Since this is a life blog, which I began way back when blogs were a new thing and not yet a commercial media thing, and since I’m way too friggin’ stressed out about the news these days, I’ll be trying a bit harder to post random life blog stuff here for a little while.<\/p>\n
There was a post I saw elsewhere about how a chorus will sing a long single note in rotation, some singers taking a breath while others keep singing, such that the effect is the entire chorus is maintaining the note. That’s what I’m doing now. Because all last night I caught myself wondering if it was all still worth living, and I am not letting that happen to me. And if it’s happening to you because of the stress of current events…please…pause…take a breather. It’s okay. You can come back to the fight when you’re ready. We need you. We need everyone. Don’t let the stress of it break you.<\/p>\n
This is one of those little\u00a0Cut and paste about yourself<\/em> thingees you see on the social media forums…something a little more light hearted about day to day life…a little more about me, because this is my life blog…<\/p>\n — If I don’t in the morning I’ll make it just before going to bed.<\/p>\n 2. The first car that was officially yours?<\/em><\/p>\n 1973 Ford Pinto, 1600cc overhead valve single barrel carb. I got 136k miles out of it before I had to give it up.<\/p>\n 3. Three grocery items you don’t run out of?<\/em><\/p>\n Bread. Cheddar cheese. Tea bags.<\/p>\n 4. When did you start doing your own laundry?<\/em><\/p>\n At some point in my early teens…like 13 or 14. I don’t recall any decisive moment, it was probably I needed it done at some point and just kept on doing it myself, a thing mom sure didn’t mind.<\/p>\n 5. If you could, would you go to high school again?<\/em><\/p>\n Yes. And be a little braver this time about my sexual orientation and my first crush.<\/p>\n 6. Can you parallel park in under three moves?<\/em><\/p>\n Yes. It’s simple once you know the trick.<\/p>\n 7. A job you had which people would be shocked to know about?<\/em><\/p>\n I don’t know about shocked…I was stock clerk at a private mental hospital once…<\/p>\n 8. Do you think aliens are real?<\/em><\/p>\n Well I think they’re out there. Visiting us, not so much.<\/p>\n 9. Can you drive a stick shift?<\/em><\/p>\n Yes. Wish the car I had now had one. But they don’t import the ‘E’ class sticks.<\/p>\n 10. Guilty TV pleasure?<\/em><\/p>\n Old ‘B’ Sci-Fi flicks and Republic Serials when they’re on.<\/p>\n 11. Would you rather be too hot or too cold?<\/em><\/p>\n Cold. It’s easier to warm up then shed heat.<\/p>\n 13. Sweet or salty?<\/em><\/p>\n Who? Me? Depends on You<\/em>.<\/p>\n 14. Do you enjoy soaking in a nice hot bath?<\/em><\/p>\n No. Shower. Nice…hot…luxurious shower.<\/p>\n 15. Do you consider yourself to be strong?<\/em><\/p>\n I’m a gay male who made it to 64 single and soul-lonely the entire time. I reckon I must be.<\/p>\n 16. Something people do, physically, that drives you crazy.<\/em><\/p>\n Stopping to check their grocery\u00a0receipt right in the middle of the exit door.<\/p>\n 17. Something you do, physically, that you are sure drives people crazy.<\/em><\/p>\n Go off on a topics of personal interest at the slightest provocation.<\/p>\n 18. Do you have any birth marks?<\/em><\/p>\n One odd little one on my belly, about the size of a freckle, that could either be a mouse or a coiled up snake.<\/p>\n 19. Favorite childhood game?<\/em><\/p>\n Imagining worlds…telling myself stories about them.<\/p>\n 20. Do you talk to yourself?<\/em><\/p>\n Well…I talk when I’m alone. Not so much to myself as to the house, or the car, or whatever.<\/p>\n 21. Do you like doing jig-saw puzzles?<\/em><\/p>\n No.<\/p>\n 22. Would you go on a reality show?<\/em><\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n 23. Tea or coffee?<\/em><\/p>\n Coffee in the morning, sweet ice tea the rest of the day.<\/p>\n 24. First thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up?<\/em><\/p>\n A cartoonist.<\/p>\n 25. No matter how much money you have or don’t have, what are you an absolute snob about?<\/em><\/p>\n I don’t think I’m a snob about anything…but I’ll admit to sometimes taking excessive pride in personal art projects.<\/p>\n Play if you want to…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since this is a life blog, which I began way back when blogs were a new thing and not yet a commercial media thing, and since I’m way too friggin’ stressed out about the news these days, I’ll be trying a bit harder to post random life blog stuff here for a little while. 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1. Do you make your bed?<\/em><\/p>\n