There's a site called Talehouse that works like Kindle Unlimited, only it's just for books only. You need to make a minimum of $15 in order to cash out. I doubt I'll make anything, but just for kicks, I thought I would slowly load some stories here. Unlike in 2010, I now have this handy chart created in seconds by AI that tells me what's reasonable to charge based on my word count. I just uploaded and published Locked In, which is 17K words, so I set the price at $2.99. One good thing I see on Talehouse is no way to comment or leave feedback on the books, which means that when you're deranged and pissed off sister and her twisted brood get mad at you, they can't bash your books. Pirating could still be an issue, though I don't think I'm worth pirating. Lol

AI is great, but it still has a way to go. I've told different models my age and that I've had untreated high blood pressure and high cholesterol for years, which I don’t intend to treat in the future due to being sensitive to medication, and asked how much longer I could expect to live. Some models say I can make it to my 70s before it's a problem, and others mark me as dead or disabled in my mid to late 60s, LOL.

It isn’t dropping dead suddenly that I worry about so much as a disabling stroke or something like that. It’s the quality of life that matters to me, not the quantity. I’d rather die suddenly sooner than live longer and suffer. The thought of a disabling stroke that leaves me wheelchair-bound chills me to the bone.

The thing is that at the same time, I don't want to do anything that's going to extend my life into the 80s or beyond. Not when I would never consider living without him.

The cheap single-cup mixer we got from Temu broke, so he got a new mixer, treats for the rat, plus some fairy lights for me in 6 different colors, with each strand being about 7 feet. I have no idea where I’m going to put them, but I’ve always thought fairy lights look so cool. They would definitely be helpful during power outages if I wrapped one around my neck or wrist or something, not that we don’t have flashlights and candles.