Tag: Einstein
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: popeye was right :
“I yam what I yam, and that’s all what I yam.” — Popeye the Sailorman The dude was a flipping philosopher. And he was right on the money, too; we are what we are. So, after a lifetime as a square peg and a sore thumb, I’ve decided to accept my […]
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: can someone die of boredom? :
In a word, no. Or I’d be standing at the Pearly Gates, since I’m bored out of my cotton-pickin’ mind. Seriously, I’m just this side of comatose. Taking a walk or riding my bike, yes, those could kill me dead. Boredom, however, is said to be a gateway to creativity. It pushes us to find something new […]
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: giving up god for lent :
Why not candy, like a normal person? Or Coca-Cola or swearing or the Internet, something practical and a genuine sacrifice? I considered that route, but no. This year, I picked God. The whole religion thing is a quandary. I go back and forth, round and round. One day, oh, there’s a God, all right, and […]
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: autumn in the jerkwater :
Jerkwater is kind of uncalled for. This place isn’t as bad as I make it sound. Okay, it is, but it’s not the city’s fault and I should focus on the good things. For instance: See? Not horrible. Not Paris, but no Chernobyl, either. Just an ordinary mid-sized city stuck in a floundering, insolvent state. […]
the whirly girl 