Monthly Archives: December 2024

DECEMBER 12, THURSDAY

HUMAN NATURE (2) For the last two weeks I have been dealing daily with the realization that I live in a country where a man who seems entirely self centered, not caring about anyone else, who has repeatedly lied and

DECEMBER 12, THURSDAY

HUMAN NATURE (2) For the last two weeks I have been dealing daily with the realization that I live in a country where a man who seems entirely self centered, not caring about anyone else, who has repeatedly lied and

DECEMBER 11, WEDNESDAY

HUMAN NATURE (1) I am not a scientist.  When I accidentally enrolled in Physics for Physics majors as my choice to meet the science requirement at Wooster College it was revealed to me how little scientific aptitude I had.  Somehow

DECEMBER 11, WEDNESDAY

HUMAN NATURE (1) I am not a scientist.  When I accidentally enrolled in Physics for Physics majors as my choice to meet the science requirement at Wooster College it was revealed to me how little scientific aptitude I had.  Somehow

DECEMBER 10, TUESDAY

APPLE INTELLIGENCE So today Apple Intelligence arrived on my iPhone. Actually I know from experience that artificial intelligence was involved in the taking and processing of the photographs that I take without my being aware how. I have a suspicion

DECEMBER 10, TUESDAY

APPLE INTELLIGENCE So today Apple Intelligence arrived on my iPhone. Actually I know from experience that artificial intelligence was involved in the taking and processing of the photographs that I take without my being aware how. I have a suspicion

DECEMBER 9, MONDAY

GERLINDE BORIGHT’S EISENHERTZ FRIENDS When Todd married my daughter Susie he brought me into his family, his three sisters who have become such good friends, and then also his family’s friends. When Todd was a boy his family lived in

DECEMBER 9, MONDAY

GERLINDE BORIGHT’S EISENHERTZ FRIENDS When Todd married my daughter Susie he brought me into his family, his three sisters who have become such good friends, and then also his family’s friends. When Todd was a boy his family lived in

DECEMBER 8, SUNDAY

FEEDING HOPE: GOURMET DINNERS AT NANOSTEAD On Sunday Susie and I had dinner at Nanostead. The gourmet meal was rabbit, seared cabbage and roasted sweet potato. On a cold winter night the event was held in a large white tent

DECEMBER 8, SUNDAY

FEEDING HOPE: GOURMET DINNERS AT NANOSTEAD On Sunday Susie and I had dinner at Nanostead. The gourmet meal was rabbit, seared cabbage and roasted sweet potato. On a cold winter night the event was held in a large white tent

DECEMBER 7, SATURDAY

BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER The second piece that the ensemble performed was an almost whimsical critique of American mainstream news and capitalism called THE POSSIBILITARIAN EVERYTHING IMPERATIVES SHOW AND GRAY LADY CANTATA #9. Figure it out for yourself. After the

DECEMBER 7, SATURDAY

BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER The second piece that the ensemble performed was an almost whimsical critique of American mainstream news and capitalism called THE POSSIBILITARIAN EVERYTHING IMPERATIVES SHOW AND GRAY LADY CANTATA #9. Figure it out for yourself. After the

DECEMBER 6, FRIDAY

BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER On Friday I saw Bread and Puppet Theater for the first time. They are a performance group from Vermont, founded in the 1960’s, who do radical theater with large puppets and giant masks. They have come

DECEMBER 6, FRIDAY

BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER On Friday I saw Bread and Puppet Theater for the first time. They are a performance group from Vermont, founded in the 1960’s, who do radical theater with large puppets and giant masks. They have come

DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION PART 2 Yesterday I told the story of how I escaped the Army, never to return. And then on Wednesday I did. I did because I had learned, I thought, that the State Veteran’s Home in nearby Black

DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION PART 2 Yesterday I told the story of how I escaped the Army, never to return. And then on Wednesday I did. I did because I had learned, I thought, that the State Veteran’s Home in nearby Black

DECEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION On Wednesday I went to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital just down the road from Swannanoa in the Oteen section of Asheville. It is a huge hospital which serves veterans of the United States armed forces in all of

DECEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION On Wednesday I went to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital just down the road from Swannanoa in the Oteen section of Asheville. It is a huge hospital which serves veterans of the United States armed forces in all of

DECEMBER 3, SUNDAY

SUMMARY OF TRYING KLEIN’S MINDFULNESS Briefly examining each of my tribes, each community that has been important to me, has been good for me.  I recommend the exercise to anyone else.  It makes me realize that the national polarized tribes

DECEMBER 3, SUNDAY

SUMMARY OF TRYING KLEIN’S MINDFULNESS Briefly examining each of my tribes, each community that has been important to me, has been good for me.  I recommend the exercise to anyone else.  It makes me realize that the national polarized tribes