I took the last step to being a free man in Colorado Wednesday - cutting the cable. That's right! I am now totally internet dependent. (More free?) No more broadcast, or cable, TV talking heads for me. The blather and nonsense is gone. Poof. I have removed from my life all that propaganda, as well … Continue reading Free Man In Colorado: Unplugged
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Free Man In Colorado
I am a free man in Colorado. My wish is that you might also become free. Okay, not likely. So the question becomes: Who's responsible for that? Which becomes a very deep inquiry. Worthy of super, high level, expensive psychotherapy. Which under the current social restrictions is impossible. What can be done when every interaction … Continue reading Free Man In Colorado
Social distancing
And then what happened is a long story. Fictionalized in my novels. For me: With and without periods of social isolation, contact, and psychoanalysis. It all depends upon this (what is) and what is not. And who. I'm digging this social distancing. Less traffic. Less confusion. Just that (social contact) which is necessary. What is necessary … Continue reading Social distancing
The Magpie Cafe, part III
As it turns out, upon further research, The Magpie Cafe is actually a cafe for a breeding pair of the bird species, and not a gathering place for humans. Today, Monday March 9, 2020, as spring seems to have sprung on Colorado's front range, I did some research. That's me (using my iPhone) with a … Continue reading The Magpie Cafe, part III
Failing to learn from losing
Failing to learn from losing is a chapter title in my recent book Election 2016: The Great Divide, The Great Debate. Actually a partial title. The full title is "A Sobering Weekend: Failing to Learn from Losing" (pg. 109). Last night's Democratic debate reminded me of that chapter. The sub-title is, "April 12, 2016". Empathy is just … Continue reading Failing to learn from losing
Snowbound, screens, & self care
On the cusp of the New Hampshire primary, here in Colorado I've been snowbound. It has snowed six of the last eight days. Back-in-the-day (forty-nine years ago to the day), such a barrage of snow would not have fazed me. In fact it would have invigorated me. Then, I was living in a cabin in … Continue reading Snowbound, screens, & self care
Rogan endorses Sanders
Joe Rogan endorses Bernie Sanders, for the Democrat primary ... . (Pay attention!) I bet he pulls the lever for Trump. I'm just spitballing. But, at the end of the day, after all is said and done ... I'll bet you, no matter the Democrat nominee, Joe Rogan pulls the lever for Trump. But, we'll … Continue reading Rogan endorses Sanders
2020 Democratic Candidate Quiz
The Washington Post has devised a quiz to see who you most agree with regarding policy positions amongst the Democratic candidates. I took it, and so did my friend Max. (Max is a fictional composite of real people I know who first appears in Election 2016: The Great Divide, The Great Debate.) Max and I debated … Continue reading 2020 Democratic Candidate Quiz
The soul of America, part II
Well, well, well. Here we are on the eve of the trial to convict Donald J. Trump, the President of the United States, of acts of such extraordinary grievance, that he should be removed from office (by force if necessary), because: The fate of the USA (not to mention the world/planet) hinges upon that! My, … Continue reading The soul of America, part II
My Year-end Inventory
My Year-end Inventory is something I've been doing ever since I began journaling daily twenty years ago, in 1999. My journal began with a Christmas present from my father: Morning Pages Journal. I'll tell ya - neither he nor I had any idea the wildfire that simple gift would ignite. Twenty years ago today A … Continue reading My Year-end Inventory