Should I feel bad about things?
When something feels this good, w/o causing harm to others, why not just enjoy it?
Through talking to others over the years, I’ve learned that what I think of as my “conscience” is very different from the ordinary person’s conscience. While it is true that I do feel badly about certain things from time to [...]
The Rabbit
I did not take a picture. I will not take a picture. Yet I feel like I cannot go on without showing a picture. So here is a picture I found on the internet.
My lawn is small. Too small to bother with, really. But the grass was getting long, and [...]
Vegetarianism Issues, The Crazy Dude, and a Published Secret
“A #2 with a coke, please; but, if you could, hold the meat and add extra lettuce and tomatoes.”
“You mean you don’t want the meat?”
“That’s right. I’m vegetarian.”
“Would you like to get the vegetarian sandwich meal instead?”
“No, I don’t particularly like whole grain bread, nor do I enjoy the particular type of veggie-burger you [...]
Sans Sanguine Sanity
From my bound journal, dated Dec 31, 2004.
Often, the heart of compassion reels at new knowledge not because it is unused to learning, but because the realities of life are so distraught with misfortune.
Only just previously, I was able to take my sister on an outing, eating at a vegetarian restaurant, touring a strip mall [...]
Mink & Milton: Na Nou Na Nou (Or: Greek Rhyming & Depressing Timing)
Oh, god, I feel sick.
I feel…
…depressed.
…worried.
…scared.
…stupid.
I do not feel…
…happy.
…intelligent.
…alive.
The verb “I lead” is agw in Greek; the future “I will lead” would be agsw, except the letters coalesce to axw. This is weird, yet still makes sense. But then you get to the aorist “I led”: hgagon. WTF.
