"Why am I here? is the question I've been asking myself lately. I can barely read this page and what I'm writing. And so I posed the question to my neighbor and my best friend. [different people] Because, maybe they might know. My neighbor, here at the South Lincoln Resort, answered: "I don't know. But … Continue reading Why Am I Here
Author: Mark Jabbour
Election 2016, is my fifth book. Like the others it deals with the intersection of politics and personality. This blog addresses the overall wellbeing of the personal and political. From a unique psychological, evolutionary, and personal perspective it combines history, geography, and fiction in an attempt to get close to reality.
Regarding Myers-Briggs I score as ESTJ, Thinking being the highest score. The type is labeled, Executive. All of that makes sense considering my life's history. But there have been problems. Due to the fact I'm a freedom-loving freak - for you as well as me. I'm no boss.
I love honesty & independence and hate sloth & pretension. But, suit yourself.
Regarding OCEAN, I score highest on Openness and lowest on Agreeableness - which agrees with Myers-Briggs.
My writing is experimental - meaning it is not formulaic, or, not for mass consumption. Warning: Read at your own risk.
The Encyclopedic Bookshelf: History as Functional Furniture
I unboxed all the books I've been hauling around from home-to-home for the last twenty-four years. Therefore, I needed a bookshelf. The Encyclopedic Bookshelf is what happened. What? It's a long story. Maybe a book? However, briefly, here's the story. Ever since I closed my 'great idea' - to save the world - of building … Continue reading The Encyclopedic Bookshelf: History as Functional Furniture
Fall Frenzy 2026 Update
It's Saturday, October 3rd. and this is the Fall Frenzy 2026 update. Which means that the MLB playoffs are now down to 8 teams; having finished the Wild Card round (which inspired the nomenclature). I got three of four of my picks correct. And, true to form - the team that won the first game … Continue reading Fall Frenzy 2026 Update
Fall Frenzy 2026 Addition
Fall Frenzy 2026 addition. My oh my what a year it's been since the last one, 2025. I was in Kansas, or hell. Now I'm back in heaven, Colorado. Setting that aside, click on the above link to get the details of the MLB playoff format. However now, even more than ever, I miss my … Continue reading Fall Frenzy 2026 Addition
Lost On Planet Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7S3bxfaAR8 We (humans) are now Lost on planet earth. That, readers, is my summation of where we find ourselves today regarding whether or not we will survive. Furthermore, unlike myself in the video - we don't have a compass. Oh sure, we have our phones, equipped with a GPS app that can tell us where … Continue reading Lost On Planet Earth
The Lindsay Clancy Case: Thoughts
The Lindsay Clancy case wasn't on my radar, much less my mind - until - my first-read WordPress blogger friend posted about it. And then ... I just had to check it out because it seemed to fall right in my wheelhouse. In fact, mental health is my passion, and has been since My Fall. … Continue reading The Lindsay Clancy Case: Thoughts
Consciousness As Side Effect
Consciousness as side effect is an idea that's been bouncing around my brain for quite a spell. Specifically, since 1970 and an Anthropology course I took, "Beginnings of Mankind". I recall having wrote in my notebook: "Mankind is a self-conscious animal, therefore - kind of like a kind man." Something like that. Can we talk … Continue reading Consciousness As Side Effect
SIDE EFFECTS: Mental health care breaks bad
Side Effects (2013) is a film, a psychological thriller [my favorite genre] written by Scott Z. Burns and directed by Steven Soderbergh. It stars Jude Law, Rooney Mara, and Catherine Zeta-Jones; with a heavy dose of cultural and social commentary. Wherein mental health care breaks bad. Let's talk about it. The Plot and Theme. The Plot … Continue reading SIDE EFFECTS: Mental health care breaks bad
This Road Trip: Buying Time (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8ZZtxl9qSc It's been almost 20 years and my time's running out. YES, and - it's happy hour Friday! ( #319) So hang in there. Pour yourself two fingers of dark whiskey, sit back, and enjoy this 8 minute video. I promise you won't be disappointed with This Road Trip. The Story It was 2008, and … Continue reading This Road Trip: Buying Time (2008)
COVID-19 UPDATE
With the Anthony Fauci hearing before congress, wherein he pleaded the 5th 111 times - I thought I'd go on the record with this COVID-19 update. Which requires a look back to when it first landed. Then, I wasn't nearly so angry as I am now. Fauci should be in prison. What a sick, miserable little man … Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE