Day 465 of 1000: Things my Things Say To Me
On the convoy of stuff I’m responsible for. What some of it might be saying to me.
Day 464 of 1000: Fed Decision Day
The market overwhelmingly expects a 25bps hike in the Fed Funds Rate today. What might happen to long-term yields in response?
Day 463 of 1000: Metaphors Enforce Societal Norms
Metaphors structure our thoughts and communications. They also enforce societal norms.
Day 462 of 1000: Cultivating Self-Loathing to Drive Goal Completion
Author and writing teacher Elizabeth McCracken suggests that a little bit of self-hatred can help drive you towards goal completion. I’m gonna try it!
Day 461 of 1000: Varieties of Relational Happiness
Living in a one woman – one man marriage is not the only one to achieve happiness in your relationship life.
Day 460 of 1000: There is No Manual
I found myself trying to live according to a societally-defined manual of how a midlife adult should live. What is an alternative?
Day 459 of 1000: Doing What Matters
The Queen of Pentacles focuses on what is worthwhile, what is precious. What is precious to me right now? Writing and artmaking, and managing the resources to support it.
Day 458 of 1000: Inspiration, Perspiration, and Desperation
In his writing guide and memoir Plot Twist, author Harlan Coben says that a writer needs inspiration, perspiration, and a desperation to create.
Day 457 of 1000: Pondering Future Living Situations
After spending time at both my mother’s and my father’s senior living places in the last few days I’m pondering what my own old age living situation might look like.
Day 456 of 1000: Using Metaphors to Reframe Difficult Situations
Human thought processes and communications are often organized by metaphors. Harnessing that for reframing difficult situations.
Day 455 of 1000: Coherence vs. adherence
Personal coherence means developing a logical and natural consistency in yourself. Adherence is sticking to norms and expectations.
Day 454 of 1000: Called Towards solitude
You’d think I had enough solitude but I want more. Setting down societal demands that I share more. Seeking coherence not connection, for now.
Day 453 of 1000: How Metaphors Make Sense of Life
People think and talk in metaphors even when they aren’t consciously aware of it. Making metaphors work for you.
Day 452 of 1000: A Writer’s Retreat
When talent is naked and immature, it’s time to decree a moratorium on socializing, loving, and consuming.
Day 451 of 1000: Art that Inspires the Creation of Art
Lewis Hyde writes as art as an agent of transformation. How art makes more artists.
Day 450 of 1000: Managing my Retirement Savings Myself
I’ve developed an asset allocation model with simple timing models for managing my long-term retirement investments. I couldn’t make it work without the web app I’m vibe coding.
Day 449 of 1000: America’s Military Weakness
While modern war is fought with drones and AI, Hegseth fixates on the shape of men’s bodies. Are we going the way of the late Roman empire?
Day 448 of 1000: Settling Down into the Muck of My Mind
Allan Ginsberg recommends writing secretly so you can be free to say anything you want. On painting and writing in private.
Day 447 of 1000: Focusing on What I Truly enjoy
I’ve found I don’t enjoy entering art shows. But I do enjoy money management. So I’m focused on the latter, not the former.
Day 446 of 1000: A Path that Goes Nowhere
In Crones Don’t Whine, Jean Shinoda Bolen writes of paths that go nowhere, paths with heart. My path goes nowhere but brings me such joy.
Day 445 of 1000: The Desire to Consume vs the Desire to Share
Consumer goods don’t satisfy, where gifts can, says Lewis Hyde in The Gift.
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