Good Mood Music
I have a whole playlist of music that is good for my mood. I call it Songs I’m Loving Now. It got that title because the list is fluid, but “currently” felt pretentious. New music is added as I find it, and older pieces that haven’t been spun for a while get returned to the library for a period of rest. Nevertheless, there are some … Continue reading Good Mood Music
The Burden of Honesty in Suffering
There is a peculiar loneliness in suffering that cannot decide how visible it is allowed to become. A terrible arithmetic that governs and if you … The Burden of Honesty in Suffering Continue reading The Burden of Honesty in Suffering
Happiness is an apropos quote.
I don’t have one particular quote or mantra that informs my life. I’m a well of words, a consequence of a lifetime spent deep in books, but they swim about most chaotically, and I’m not the best at dropping the appropriate bot mot at the most effective time. I’m more about l’esprit de l’escalier. I could carry about one of my many quotation collection books, … Continue reading Happiness is an apropos quote.
Productivity is a Bane and a Blight, an off-the-cuff joint.
1. We live in a world where the unspoken message is that we’d best be earning our air in some way, and “some way” should involve us making serious contributions to our nation’s economic growth. If you aren’t helping the corporate bottom line, are you even a citizen? You can take some time off from economic hustling if you’re in the business of producing the … Continue reading Productivity is a Bane and a Blight, an off-the-cuff joint.
From Famine to Feast 