Category: collaboration
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Weak
I like to remind myself that everything “down there” works because in some ways I’m not much of a man in other ways. I’m weak. Maybe I always have been and am only becoming reconciled with it now. When I was living on my own I had a friend who said I seemed weak. I…
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Counter Culture
Danny and I were arguing whether hippies were counter culture as the textbooks say or if they were the main culture in ascent. But it’s late, I’m high, and I needed to start my fast. So we had to end our phonecall. Stay Awesome, Stay Weird, or Stay Away.
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The Problem with Illegal
Chattel Slavery is illegal in the USA. Stephanie and I are arguing whether it persists and is federally sanctioned. I believe most of the actual slavery is a matter of criminal cartels. Federal law enforcement can throw all its resources in that direction and still end up losing to organized crime. Stephanie believes that the…
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Pain as Communication
Stephanie wrote a five page essay a few days ago about pain and how our beliefs about it shape how we perceive it. I haven’t been very good at maintaining focus on it. Essays are painful. 😇
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Directives vs. Orders
I have never been good at giving orders. On the other hand I am more successful with directives. People almost never obey me, but if I frame an objective and let my listener decide if they are committed to the objective and integral to how we proceed toward it I get things done in teams.…
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Coming Home
Stephanie was released from the hospital this afternoon. She got a shower and so did I. The boys were happy to finally see mama again, and she has much better luck getting the cats into the house than I do. She went to bed early and the boys and I are settling down. Here’s to…
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Hospital Day 2
Stephanie will be staying in the hospital at least one more night. She is resting comfortably but may need to stay longer. The doctor will decide that in the morning. I was able to go in and see her and brought a charging cord so any of you that know her contact information can wish…
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Final Harvest 25
Winter is coming to Wisconsin. The garden is empty and this is the result. The carrots and tomatoes did well. Stephanie got one squash. The corn and beans were lost. Our lives as a piece of art.