—GUESS I DIDN’T QUITE THINK IT THROUGH

 

 

…What’s your weekend looking like?

 

…It’s good to wake up feeling happy, especially when you don’t know why.

 

…Some artists are meant to be listened to and not heard. Sort of like the old adage: Never met your idols.

 

…It’s a lot of things, but today I’ll go with disgusting.

 

…If nothing else, you’re always free to make art.

 

…Got what you wanted, nothing to worry

 

…Sometimes all you need for a wakeup call is to go back and read what was in the past.

 

…Funny how things work out. I used to hate my wavy hair and now it’s just so much piano wire lying about my head.

 

…Sitting in my office, as usual, the house and floor all seemed to get thumped forward for a moment. When I typed in “was there” into my computer, before typing anything else, this is what came up in the subject search bar—“was there an earthquake near me today.” True story. (Turns out there were two of them.)

 

…I’ve lost plenty, but this is different. This beats them all.

 

…Corny joke online that I thought was kind of funny:

Are you an amusement park? Because you’re the attraction I’m trying to ride.

 

…I know I shouldn't say, or think this, but sometimes I wonder if God really knows what he’s doing.

 

…I’ll stop thinking about it when you do.

 

…“It is what it is” is such an interesting expression.

 

…When someone has almost never disappointed you, and then they do, it’s a real gut punch.

 

…This is going to be an awfully long four years.

 

…I later found out a lot of people think Colleen Hoover is a great writer.

 

…Hey, Big Ricky, can you help a brother out? (I may have asked before.)

 

…The Razzies are pretty cruel, if you think about it. It’s like being the last one picked for Dodgeball. 

 

…Some days I feel pretty good about my writing, and others, like yesterday, I don’t at all. It can be like watching a really bad sitcom where I’m supposed to be the star but keep botching my lines.

 

…I went all the way back to 2020. Now I know how Stephen King feels reading back Cujo.

 

…Why are we supposed to care that Justin Bieber “unfriended” his wife on Instagram? That Ariana Grande “liked” a post dissing Carrie Underwood’s performance at the inauguration? That Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are embroiled in a spat about a film they made together? Where is the real news, like what’s happening in Ukraine or the Congo or Sudan where over a million people have fled the country due to a catastrophic civil war?

 

…"Maybe that's enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go." Anthony Bourdain

 

…“Bucket list” has never been one of my favorite terms.

 

…I was thrown for a loop the other day when asked if I wanted to be buried or not. Best be figuring that shit out sooner than later.

 

…It’s always odd when you can’t remember if someone’s alive or not.

 

…I typed in “how did Hit” and what came up immediately was “how did Hitler rise to power.” I guess I’m not the only one.

 

…So, what you might or might not know:

     One of the factors that helped the Nazis rise to power was propaganda. The Nazis used propaganda throughout the late 1920's and early 1930's to boost Hitler's image, and, as a result of this he became extremely popular. 

     The Great Depression brought the German economy to a halt and further polarized German politics. Hitler and the Nazis began to exploit the crisis and loudly criticized the ruling government. 

     Hitler's ideological goals included territorial expansion, elimination of the European Jews and other perceived enemies of Germany.

     In the nine years between 1924 and 1933 the Nazi Party transformed from a small, violent, revolutionary party to the largest elected party in the Reichstag.

     The SS were initially created as Hitler’s personal bodyguards, although they would go on to police the entire Third Reich. Members of the SS were chosen based on their ‘racial purity’, blind obedience and fanatical loyalty to Hitler.

     The SS saw themselves as the ultimate defenders of the ‘Aryan’ race and Nazi ideology. They terrorized and aimed to destroy any person or group that threatened this. The Nazi Party terrified their opposition into subordination, slowly eliminating them entirely, or scaring people into supporting them.

…I’m learning to walk the tight rope. How about you?

…Everything in life is a bet on something.

…Expectations are tricky, but they’re better than wanting nothing.

…“Gosling” is a pretty cute name for a baby duck. I wonder who thought of it. 

…“Disappointment is the cost of love.” Padraig O Tuama

 …What I learned last week is that I can be too subtle for my own good.

 

…When your best friend is a fall risk, well, you worry some.

 

…Sometimes the right adjective is everything, and sometimes it’s best without one.

 

…Not to sound like an old person, but today’s youth sure has a different idea of what exhausted means.

 

…I’ve got a journal of bad dreams you’d rather not read about. 

 

…Self-esteem, man, that’s a really tough nut to crack.

 

…“We laugh when we have cried enough.” Sally Reno

 

…If you’re happy, I’m happy for you.

 

…It’s another quiet ending over here.