after thoughts

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  • 7/2

    Just kind of checking in. I still have the stuff oozing out of me. Still infected. Still achy. Yesterday was a bit tough. I dropped the phone while checking out mom’s baby watermelon. The screen tried to make friends with the gravel driveway. It didn’t work. The screen shattered. Friendship was not achieved. So –… Read more

  • If it made me feel good, it was good. If it made me feel bad, it was bad. Actually, it’s quite the opposite in reality. Read more

  • Rand, Greenspan, and the black box

    I don’t pretend to understand the stock market, the Federal Reserve, or anything like that. From exposure to political theory, discussions, and self-education, I’d think I’d be at about a third-grade level of understanding. But when there is almost zero finance literacy being taught, I’m a titan among normies. However, I like to pretend –… Read more

  • 6/26

    We truly live in a clown world, don’t we? Well, that’s an insult to clowns. At least they bring some sort of joy (or fear) to people. Some sort of emotion. I think a lot of people are beaten into a dull acceptance – including me. I read an article about Novak – the man… Read more

  • ENG202 – May 2026 – Dear Class

    Everyone, You have astounded and amazed me in these few months. Astounded me with your sheer arrogance and ignorance. Amazed by your opportunistic privilege. I suppose, in a way, I set myself up for this a bit. I saw the AI writing in the smaller assignments early in the term. The discussion posts. The reflections.… Read more

  • Riding the Fear Wave – Got your Surfboard?

    A while ago, I was introduced to the concept of fear waves. The concept is easily understood but is often dismissed because it occurs so frequently and can take multiple years to play out simultaneously. First – a definition. A fear wave is an occurrence that causes a person, society, or a community anxiety, depression,… Read more

  • Connecting the Social Dots – Part Two. Trauma explanation

    In my last post, I made a claim that the tradwife trend is a trauma response to the increasingly fake and hollow society that is being carefully constructed by 3D bricks. I want to expand on that a bit and clarify. From the beginning, I’m thinking of ‘trauma’ as an emotional response that violates someone’s… Read more

  • Connecting the social dots – Her and him

    I’m desperately trying to get out of my head today.I had planned on dragging myself outside. The sun. The birds. I have some Dollar Store seeds to plant.– Don’t knock them. They tend to actually grow and are far better than the $2 plus dollars of the branded. And I did for a little while.I… Read more

  • 5/10

    It’s been tough lately. I’m sure I’m allowing this to be more than what it should be. I’m just stuck. Stuck bad. It’s getting nice out. The days are warmer. The sun is bright. One of the best things in the world is waking up lazily to birdsong. Hiding under the warm covers while the… Read more

  • 5/8

    It’s been a bit tough lately. It shouldn’t have been. It shouldn’t be. But it is, or rather, my perception is that it’s been rough. To recap a bit — I have surgical hardware – a titanium steel bar – that is fused to my spine. It’s been there for over thirty years. Actually, its… Read more