First Full Moon of 2026

 

The January full moon is now. Some people call this the wolf moon because it is the coldest month of winter and the wolves hunt fiercely. I call it the quiet moon because most people have turned inward and are focused on their thoughts. This is AI art that I made. I try to make art for every full moon. It is sometimes tricky to get good AI art. My prompt gave me a beautiful red wolf, but sadly, that wolf only had three legs. 

I have some problems with AI art. It rarely makes sense. AI is VERY BAD for the earth. We tend to think of one computer churning out images, but actually, it's hundreds of computers all working at once to produce the image. Think data centers in Memphis, TN that smell bad, using thousands of watts of electricity that put further stress on the power grid. While I encourage everyone to make art by hand with pencils, paint, ink, or fabric, I understand that AI is the latest movement and it will not improve until people make it better. There used to be an argument against photographers staging photographs instead of waiting for natural compositions. Overall, people slowly started taking better photographs, and there are still professional photographers. There's room for both. Eventually, the computer programmers will build better, energy efficient computers that produce very nice art. 

My main focus has been on my sketch book. I try to work on it daily, though it often takes more than one day for me to finish a page. I think doing a little bit each day is better than completing a work daily. Maybe that's AI's problem- it's too fast.

I have made a change to my exercise routine, though since it's only been a few days, I haven't seen results yet. I am trying to eliminate processed foods. This is very time consuming. I have been planning one day's meals the night before. My sugar is improving. I am taking less insulin. Mind you, I have not cut carbs. But I am also exercising more. There's a lot of variables in diabetes.  

Monday, January 6, 2026

I started writing on the 2nd. Then I got interrupted. And then I obviously forgot. A lot happened. 

One of the things is allergic reactions. I finally got all the potheads moved out of my house, so I should be allergy free. This hasn't been the case. Sunday, I saw Middle Son vaping in my backyard. I feel like he's been coming over here a lot. Yesterday I had several reactions. I lost track of how much antihistamine I took. This morning I felt fine until I went outside to walk the dogs. Immediately, my eyes began to water and itch. My throat felt raspy.  I took Rx strength antihistamine with breakfast because I don't want a repeat of yesterday. I would prefer that the drug addicts all lived far away from me so that I never have to deal with this again. 

I have an art show next week, and I have started a new piece which must be submitted in February. I was going to submit something I already had, but I couldn't remember when it was made, thus I couldn't be sure that it fell within the last two years. After studying that art, I realized I could have made it better, so I just started a new one. It's coming together nicely. 

I have reset some of my wards. Some have taken a hit. It is reassuring to know that the ward did its job so nothing negative reached me, but it is frustrating to see why I need wards in the first place. I think it would be much better if no one was trying to actively harm me or wish ill upon me. But perhaps there is too much evil in the world and no one has a peaceful life. 

Tomorrow is my birthday. I will be 49. As a gift to myself, I will stay off social media. 

That's all for now. Blessed be, my dears. Stay safe and well.