And So it Begins

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent for us Catholics. This won't end until Holy Week, the first week or so of April. It's traditional to give something up for Lent as well as fasting and abstaining from stuff, usually meat on Fridays. No meat isn't any real big deal these days. More often … Continue reading And So it Begins →

Learning a Lesson

This wound up on my feed. A dude, appears to be a younger one, maybe thirties, got laid off and is processing it: https://youtu.be/YQLTRWJwQ1I?si=fxNlHhYLiVTreLli This is a lesson that nearly all of us learn, about that age it seems. The company doesn't care about you. You aren't "family" Never make the company or a job … Continue reading Learning a Lesson →

Suck it up

I caught this the other day: https://youtu.be/D1rD8E94jgU?si=1Ad9xNe4T6u_H03I Blaming others for your life is a bad move on a number of levels. We don't know anything about this woman other than she looks to be early 20s and appears to work at Walmart. She's going on about having to work 40 hours a week (full time) … Continue reading Suck it up →

AI Ain’t All That

Joe Rogan had Rand Paul on the other day, and things went towards AI and 'universal high income' as they always do with him. Rand Paul was dubious. I'm with him. Every type of innovation like this has always resulted in more jobs, not less or none. I'm in another camp. I don't see how … Continue reading AI Ain’t All That →

Merry New Year!

https://youtu.be/14ycMqFysJ0?si=m0KjudptmeQ-GIEK Beef jerky time! Looking back, 2025 wasn't all that bad. I got a new place, new town. Met a lot of friends here and settled into life. We'll see what happens in 2026. I'd like to find a new gig. I'd like to find another hoopty. I need to spend more time touring on … Continue reading Merry New Year! →

Dang it!

Even though my maths showed another car wasn't a thing that would pay off, really, I've still been window shopping. I found a few cars that I really liked and would be cool to own, such as a 2011 VW Passat TDI. I found one with decent mileage that I could probably swing for cash, … Continue reading Dang it! →

It’s a bubble

I went to a Christmas party held by my retirement investment company. Why not? I got nothing better to do. Besides, I needed to meet my new adviser in real life. I've only had a zoom meeting with her. FWIW, I was supposed to meet them live, but the invite that I got was zoom. … Continue reading It’s a bubble →

The Dark Night

Mother Theresa endured what she called as the Dark Night of the soul. Where she felt as if God abandoned her. Seems hard to believe, seeing how she was. A lot of critics used that as a weapon to mock her. But we all go through these dark periods. Even me. Lately it's like a … Continue reading The Dark Night →

What’s Worse?

I was chatting with my sister the other day, catching up, and she said something funny that resonated. "At least you've been through the worst, cancer. I said cancer wasn't the worst thing, For me, divorce was far, far worse. Cancer I was diagnosed with throat cancer. When that happened, all sorts of wheels started … Continue reading What’s Worse? →

Thoughts & Prayers

So this sort of bullshit is starting to fly. This, posted by a supposedly devout Catholic, no less.; My thoughts, which I replied: Thoughts and prayers aren't meant to keep shooters out of schools or demented geezers from power. They are meant to comfort, console, and heal the families of the victims killed and wounded … Continue reading Thoughts & Prayers →