disclaimer: I occasionally find situations humorous, but in this case, I honestly don't know how to feel about this, so I figured I'd just write it out and see where it goes.He looked up at me, pale and sweaty, and said something along the lines of, "I'm so old!". I fidgeted, unhappily, and didn't know what to say ( Read more... )

This is a two-part post. The first part, in brief, is just to note that I have removed 4 boxes of books from the house. I have to note it because you can't really tell. I have the books doublestacked on the shelves, so even after removing so many books, the shelves still look full ( Read more... )

perhaps because I like wasting time, or perhaps I truly need to have this process before I move on (who knows?), I've been thinking more about why I have the books I have ( Read more... )

I have spent a week or maybe two, trying to picture myself with digital books instead of physical ones. It's not hard. Project Gutenberg has existed for years. I can remember buying CDs of their free offerings to support the cause. But the more I try to picture myself *replacing* the books I currently own, the more I wonder whether I ever really ( Read more... )

I've spent a few years now trying to avoid getting ebooks. Along with my cluttered house and cluttered mind, I have a few cluttered digital storage devices, and I am not that great at backups. I'm also not a huge fan of cutting edge anything; I don't want to add digital books in a variety of formats to my collection of VHS tapes, laser discs, and ( Read more... )

One of the things that I've had to face up to, with all this decluttering, is that my mind is another significant area of my life that is quite cluttered. I never learned how to reliably make a list of things to in a way that would allow me to, long term, stick to it. This had led to my being forgetful about things that aren't fun ( Read more... )

I pessimistically don't think it's all that unusual for me to make a situation more complicated than it has to be in the name of "helping". Here are a couple of examples ( Read more... )

I've had a problem for my entire life that goes back as far as I can remember ( Read more... )

My mother's mother was not in her right mind before she died. I don't think she had Alzheimer's. I think she just had dementia. But regardless of what it was, it occasionally weighs a little heavy on my mind -- not enough to cause a sleepless night but just enough to cause a question to pop up ( Read more... )

during the last election, my state decided to "legalize pot". I'm not sure what this specifically means because I have no interest in doing pot and now that it is somewhat legal (for whatever definition you choose to put on that term), I have so little interest that I can't be bothered to try and figure out where the line is so that I don't cross ( Read more... )