A quick slice of life in 2023 America

...that the solution to most of our anxiety is to do something. Anything. Anxiety resides in the space of a fear of the unknown. Action solves that problem.

...that among the worst or best pick up lines for a potential date is “Hey. What’s your favorite dinosaur?”

...that, with all the identities being claimed in our modern age, we’re just celebrating Halloween every day of the year!

...that some plans should just be planned and executed rather than telegraphed to preserve the peace.

..that no pizza in the world compares to Chicago’s Pequod’s. Fight me.

...that the moment when any rock singer barks out “C’mon!” before a massive guitar riff is the moment I say “OK! Fucking A! C’mon!”

...that we are our most profound when broken hearted.

...that while developing more Spock and less Kirk in my decision making has been for the good, I’m thinking I could use some more of that Kirk in the meantime. Being overly cautious has never been my default and while caution is smart, it doesn’t make for a good story.

...that spending a morning helping my mom clean up her extensive gardens, pulling weeds and trimming back overgrowth, and then organizing the garage as my dad sits in his chair supervising his need for order in one of his few places left is worth more than most things I do on any other given day. My mom singing nonsense songs in her pleasure at her garden and my dad’s satisfied grin as the garage comes together is gold.