November 21, 2023

I often write about the world inspiring me in ways just when I need inspiration. As mentioned in my previous entry, I’ve been struggling a little bit and I’m always looking for ways to alleviate that struggle.

A quick aside: there’s a part of me that struggles with the fact that I share my feelings like this in a public forum such as this blog. Just to let you know where my head is at.

Anyway, another bit of inspiration that fell into my lap was this excellent blog entry from The Original Mac Guy. It’s called “Garbage In, Garbage Out“. Jim writes about we are what we consume. I really enjoyed his blog entry and it’s just the reminder I needed today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Here’s another link in case you didn’t see the one above.

I came to a realization over the weekend. While I don’t necessarily like spending copious amounts of time with people, I do like being in the vicinity of activity that involves people. Online activity is a poor substitute for this sort of thing.

I’ve been struggling with less than happy feelings for a little bit, and I’ve determined this is because working full time at home and then not going out for some sort of activity on a regular basis is living a little too much like the pandemic days.

While I survived the days of COVID just fine and found ways to live a healthy, happy life, it’s not the same as the days before the pandemic.

After supper I told Earl I was going to go out for a ride and stop at Starbucks to write a blog entry. I actually finished up a couple of drafts I had waiting for publication and am now finishing up this blog entry. There’s a young man to my left typing away on his iPad Pro and an older gentleman wandering around the store looking for his lost cell phone. Loud music that I don’t recognize, even with the copious amounts of auto-tune strung through the music, blares from the overhead speakers.

While not my favorite public experience, it is a public experience and it’s fulfilling a need I have been ignoring. Let’s get out there and get some happy.