It’s taken a long time and a lot of work to get here, but I think I’ve finally cultivated a healthy work-WORK balance. I mean, WTF to people even do with the “Life” part of their balance? Post self care memes on Instagram? I don’t understand. If I don’t work 7 days a week, it’ll …
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Parable of the Flood
A man and his home are under threat of a terrible flood. As the nearby river overflows its banks and fills his yard, the man’s neighbors come by on a tractor and ask if he would evacuate with them. “No thanks,” he answers, “I believe God will save me.” His neighbors nod and drive away …
Minister, Siren, Salve
I have a long and complicated history with U2. They penned a mountain of great music that has dotted my life with joy throughout my ages, and stood as a lighthouse when I wandered and wondered what was out there to be had, seen, felt, known, shared. I grew up with them, and gleefully enjoyed …
Some Day, All This Will Be Road
Mental soundtrack today has been Spin Doctors’ “Turn It Upside Down” (1994), for various subliminal reasons. Feeling kinda bedraggled and alone, wandering between obligations. This album was one of the few salves during my Hell Summer of ’94, where my entire week was accounted for; between two jobs, one summer course, and all the time …
In Praise of the Holy Algorithm
It seems that I am, that we are, irredeemably under the thumb of the Facebook algorithm as far as getting any messages out. A week ago, I was having a particularly bad night, emotionally, and I posted a short message that could have been construed as a cry for help. What I got was absolutely …