Why do feelings of contentment seam so fleeting is is it possible to be truly happy. If so how do you define it is it a constant up feeling or merely the lack of a specifiec discontent. If the former how does one obtain this feeling, is it somthing that can be conditioned or are we predisposed to a certain emotional balance. If the later is true is ( Read more... )

I came across this passage from Thomas Jefferson and decided to place it here for others to read ( Read more... )

Sometimes when Im in a Contemplative,( Meditative, reflective )mood but dont know what I want to put into words I find it Interesting, (Fascinating, Intriguing) to peruse my dictionary and ponder the words that make our language. Particularly the peculiar ones I marvel at how colorful (and complicated) our communications could be if we tried to ( Read more... )

Hearing yet another person say if (enter name here)wins I’m leaving drives me nuts. There are so many ways to get involved to help your chosen candidate and their party as well. You can volunteer locally with their supporters doings such things as vote drives mailing letters making phone calls. You can talk to everyone you know about why they ( Read more... )

Started out on Thursday taking my cousin to the airport . I so underestimated the traffic I meant to get her there an hour early but lost fifteen minutes to traffic. I parked on the far side of petco park so it was a bit of a walk to get to the convention hall. Spent most of the morning walking the exhibit hall. Got to meet Aaron Alexovitch nice ( Read more... )

Tonight I went to the San Diego Comic Con preview night. This may have been one of the most masochistic things I have done all year. There were so many people you almost could not move, This of course does not help my clostaphobia. Luckily I only have problems indoors unfortunately the Con is all indoors. I am always grateful at the end that no ( Read more... )

I just watched the movie get smart. Funny how even when your down a comedy that that gives you a laugh can make you feel good and brighten your whole day. Well this was one of those movies I laughed till my stomach hurt and I feel much better now. Steve carol was definitely the right choice for Maxwell Smart.

This past weekend was painfully hot over 100deg in my house. I have one of those fans with a water tank that work like a swamp cooler and it works but I used it to keep Raisin( chinchilla) cool. I bought a glass and metal corner computer to put my TV/monitor and computer into the same space. Between moving furniture to make room plus assembly of ( Read more... )

I have been a bad little hermit which leaves me very little worth write about but I had to get rid of that three week since listing.

Here I am coming of a nice long weekend. I didn’t really get out much as the temperature took a dip but I did read some of my prior postings and realized some of them are pretty negative. I spent most of the weekend doing a little spring-cleaning around my place I moved some furniture dealt with some clutter and tidied a little. Though my cousin ( Read more... )