I do and who I am in the present and the future. That I reflect is a reflection of who I am.

running with turtles

I know, I'm a horror to say anything to some times..

when all my identities are umbrellas

I love a good double negative!

Plan in quotes because I'm so averse to "plans" and "goals".

I chunk out my days, to the minute, in Gcal.

I love to putter so if it becomes "I puttered my life away" so be it.

I'm not a cherry picker, of anything. I like to use things that exist rather than start from new or scratch.

I am an ostrich about politics, news, current events, pop culture and media.

I dislike clichés and most positive quotes, under thought things meant well, commonly said quotes and phrases.

Don't tell me what to do, don't ask me "how how are you?" or say "I'm sorry for your loss" unless you want to annoy me or you really, really mean it. And know it can be hard to tell which it is, and I'm wrong not infrequently.

30 Day Challenges are my thing. I have a tendency to make things every day things. This is where 30 Day Challenges come from!

Like yourself. Know yourself. Express that self.
Think about things. Don't feel like you have to dance in the rain to have a good life.
Don't have a plan. Stand for what matters. Read when you want to. Don't smile when people tell you to.
Don't have goal. Tend plants. Leave marks. Do what you say. Change YOUR world. And your mind!
Be a friend and a daughter and a partner and a sister and a dog mom.
In a world full of "accept who you are" messages, don't forget to be a "work on that" kind of person.
Don't put kindness above truth. Try new things. Be honest. Live by ideals. Have some whimsy.
What you do for money matters; strive to like what you do for money. (job)
If you have a hobby you need a life.
Use what attracts you and let what you care about matter!

Peepers are my favorite sound.

Triangles are my favorite shape.

54 is my number.

I never need to talk but thank you for offering to listen.

If you say I'm overthinking it, I'll probably say you are underthinkig it.

why I do what I do: I want to "make you" THINK. I don't mind if your experience and perception of me "makes you" be more mindful, use your brain more, "think too much" or consider something more carefully, or differently, or moves you to be (more) thoughtful or intentional or authentic.

I am a hugger and I mean my hugs.

I don't like to have scheduled things. The days where I have something scheduled are a certain category of feeling. I'm not very fond of pre sign ups, committing to things in advance externally. My favorite days are the ones I call "blank slate days". Nothing scheduled, nothing formally EXTERNALLY committed (I am full of internal commitment and ideas all the time, so no day is truly uncommitted).

use the moons

I love rules and I am a ruler follower.

I like a cup to fill.

So which is it Kym. Do you like wide open clean slate no commitment things?
Or you "need" want and thrive in containers, defined spaces, rules and limits?

Geez what a walking contradiction. A biggest when to which Witch!?

SOC life - what you allow in, turns into what you spend your time on. Can you see it?

Tomb raider hot is my favorite kind of girl hot, my favorite hot to be.

Resources

A link list for quick and easy clicking.

• Exhibit: the: "how do you decide what you do and don't express" doozy
• ​Kymology,com
• ​Substack​
• ​Kymology Youtube​
• what does it mean when Kym sends you a triangle (put a LINK here KG!)

Thank you for being here. Energy to you. 🔺
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Ciao for now!

KG

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