The Importance of Remembrance

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.“ – George Santayana In recent years I have made a concious effort to consume war-related media around …

Clarity

To add on to yesterday’s post about filling my spare time, I feel the need to clarify what I mean. The trouble with posting daily is that I …

Filling Gaps

Due to the unique shift schedule at my day job, I have a lot of free time. I work longer hours each day, but as a result have …

Discouraged, but Not

I started running to work on my cardio. The biking season is only so long and I wanted to keep my health up during the winter. It took …

Fawkes Coffee

A new coffee shop just opened downtown that, based on the photos I’ve seen, looks pretty decent. They also make some really impressive-looking doughnuts. Originally they opened as …

Not Surprised

Even while removing media from my life this month I learned of the US election results before finishing my first coffee this morning. Considering it’s the most talked …

Back Into It

I’ve noticed lately how distracted my mind is. It’s noisy and firing wildly like a ball of foil in a microwave. I have a hard time calming it …

Detox

For the next four weeks, I’m taking a break from intentional consumption of media. The fact that it’s an American election month is purely coincidental, but I look …

Costume

I love Halloween. More specifically, I love the whole costume thing. As an introvert, becoming someone else — or something else for a few hours is exciting. It’s …

Going Back

I saw a meme the other day that asked whether you would want 1 million dollars right now, or to start your life again at age 6 with …