Month: July 2016
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5 reasons I chose minimalist
As I’ve grown older, I’ve found there is less of a need for “stuff” in my life. There was a time that I hardly threw anything away and had a bedroom full of crap that usually had the “I could use this someday” reason to keep. For years, I packed…
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Going minimalist
You can see by now that I’ve updated the theme, once again. I’m never quite completely happy with any theme I’ve picked in the past, but this one is closer to my current theme in life. Post on that soon, got it in draft.
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Heartburn over next President
Inspired by In which I reluctantly “choose” Hillary by The Monster in Your Closet There are some topics of discussion that will always get people fired up, one of them being politics. Reading the personal view from one such writer that I’ve been following for a while now, I felt…
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Three Things Thursday: July 21, 2016
*three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude – feel free to steal this idea with wild abandon and fill your blog with the happy* (Nerd in the Brain) #1 – My daughter at her Aunt’s house The daughter is spending this week at her Aunt’s…
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Fearful of the future
Once again, I read about another situation where civilians targeted police officers and people ended up being killed. I’ve seen conflicting information about whether the gunman called police to the scene on purpose or if it was just something else entirely, such as “wrong place at the wrong time”. There…
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Virtual economy
While sitting down and entering in receipts and paying some bills, I started to laugh. Looking at the electronic representation of money I never really had in my possession had a comical and humorous feel to it. I mean, I worked to earn the money that was deposited in my…
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Craving silence is not a bad thing
There are times I feel that something is wrong with me in how I process the world around me. Sounds, particular sounds, send me off the rails immediately and will always ruin the rest of my day if they persist long enough. Using an example that is affecting me right…
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iPhone got chewed
I’ve been increasingly frustrated with my daughters use of devices that run on electricity with a connection to the Internet. Her addiction to these devices is becoming quite concerning for me as I see her emulating my wife’s use of the same type of devices. A recent conversation with my…
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