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  • Handful of Glass

    Alex just came out of his room and presented me with a handful of broken glass and the remains of the base of a glitter globe. I disposed of the glass and made him wash his hands to get the glitter off. He does not appear to be harmed. Stephanie says this has happened before…

    Mark

    August 28, 2026
    collaboration, rant
    Alex, broken glass, glitter, globe, hands, normalized, Stephanie
  • White Noise

    I detest white noise. There is almost always a fan on somewhere in the house. Everyone was gone for a few hours today and I turned all of them off. I sleep better the more silent the room is. Ben sleeps with a fan. When his door is shut I can barely hear it. Stephanie…

    Mark

    August 27, 2026
    collaboration, rant
    sleep, fans, Stephanie, Ben, white noise, silent, low hum
  • Bleach

    Today is garbage and recycling day. Every week I have to get a week’s worth of poop out of the house into the bins. Today our diaper can had maggots on the lid. A lot of maggots. I was not about to play around with that. I took a bottle of bleach and poured it…

    Mark

    August 26, 2026
    rant
    awesome, bleach, disgusting, fresh air, garbage, house fan, weird
  • Acknowledging God

    I have gone back to church since Stephanie and I agreed to divorce. In several of the discussions there we’ve been talking about a pattern that is very strange to me. Many people experience more faith in God when times are good and begin to blame Him when things are bad. I am the opposite.…

    Mark

    August 25, 2026
    rant, witness
    church, control, faith, God, surrender, troubles, winning
  • Loving Her

    I’m conflicted about whether I love Stephanie. Part of that is whether I actually know her or the deeper question of whether I have ever known her. She can’t stand that she is the object of my affection. Her absence has increased my physical attraction to her. We always want what we can’t have. What…

    Mark

    August 24, 2026
    Uncategorized
    conflicted, conversations, gone, love, object of my affection, Stephanie, too late
  • Cat Naps

    Last night I stayed up later than I should have playing a video game. I turned it off at about 11:30 and was settled into bed by midnight. But Magic wanted to be near me once I was settled. She jumped up on the dresser next to my bed and groomed herself. As she spread…

    Mark

    August 23, 2026
    collaboration, rant, witness
    cat Naps, Ether, love, magic, needs, Stephanie, tired
  • Cuddles vs. Fleas

    Ether has been especially cuddly in the past week or two. He wants to be close to me or more annoyingly close to whatever I am eating. I love the little guy, but he’s got fleas. We have given him medication that goes on the back of the neck to get rid of them, but…

    Mark

    August 22, 2026
    rant
    aggressive grooming, cuddles, Ether, fleas, hard time, medication, veterinarian
  • D&C 135

    I like to believe I have an informed testimony of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith Jr. The basic fact that he was murdered in jail before he could stand trial for treason is uncontroversial. Whatever else you might think of his life and glory he was definitely shot to death before he could be tried.…

    Mark

    August 21, 2026
    witness
    Brother Joseph, Christianity, D&C 135, history, Jesus, martyrdom, Mormonism
  • Setting My Sights

    I never qualified on the M16. I couldn’t see the distant targets and I had trouble hitting the ones I could see. I’m trying to think of a point where someone taught me to set the sights on my rifle. I don’t think I ever did so properly and can’t blame myself for that. That…

    Mark

    August 20, 2026
    rant, witness
    aiming, blame, goals, life, metaphor, setting sights, survival mode
  • Airing the House

    We’ve been running the new air conditioner everyday for several weeks. Today I turned it off, opened windows, and turned on the house fan. We needed the air and it was cool enough outside that the house didn’t get hot and muggy from the change. I should probably close everything up before I go to…

    Mark

    August 19, 2026
    witness
    house, bed, air-conditioner, air, house fan, hot and muggy, windows
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