When you're strange
people are strange when you're a stranger faces look ugly when you're alone - The Doors
I mean, like, did Jim Morrison invent blogging or what?!
Anyway....
Bravo! Bravo!
(and lots of inner “Hear! Hear!“s as well)
I'd sort of started smoking again more often than was wise, and just the other night handed about half a pack of Newports to a much younger fellow in the casino, which earned me what seemed a rather heartfelt “God bless you!” :–)
I'm sipping a glorious 92 proof white whiskey to this brief posting session.
<next morning>
Egos and ego-aka-i-dolaters thereof? Old game, really. Even the old book (or collection of books) that lots of the most self-proclaim-edly “woke” egos love to hate (i.e. “The Bible”) mentions it a few times.
> What would it be like to live under the control of > a regime?
I only know what it's like to live under an alternating two. ;–)
> Minimalism is partially about ridding oneself of the > outward signs of success.
And perhaps mostly about minimal want (i.e. inner sense of lack)?
Jury duty in a couple weeks. Looking forward to it! It'll be a nice, refreshing break from judging others online. :–)