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A Product of my Generation
Like many in Generation X I was a solitary child. I have younger sisters but I was mostly expected to leave them alone while I was entertaining myself. I had a few friends here and there on the weekends and summer camp, but by and large I was allowed to take care of myself from…
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Hometown Health Store
We went to a store called Basics Health today. It’s a fully functional health orientated grocery store. It occurred to me that I had been going to Basics for forty years. I would walk home from school as a teenager and it was a little shop along the way. My parents never objected to me…
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Diarrhea Judgement
I consider myself a judgmental person. Once I get to know someone my guard will sometimes come down a little. The longer I know someone the more pronounced that effect becomes. But I judge strangers from their first word. I met Paul Ryan once. I went up to shake his hand and he declined. He…
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Performance Anxiety
This blog is largely performative. I motivate myself to make an entry every day because I have an audience and I don’t want to let that audience down. There are about 100 accounts following me. Many of them are just marketers and scammers that don’t care what I have to say but are willing to…
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Do Nothing Day
I need a do nothing day. I don’t want to even try to be productive. I need to consider how America’s choices will shape my destiny. But not today. Today I’m staying at home and in my pajamas.
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Election Day 2024
I voted. The turn out seemed good. My civic duty is fulfilled for the day. It will be a welcome relief to not have waves of political advertisements hitting me from all sides. Of course the USA might descend into riots tomorrow. No matter who wins there will be some very angry people, and angry…
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Zero Mobile Games
Yesterday I deleted the last mobile game I had left on my phone. Theoretically that should give me more time to do productive things. And yet it’s taken me until 7pm to do this blog post about theoretically being more productive. I still need to work on some digital art tonight. I sit here stoned…
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Political and Emotional Blackmail
There’s an election coming up in the USA. It’s the big one. Next Tuesday we will decide who becomes president for the next four years. My personal world is inundated with political messages. If you don’t vote for our guy the country is doomed and this will be the last presidential election we will ever…
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Halloween 24
Tonight I handed out candy and snacks for about an hour and a half. It was cold but it was worth it. I live in a good neighborhood, very diverse. Dressing up and giving out trick or treats lets me be hospitable. As my hands got colder and the wind tried to blow the chairs…
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Mental Health Advocacy
Some days my mental health is good. Other days like the current one it is not. But I attest to the value of mental health care. Talk to a counselor. Take your meds. Know that feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger are valid. They are valid but you don’t want to lay down and live…
Latter Day Sinner 