Bitching my way to the Brightside

I read somewhere that one could increase their inherent happiness by writing down three things about their day which made them happy. Doing this for two weeks increased happiness for six months. I like this idea, but I think I'll use a 3+1 option where I also get to rant about something as well. What can I say? Ranting makes me happy. And blogging this way, no one has to listen against their will.

Saturday, July 5, 2025

On masking in an ongoing airborne pandemic

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I have a friend with some debilitating disabilities who I have been giving as pass on mask wearing to because they already have a lot to man...

On the “Polite No” & Comfort

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A friend asked if it would be ok to not eat when at my house.  My soul wants to feed people. But more than that, I want people to be comfort...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

On Fake problems from the Spin Machine

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I wrote most of this as a comment on a friend’s FB post forwarding a statement from the Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson. The quote I start wit...
Sunday, September 1, 2024

Long Covid is a $16T problem already

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We can’t keep ignoring Long Covid & ME/CFS. Well, maybe we can, but the results will be catastrophic.  Want to know when my disability r...
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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Course Correcting, my Monster Wishlist for MVP Harris

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 For MVP Kamala Harris.  I love seeing you and Walz out being joyful. It’s absolutely the right way to go.  I’d feel better if you could mov...
Monday, July 29, 2024

I Have a Great! Hypothesis (or two)

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The Great Lakes Are Weird, geologically speaking.  I haven’t really heard a great explanation for why they exist as they do, and I’ve been p...
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Energy, itching, & ozempic

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I can tell, in retrospect, when my disability started to ramp up by how my blog posts ramped down. I still regularly think up posts, but I d...
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KC, MO, United States
I'm an engineer who left historic Boston for sunny southern California. Then I found a house to rehab in KC MO to be closer to family. We'll see how this goes.
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