The most interesting thing to me is that one of the fake books "... follows a programmer who discovers that an AI system has developed consciousness—and has been secretly influencing global events for years.” Are you hearing the Twilight Zone music?

No, he actually spelled "fertile" correctly.

40 years I've lived without a furnace in the woods of Oregon. My partner and I are in our 70's. Still using a chainsaw and then splitting the wood by hand (with a maul, wedge, and axe.) I'm not sure if it prolongs one's life or leads to an earlier demise. 😆

My partner and I cut and stacked 5 cords of wood this spring. My 1980 ft² house is heated with just a woodstove