Probably not, because when one piece gets replaced the ghosts in the surrounding pieces inhabit the new piece before another piece can be replaced.

“This too shall pass”

You’ll be surprised when you find out how much cognitive dissonance people can tolerate.

I’d like it to be slow, agonizing, public, and humiliating.

Exercising isn’t a sport.

You have to live with all the mistakes you’ve made your entire life.

I wouldn’t be surprised if China might also be supplying weapons to Cuba.

What’s up with the down votes? I’m hoping they’re armed to the teeth if the US tries any shit.

All is one.

Such a great album!

Of course this changes over time but right now it’s probably a toss up between Marquee Moon by Television and 154 by Wire.

It does seem like a daily assault on our well being, doesn’t it? But there is something that helps with this - read history broadly. It helps give you a deeper understanding of current events that lessens the impact of the current moment. And consider the quote “this too shall pass”. It’s attributed to Sufi poets about impermanence. If times are bad it gives you hope that those times will one day, eventually but certainly, be gone. If times are good it makes you relish the moment deeply and do what you can to make it last.

I have nothing to brag about.

My wife and I have been binging a show called The Last Ship. Supposedly came out a number of years ago. It’s a Michael Bay production and kind of a post apocalyptic scenario but well worth a watch.

And of course there’s Always Sunny.

Gary Marcus has a Substack everyone should read. It’s sobering.

ROFL!

Not at all, actually.

Your manager is an uptight prick.

What kind of job is this? Why are you concerned about people calling in sick or who goes smoking or that you might be bullied? I’ve never thought about any of these things or have ever been impacted by them.

I’m sorry, who is discriminating against asexual people?

Well that sucks.