I'm working on it, trying to be positive. I'm going to list all the nice things that have happened or gone well in the last week, just on a personal level because it's not worth looking elsewhere at the moment. I caught a train that I was completely going to miss. I didn't realize that... Continue Reading →
The Apocalypse
I've been having weird dreams recently. Last night it was about learning some skill set that would be useful if the world fell apart, you know, after the apocalypse. Like, my (awesome) friend with sheep knows how to process wool from animal to comfy sweater, and that would be a useful thing to know how... Continue Reading →
Speechless
Not a metaphor, I've had a flu or a bug or something and I've lost my voice. I can't even force something out, everything is just a whisper. I feel tired, but not exceptionally so. I mean, I could sleep, but I could most of the time anyway. Nothing new. I sound like a spy.... Continue Reading →
The Pursuit of Happiness
Once again, I'm promoting the excellent podcast Philosophize This! which talks about the history of philosophy. Stephen West has moved on to John Locke (episode no. 35), and I'm finding myself profoundly disturbed. I learned about John Locke, inadvertently, when I studied the US Constitution when I was in school: "We hold these truths to... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 