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Traveling Comfortably
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I don’t have the opportunity to travel much when I can get out of town it’s usually by car with somebody else driving of course. I do not know how to ride a bike and riders are prohibited on the interstates even if…
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Confident People
Who is the most confident person you know? My parents have always seemed like they are on top of things but maybe that is more competent than confident. I know quite a few people in that category actually. I think it is a better indication of a healthy human being than confidence. My family and…
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Brain Science
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? When I have negative feelings there are several medications that I take. I’m on maintenance doses of antianxiety and antipsychotics. Otherwise I tend to bottle those feelings and lash out when I am pressured. I’ve never found an adequate compensation for depression but I’ve learned…
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Meltdowns and Coffee
This morning did not go smoothly. The cats brought us another dead mouse. I picked it up and showed it to our youngest son. That was a mistake. I threw the mouse away and he tried to retrieve it. When I prevented that it started a half hour meltdown. He asked for a bath but…
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Losing Time
What activities do you lose yourself in? There are three big things that I lose track of time doing. The first is making my digital art. I will shave and tweak and stroke and fill to get things just right. When I’m in a zone I am really out of this world. The next and…
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Binge Watching
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? I have watched numerous movies at least five times. When I was living on Dodge Street I bought a VCR and four tapes from the pawn shop on the corner. They were Batman, Beetlejuice, Beaches, and Bird on a Wire. They were my…
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A small artistic success
Today my contribution of 24 stock images was approved on Shutterstock. They are all simple black and white Doodles and I’m certainly putting more up as they come to me. I believe it’s even under my preferred Internet handle “markezuma”. Have a heart
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My “Superstition”
Are you superstitious? The strongest argument I know for the existence of God or gods is The Watchmaker. If you are walking on the beach and see a watch you know it is designed because you have the sand with which to compare it. It speaks of a Great Principle of Intelligence that designs, creates,…
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The House Cats
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? I find it remarkable how much I identify with our house cats. They are furry little apex predators who also happen to be adorable. I’m probably never. But they are also smart, independent, and quirky. I aspire to be those things. As black cats who are…
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A Dead Mouse
One of our cats brought a small dead mouse upstairs to my bedroom. Magic was standing over it and sniffing it so it might have been her. On the other hand maybe Cosmos killed and delivered it and Magic was just trying to figure out what had happened. At any rate this is the first…