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  • Ask Lou Reed

    Ask Lou Reed

    Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.

    Oh it’s such a perfect day
    I’m glad I spend it with you
    oh such a perfect day you just keep me hangin on
    you just keep me hangin on

    just a perfect day
    problems are left to know
    Weekenders all night long
    it’s such fun
    just a perfect day
    you make me forget myself
    I thought I was someone else
    someone good

    On Reflection

    I reflect on this often and it was recently I’ve spent a perfect day with my wife in Victoria. We got up at early at our leisure and went for a hike in a beautiful state park. The views of the Pacific Ocean were spectacular.

    We then boarded a ship to Victoria Canada. We checked into a beautiful houseboat on the bay and headed into a weekend of tranquil beauty. I love the feeling of that peace and absolute when I travel with my wife.

    Well, tomorrow I go solo. And here I outlined, what my perfect tomorrow entails.. you know the old saying

    “ if nothing goes wrong during traveling what stories are there to tell“

    Sketches of Berlin (5)
  • Find all the Unused Acronyms (4)

    Find all the Unused Acronyms (4)

    How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

    Psychology 101

    Significant Life Events

    There are far too many permeation to even ask this questions. What defines a significant life event?

    Significant life events, or “life-changing moments,” are key milestones, transitions, or traumas that fundamentally alter a person’s life trajectory, perspective, or daily routine. These often include major shifts in relationships (marriage, divorce), family structure (births, deaths), career (hired, fired, retirement), and residence (moving, buying a home). 

    I’m not all that unfamiliar with studies around this area. How our body manages change as dependent on the individual as well as buildup of significant life events. If any significant life events happen at the same time, it induces stress. It is at this point that we are more suspect to illness, etc..

    Perspective

    The life events listed above generally improve my perspective. I think change is good and getting out of our comfort zone is essential.

    Things you cannot control

    This is where the processing gets complex. I don’t care that much about the government of the United States but I do care about the people. The current fascist regime in the United States is taking rights away from people I care about. This taints my impression of this American life and my psyche in general.

  • April Fools in February

    April Fools in February

    Write about a few of your least favorite family traditions.

    Many years ago, I loved Groundhog Day. In Pennsylvania, the winters were colder and more severe . That I do kind of miss, but that’s the story for another day. For a minute in time I would hope the groundhog would do his job and wipe winter away but now I’ve come to detest the holiday . I do love this time of year.

    Groundhog Day

    I don’t like the idea we use an animal for this purpose. I also don’t like the idea that many people in the United States trust the groundhog more than they do science..

    For all you groundhog, worshipping people I salute you for your complete love of tradition. Now go find an algorithm that works.

  • Mini Mart Trilogy

    Mini Mart Trilogy

    Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

    I wanted to rewrite this story for the longest time. It’s a story of two different minimarts in my community and the stories that surround them. There is some Social commentary sprinkled in.

    It was two different stories that I merged to make it a trilogy. For some reason yesterday I sat, and wrote for four hours straight and finished it. 

    I actually went one step farther and sent it to a publisher. I rather like it. I did change the title to Mini Mart Opus.