Thoughtlets
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Thoughtlets. LXIV. Why should the young have all the angst?
One factor, for some, in the angst and drama of the teen years is discovering one’s identity and where one fits in. But adults struggle with these issues, too. Some learn to just ‘fit in’. Some happily. Others feeling suffocated, wearing a mask, harbouring regrets. The mid-life crisis is a common phenomenon, as is the Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LXIII. Dadgum stereotypes.
An excerpt from some footnotes in my archives: Mind you, as one ages she is portrayed as having deteriorating rationality. What’s more, elderly people are often stereotyped as emotionally rigid, cranky, and prone to ‘irrational’ behaviours. Hence crones (witches) and curmudgeons. But then there are also the sweet-old-lady stereotypes, those ever-pleasant grandmothers bereft of emotional Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LXII.
Since political rhetoric hooks up with mental states that move us in one direction or another, it’s a good idea to examine the conceptual baggage we lug around. Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LIX. Emissions Cap
An aerobic atmosphere is a hostile environment for anaerobic organisms. So it’s time we implement a cap on O2 emissions. Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LVII. Travel.
Over the years, I’ve so often heard people dispense with the advice to travel the world to broaden one’s horizons. Open your mind, see how other people live, get out of your little bubble, they say. Usually with eyes half closed, as if their lids give weight to their words. But might these advisors be Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LVI. Philosophy Folded in My Right Hip Pocket
There’s a couple of lines of a passage in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations that’ve been bothering me, “Doctors keep their scalpels and other instruments handy, for emergencies. Keep your philosophy ready, too — ready to understand heaven and earth.” I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to lose one’s philosophical acumen after graduating if it’s Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LV. The darker side of tea and sympathy.
Some days Miss Anne Thrawpy comes to visit. She nestles down in my front room with a hot cup of strong black tea, lips puckered and sharp eyes piercing the steam. Sometimes Miss Anne overstays her welcome. She measures my windows for blackout curtains, and paces the yard to measure for barbed wire fencing. You Continue reading
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Thoughtlets. LIV. “Your dog is a true philosopher.”
There are people who say Dog is God spelled backward. And that’s exactly what comes to mind every time my dogs lick cat vomit off the rug. It’s a behaviour akin to playing records backward to reveal Satanic messages. This way Doris Day, that way Linda Blair. Now don’t get me wrong. I love my Continue reading
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