New improved posting experience

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Is it self correcting? Beeeeee…..sirens….fan noise …..tap tap tap of eternal residential construction. An overcast day. That is all. And…I see no enhancement to posting experience.

But…another post to the posting graveyard of zero views…

How to merge 2 blogs

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Ok so I created 2 accounts here with 2 emails because I forgot the first but luckily this is the one I want to use and the other is pretty much nonsense, I noted with irony someone created my daily coffee even before me. I am getting ready to post my non fiction on writeon at amazon. It’s a mess but I will also post the outline so people can see I am not completely disorganized.
In contrast to last year, I didn’t do any travelling to family over Christmas just a phone call.
On Christmas, I walked down to the waterfront to meet someone. It felt odd because I don’t really date any more but this OK Cupid guy wanted to meet. We walked around for some time looking for a place to eat or have a coffee/drink. There was one area just up from the ferry that looked all lit up a cluster of shops near the ferris wheel on the dock. But just neon lights fronting empty establishments.
We finally found the Marriot and of course their restaurant was open so we had a soup and salad accompanied by a glass of red there. His company was fine but I tire very quickly these days so should have gone for a coffee instead or a tea. I prefer the alcohol later and mostly at home and on my own. I thought maybe I have a problem yet I keep to 3 or less drinks. But that may be a little excessive. Anyway, back to the “date”….

And now the font has changed as I re-enter the saved blog from drafts. This blogging site is full of surprises.

Yes…so, we finshed our time at the restaurant and then left for the ferry. I think the most valuable thing he shared with me was sort of a tempered realism. He didn’t seem at all like a New Yorker but then again, he hadn’t lived in Brooklyn for over 25 years. Living in the Seattle area may account for the tempering of that characteristically “realistic” attitude most from New York seem to have.

Crazy feeling

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Ok so Thanksgiving is almost here but I feel a cloud over me. Earlier, it just descended on me. I guess it’s seasonal stuff or just frustration with all the stuff going on. Visiting the store just now to get a few things for lunch, it seems consumerism is reaching a fever pitch. The store was loaded with people madly filling their carts with things they may or may not use. Perhaps that is a good thing in that some of it ends up in the hands of the needy in the form of donations to food drives and so forth. But it is the behavior that is more alarming than ever. I lived here last year but didn’t feel that way so much.

More frustration continued

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Somehow can’t wait for tax season to start again so I can regain some focus. It’s nice to have lots of time off and I have gotten to focus on other areas of my life over the summer and fall. Mostly getting out with hiking meetup groups and for a nice week in August visiting with an overseas friend including a few days in Vancouver.
Also caught up on a lot of the available Krishnamurti talks to explore the otherness of life.
I am continuing to adjust to life here and there are imperfections to say the least that make me feel like my life is not firing on all cylinders. The personal social aspects of meeting people here beyond the one off meeting remain frustrating but the other day in meeting someone I just enjoyed the lunch without expectations of anything after. He initiated contact saying I was good looking. This could set certain expectations in motion but I won’t be tempted. Says he wants to meet for dinner. He’s not ugly but not attractive either. So, given that, I should probably take him up on the offer. I just hate the way sexuality is still the hook after all these years. It’s not overtly present in attitude as say 30 years ago, but occulted…
Careerwise is still a source of frustration. Every time I go to LinkedIn, I can sense the frustration at still not having anything solid. I see jobs posted that are suggestions but I don’t have what they are looking for. I will stop now because I am just getting Continue reading →