Wise MadnessI’m always torn on how to start my entries. A principle of good writing is to state the topic in the first sentence and to stick to the topic. Focus is a virtue. When I help people write I concentrate on that. Cutting out unnecessary ideas, and unnecessary words is the easiest way to improve […]
I stayed home yesterday and somehow managed to not do my laundry. That takes true procrastination talent. It was one of those days that I fell asleep in the afternoon and had no energy. I do not like those days. It could well be a manifestation of depression. I sometimes think my brain makes up […]
Once again, I gave into temptation and had a Popeye’s chicken sandwich for dinner instead of cooking. It’s right by the supermarket, I intended on cooking what I bought. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. They are really good and inexpensive. Tonight, I’m cooking. I’m listening to my possible best albums of […]
I didn’t do anything exciting yesterday, but I thought of things to write about and miracle of miracles I can remember a few of them. Let’s see if they can stick in my head long enough for me to write them down. I did go shopping at Aldi yesterday and while out I did something, […]
It’s tough being a liberal. Our moral center is that everyone has inherent worth, that everyone has the ability to improve, that that there is no us against them, that everyone is part of us. What makes it tough is that we have to argue against the tribalists without becoming tribalists. The temptation is so […]
I tried writing yesterday and didn’t succeed. I’ve been doing this for almost 19 years and that has not happened often. I’m having issues that are making writing difficult. I’ll feel better if I write so I’ll try again. I get so frustrated at anti-intellectualism. Someone on a Mets group posted this, “The 1969 Mets […]
Last night I went to the Met game. I finally go to see the team’s best pitcher and player, Jacob deGrom. The Mets don’t score much for deGrom, which is just luck, he’s a good hitter so you’d expect them to score more. That held up yesterday, the Metropolitans scored but three runs, good thing […]
I was just reminded that people have two reactions when they are corrected on a matter of fact; being happy to learn or taking it as a personal attack. I’m in the first group but have to keep in mind that others are in the second. I find it difficult to keep quiet in a […]
I was on the train, homeward bound, when I last wrote. I made it the rest of the way without incident, i.e. something I can use as blogging material. When I got in an alien intelligence possessed my body and proceeded to unpack immediately. It even changed the cat litter before sitting down. This productive […]
I am back to fighting off loneliness and depression. For a cheerful hobbit I do that often. Last night I resisted being irrational. I accepted the tough truth that the universe doesn’t care what you think is the way it should be. Making you feel good is a reason to be extra skeptical. You can’t […]
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