The newest cliché

I am sensitive to words, probably too sensitive to most of them. It is no surprise, therefore, that some clichés nearly cause me to scream out loud when I hear or read them used. One such cliché, which has yet to appear on lists of clichés but should be at the top of them, is … Continue reading The newest cliché

Telling what's important

But how do you decide what “important” is? Sometimes the important stuff is nothing but a collection of individually unimportant things. Sometimes I have a hard time not caring about unimportant things. via How to Create Space and When You’re Always in a Rush | Zen Habits .

The year, thawing

Yesterday afternoon, the weather was not only sunny but warm, around 70℉. I could, for the first time this year, open the windows of the house, and the sun-roof of my car. This provided a break in my usual pattern of thinking — usual for February — that says that it will always be cold, … Continue reading The year, thawing