Tag: complaining

• Attention

  The house is quiet but not my head. People want my attention. Sometimes that’s difficult. Sometimes I want theirs. It seems like that is difficult for almost everyone else. Attention takes energy. Complaining also takes energy. I try not to complain, but when people want my attention it is often to complain, so I hold…

  Mark

  May 22, 2026

  rant

  articulate, attention, complaining, energy, in my head, quiet, regular readers

• Cake and Iced Tea

  I woke up late because I stayed up late. I’m still tired. But I joked to Stephanie that this was like shooting myself in the foot and then complaining that my foot hurts. I’m awake and have eaten a little so far. Cake and iced tea for breakfast. I need to make better choices if…

  Mark

  November 28, 2025

  collaboration, rant

  cake, choices, complaining, iced tea, joke, Stephanie, tired