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Get Over It (the Opioid Crisis) Already
My mom will turn 81 years old this July. She has been struggling without effective pain medication for over a year. Her OTC options are very limited because she is in Stage 4 kidney failure. She’s managed to stave off actual dialysis for nearly five years. She’s had one shoulder and one hip replaced and should probably have the remaining two replaced. But really at 81 years old?! She also has…
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Guns and Racial Bias
Guns and Racial Bias
A right or a privilege (or a constitutional amendment) is only democratic when it applies to everyone. This is why the ACLU defends free speech even when they oppose content. And it is why the “right to bear arms” is a joke. Until all woman and every person of color (i.e. not “white”) can carry a gun, openly or concealed, in all the same places with equal safety; the pretense is simply…
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Self-Protection and Defensiveness
I began life as an open affectionate child, as most children do. I shared and I gifted. I included and participated. I enjoyed solitary time without being lonely. I began hearing “No” and noticed that my actions weren’t always reciprocated. I noticed that friends broke things or never returned them. I noticed that people enjoyed manipulating me into doing things and taking the blame for…
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Writing Goal for 2020
Writing Goal for 2020
I plan to write one longer topical post suitable for posting on MEDIUM and one personal post solely for this blog each and every month (at minimum).
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Dreams As Experience
Research has shown that the brain reacts in similar ways when imagining something as it does when actually experiencing it. This may also be true of how the brain reacts to dreams.
Since I was a child, I’ve been able to immerse myself in stories. As I got older, I began envision them as a read them. The words were turned into a movie that played only in my own inner theater. Of course, this…
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Is Altruism Dead?
Altruism contributes to the survival of the human race. It has never been a good survival strategy for the individual. If an entire society emphasizes putting the needs of the individual first, is there any place for altruism?
Can we go as far as saying survival under those circumstances requires the individual to repudiate altruism? Or even further and suggest that altruism is being…
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Life Is A Puzzle I stay engaged by knowing that life is a puzzle to be assembled. As a child, everything was about experiencing and learning.
What I'm Reading Today (21Feb19)
What I’m Reading Today (21Feb19)
I am part of the Goodreads Challenge and have committed to reading 300 books in 2019. This isn’t a big reach as I read over that last year. The only things that make this possible are audiobooks and online libraries.
The sidebar of this blog will keep you updated on my current (incomplete) books and most recent reads. However, I rarely write long reviews. I give a STAR rating and maybe a…
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Do You Have Any Red Flags?
Do You Have Any Red Flags?
When I divorced and began socializing and dating, I began to develop some red flags. By red flags, I mean full-stop deal breakers. I didn’t allow friends or family to “introduce” me to any prospect who was a father with children living at home or even with shared custody. I had chosen not to give birth or even adopt. I wasn’t going to take responsibility for his children, even an equal…
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From Committed to Casual
From Committed to Casual
My primary relationship has shifted from committed to casual over the last few years.
The primary reasons for me are:
Lack of companionship resulting from failure to prioritize spending time together.
Refusal to plan for future, including retirement.
Unable to set goals, shared or individual.
Scarcity thinking and buying into Republican ideas, especially a living wage and immigration.
Choosi…
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Home & Tribe
“Many of us are homeless in the West today.” – Johann Hari, Author (Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions)
I was born in June 1962 and grew up with real neighbors. I left May Day baskets on their doorsteps. They bought the various school drive items I sold. They gave me permission to ride around their houses on their driveways and sidewalks. …
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Lasting Change
Is the ONLY lasting change incremental change? This is a premise from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was actually upset by Roe v. Wade because she thought it too broad without enough groundwork. She thought it would be challenged and actually set back the cause. In many ways, she’s been right.
Toddler President Trump is proof that when you take extreme positions and actions,…
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Blue Wave + Pink Wave = Progressive Tide (One End of the Rainbow)
Blue Wave + Pink Wave = Progressive Tide (One End of the Rainbow)
What does being a progressive mean to me?
I believe in social justice.
I believe that the United States must accept responsibility for fixing what we’ve broken (or helped break).
I deny the ethics of scarcity: I do not suffer because someone else gets a pay raise or more access or equal standing. We need a living wage.
Wealth was not meant for the few at the expense of the many. The wealthy…
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Origins of My Insomnia
Origins of My Insomnia
Growing up, I never thought of myself as someone with insomnia. I thought of myself as a “night owl.” I felt more energy after dark. I could easily stay up all night and then get by on 5-6 hours sleep. If tired, I slept to catch up on the weekends. I was not subject to wakefulness. I didn’t have a problem sleeping through the night or even sleeping for 10-12 hours. One of the few benefits…
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Political Correctness
I personally despise political correctness, but being politically incorrect does not give anyone license for violence, hate speech and incivility. I used to watch Bill Maher on HBO, but his justifiable viewpoints got very black and I needed more positive sources. I watched THE DAILY SHOW with Jon Stewart and found other sources. I’m revisiting this because POLITICALLY INCORRECT-REAL TIME just…
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Willful Ignorance
I’ve always loved ideas and enjoyed the pursuit of knowledge. I don’t understand anyone who isn’t always interested in asking questions. However, I am now living in times when too many people refuse to ask about anything. After all, they might be told something that doesn’t match what they “know,” undermines their sense of righteous entitlement, or subjects their actions to criticism. They…
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Anecdotal Life
Two quotes from SHARP: THE WOMEN WHO MADE AN ART OF HAVING AN OPINION BY MICHELLE DEAN reminded me of the way I’ve always told stories, especially when I was dating and socializing with new or nearly new people.
“The stories that enchanted other people were carvings of a kind, taken from horrible experiences and offered up as fun.”
“This was her [Dorothy Parker] gift: to shave complex emotion…
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