I mentioned yesterday that it has been a high anxiety/low mood time for me. There are various outside factors that I can pinpoint as the triggers for both of those. Those factors are still there so I’m looking at probably having another week like that. To add to the fun this morning – I had … More Death Dreams
We sing a song at church with ‘Ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy” in the lyrics. The Kentucky basketball coach has said before that he wasn’t going to let people steal his joy. That phrase, mainly the song, has been in my head this morning because I have a bad habit of letting people steal … More Stealing Joy
I love Christmas. I love the festive atmosphere. I love Christmas lights and Christmas trees. I love the time we spend with family. I love how the world seems a little kinder for a bit. I start looking forward to Christmas right after Halloween. Then Christmas is over and the winter blahs hit. The lights … More The Winter Blahs
I didn’t plan to write this. I thought about it but then decided to do my general life year in review post. I started writing that one, but I couldn’t get pictures to upload. I guess I was meant to write this one. I have not been secret about the fact that I started weekly … More Reflections in the Wake of the Death of tWitch
Covid started my least favorite new Christmas tradition. My wife leaves for Kentucky at least a week before I do and I spend a week at home alone. My wife and daughter leave this morning and I am not scheduled to leave until a week from tomorrow. Home alone is not all bad. It is … More Today Begins My Home Alone/Anxiety Week
I mentioned in my TV post that I was feeling Monday morning anxiety for the first time in a while. I’ve found that the stress and anxiety I had about the facilities job at the barn has carried over to my Monday mornings as facilities volunteer at the barn. A lot of that is because … More When Anxiety is Attached to a Place or Time
Today was my first Wednesday in a few weeks where I didn’t have to be somewhere at 7 am. Today was the day I was going to get back on track with writing. Instead, all I am doing is thinking about all of the things I need to do today. Instead of getting started, I’m … More Maybe Next Week
I have had several days of terrible sleep. Instead of trying to write something coherent, I will instead share with you something I published on Medium recently. I once wrote on my blog about my weird super powers. They were random things like having a song in my head right before I turn on the … More Invisibility is My Unfortunate Superpower
This is a whiny, poor me post. Feel free to skip and come back tomorrow when I will be back to just being boring. I am feeling very distant from everything these days for a variety of reasons. Most of them are the result of choices I made. Part of the distance has always been … More Tater, Once Removed
I’ve officially hit a time of the year where I have nothing of note to look forward to until late May. We have passed the family birthdays. My daughter’s spring break is almost over. I no longer attend the library conferences that are happening now and then again in mid-May. We don’t do anything special … More Lacking Anticipation
The World's Common Tater 