The winding roads of spiritual practice often cross paths with the more practical minded subcultures interested in practicalities. Doing a thing can be more enjoyable than documenting a thing but documenting turns out to be quite helpful in helping others learn to do things. As we knit together our individual experiences our capacity to measure […]
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A well dressed, tall, friendly looking white gentleman tried to join me on an otherwise empty blue velvet couch that I had deliberately planted myself in the middle of to avoid socializing. All that was missing was a “closed for business” sign around my neck. I had attempted to tell him “no actually this seat […]
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Day 1400 and Cooler Than Me
I’ve spent enough time in the cool manufacturing professions to have opinions on the topic. It seems hard for people who are not in control of cultural norms to accept that their capacity to be cool relies entirely on them outcompeting the existing cultural norm. If you want to be cool you have to be […]
Introverts don’t do well with social overstimulation. Any time I attend a gathering where the majority demographic is nerdy, weird, and autistic I find myself feeling the collective vibes of the overstimulated. And it’s not always good vibes for many of them. I am doing everything I can to take care of myself, be kind […]
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Day 1362 and Hilux Drip
The right to repair movement is a worthy effort fighting the banal evil of planned obsolescence. If you aren’t familiar with the term, it’s an economic and industrial design strategy to deliberately make products with shorter functional lives to “shorten the replacement cycle” aka make you buy a new one. If you are a user […]
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Day 1337 and Leet
I’m officially a leet writer. I’ve now been at this daily writing habit for so long that on day 1337 I am cool saying I’m absolutely elite. I have done the thing consistently and gained skills. Because everyday is practice here I am l33t. If this not-at-all humblebrag is confusing to you, let me explain […]
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Day 1291 and Gabby, Steve, and Donald
I started getting coded as right wing sometime in the last four years. I found this confusing. I have significant public opposition to Republican policies and Donald Trump in particular. I’ve been small “l” libertarian for most of my adult life. I’ve vote for quite a few Democrats as I opposed neoconservatism. I registered Republican […]
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Day 1236 and Artists All Around
I was listening to Joe Hudson’s Art of Accomplishment Master Class preparation series today. I’d previously remarked how I found the name “Art of Accomplishment” to be a bit off putting even as I was very impressed with the results of the work. I’ve perhaps found essence of truth on the name that wasn’t available […]
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Day 1231 and Conviction
Patience may be a virtue but it sure sucks to practice. When things are slow and life’s problems are feel intractable, patience is no easy discipline. The best I can do is find conviction in my positions and live slowly in the consequences unfolding. The agony of slow progress can make patience feels more like […]
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Day 1217 and Triggered
I deliberately put myself into an exercise today where I gave another person permission to trigger me. I mean trigger in the emotional sense. caused to feel an intense and usually negative emotional reaction : affected by an emotional trigger Merriam Webster I very much recommend the experience. If we workout our bodies and our minds surely […]