Weeknotes 2026-07-26

The World US: Raising tariffs again on a bunch of countries apparently. Iran: Hostilities have resumed, but word is Trump is backing down a bit? PH: Oh, they finished presenting the first charge! At least they are making progress. My Week Escaping the heat by visiting the mall and watching a movie, unexpected errands, wandering around in new places, reactiviting an old subscription, following up on old tasks, beef gyudon with cheese, helping the nephews beat some videogames. Bought a Transformer: On July 22, 2026, 11:06 p.m. I wrote: On a whim I bought this fun little #Transformers Blokees blind box to see what it was like. I got Wheeljack! These are pretty cheap - they're the smallest ones (ballpen for scale). You need to assemble them, but its not too hard even with my poor dexterity. Its a pretty clever product because I can see these as being nice cheap gifts for kids, but the blind box gives it collector appeal too. Photo of the toy with the packaging On The Blog Nothing extra…