Month: February 2022 Page 3 of 4

The grayness of the day consumed me, seemingly falling from the sky, enveloping me while also making me trust my instincts that the weather forecasters calling for a break from the cold after the weekend will be accurate.

I’m not trying to be excited about the Super Bowl; it seems I should be, or else I’m not excited at all, and any actions or thoughts about it to pump me up will pretty much be useless.

At this point, the prospects for chili con carne are more exciting than the game.

If the game is competitive, I may very well enjoy it. However, I’m not sure I’ll make it even to halftime for the most incredible show on turf or non-organic grass. Such is the curse of living in the Eastern time zone.

The propensity for experts of one kind or another to dispense with self-help ideas such as being honest with yourself is confusing to me.

If you were dishonest in limited instances, might it not benefit one’s health?

An example of self dishonesty that leads to better life-work balance is silently espousing things such as, “Your hair looks perfect today” (even though there’s only an eighth of an inch of stubble on your head).

Being impressed with your hair (when you don’t have much) is one way to bring a smile to your face; at least to me, it is.

When is a smile not good for your well-being?

Seldom.

The one exception that comes to mind is smiling inappropriately.

First off, I believe “Smiling Inappropriately” would be a great band name.

But if you smiled after receiving bad news, for example, that would be smiling inappropriately. Would it not?

I’m frustrated with writing on my newer used Mac mini with a PC keyboard.

It’s silly to be turned off by the “end” key not working as it does on a Linux or Windows PC.

I have to hit Alt- then the right arrow key to get the cursor to go to the end of any given line (instead of going down to the bottom of the page).

I know it’s a minor inconvenience, but aren’t Apple products supposed to be for creative types? Or was that just during the 90s?

So, I find myself typing this on the fraction of the Mini’s cost Giada Mini PC running Zorin OS 16.

The Giada works like Apple products did before users discovered the best Mac Mini experience entails using only all Apple peripherals (keyboard, mouse, etc.). Unfortunately, this type of peripheral hardware choice makes the Mini’s overall pricetag more Maxi than Mini.

So, while I’m content to be using a Mac again, I’m not ecstatic about it.

The day continues its ongoing descent into grayness.

My thoughts briefly turn to spring.

I want to feel new again.

And I know I must be patient.

Language like Bitcoin is finite.

There isn’t any coming back from poor word choices.

It’s what you do with the words in your vocabulary.

Muster the stamina to give the Super Bowl a chance.

The Bengals and the points are the rational way to look at it unless you’re rooting for Matthew Stafford to win the big one finally.

This game looks more intriguing with each passing hour, kind of like the rare gray day that eventually gives way to parting clouds.