Category Archives: Personal

Giving Up

For all of my adult life, I’ve been convinced that the right thing, the correct thing, the moral, ethical, or “good” thing would prevail on its own merits. I’ve been under the spell of the notion that the world was … Continue reading

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Pain

Pain is realizing this is true, not just for society, or the world, but for our personal lives as well: family, friends, church, hobbies… everything. Sure, growing up and growing older should involve maturation and changes in direction and perspective, … Continue reading

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“Classic” Rock

I’m cooked. Apple’s “Classic” Rock playlist is a selection from the 80’s. I guess I’m officially old now.

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Lies and their Debt

“Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid.” It’s a quote from the HBO miniseries about the Chernobyl disaster. You can see the truth of it at first glance, but the … Continue reading

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Class Action Jokes

I’ve gotten emails about being in 3 class-action settlements against Verizon, Anthem, and Walgreens. I usually click through them and just see what happens. The Verizon one started distributions today. My take? $12.15. On a prepaid, digital-only card that the … Continue reading

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Discipline. Oof.

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The Only One Who Understood the Assignment

How it feels being the only one who understands the assignment.

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“Can Everyone See My Screen?”

“YES! EVERYONE CAN SEE YOUR SCREEN. THAT’S LITERALLY THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS STUPID SOFTWARE.” If you can ask if your screen can be seen, and you reasonably expect to be able to hear someone respond to that query, you … Continue reading

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The Annotated Watchmen

As my second cerebral processor was doing whatever it does while my primary one is busy doing work, I was reflecting on The Watchmen. Why? I don’t know. I haven’t been watching or reading anything related to comics or superheroes … Continue reading

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We Used to be a Civilization

There were a handful of websites I found way back in the 2000’s that I liked, and kept on a short list to check every few days. This one stuck in my head because of the domain name, which I … Continue reading

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