If anything, the divisive issue of the “Ground Zero Mosque” has made me ill. The toxic, poisonous vitriol polluting the fountains of public discourse has stifled and killed any attempt to bring logic and understanding into the discussion. I try where I can, but you keep clicking your Like buttons and re-declaring your hatred of …
Yearly Archives: 2010
Fatigue
I’m tired. I hate computers. I had too much dinner, and this coffee is too little, too late. Is this what being a grownup is like? Because I don’t like it. There was a power outage at my apartment today. Lasted almost an hour, much longer than my UPS backup systems can sustain. In other …
The Austin Experiment
Ten years ago this week, with $600 in my pocket, no sleep in 24 hours, a carload of stuff, and a headful of hope, I waved goodbye to my hometown and moved to Austin. The urge was long in the making, but the plan came suddenly. I was to move to Austin to chase the …
Austin Less Than Three
Been too long to try and hide it I no longer want to fight it Why do I feel so slighted? My love for Austin’s unrequited. She lead me on in hopeful lust Move my heart to future trust Laughing now, boom went to bust Hope broken crumbled to dust Forgotten that she knew me …
Still Just a Rat in a Cage
Been a few weeks; figure I should say something. Neglecting my journal in lieu of posting quick status updates on Facebook. I hate that site, because I keep going back to it, clicking “Refresh”, hoping something good pops up. Psychologists have learned all about the strength of randomized rewards, and how it can best be …