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Summery Predicaments
Home office, summertime. How should I suffer today? Should I be too hot, or listen to the ever-annoying and eye-drying buzz of the table fan?
Pleasure of the Pathless Woods
An Observation About Semantics
Friend: I really enjoy a good debate. Me: I hate arguing. We’re talking about the same event. It gets to be a problem.
A Quote About Communication
An Observation About Giving Criticism
I was writing a bit about my criticism/conflict avoidance and was looking for the perfect quote to go with it, when I came across this pithy gem by Jennifer Saunders. It captures what I wanted to convey so well that I scratched my words and treat you to hers instead. 🙂
I Like To Stay Home
One of those days.
A Quote About Going Far In Life
An Observation About Books
I laugh out loud at funny things and shed tears over sad scenes. I cringe and close my eyes when something embarrassing happens, and gasp when something shocking happens. I put the book down and stare at it for a while when I can’t believe what I just read. I keep shifting positions when tension […]
Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate
An Observation About Automatic Reactions, II
My automatic reactions to various day-to-day events: meeting a friend -> smile meeting an acquaintance -> smile meeting someone new -> smile making accidental eye contact with a stranger -> smile enjoying a conversation -> smile wishing the conversation would end -> smile pretty sure the other person just insulted me -> smile, blink absolutely […]
