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Excuses Me
December 26 of 31 December-ish posts We were driving home from the last of multiple family christmas gatherings today and, as we sped north down the highway, we passed the giant outlet mall on the outskirts of the city. Then we passed about five hundred cars driving slowly bumper to bumper in the southbound direction and queuing for
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Welcome to the Fediverse
December 16 of 31 December-ish posts I think it’s fair to say that for anyone who has been online this year, 2022 has revealed itself as another parade of madness in the growing poli-cultural mishmash that we call modern society. I’ve decided to take a year long break from corporate social media for my forty-sixth year on this
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Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance
December 6 of 31 December-ish posts I’ve been reading Marcus Aurelius. Specifically, I’ve been reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor circa 161 -180 AD and noted Stoic philosopher. What do you want to learn in 2023? Wisdom is acting on knowledge, experience and understanding. Courage is willingness to confront pain, danger or uncertainty. Justice is seeking
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Cast Iron Convinced-ish
After nearly nineteen years of marriage, I’d like to think I’ve learned something about not just my own spouse, but about being married in general. One of those lessons is that a good spouse is one who can keep the other in check, balanced, and grounded. And vice versa, of course. Introvert and extrovert. Left
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Monday Zen: Pulling Weeds
In a previous post I mentioned that my vegetable garden has been sprouting through the spring in a particular state of ambiguity. As all the little seeds I deliberately planted in May began to germinate and grow, so did the variety of weeds and volunteer plants begin to emerge from the soil. In many cases