Tag: people
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Building Chairs
We got a big box today with all the parts for five chairs. Stephanie buys furniture in the mail and they ship it with “some assembly required.” I was able to put together all five chairs in one try. They are too large for our little black table unless we pull it out to use…
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We were a GM town
Janesville had a General Motors plant for almost a hundred years. Over that time the city got more and more car friendly and less and less pedestrian friendly. Cars were everything here. They were transportation, they were good paying union jobs, and they were freedom. But the plant closed years ago. The lot is an…
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Favorite Types Of People
Who are your favorite people to be around? I don’t like naming names on this blog. I want to be famous but most of my family and friends do not. My wife is one of my favorite people. My parents are amazing. I have a few close friends that come and visit me. In general…
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Stupid
What do you complain about the most? Without a doubt I complain most about stupidity. Everyone wants to believe that they are smart but it’s just not true. People do really dumb things and blame society. But in all fairness a lot of things about society are pretty dumb too. Everything happens for a reason.…
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People’s Worth
My personal calling and mission includes teaching people their worth. I believe in individual worth: that no two people are in any real sense equal. That is countercultural. Most of the people I interact with know Thomas Jefferson’s ‘self evident’ truth that all men are created equal. There is usually a lot of pushback from…
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Association and Identity
What brands do you associate with? There are brands that I like. My pants are mostly Dickies. I usually have some SPAM in the cupboard. I print my art with CafePress. My Moto G Pure cell phone is decent and I’d consider going with Moto for my next upgrade. But I don’t know that I…
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Last Call
The final hour of pharmacy tonight was rough. We had a steady stream of people until about five minutes before we closed and one drive up after the lights went out. But we survived and I made it to the parking lot before my wife came to get me. We all went home I took…