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Religion and Sense of Self

I haven’t blogged in forever and a day. I’ve missed writing about some great shows and the Mets. Now I’m going to try my hand at something I used to do quite a bit and was my original conception of what Wise Madness should be, explaining my thoughts. Today’s topic is, why people follow religious […]

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Yin and Yang

I’ve done all sorts of things I haven’t written about. Today I’m going to finally blog and discuss none of them. Instead, I’ll talk about three interactions I had today going to and from the laundry room. My building is built oddly, when you take the elevator to the lobby you have to climb several […]

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Down to the River to Pray

Most weeks when I’m teaching, I finish recording Gord’s Gold on Sunday morning. Here I am with all this extra free time, and I am only 40% done at 6:00 PM on Tuesday. I took my mic out this morning to record and simultaneously they started construction across the street. I managed to get that […]

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______ Than Thou

Judge not lest ye be judged; good advice that nobody follows, including me. I am fighting myself tooth and nail to not let this post become judgmental. I won’t succeed but at least I’ll make the effort. There I go judging the people that don’t. Before I fall down a black hole of meta, I […]

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Tribal Signaling

Huzzah, I woke up with my alarm and I’m blogging in the morning. My head is in a better space, at least my sleep pattern is. You might have noticed that yesterday was hot. It was hot on Saturday too. When I went to leave to see Deni at Don’s I wanted to wear my […]

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A Matter of Life and Life

My main topic today is the leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion, but I went to the Met game so will start with what I know best. My beloved Mets played a rare weekday day game yesterday versus the Atlanta Braves. Everything went perfectly … except for the game. I had my fastest commute to […]

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What is Green?

I own you a health report after yesterday’s post. My vaccination reaction or Crohn’s attack ended the way so many Crohn’s attacks do, in my sleep. In the middle of the night, I woke up and knew I was better. I don’t know the word to describe how I felt when I was sick. For […]

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Theology

Let’s see if this works. I’m forcing myself to write this morning. I can’t eat or watch John Oliver until I do. I want to get back in the habit of writing every morning. What did I do yesterday? I went on my Aldi Walk™ one of the many less fulfilling substitutes for my Donut […]

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Idiot² Story

I’m still not writing every day and that’s not good. Do I remember anything that happened since I last wrote? I made a life-changing discovery a few days ago. Aldi now carries Irish bangers! Guess what I had for dinner that night? You are so smart; you knew it was bangers & mash. I’m having […]

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Eggheads

Don’t let the next paragraph fool you, this is not a depressing entry. This year is getting off to a slow start. First, I stayed in bed until after 11 o’clock. I hate when I keep falling back asleep. It has become difficult for me to resist the comfort of not opening my eyes or […]