I was able to hold my two week old great-niece today, without contracting any baby fever type urges to have another of my own. There is great satisfaction in seeing that torch passed along to younger generations, and I felt most content to bask in the sweetness of their rosy, shy delight over the humor…
Tag: fake bangs
Free thought is prime target for commodification and exploitation.
Admittedly I am in ranting mode, though my stated intention is to conjure forth insight. I will rectify the lapse by saying perhaps unmitigated outrage itself provides a path toward wisdom. Once the synapses settle. So, on to the rant. I’ve taken a few semesters off from teaching, per the impossibility of finding feasibly affordable…
recollect
I sent in, meaning electronically submitted, another application packet this evening. Despite my ambitions to approach all such employment-related activity with lighthearted detachment, my brain’s well-honed worry centers took little time to mightily rear up and question question question various details of my submission. Luckily, instead of folding the laundry that has been patiently waiting…
Surreality
I think about the devastation wrought by the recent hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, and how surreal the scene must be for all those grown accustomed to the world we see through ubiquitous screens, unreflectingly deemed the unexceptional normal. How sudden the jarring moments must accumulate, with destruction the view of the newly present now. repeatedly…
Insight/Outfit of the Day 